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Syracuse Hancock International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International SYR → PHX

1,774 nautical miles (2,041 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 263°, about 276° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 11:29 am MST (18:29 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: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 route from 1375 to 1584 nm out.
    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.
  • SIGMET 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 1594 to 1654 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50NNW SJN-60WNW CME-60E ELP-70SSW SSO-50SW TUS-50NNW SJN
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
    HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.
  • SIGMET 4W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    AZ
    FROM 60NE TBC-30S INW-100ESE BZA-70SE EED-50NW TBC-60NE TBC
    DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 349 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 120 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 0 nm of the route.
  • 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 807 to 1285 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1295 to 1684 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1355 to 1355 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1395 to 1624 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 1534 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 40 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 SYR.

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 14 forecast points nearest it (SYR, BUF, CLE, FWA, JOT, BRL, DSM, MKC, SLN, GCK, PUB, ALS, ABQ, PHX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 16 kt+14 kt21 °C106 kt16 h 44 min11:29 am MST (18:29 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 16 kt+16 kt15 °C104 kt17 h 03 min11:48 am MST (18:48 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 15 kt+16 kt11 °C104 kt17 h 03 min11:48 am MST (18:48 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 16 kt+17 kt7 °C103 kt17 h 13 min11:58 am MST (18:58 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 17 kt+18 kt4 °C102 kt17 h 24 min12:09 pm MST (19:09 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 19 kt+20 kt-1 °C100 kt17 h 44 min12:29 pm MST (19:29 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 22 kt+23 kt-5 °C97 kt18 h 17 min1:02 pm MST (20:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 23 kt+25 kt-8 °C95 kt18 h 40 min1:25 pm MST (20:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 26 kt+27 kt-20 °C93 kt19 h 05 min1:50 pm MST (20:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 42 kt+44 kt-32 °C76 kt23 h 21 min6:06 pm MST (01:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 48 kt+48 kt-40 °C72 kt24 h 38 min7:23 pm MST (02:23 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 48 kt+47 kt-49 °C73 kt24 h 18 min7:03 pm MST (02:03 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SYRused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line160/17200/22 10°250/10 6°L/V 1°270/11 -11°220/25 -20°220/66 -36°230/89 -42°240/74 -51°
BUFused from 50 nm out; 41 nm from the line170/19L/V 10°040/9 6°220/8 2°230/15 -11°220/33 -22°220/47 -35°230/55 -41°230/56 -50°
CLEused from 199 nm out; 75 nm from the line340/5320/13 14°300/12 8°310/10 2°310/14 -10°340/14 -23°320/27 -35°260/28 -40°250/36 -48°
FWAused from 349 nm out; 73 nm from the line350/9350/24 15°360/25 9°360/29 4°350/31 -10°340/39 -22°330/40 -37°320/38 -43°320/48 -48°
JOTused from 448 nm out; 71 nm from the line230/11290/12 16°300/19 10°320/19 4°300/17 -9°330/31 -20°320/49 -37°320/53 -45°320/67 -49°
BRLused from 598 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/20250/21 16°240/22 10°260/20 5°270/16 -7°290/22 -18°320/41 -34°320/56 -43°310/68 -53°
DSMused from 747 nm out; 82 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
MKCused from 797 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/28220/30 16°270/20 11°280/22 7°260/27 -6°270/27 -18°280/38 -32°270/38 -40°280/50 -52°
SLNused from 947 nm out; 38 nm from the line190/37220/39 20°240/31 14°250/24 7°260/25 -7°250/26 -17°250/44 -31°260/47 -40°260/47 -50°
GCKused from 1096 nm out; 40 nm from the line200/35 21°220/34 14°240/30 8°240/27 -6°240/31 -17°240/53 -30°250/55 -39°250/60 -50°
PUBused from 1246 nm out; 99 nm from the line210/24 16°210/28 8°230/43 -8°240/42 -21°240/77 -30°240/72 -36°250/51 -47°
ALSused from 1345 nm out; 75 nm from the line210/32 5°230/48 -8°230/49 -20°230/78 -30°240/74 -36°240/61 -47°
ABQused from 1445 nm out; 47 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
PHXused from 1644 nm out; 105 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SYR Syracuse, NY departure no report just now 421 ft
BUF Buffalo, NY 120 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 726 ft
ARB Ann Arbor, MI 339 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 839 ft
SBN South Bend, IN 458 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 798 ft
LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL 538 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 679 ft
STJ St Joseph, MO 867 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 826 ft
MHK Manhattan, KS 957 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,066 ft
GCK Garden City, KS 1166 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 2,890 ft
AXX Angel Fire, NM 1395 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 8,379 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM 1455 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,348 ft
SOW Show Low, AZ 1664 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line no report just now 6,415 ft
PHX Phoenix, AZ destination no report just now 1,134 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 8,379 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, 11:29 am MST (18:29 UTC)

PHX 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 SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 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

Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Syracuse Hancock International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.