Tucson International to Alexandria International TUS → AEX
939 nautical miles (1,081 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 079° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:03 pm CDT (19:03 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the last 0 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 TUS.
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 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 9 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ROW, INK, ABI, DAL, CLL, SHV, LCH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 18 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 27 min | 3:36 pm CDT (20:36 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 16 kt | −7 kt | 16 °C | 127 kt | 7 h 24 min | 3:33 pm CDT (20:33 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 12 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 17 min | 3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 7 h 10 min | 3:19 pm CDT (20:19 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −14 kt | 4 °C | 134 kt | 7 h | 3:09 pm CDT (20:09 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −18 kt | 0 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 48 min | 2:57 pm CDT (19:57 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −22 kt | -5 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 37 min | 2:46 pm CDT (19:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 30 kt | −23 kt | -6 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 34 min | 2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 37 kt | −31 kt | -15 °C | 151 kt | 6 h 13 min | 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 42 kt | −36 kt | -28 °C | 156 kt | 6 h 01 min | 2:10 pm CDT (19:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 40 kt | −39 kt | -38 °C | 159 kt | 5 h 54 min | 2:03 pm CDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -50 °C | 155 kt | 6 h 03 min | 2:12 pm CDT (19:12 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 100 nm out; 110 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 300 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| INK | used from 350 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ABI | used from 500 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| DAL | used from 650 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| CLL | used from 750 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SHV | used from 799 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| LCH | used from 899 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS Tucson, AZ | departure | no report just now | 2,643 ft | ||||
| DMN Deming, NM | 160 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,314 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | 230 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 340 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | 450 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| BPG Big Spring, TX | 480 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,572 ft | ||||
| MKN Comanche, TX | 630 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,386 ft | ||||
| CNW Waco, TX | 710 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 470 ft | ||||
| OCH Nacogdoches, TX | 829 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| IER Natchitoches, LA | 909 nm out, 21 nm north of the line | no report just now | 121 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | destination | no report just now | 88 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,314 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:03 pm CDT (19:03 UTC)
AEX 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 23 nm from the route, 690 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC), at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 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: Tucson International, Alexandria International.