Phoenix Sky Harbor International to James M Cox Dayton International PHX → DAY
1,387 nautical miles (1,596 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 066°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC), after sunset at the destination. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words
Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 419 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 40 to 230 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 180 to 319 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from PHX.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 13 forecast points nearest it (PHX, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GCK, GAG, ICT, MKC, COU, STL, SPI, IND, CVG). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 210° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 10 h 30 min | 7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 20 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 16 min | 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 13 °C | 137 kt | 10 h 07 min | 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −19 kt | 10 °C | 139 kt | 9 h 59 min | 7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −21 kt | 6 °C | 141 kt | 9 h 50 min | 6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −22 kt | 2 °C | 142 kt | 9 h 46 min | 6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -2 °C | 143 kt | 9 h 42 min | 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −25 kt | -6 °C | 145 kt | 9 h 34 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 23 kt | −25 kt | -7 °C | 145 kt | 9 h 34 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | −30 kt | -19 °C | 150 kt | 9 h 15 min | 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 43 kt | −45 kt | -30 °C | 165 kt | 8 h 24 min | 5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 48 kt | −49 kt | -39 °C | 169 kt | 8 h 12 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 46 kt | −46 kt | -49 °C | 166 kt | 8 h 21 min | 5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.
The forecast points as issued
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -46° |
| ABQ | used from 150 nm out; 111 nm from the line | 200/28 13° | 210/28 5° | 210/44 -7° | 230/46 -20° | 230/80 -28° | 240/74 -35° | 240/58 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 349 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 200/26 | 200/28 14° | 220/25 7° | 230/28 -7° | 240/41 -19° | 240/62 -28° | 250/61 -37° | 250/49 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 499 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 190/28 | 220/26 14° | 230/27 7° | 250/24 -6° | 250/32 -16° | 240/51 -28° | 250/52 -38° | 250/51 -50° | |
| GCK | used from 549 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| GAG | used from 599 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| ICT | used from 699 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| MKC | used from 848 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| COU | used from 948 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/19 15° | 240/33 10° | 250/29 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/19 -18° | 300/34 -31° | 300/40 -42° | 300/60 -52° |
| STL | used from 1048 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| SPI | used from 1148 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/11 17° | 270/18 10° | 290/21 4° | 310/20 -8° | 330/25 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 320/60 -44° | 320/59 -50° |
| IND | used from 1198 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
| CVG | used from 1347 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 350/13 | 340/20 13° | 340/22 8° | 350/30 3° | 340/30 -9° | 340/38 -21° | 330/37 -35° | 320/38 -40° | 310/35 -47° |
The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | departure | no report just now | 1,134 ft | ||||
| SOW Show Low, AZ | 110 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,415 ft | ||||
| SJN St Johns, AZ | 150 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,736 ft | ||||
| AEG Albuquerque, NM | 279 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,837 ft | ||||
| GUY Guymon, OK | 549 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,125 ft | ||||
| LBL Liberal, KS | 579 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,885 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 758 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| DMO Sedalia, MO | 968 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 909 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 1008 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 1238 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 1287 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 796 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | destination | no report just now | 1,009 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC)
DAY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 1018 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Phoenix Sky Harbor International, James M Cox Dayton International.