Plan a flight · Sun 10:46 pm MST (05:46 UTC)

Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Harrisburg International PHX → MDT

1,730 nautical miles (1,991 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 066°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC). Right now PHX is VFR, wind from the east (080°) at 6 knots; MDT is marginal VFR, wind variable at 3 knots. 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

SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 328 to 507 nm out.

as issued

WSUS32 KKCI 120455
MKCC WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
TX OK CO NM
FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.

SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC). Over the last 50 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120455
MKCE WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 408 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 20 to 89 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 447 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 457 to 984 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 497 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1541 to 1710 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 99 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

B737 at 14,000 ft, 28 nm northwest, 10:15 pm MST (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. At the departure end, 28 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds
B737 at 37,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 8:20 pm MST (03:20 UTC): scattered clouds, -41 °C, wind 220° at 89 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. At the departure end, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GYR UA /OV GBN112009 /TM 0320 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M41 /WV 22089KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GYR
Where
9 nm east (112°) of GBN
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
few-sct
Temperature
−41 °C
Wind
from 220° at 89 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
B738 at 11,000 ft, 20 nm southeast, 8:25 pm MST (03:25 UTC): 7 °C, wind 220° at 30 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 288 nm along the route, 20 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ094018 /TM 0325 /FL110 /TP B738 /TA 07 /WV 22030KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
18 nm east (094°) of ABQ
Time
03:25 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
7 °C
Wind
from 220° at 30 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
MD83 climbing, 4 nm east, 10:04 pm MST (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 1442 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
05:04 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
MD83
Sky
B010 T037
E75S at 22,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 7:51 pm MST (02:51 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zob. 1641 nm along the route, 13 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JST UA /OV JST/TM 0251/FL220/TP E75S/TB LGHT-MOD/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JST
Where
over JST
Time
02:51 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
lght-mod
Remarks
zob
E145 at 600 ft, 0 nm northeast, 8:20 pm MST (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over MDT
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 600 ft

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 16 forecast points nearest it (PHX, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GCK, GAG, ICT, MKC, COU, STL, SPI, IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB). 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	240° at 16 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	12 h 43 min	2:29 pm EDT (18:29 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	−20 kt	17 °C	140 kt	12 h 21 min	2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	−20 kt	13 °C	140 kt	12 h 21 min	2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−18 kt	10 °C	138 kt	12 h 32 min	2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	−17 kt	6 °C	137 kt	12 h 38 min	2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−19 kt	2 °C	139 kt	12 h 27 min	2:13 pm EDT (18:13 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	−21 kt	-2 °C	141 kt	12 h 16 min	2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 22 kt	−24 kt	-6 °C	144 kt	12 h 01 min	1:47 pm EDT (17:47 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 23 kt	−25 kt	-7 °C	145 kt	11 h 56 min	1:42 pm EDT (17:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 30 kt	−33 kt	-19 °C	153 kt	11 h 18 min	1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 44 kt	−47 kt	-31 °C	167 kt	10 h 22 min	12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 51 kt	−52 kt	-39 °C	172 kt	10 h 03 min	11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 46 kt	−46 kt	-49 °C	166 kt	10 h 25 min	12:11 pm EDT (16:11 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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	150/5	200/21 12°	200/27 6°	200/35 3°	220/58 -8°	220/69 -19°	220/87 -26°	230/93 -35°	230/79 -47°
ABQ	used from 149 nm out; 111 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
TCC	used from 348 nm out; 77 nm from the line		210/42	230/33 14°	230/32 6°	220/35 -6°	230/49 -19°	240/72 -27°	250/62 -36°	250/52 -48°
AMA	used from 497 nm out; 83 nm from the line		210/38	230/29 14°	240/29 7°	220/27 -5°	240/37 -18°	240/66 -28°	250/59 -37°	260/47 -49°
GCK	used from 547 nm out; 70 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
GAG	used from 597 nm out; 49 nm from the line		220/40 19°	230/28 14°	240/23 8°	230/21 -6°	240/31 -19°	250/66 -29°	260/58 -38°	260/47 -49°
ICT	used from 696 nm out; 34 nm from the line	200/48	230/39 19°	240/24 14°	240/20 8°	240/22 -6°	250/31 -18°	250/61 -29°	260/58 -38°	270/54 -49°
MKC	used from 845 nm out; 62 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
COU	used from 945 nm out; 42 nm from the line	230/31	230/30 15°	260/16 11°	270/14 6°	260/24 -6°	270/27 -18°	270/37 -32°	280/49 -41°	290/56 -51°
STL	used from 1044 nm out; 29 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
SPI	used from 1143 nm out; 55 nm from the line	220/21	250/23 16°	260/27 9°	270/14 6°	270/23 -7°	270/31 -19°	270/28 -33°	290/48 -42°	300/55 -52°
IND	used from 1193 nm out; 74 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
CVG	used from 1342 nm out; 38 nm from the line	320/18	350/32 16°	350/35 10°	350/30 3°	330/30 -7°	340/44 -20°	340/58 -35°	330/72 -41°	320/36 -49°
CMH	used from 1392 nm out; 33 nm from the line	330/15	340/22 14°	340/24 9°	340/23 4°	340/35 -9°	340/49 -20°	340/58 -37°	330/70 -42°	340/55 -47°
AGC	used from 1541 nm out; 27 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
PSB	used from 1641 nm out; 45 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -48°

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	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet	from the east (080°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	1,134 ft	9:51 pm MST (04:51 UTC)
SOW Show Low, AZ	109 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	reported, no category	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	6,415 ft	05:35 UTC
AEG Albuquerque, NM	278 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	5,837 ft	05:35 UTC
LVS Las Vegas, NM	368 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	reported, no category	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	6,877 ft	04:53 UTC
GUY Guymon, OK	547 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	3,125 ft	04:53 UTC
ICT Wichita, KS	756 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,332 ft	04:53 UTC
JEF Jefferson City, MO	1014 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	549 ft	04:53 UTC
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL	1114 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	05:35 UTC
HUF Terre Haute, IN	1243 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1.5 mi	none	589 ft	05:36 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH	1442 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	743 ft	04:55 UTC
LBE Latrobe, PA	1611 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 900 feet	calm	10+ mi	900 ft	1,198 ft	05:35 UTC
MDT Harrisburg, PA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	310 ft	1:08 am EDT (05:08 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MDT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for MDT

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

The forecast for PHX, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Harrisburg International.