Tucson International to Gainesville Regional TUS → GNV
1,480 nautical miles (1,703 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 079° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 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: 4 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 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 02:00–09:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ROW, INK, ABI, DAL, CLL, SHV, LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, JAX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 220° at 6 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 11 h 56 min | 3:02 pm EDT (19:02 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | −7 kt | 17 °C | 127 kt | 11 h 39 min | 2:45 pm EDT (18:45 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | −7 kt | 15 °C | 127 kt | 11 h 39 min | 2:45 pm EDT (18:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 11 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 11 h 34 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 11 h 18 min | 2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 4 °C | 133 kt | 11 h 08 min | 2:14 pm EDT (18:14 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 0 °C | 136 kt | 10 h 53 min | 1:59 pm EDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -4 °C | 138 kt | 10 h 43 min | 1:49 pm EDT (17:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -5 °C | 139 kt | 10 h 39 min | 1:45 pm EDT (17:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | −27 kt | -15 °C | 147 kt | 10 h 04 min | 1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 32 kt | −33 kt | -29 °C | 153 kt | 9 h 40 min | 12:46 pm EDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 32 kt | −34 kt | -39 °C | 154 kt | 9 h 37 min | 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 30 kt | −31 kt | -50 °C | 151 kt | 9 h 48 min | 12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 100 nm out; 109 nm from the line | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -48° | |
| ROW | used from 300 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| INK | used from 350 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 500 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| DAL | used from 650 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 750 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SHV | used from 800 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LCH | used from 900 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| MSY | used from 1000 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| MOB | used from 1100 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| TLH | used from 1250 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| JAX | used from 1450 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
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 | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 110 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | 230 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | 440 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| MDD Midland, TX | 450 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,805 ft | ||||
| CNW Waco, TX | 710 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 470 ft | ||||
| OCH Nacogdoches, TX | 830 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 940 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| MOB Mobile, AL | 1160 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 218 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | 1290 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 1370 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | destination | no report just now | 151 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,287 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GNV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC)
GNV 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 22 nm from the route, 690 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC), at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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, Gainesville Regional.