Plan a flight · Sun 10:16 pm PDT (05:16 UTC)

Palm Springs International to Robert Gray Army Airfield PSP → GRK

959 nautical miles (1,104 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 095°, about 082° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:01 am CDT (11:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PSP is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 12 knots; GRK is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 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 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 500 to 590 nm out.

as issued

WSUS32 KKCI 120455
MKCC WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
TX NM
FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 240 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 270 to 330 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 380 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 PSP.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E75L climbing, 16 nm north, 8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PSP UA /OV PSP345013/TM 0322/FLDURC/TP E75L/TB MOD CHOP/LT TURBU SFC-60
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSP
Where
13 nm north (345°) of PSP
Time
03:22 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate chop/lt turbu SFC-60
A321 at 3,300 ft, 48 nm west, 9:59 pm PDT (04:59 UTC): a broken layer above 3,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078008/TM 0459/FL033/TP A321/SK BKN033-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
8 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:59 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
B38M at 4,500 ft, 45 nm west, 9:15 pm PDT (04:15 UTC): a broken layer above 4,500 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078012/TM 0415/FL045/TP B38M/SK BKN045-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
12 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:15 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 4,500 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
E75L climbing, 13 nm north, 7:36 pm PDT (02:36 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PSP UA /OV PSP347010/TM 0236/FLDURC/TP E75L/TB LT TO MOD CHOP IN CLIMB
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSP
Where
10 nm north (347°) of PSP
Time
02:36 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
lt to moderate chop in climb
B737 at 37,000 ft, 37 nm south, 8:20 pm PDT (03:20 UTC): scattered clouds, -41 °C, wind 220° at 89 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 200 nm along the route, 37 nm south 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
B737 at 37,000 ft, 41 nm south, 8:40 pm PDT (03:40 UTC): scattered clouds, -43 °C, wind 230° at 82 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 390 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LSB UA /OV SSO049015 /TM 0340 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M43 /WV 23082KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through LSB
Where
15 nm northeast (049°) of SSO
Time
03:40 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
few-sct
Temperature
−43 °C
Wind
from 230° at 82 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath

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 8 forecast points nearest it (BLH, PHX, TUS, ELP, ROW, INK, ABI, CLL). 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	200° at 20 kt	−5 kt	17 °C	125 kt	7 h 40 min	7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC)
7,500 ft	200° at 21 kt	−5 kt	12 °C	125 kt	7 h 40 min	7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC)
9,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	−6 kt	10 °C	126 kt	7 h 37 min	7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 23 kt	−9 kt	6 °C	129 kt	7 h 26 min	7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	−13 kt	2 °C	133 kt	7 h 13 min	7:29 am CDT (12:29 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	−17 kt	-2 °C	137 kt	7 h	7:16 am CDT (12:16 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 37 kt	−20 kt	-5 °C	140 kt	6 h 51 min	7:07 am CDT (12:07 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 38 kt	−21 kt	-6 °C	141 kt	6 h 48 min	7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 51 kt	−32 kt	-16 °C	152 kt	6 h 19 min	6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 62 kt	−41 kt	-27 °C	161 kt	5 h 57 min	6:13 am CDT (11:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 62 kt	−47 kt	-36 °C	167 kt	5 h 45 min	6:01 am CDT (11:01 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 54 kt	−44 kt	-48 °C	164 kt	5 h 51 min	6:07 am CDT (11:07 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
BLH	used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
PHX	used from 150 nm out; 51 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°
TUS	used from 300 nm out; 79 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -48°
ELP	used from 400 nm out; 111 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
ROW	used from 550 nm out; 58 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
INK	used from 650 nm out; 24 nm from the line		190/23 20°	200/18 15°	230/18 8°	240/23 -4°	240/37 -14°	240/46 -27°	250/42 -38°	260/36 -50°
ABI	used from 750 nm out; 91 nm from the line		200/31 17°	210/21 15°	240/15 9°	250/14 -4°	250/24 -14°	250/36 -28°	270/35 -38°	290/41 -50°
CLL	used from 949 nm out; 86 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
PSP Palm Springs, CA	departure	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	476 ft	9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC)
BLH Blythe, CA	90 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	399 ft	04:52 UTC
BXK Buckeye, AZ	190 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,400 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	1,033 ft	04:55 UTC
GYR Goodyear, AZ	210 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	10,000 ft	969 ft	03:47 UTC
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ	370 nm out, 9 nm south of the line	no report just now				3,797 ft
SVC Silver City, NM	430 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	5,445 ft	04:55 UTC
ALM Alamogordo, NM	530 nm out, 12 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,500 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	4,199 ft	04:55 UTC
CNM Carlsbad, NM	620 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	3,294 ft	04:53 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	730 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	04:53 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	819 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	04:51 UTC
LZZ Lampasas, TX	939 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,214 ft	04:55 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,015 ft	11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,445 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GRK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:01 am CDT (11:01 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet

The whole forecast for GRK

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
Changing between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) to: wind from the southeast at 6 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
Changing between Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
Changing between Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet

The forecast for PSP, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet

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

6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 530 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 829 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at PSP 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC), at GRK 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GRK is before sunrise there (7:31 am CDT (12:31 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 Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Palm Springs International, Robert Gray Army Airfield.