Plan a flight · Sun 6:54 pm MST (01:54 UTC)

Tucson International to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport TUS → MEM

1,061 nautical miles (1,221 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 066° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:15 am CDT (08:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TUS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20; MEM is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 4 knots. 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: 465 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

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 278 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.

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 278 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 40 to 188 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 169 to 238 nm out.

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

A321 descending, 2 nm southeast, 5:26 pm MST (00:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV FINAL RWY 12/TM 0026/FLDURD/TP A321/TB LIGHT CHOP ON FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
final runway 12
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light chop on final
F2TH descending, 2 nm southeast, 3:58 pm MST (22:58 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV R22 FINAL/TM 2258/FLDURD/TP F2TH/TB LT TURBULENCE 14000 TO 9000FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
R22 final
Time
22:58 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
lt turbulence wind from 140° at 0 knots to 9000FT
GLF4 at 45,000 ft, 22 nm north, 4:01 pm MST (23:01 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 40,000 ft to 45,000 ft, remarks: south zab fdcs. 198 nm along the route, 22 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TCS UA /OV TCS/TM 2301/FL450/TP GLF4/TB OCNL LGT-MOD 450-400/RM S - ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through TCS
Where
over TCS
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate from 45,000 ft to 40,000 ft
Remarks
south zab fdcs
A320 at 35,000 ft, 28 nm north, 5:43 pm MST (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 526 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDS
Where
30 nm west (270°) of CDS
Time
00:43 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
ZFW47
CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 22 nm south, 5:10 pm MST (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 903 nm along the route, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOT
Where
over HOT
Time
00:10 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME20
C750 at 43,000 ft, 11 nm north, 5:50 pm MST (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 952 nm along the route, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
25 nm north (360°) of LIT
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C750
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
Remarks
zme
A319 at 39,000 ft, 2 nm south, 4:11 pm MST (23:11 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the destination end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MEM UA /OV MEM/TM 2311/FL390/TP A319/TB NEG CHOP/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through MEM
Where
over MEM
Time
23:11 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
smooth

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 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, LBB, SPS, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM). 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	200° at 18 kt	−9 kt	18 °C	129 kt	8 h 13 min	5:07 am CDT (10:07 UTC)
7,500 ft	210° at 19 kt	−12 kt	14 °C	132 kt	8 h 02 min	4:56 am CDT (09:56 UTC)
9,500 ft	220° at 20 kt	−15 kt	12 °C	135 kt	7 h 52 min	4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	−18 kt	8 °C	138 kt	7 h 41 min	4:35 am CDT (09:35 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	−20 kt	4 °C	140 kt	7 h 35 min	4:29 am CDT (09:29 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	−22 kt	0 °C	142 kt	7 h 28 min	4:22 am CDT (09:22 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	−24 kt	-5 °C	144 kt	7 h 22 min	4:16 am CDT (09:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 26 kt	−25 kt	-6 °C	145 kt	7 h 19 min	4:13 am CDT (09:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 35 kt	−35 kt	-16 °C	155 kt	6 h 51 min	3:45 am CDT (08:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 45 kt	−46 kt	-28 °C	166 kt	6 h 23 min	3:17 am CDT (08:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 46 kt	−47 kt	-39 °C	167 kt	6 h 21 min	3:15 am CDT (08:15 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 45 kt	−46 kt	-50 °C	166 kt	6 h 23 min	3:17 am CDT (08:17 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

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		220/17 15°	210/32 7°	210/43 5°	210/49 -7°	220/64 -18°	220/83 -26°	230/81 -36°	230/72 -48°
ELP	used from 99 nm out; 122 nm from the line		200/15	200/16 15°	200/17 6°	220/40 -6°	240/53 -16°	230/62 -27°	240/63 -38°	250/59 -49°
ROW	used from 248 nm out; 59 nm from the line		180/23	190/24 15°	210/27 7°	230/35 -6°	240/53 -17°	240/62 -27°	250/64 -38°	260/60 -50°
LBB	used from 397 nm out; 49 nm from the line		180/26 20°	210/21 13°	230/21 7°	250/25 -5°	250/34 -16°	250/52 -28°	260/47 -38°	260/49 -50°
SPS	used from 545 nm out; 68 nm from the line	180/26	200/25 16°	220/19 13°	220/20 9°	230/26 -5°	230/34 -15°	260/37 -28°	270/42 -39°	280/40 -51°
OKC	used from 694 nm out; 65 nm from the line	190/29	200/29 16°	230/22 14°	240/17 9°	240/28 -6°	250/35 -15°	270/42 -29°	270/43 -39°	280/38 -51°
FSM	used from 744 nm out; 87 nm from the line	200/18	210/19 15°	230/22 13°	250/18 7°	270/20 -5°	280/24 -16°	280/35 -30°	290/37 -40°	300/40 -52°
LIT	used from 893 nm out; 34 nm from the line	220/12	250/12 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	310/14 -5°	310/25 -17°	310/40 -31°	310/38 -41°	310/46 -52°
MEM	used from 992 nm out; 45 nm from the line	240/9	280/14 17°	280/20 12°	290/25 5°	320/25 -6°	330/31 -18°	320/52 -32°	330/58 -41°	320/42 -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	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC)
SVC Silver City, NM	149 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, overcast at 9,500 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	5,445 ft	01:35 UTC
SRR Ruidoso, NM	288 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	6,813 ft	23:35 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	327 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	01:51 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX	466 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 18 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	00:53 UTC
SPS Wichita Falls, TX	635 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,019 ft	00:52 UTC
ADM Ardmore, OK	714 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	none	776 ft	19:50 UTC
AQR Atoka, OK	754 nm out, 10 nm south of the line	no report just now				590 ft
LIT Little Rock, AR	952 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 16,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	00:53 UTC
FCY Forrest City, AR	1022 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	no report just now				249 ft
MEM Memphis, TN	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	340 ft	7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,813 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:15 am CDT (08:15 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MEM

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for TUS, the departure

From Sun 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm MST (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 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, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 258 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC), at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MEM is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.