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Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International PHX → MSY

1,128 nautical miles (1,298 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 095°, about 083° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:32 pm CDT (22:32 UTC). Right now PHX is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22; MSY is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) 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: 1,869 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 SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 80 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, 160 nm along 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

B752 at 10,000 ft, 9 nm northeast, 6:15 am MST (13:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR050015/TM 1315/FL100/TP B752/TB MOD/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
15 nm northeast (050°) of PXR
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
during the climb
PA28 at 3,400 ft, 4 nm east, 7:24 am MST (14:24 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FFZ UA /OV KFFZ100010/TM 1424/FL034/TP PA28/WX FV10SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through FFZ
Where
10 nm east (100°) of KFFZ
Time
14:24 UTC
Height
at 3,400 ft
Aircraft
PA28
Weather
flight visibility 10 miles
PA28 at 2,600 ft, 6 nm south, 7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC): heavy rain. At the departure end, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IWA UA /OV KIWA/TM 1405/FL026/TP PA28/WX FV04SM +RA
```
Report
a routine report filed through IWA
Where
over KIWA
Time
14:05 UTC
Height
at 2,600 ft
Aircraft
PA28
Weather
flight visibility 4 miles, heavy rain
PA28 at 3,600 ft, 4 nm southeast, 7:21 am MST (14:21 UTC): rain. At the departure end, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FFZ UA /OV KFFZ100020/TM 1421/FL036/TP PA28/WX FV05SM RA
```
Report
a routine report filed through FFZ
Where
20 nm east (100°) of KFFZ
Time
14:21 UTC
Height
at 3,600 ft
Aircraft
PA28
Weather
flight visibility 5 miles, rain
C172 at 2,400 ft, 5 nm southwest, 7:23 am MST (14:23 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 5 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FFZ UA /OV KFFZ100025/TM 1423/FL024/TP C172/WX FV03SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through FFZ
Where
25 nm east (100°) of KFFZ
Time
14:23 UTC
Height
at 2,400 ft
Aircraft
C172
Weather
flight visibility 3 miles
B737 at 37,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 6:43 am MST (13:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 439 nm along the route, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOB UA /OV HOB/TM 1343/FL370/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOB
Where
over HOB
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZFW82
B738 at 36,000 ft, 9 nm northwest, 7:14 am MST (14:14 UTC): light chop turbulence above 36,000 ft, remarks: ZFW82. 539 nm along the route, 9 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPG UA /OV BGS/TM 1414/FL360/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP FL 360/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPG
Where
over BGS
Time
14:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop flight level at 36,000 ft
Remarks
ZFW82
TBM8 at 30,000 ft, 26 nm north, 6:43 am MST (13:43 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW62. 749 nm along the route, 26 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ACT UA /OV ACT340020/TM 1343/FL300/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM ZFW62
```
Report
a routine report filed through ACT
Where
20 nm north (340°) of ACT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW62
F2TH at 18,000 ft, 27 nm south, 5:20 am MST (12:20 UTC): no turbulence from 17,300 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 848 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA30035-KLOA190020/TM 1220/FL180/TP F2TH/TB NEG 290-173/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
KLOA30035-KLOA190020
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
no from 29,000 ft to 17,300 ft
Remarks
zhu
B36M at 18,000 ft, 35 nm south, 5:24 am MST (12:24 UTC): light clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 858 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KIAH355035/TM 1224/FL180/TP B36M/TB LGT CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm north (355°) of KIAH
Time
12:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B36M
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 37 nm north, 6:49 am MST (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 988 nm along the route, 37 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX250010/TM 1349/FL200/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
10 nm west (250°) of AEX
Time
13:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 23,000 ft, 19 nm north, 5:30 am MST (12:30 UTC): no turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 1078 nm along the route, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTR UA /OV KLSU945005/TM 1230/FL230/TP B737/TB NEG 000-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTR
Where
5 nm southwest (945°) of KLSU
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no from 0 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
C25B at 41,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 7:30 am MST (14:30 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KLEV210045/TM 1430/FL410/TP C25B/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
45 nm southwest (210°) of KLEV
Time
14:30 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C25B
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zhu

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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, ELP, ROW, INK, LBB, ABI, DAL, CLL, LCH, MSY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
5,500 ft	210° at 16 kt	−4 kt	18 °C	124 kt	9 h 06 min	7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC)
7,500 ft	200° at 16 kt	−4 kt	15 °C	124 kt	9 h 06 min	7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC)
9,500 ft	200° at 17 kt	−4 kt	11 °C	124 kt	9 h 06 min	7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 19 kt	−6 kt	8 °C	126 kt	8 h 57 min	7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 22 kt	−10 kt	3 °C	130 kt	8 h 41 min	6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 25 kt	−15 kt	-1 °C	135 kt	8 h 21 min	6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 29 kt	−19 kt	-5 °C	139 kt	8 h 07 min	6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 30 kt	−20 kt	-6 °C	140 kt	8 h 03 min	6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 37 kt	−25 kt	-15 °C	145 kt	7 h 47 min	5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 39 kt	−30 kt	-28 °C	150 kt	7 h 31 min	5:35 pm CDT (22:35 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 35 kt	−31 kt	-38 °C	151 kt	7 h 28 min	5:32 pm CDT (22:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 28 kt	−25 kt	-50 °C	145 kt	7 h 47 min	5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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	200/12	210/26 11°	200/30 5°	200/40 0°	220/66 -9°	220/75 -19°	220/83 -27°	230/93 -35°	220/92 -48°
TUS	used from 100 nm out; 98 nm from the line		210/19 14°	200/27 6°	220/34 3°	220/54 -7°	220/67 -18°	220/83 -26°	220/82 -36°	220/81 -48°
ELP	used from 200 nm out; 96 nm from the line		L/V	200/16 12°	210/36 7°	220/48 -6°	220/55 -15°	220/59 -27°	230/60 -37°	230/56 -50°
ROW	used from 299 nm out; 61 nm from the line		230/6	220/20 13°	210/37 7°	220/48 -6°	220/52 -16°	230/65 -27°	230/67 -37°	240/64 -49°
INK	used from 399 nm out; 53 nm from the line		240/15 21°	200/12 15°	190/15 8°	220/28 -5°	230/40 -14°	230/43 -27°	240/39 -38°	230/36 -50°
LBB	used from 499 nm out; 82 nm from the line		240/21 20°	230/20 15°	210/19 8°	230/39 -6°	230/48 -16°	240/57 -27°	250/51 -37°	240/45 -50°
ABI	used from 549 nm out; 56 nm from the line		210/22 19°	210/14 15°	210/19 8°	240/17 -4°	240/31 -15°	240/35 -27°	260/30 -37°	260/18 -51°
DAL	used from 699 nm out; 88 nm from the line	200/15	210/22 19°	210/17 13°	230/12 8°	250/26 -5°	250/25 -14°	260/34 -28°	290/32 -38°	310/23 -50°
CLL	used from 749 nm out; 60 nm from the line	180/21	200/24 17°	200/15 13°	200/7 8°	260/21 -5°	230/25 -13°	260/18 -29°	310/16 -39°	360/27 -51°
LCH	used from 898 nm out; 63 nm from the line	170/9	180/18 18°	190/13 13°	190/6 8°	270/11 -6°	290/20 -13°	320/21 -30°	350/23 -40°	360/25 -51°
MSY	used from 1048 nm out; 55 nm from the line	170/11	160/13 18°	150/8 12°	L/V 6°	310/12 -5°	290/11 -15°	340/27 -30°	350/32 -40°	360/30 -52°

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: scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	9,000 ft	1,134 ft	7:51 am MST (14:51 UTC)
IWA Phoenix, AZ	20 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the east-southeast (120°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21	4 mi	4,800 ft	1,384 ft	14:47 UTC
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ	140 nm out, 16 nm south of the line	no report just now				3,797 ft
ALM Alamogordo, NM	309 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 9,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	4,199 ft	14:55 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	449 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	14:50 UTC
BPG Big Spring, TX	539 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	2,572 ft	14:55 UTC
BWD Brownwood, TX	669 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,386 ft	08:15 UTC
ACT Waco, TX	759 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	516 ft	14:51 UTC
DKR Crockett, TX	848 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				348 ft
JAS Jasper, TX	928 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	212 ft	14:55 UTC
LFT Lafayette, LA	1038 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	40 ft	14:53 UTC
MSY New Orleans, LA	destination	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	3 ft	9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,199 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:32 pm CDT (22:32 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for MSY

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for PHX, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet and more above
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 7:00 pm MST (02:00 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 southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Tue 3:00 am MST (10:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Tue 6:00 am MST (13:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet

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

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 299 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 9 nm from the route, 749 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at PHX 5:57 pm MST (00:57 UTC), at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 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 lower 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, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.