Plan a flight · Mon 7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC)

Tucson International to Midland International Air And Space Port TUS → MAF

445 nautical miles (512 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 080° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 46-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC). Right now TUS is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots; MAF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21. 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

B737 at 37,000 ft, 39 nm north, 6:43 am MST (13:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 386 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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HOB UA /OV HOB/TM 1343/FL370/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
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Report
a routine report filed through HOB
Where
over HOB
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZFW82

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 3 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, INK). 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	240° at 9 kt	−7 kt	18 °C	127 kt	3 h 30 min	12:35 pm CDT (17:35 UTC)
7,500 ft	220° at 13 kt	−8 kt	15 °C	128 kt	3 h 29 min	12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC)
9,500 ft	210° at 19 kt	−9 kt	11 °C	129 kt	3 h 27 min	12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 24 kt	−12 kt	7 °C	132 kt	3 h 22 min	12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 30 kt	−17 kt	3 °C	137 kt	3 h 15 min	12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	−23 kt	-1 °C	143 kt	3 h 07 min	12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 41 kt	−29 kt	-5 °C	149 kt	2 h 59 min	12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 42 kt	−31 kt	-6 °C	151 kt	2 h 57 min	12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 53 kt	−40 kt	-15 °C	160 kt	2 h 47 min	11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 59 kt	−39 kt	-27 °C	159 kt	2 h 48 min	11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 59 kt	−46 kt	-38 °C	166 kt	2 h 41 min	11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 53 kt	−41 kt	-50 °C	161 kt	2 h 46 min	11:51 am CDT (16:51 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	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 99 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°
INK	used from 297 nm out; 74 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°

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	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	6:53 am MST (13:53 UTC)
LSB Lordsburg, NM	119 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	4,287 ft	13:55 UTC
DMN Deming, NM	168 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	4,314 ft	13:53 UTC
LRU Las Cruces, NM	208 nm out, 11 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,456 ft	13:55 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	237 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a few clouds at 11,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	3,961 ft	13:51 UTC
CNM Carlsbad, NM	336 nm out, 18 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	3,294 ft	13:53 UTC
INK Wink, TX	395 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	reported, no category	from the southeast (140°) at 11 knots		none	2,821 ft	13:53 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,456 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC)

Wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MAF

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for TUS, the departure

From Mon 5:00 am MST (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet

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 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC), at MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Midland International Air And Space Port.