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Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Golden Triangle Regional PHX → GTR

1,171 nautical miles (1,347 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 083°, about 071° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:39 am CDT (08:39 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: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 4W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the first 10 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    AZ
    FROM 60NE TBC-30S INW-100ESE BZA-70SE EED-50NW TBC-60NE TBC
    DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • SIGMET 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 79 to 288 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50NNW SJN-60WNW CME-60E ELP-70SSW SSO-50SW TUS-50NNW SJN
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
    HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.
  • SIGMET 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 298 to 318 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CO NM WY AZ UT
    FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
    WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 10 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 69 to 357 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 109 to 238 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 139 to 347 nm out.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (PHX, TUS, ABQ, ROW, LBB, SPS, DAL, FSM, SHV, LIT, JAN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft200° at 15 kt−5 kt125 kt9 h 22 min6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC)
5,500 ft200° at 17 kt−7 kt19 °C127 kt9 h 13 min5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 19 kt−10 kt14 °C130 kt9 h5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 20 kt−13 kt11 °C133 kt8 h 48 min5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 22 kt−16 kt7 °C136 kt8 h 37 min5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 23 kt−18 kt3 °C138 kt8 h 29 min5:10 am CDT (10:10 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 25 kt−21 kt-1 °C141 kt8 h 18 min4:59 am CDT (09:59 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 26 kt−23 kt-5 °C143 kt8 h 11 min4:52 am CDT (09:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 26 kt−23 kt-6 °C143 kt8 h 11 min4:52 am CDT (09:52 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt−31 kt-17 °C151 kt7 h 45 min4:26 am CDT (09:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 46 kt−45 kt-29 °C165 kt7 h 06 min3:47 am CDT (08:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 46 kt−48 kt-38 °C168 kt6 h 58 min3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 44 kt−45 kt-50 °C165 kt7 h 06 min3:47 am CDT (08:47 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PHXused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°
TUSused from 99 nm out; 116 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -48°
ABQused from 149 nm out; 125 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
ROWused from 298 nm out; 63 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
LBBused from 447 nm out; 43 nm from the line180/26 20°210/21 13°230/21 7°250/25 -5°250/34 -16°250/52 -28°260/47 -38°260/49 -50°
SPSused from 595 nm out; 55 nm from the line180/26200/25 16°220/19 13°220/20 9°230/26 -5°230/34 -15°260/37 -28°270/42 -39°280/40 -51°
DALused from 744 nm out; 67 nm from the line180/21190/24 15°230/20 12°220/23 8°240/22 -5°230/18 -15°280/33 -29°280/36 -39°300/33 -52°
FSMused from 843 nm out; 89 nm from the line200/18210/19 15°230/22 13°250/18 7°270/20 -5°280/24 -16°280/35 -30°290/37 -40°300/40 -52°
SHVused from 893 nm out; 83 nm from the line190/11230/19 17°230/26 12°260/15 7°280/16 -4°300/17 -15°300/34 -30°300/31 -41°310/42 -52°
LITused from 943 nm out; 62 nm from the line220/12250/12 17°250/18 12°260/22 6°310/14 -5°310/25 -17°310/40 -31°310/38 -41°310/46 -52°
JANused from 1042 nm out; 84 nm from the line260/6310/14 17°280/13 12°290/19 6°310/22 -5°310/28 -17°320/44 -32°330/48 -41°320/52 -51°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
PHX Phoenix, AZ departure no report just now 1,134 ft
IWA Phoenix, AZ 20 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,384 ft
ONM Socorro, NM 258 nm out, 12 nm north of the line no report just now 4,875 ft
PRZ Portales, NM 427 nm out, 12 nm north of the line no report just now 4,077 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX 506 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,282 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 675 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
GYI Sherman/Denison, TX 764 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 749 ft
TXK Texarkana, AR 903 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 389 ft
GLH Greenville, MS 1052 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 130 ft
GWO Greenwood, MS 1091 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 162 ft
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS destination no report just now 264 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,875 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GTR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC)

GTR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 308 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at GTR 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GTR is before sunrise there (6:56 am CDT (11:56 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

Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Golden Triangle Regional.