Pueblo Memorial to Santa FE Regional PUB → SAF
178 nautical miles (205 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 206°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 28-knot headwind), arriving about 9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC). Right now PUB is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots; SAF is VFR, wind calm. 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
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the whole 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 PUB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C172 at 9,500 ft, 45 nm north, 6:43 am MDT (12:43 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 45 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
COS UA /OV BRK348/005/TM 1243/FL095/TP C172/TB TB MOD CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through COS
- Where
- BRK348/005
- Time
- 12:43 UTC
- Height
- at 9,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Turbulence
- turbulence moderate chop
- B737 at 13,000 ft, 32 nm north, 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
COS UA /OV BRK082/11/TM 1300/FL130/TP B737/TB TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through COS
- Where
- BRK082/11
- Time
- 13:00 UTC
- Height
- at 13,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- turbulence light
- B738 at 11,000 ft, 26 nm north, 5:42 am MDT (11:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 26 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
COS UA /OV BRK172014/TM 1142/FL110/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through COS
- Where
- 14 nm south (172°) of BRK
- Time
- 11:42 UTC
- Height
- at 11,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- during the climb
- BE30 at 15,000 ft, 15 nm west, 7:27 am MDT (13:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. At the destination end, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
SAF UA /OV SAF255015/TM 1327/FL150/TP BE30/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZAB FDCS
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAF
- Where
- 15 nm west (255°) of SAF
- Time
- 13:27 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE30
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
- Remarks
- zab fdcs
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 3 forecast points nearest it (PUB, ALS, ABQ). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 35 kt | +28 kt | 5 °C | 92 kt | 1 h 56 min | 9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 37 kt | +32 kt | 3 °C | 88 kt | 2 h 01 min | 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 42 kt | +37 kt | -1 °C | 83 kt | 2 h 09 min | 10:08 am MDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 47 kt | +43 kt | -5 °C | 77 kt | 2 h 19 min | 10:18 am MDT (16:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 51 kt | +47 kt | -9 °C | 73 kt | 2 h 26 min | 10:25 am MDT (16:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 61 kt | +52 kt | -19 °C | 68 kt | 2 h 37 min | 10:36 am MDT (16:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 81 kt | +73 kt | -27 °C | 47 kt | 3 h 47 min | 11:46 am MDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 85 kt | +72 kt | -35 °C | 48 kt | 3 h 42 min | 11:41 am MDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 72 kt | +59 kt | -47 °C | 61 kt | 2 h 55 min | 10:54 am MDT (16:54 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUB | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 260/45 11° | 240/38 6° | 230/47 -8° | 230/51 -19° | 240/74 -29° | 240/82 -35° | 250/72 -48° | ||
| ALS | used from 49 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 240/35 3° | 230/54 -9° | 240/66 -19° | 230/85 -26° | 240/87 -34° | 240/70 -47° | |||
| ABQ | used from 148 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUB Pueblo, CO | departure | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,729 ft | 7:53 am MDT (13:53 UTC) |
| SKX Taos, NM | 128 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,094 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 7,000 ft | 6,348 ft | 7:53 am MDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,094 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for SAF
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
The forecast for PUB, the departure
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 PUB 6:23 pm MDT (00:23 UTC), at SAF 6:31 pm MDT (00:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 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.
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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: Pueblo Memorial, Santa FE Regional.