San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field to Garden City Regional SJT → GCK
395 nautical miles (454 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 358°, about 353° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SJT is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 9 knots; GCK is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 11 knots. 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: 2 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 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 last 69 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 SJT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A320 at 35,000 ft, 14 nm west, 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 187 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
- Report
- a routine report filed through CDS
- Where
- 30 nm west (270°) of CDS
- Time
- 00:43 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- ZFW47
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 5 forecast points nearest it (ABI, LBB, AMA, GAG, GCK). 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 29 kt | −29 kt | 19 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 39 min | 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 28 kt | −27 kt | 18 °C | 147 kt | 2 h 41 min | 11:56 pm CDT (04:56 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −19 kt | 14 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 51 min | 12:06 am CDT (05:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 56 min | 12:11 am CDT (05:11 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −14 kt | 7 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 57 min | 12:12 am CDT (05:12 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −13 kt | 2 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 58 min | 12:13 am CDT (05:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 3 h | 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 25 kt | −12 kt | -6 °C | 132 kt | 3 h | 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 31 kt | −13 kt | -16 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 58 min | 12:13 am CDT (05:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 47 kt | −17 kt | -28 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 53 min | 12:08 am CDT (05:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 46 kt | −10 kt | -39 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 02 min | 12:17 am CDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 46 kt | −6 kt | -50 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 08 min | 12:23 am CDT (05:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 180/26 17° | 220/18 12° | 230/25 8° | 230/28 -5° | 240/29 -14° | 250/35 -28° | 270/37 -39° | 280/37 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 99 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 180/26 20° | 210/21 13° | 230/21 7° | 250/25 -5° | 250/34 -16° | 250/52 -28° | 260/47 -38° | 260/49 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 197 nm out; 54 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° | |
| GAG | used from 247 nm out; 49 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° | |
| GCK | used from 345 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJT San Angelo, TX | departure | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,918 ft | 8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC) |
| SWW Sweetwater, TX | 69 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 2,379 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| CDS Childress, TX | 187 nm out, 16 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,953 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| PPA Pampa, TX | 256 nm out, 17 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,245 ft | 01:50 UTC |
| PYX Perryton, TX | 306 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,918 ft | ||||
| LBL Liberal, KS | 345 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 16 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,885 ft | 01:56 UTC |
| MEJ Meade, KS | 355 nm out, 16 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,527 ft | ||||
| GCK Garden City, KS | destination | VFR | from the south (170°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,890 ft | 8:54 pm CDT (01:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,245 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GCK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for GCK
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for SJT, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 19 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at SJT 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC), at GCK 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm CDT (00:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GCK is before sunrise there (7:48 am CDT (12:48 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: San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field, Garden City Regional.