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Tucson International to Bozeman Yellowstone International TUS → BZN

820 nautical miles (944 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 359°, about 350° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:22 am MDT (06:22 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 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 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the first 30 nm of the route.
    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 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 138 to 277 nm out.
    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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 128 to 761 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 682 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 247 to 781 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 544 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 336 to 534 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 217 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 682 nm along 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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (TUS, PHX, PRC, BCE, SLC, PIH, DLN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 10 kt−5 kt15 °C125 kt6 h 34 min2:15 am MDT (08:15 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 12 kt−7 kt13 °C127 kt6 h 27 min2:08 am MDT (08:08 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 20 kt−17 kt4 °C137 kt5 h 59 min1:40 am MDT (07:40 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 32 kt−28 kt1 °C148 kt5 h 32 min1:13 am MDT (07:13 UTC)
12,500 ft210° at 38 kt−33 kt-1 °C153 kt5 h 22 min1:03 am MDT (07:03 UTC)
14,500 ft210° at 42 kt−37 kt-5 °C157 kt5 h 13 min12:54 am MDT (06:54 UTC)
16,500 ft210° at 47 kt−42 kt-8 °C162 kt5 h 04 min12:45 am MDT (06:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180210° at 50 kt−45 kt-11 °C165 kt4 h 58 min12:39 am MDT (06:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240210° at 53 kt−45 kt-22 °C165 kt4 h 58 min12:39 am MDT (06:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300210° at 66 kt−55 kt-29 °C175 kt4 h 41 min12:22 am MDT (06:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 72 kt−51 kt-36 °C171 kt4 h 48 min12:29 am MDT (06:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 68 kt−43 kt-45 °C163 kt5 h 02 min12:43 am MDT (06:43 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
TUSused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -48°
PHXused from 49 nm out; 53 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°
PRCused from 148 nm out; 74 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
BCEused from 247 nm out; 84 nm from the line210/47 0°200/50 -12°220/31 -23°220/56 -26°220/58 -35°230/58 -45°
SLCused from 445 nm out; 67 nm from the line280/8210/39 5°210/52 -1°200/50 -11°200/56 -23°220/61 -28°230/73 -37°230/73 -45°
PIHused from 593 nm out; 73 nm from the line270/10270/13 1°210/16 -2°200/56 -11°200/51 -23°200/68 -33°220/77 -37°230/73 -44°
DLNused from 741 nm out; 64 nm from the line080/10 -3°180/8 -3°180/23 -14°200/58 -22°200/80 -36°220/85 -41°230/81 -45°

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
TUS Tucson, AZ departure no report just now 2,643 ft
AVQ Marana, AZ 20 nm out, 14 nm west of the line no report just now 2,031 ft
PAN Payson, AZ 128 nm out, 18 nm west of the line no report just now 5,160 ft
INW Winslow, AZ 178 nm out, 13 nm east of the line no report just now 4,941 ft
PGA Page, AZ 287 nm out, 21 nm west of the line no report just now 4,316 ft
HVE Hanksville, UT 376 nm out, 16 nm east of the line no report just now 4,453 ft
PUC Price, UT 455 nm out, 14 nm east of the line no report just now 5,957 ft
EVW Evanston, WY 553 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 7,142 ft
AFO Afton, WY 632 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line no report just now 6,220 ft
JAC Jackson, WY 692 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 6,451 ft
WYS West Yellowstone, MT 751 nm out, 4 nm north of the line no report just now 6,649 ft
BZN Bozeman, MT destination no report just now 4,473 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,142 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BZN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:22 am MDT (06:22 UTC)

BZN 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 TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC), at BZN 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:14 pm MDT (01:14 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BZN is before sunrise there (7:36 am MDT (13:36 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 southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Tucson International, Bozeman Yellowstone International.