Louisville Muhammad Ali International to Albuquerque International Sunport SDF → ABQ
1,021 nautical miles (1,175 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 266°, about 271° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 5:06 am MDT (11:06 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: 1,041 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 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 69 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W VALID UNTIL 0255Z CO NM WY AZ UT FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340. WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
- 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 555 to 634 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 149 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 119 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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 SDF.
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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (LOU, EVV, CGI, COU, SGF, TUL, ICT, GAG, AMA, TCC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | +12 kt | 19 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 27 min | 5:06 am MDT (11:06 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 16 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 38 min | 5:17 am MDT (11:17 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 13 °C | 100 kt | 10 h 13 min | 5:52 am MDT (11:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +21 kt | 9 °C | 99 kt | 10 h 19 min | 5:58 am MDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +21 kt | 5 °C | 99 kt | 10 h 19 min | 5:58 am MDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +21 kt | 1 °C | 99 kt | 10 h 19 min | 5:58 am MDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +21 kt | -4 °C | 99 kt | 10 h 19 min | 5:58 am MDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 20 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 10 h 19 min | 5:58 am MDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 24 kt | +25 kt | -18 °C | 95 kt | 10 h 45 min | 6:24 am MDT (12:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 41 kt | +42 kt | -30 °C | 78 kt | 13 h 05 min | 8:44 am MDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 45 kt | +44 kt | -39 °C | 76 kt | 13 h 26 min | 9:05 am MDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 41 kt | +40 kt | -50 °C | 80 kt | 12 h 46 min | 8:25 am MDT (14:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| EVV | used from 50 nm out; 11 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| CGI | used from 149 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| COU | used from 248 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/19 15° | 240/33 10° | 250/29 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/19 -18° | 300/34 -31° | 300/40 -42° | 300/60 -52° |
| SGF | used from 297 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| TUL | used from 446 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| ICT | used from 496 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| GAG | used from 595 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 744 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 190/28 | 220/26 14° | 230/27 7° | 250/24 -6° | 250/32 -16° | 240/51 -28° | 250/52 -38° | 250/51 -50° | |
| TCC | used from 843 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 200/26 | 200/28 14° | 220/25 7° | 230/28 -7° | 240/41 -19° | 240/62 -28° | 250/61 -37° | 250/49 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 942 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/28 13° | 210/28 5° | 210/44 -7° | 230/46 -20° | 230/80 -28° | 240/74 -35° | 240/58 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF Louisville, KY | departure | no report just now | 500 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 89 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 169 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| FAM Farmington, MO | 228 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 945 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 307 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 416 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| BKN Blackwell, OK | 555 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,030 ft | ||||
| AVK Alva, OK | 625 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,476 ft | ||||
| DHT Dalhart, TX | 813 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,991 ft | ||||
| LVS Las Vegas, NM | 942 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,877 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | no report just now | 5,354 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 ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:06 am MDT (11:06 UTC)
ABQ 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 SDF 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at ABQ 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm MDT (01:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ABQ is before sunrise there (7:09 am MDT (13:09 UTC)).
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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: Louisville Muhammad Ali International, Albuquerque International Sunport.