Southwest Florida International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International RSW → PHX
1,621 nautical miles (1,865 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 12:36 pm MST (19:36 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: 143 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 below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 1462 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1511 to 1581 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 RSW.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 190° at 12 kt | 0 | 17 °C | 120 kt | 13 h 30 min | 12:36 pm MST (19:36 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 13 kt | 0 | 17 °C | 120 kt | 13 h 30 min | 12:36 pm MST (19:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 12 kt | +3 kt | 13 °C | 117 kt | 13 h 51 min | 12:57 pm MST (19:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 12 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 14 h 13 min | 1:19 pm MST (20:19 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 14 h 36 min | 1:42 pm MST (20:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 2 °C | 109 kt | 14 h 52 min | 1:58 pm MST (20:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +14 kt | -2 °C | 106 kt | 15 h 18 min | 2:24 pm MST (21:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 21 kt | +16 kt | -5 °C | 104 kt | 15 h 35 min | 2:41 pm MST (21:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 29 kt | +24 kt | -15 °C | 96 kt | 16 h 53 min | 3:59 pm MST (22:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 33 kt | +31 kt | -29 °C | 89 kt | 18 h 13 min | 5:19 pm MST (00:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 33 kt | +32 kt | -39 °C | 88 kt | 18 h 25 min | 5:31 pm MST (00:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 29 kt | +30 kt | -51 °C | 90 kt | 18 h 01 min | 5:07 pm MST (00:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| MOB | used from 249 nm out; 176 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MSY | used from 398 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| LCH | used from 547 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| HOU | used from 696 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| CLL | used from 746 nm out; 40 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° |
| ABI | used from 895 nm out; 92 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° | |
| INK | used from 1094 nm out; 54 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° | |
| ROW | used from 1193 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° | |
| ELP | used from 1293 nm out; 56 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° | |
| TUS | used from 1442 nm out; 116 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° | |
| PHX | used from 1541 nm out; 55 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | departure | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 20 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| LCH Lake Charles, LA | 646 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 805 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 885 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | 1114 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 1223 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 1312 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,199 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 1601 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
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 PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:36 pm MST (19:36 UTC)
PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 15 nm from the route, 875 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 1014 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 1322 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 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: Southwest Florida International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.