Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Philadelphia International PHX → PHL
1,800 nautical miles (2,071 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 067°, about 055° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:30 pm EDT (16:30 UTC). 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: 4,579 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 400 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 90 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 450 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 460 to 980 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 570 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1530 to 1700 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 170 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 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 18 forecast points nearest it (PHX, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, ICT, MKC, SGF, COU, STL, SPI, EVV, IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, ACY). 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 15 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 13 h 20 min | 3:26 pm EDT (19:26 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −19 kt | 17 °C | 139 kt | 12 h 57 min | 3:03 pm EDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −19 kt | 12 °C | 139 kt | 12 h 57 min | 3:03 pm EDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −18 kt | 10 °C | 138 kt | 13 h 03 min | 3:09 pm EDT (19:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 6 °C | 137 kt | 13 h 08 min | 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −19 kt | 2 °C | 139 kt | 12 h 57 min | 3:03 pm EDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −21 kt | -2 °C | 141 kt | 12 h 46 min | 2:52 pm EDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -6 °C | 143 kt | 12 h 35 min | 2:41 pm EDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 22 kt | −24 kt | -7 °C | 144 kt | 12 h 30 min | 2:36 pm EDT (18:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 30 kt | −32 kt | -19 °C | 152 kt | 11 h 51 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 45 kt | −47 kt | -31 °C | 167 kt | 10 h 47 min | 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 51 kt | −53 kt | -39 °C | 173 kt | 10 h 24 min | 12:30 pm EDT (16:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 45 kt | −45 kt | -49 °C | 165 kt | 10 h 55 min | 1:01 pm EDT (17:01 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 150 nm out; 110 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 350 nm out; 72 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 500 nm out; 76 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° | |
| GAG | used from 550 nm out; 65 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 700 nm out; 31 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 850 nm out; 69 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° |
| SGF | used from 900 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| COU | used from 950 nm out; 41 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 1050 nm out; 20 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 1150 nm out; 70 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° |
| EVV | used from 1200 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| IND | used from 1250 nm out; 32 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 1300 nm out; 42 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 1400 nm out; 36 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 1500 nm out; 71 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 1650 nm out; 64 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° | |
| ACY | used from 1750 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
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, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,415 ft | ||||
| AEG Albuquerque, NM | 280 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,837 ft | ||||
| LVS Las Vegas, NM | 360 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 6,877 ft | ||||
| GUY Guymon, OK | 550 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,125 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 760 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 1010 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 549 ft | ||||
| SUS St Louis, MO | 1080 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 463 ft | ||||
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 1270 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 1580 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 1690 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| PHL Philadelphia, PA | destination | no report just now | 35 ft |
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 PHL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:30 pm EDT (16:30 UTC)
PHL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 1360 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 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, Philadelphia International.