Shreveport Regional to Tucson International SHV → TUS
868 nautical miles (999 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 273°, about 271° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 3:30 pm MST (22:30 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: 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 SHV.
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 14:00–21:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ELP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | +8 kt | 18 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 45 min | 3:30 pm MST (22:30 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 16 kt | +8 kt | 17 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 45 min | 3:30 pm MST (22:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 17 kt | +9 kt | 13 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 49 min | 3:34 pm MST (22:34 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | +12 kt | 10 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 02 min | 3:47 pm MST (22:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | +15 kt | 6 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 16 min | 4:01 pm MST (23:01 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +20 kt | 2 °C | 100 kt | 8 h 41 min | 4:26 pm MST (23:26 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | +25 kt | -3 °C | 95 kt | 9 h 08 min | 4:53 pm MST (23:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 36 kt | +28 kt | -6 °C | 92 kt | 9 h 26 min | 5:11 pm MST (00:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 41 kt | +33 kt | -15 °C | 87 kt | 9 h 59 min | 5:44 pm MST (00:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 49 kt | +41 kt | -27 °C | 79 kt | 10 h 59 min | 6:44 pm MST (01:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 45 kt | +42 kt | -37 °C | 78 kt | 11 h 08 min | 6:53 pm MST (01:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 37 kt | +35 kt | -50 °C | 85 kt | 10 h 13 min | 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/17 | 190/28 18° | 200/15 13° | 250/12 7° | 260/28 -7° | 280/22 -14° | 290/29 -29° | 310/33 -39° | 340/27 -50° |
| DAL | used from 100 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 200/15 | 210/22 19° | 210/17 13° | 230/12 8° | 250/26 -5° | 250/25 -14° | 260/34 -28° | 290/32 -38° | 310/23 -50° |
| ABI | used from 249 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/22 19° | 210/14 15° | 210/19 8° | 240/17 -4° | 240/31 -15° | 240/35 -27° | 260/30 -37° | 260/18 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 349 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 240/21 20° | 230/20 15° | 210/19 8° | 230/39 -6° | 230/48 -16° | 240/57 -27° | 250/51 -37° | 240/45 -50° | |
| INK | used from 449 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 240/15 21° | 200/12 15° | 190/15 8° | 220/28 -5° | 230/40 -14° | 230/43 -27° | 240/39 -38° | 230/36 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 499 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 230/6 | 220/20 13° | 210/37 7° | 220/48 -6° | 220/52 -16° | 230/65 -27° | 230/67 -37° | 240/64 -49° | |
| ELP | used from 599 nm out; 40 nm from the line | L/V | 200/16 12° | 210/36 7° | 220/48 -6° | 220/55 -15° | 220/59 -27° | 230/60 -37° | 230/56 -50° | |
| TUS | used from 748 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 210/19 14° | 200/27 6° | 220/34 3° | 220/54 -7° | 220/67 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 220/82 -36° | 220/81 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV Shreveport, LA | departure | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 40 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| GKY Arlington, TX | 170 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 180 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 700 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 299 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| SNK Snyder, TX | 359 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,430 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 479 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 529 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| LRU Las Cruces, NM | 669 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,456 ft | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 748 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| TUS Tucson, AZ | destination | no report just now | 2,643 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,456 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, 3:30 pm MST (22:30 UTC)
TUS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 80 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 19 nm from the route, 150 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 170 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at SHV 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC), at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:18 pm MST (01:18 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: Shreveport Regional, Tucson International.