Tucson International to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field TUS → HSV
1,218 nautical miles (1,402 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 076°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:54 pm CDT (21:54 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
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 14:00–21:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ROW, LBB, SPS, DAL, FSM, LIT, MEM, HSV). 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 16 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 9 h 14 min | 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 18 °C | 134 kt | 9 h 05 min | 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 15 °C | 135 kt | 9 h 01 min | 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 8 h 57 min | 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 8 °C | 139 kt | 8 h 46 min | 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −22 kt | 4 °C | 142 kt | 8 h 35 min | 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −26 kt | -1 °C | 146 kt | 8 h 21 min | 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 32 kt | −29 kt | -5 °C | 149 kt | 8 h 10 min | 5:49 pm CDT (22:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 33 kt | −30 kt | -6 °C | 150 kt | 8 h 07 min | 5:46 pm CDT (22:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 38 kt | −36 kt | -16 °C | 156 kt | 7 h 48 min | 5:27 pm CDT (22:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 47 kt | −48 kt | -28 °C | 168 kt | 7 h 15 min | 4:54 pm CDT (21:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 44 kt | −46 kt | -37 °C | 166 kt | 7 h 20 min | 4:59 pm CDT (21:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 36 kt | −38 kt | -50 °C | 158 kt | 7 h 43 min | 5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 | 210/19 14° | 200/27 6° | 220/34 3° | 220/54 -7° | 220/67 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 220/82 -36° | 220/81 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 100 nm out; 120 nm from the line | L/V | 200/16 12° | 210/36 7° | 220/48 -6° | 220/55 -15° | 220/59 -27° | 230/60 -37° | 230/56 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 250 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/6 | 220/20 13° | 210/37 7° | 220/48 -6° | 220/52 -16° | 230/65 -27° | 230/67 -37° | 240/64 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 399 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 240/21 20° | 230/20 15° | 210/19 8° | 230/39 -6° | 230/48 -16° | 240/57 -27° | 250/51 -37° | 240/45 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 549 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 190/18 | 220/24 18° | 210/17 15° | 230/19 8° | 250/27 -5° | 250/41 -16° | 260/48 -28° | 270/42 -37° | 270/28 -50° |
| DAL | used from 699 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 200/15 | 210/22 19° | 210/17 13° | 230/12 8° | 250/26 -5° | 250/25 -14° | 260/34 -28° | 290/32 -38° | 310/23 -50° |
| FSM | used from 749 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 210/15 | 230/31 18° | 230/26 12° | 240/22 8° | 260/26 -6° | 270/29 -16° | 280/56 -29° | 290/47 -37° | 310/41 -50° |
| LIT | used from 899 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 230/23 | 250/23 17° | 250/18 11° | 250/18 7° | 250/27 -7° | 270/23 -15° | 290/50 -30° | 300/43 -38° | 320/38 -50° |
| MEM | used from 998 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 240/14 | 260/23 16° | 250/22 11° | 250/20 7° | 270/24 -6° | 270/27 -16° | 310/49 -30° | 310/46 -39° | 320/43 -50° |
| HSV | used from 1148 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 290/11 | 300/10 15° | 300/17 12° | 290/20 6° | 290/18 -5° | 290/25 -17° | 310/38 -31° | 320/47 -40° | 330/43 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS Tucson, AZ | departure | no report just now | 2,643 ft | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 110 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| SVC Silver City, NM | 140 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,445 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 329 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 469 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 639 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| MEZ Mena, AR | 849 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,079 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 949 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 1068 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 401 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 1118 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | no report just now | 628 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,445 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:54 pm CDT (21:54 UTC)
HSV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 260 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.