Provo Municipal to Tucson International PVU → TUS
488 nautical miles (561 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 175°, about 163° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 23-knot headwind), arriving about 12:13 am MST (07:13 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 15 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 9W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm MDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 269 to 358 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9W VALID UNTIL 0355Z AZ FROM 20S TBC-30S INW-10E PHX-60SW DRK-30WNW DRK-20S TBC DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
- SIGMET 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm MDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 378 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W VALID UNTIL 0355Z NM AZ FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 179 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 249 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 229 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 349 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 368 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 PVU.
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 20:00–03:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (SLC, BCE, PRC, PHX, TUS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | +23 kt | 8 °C | 97 kt | 5 h 02 min | 12:13 am MST (07:13 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 33 kt | +28 kt | 5 °C | 92 kt | 5 h 18 min | 12:29 am MST (07:29 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 44 kt | +37 kt | 1 °C | 83 kt | 5 h 53 min | 1:04 am MST (08:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 47 kt | +39 kt | -2 °C | 81 kt | 6 h 01 min | 1:12 am MST (08:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 50 kt | +41 kt | -6 °C | 79 kt | 6 h 11 min | 1:22 am MST (08:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 52 kt | +43 kt | -9 °C | 77 kt | 6 h 20 min | 1:31 am MST (08:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 53 kt | +44 kt | -10 °C | 76 kt | 6 h 25 min | 1:36 am MST (08:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 52 kt | +39 kt | -21 °C | 81 kt | 6 h 01 min | 1:12 am MST (08:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 66 kt | +47 kt | -26 °C | 73 kt | 6 h 41 min | 1:52 am MST (08:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 69 kt | +43 kt | -35 °C | 77 kt | 6 h 20 min | 1:31 am MST (08:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 63 kt | +37 kt | -45 °C | 83 kt | 5 h 53 min | 1:04 am MST (08:04 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC | used from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 280/8 | 210/39 5° | 210/52 -1° | 200/50 -11° | 200/56 -23° | 220/61 -28° | 230/73 -37° | 230/73 -45° | |
| BCE | used from 50 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| PRC | used from 249 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 200/36 6° | 210/46 0° | 220/60 -10° | 220/75 -19° | 220/66 -26° | 230/70 -33° | 230/59 -45° | ||
| PHX | used from 349 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -46° |
| TUS | used from 448 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 220/17 15° | 210/32 7° | 210/43 5° | 210/49 -7° | 220/64 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 230/81 -36° | 230/72 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVU Provo, UT | departure | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| PGA Page, AZ | 199 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,316 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 309 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| PAN Payson, AZ | 358 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5,160 ft | ||||
| AVQ Marana, AZ | 468 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,031 ft | ||||
| TUS Tucson, AZ | destination | no report just now | 2,643 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:13 am MST (07:13 UTC)
TUS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 PVU 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUS is before sunrise there (6:25 am MST (13:25 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: Provo Municipal, Tucson International.