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Tucson International to Provo Municipal TUS → PVU

488 nautical miles (561 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 356°, about 347° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 65-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:24 pm MDT (18:24 UTC). Right now TUS is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots; PVU is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 6 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: 15 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

  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 418 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 388 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 129 to 219 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 418 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 189 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 309 to 368 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

  • B752 at 10,000 ft, 32 nm west, 6:15 am MST (13:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 90 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PHX UA /OV PXR050015/TM 1315/FL100/TP B752/TB MOD/RM DURC
    Report
    a routine report filed through PHX
    Where
    15 nm northeast (050°) of PXR
    Time
    13:15 UTC
    Height
    at 10,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B752
    Turbulence
    moderate
    Remarks
    during the climb
  • BCS3 at 19,000 ft, 32 nm west, 6:32 am MST (13:32 UTC): moderate rime icing, -15 °C. 438 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DTA UA /OV DTA038010/TM 1332/FL190/TP BCS3/TA M15/IC MOD RIME 140-190 TOP 200/ZLC
    Report
    a routine report filed through DTA
    Where
    10 nm northeast (038°) of DTA
    Time
    13:32 UTC
    Height
    at 19,000 ft
    Aircraft
    BCS3
    Temperature
    −15 °C
    Icing
    moderate rime from 14,000 ft to 19,000 ft top 200/ZLC
  • C56X at 20,000 ft, 30 nm west, 7:25 am MST (14:25 UTC): moderate turbulence above 20,000 ft. 468 nm along the route, 30 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PVU UA /OV FFU205028/TM 1425/FL200/TP C56X/TB MOD 200 /ZLC
    Report
    a routine report filed through PVU
    Where
    28 nm southwest (205°) of FFU
    Time
    14:25 UTC
    Height
    at 20,000 ft
    Aircraft
    C56X
    Turbulence
    moderate at 20,000 ft zlc
  • CRJ7 at 16,000 ft, 12 nm west, 6:13 am MST (13:13 UTC): moderate rime icing from 15,000 ft to 19,000 ft, -13 °C. 468 nm along the route, 12 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PVU UA /OV FFU165026/TM 1313/FL160/TP CRJ7/SK TOPS 196/TA M13/IC MOD RIME 150-190/ZLC
    Report
    a routine report filed through PVU
    Where
    26 nm south (165°) of FFU
    Time
    13:13 UTC
    Height
    at 16,000 ft
    Aircraft
    CRJ7
    Sky
    tops 19,600 ft
    Temperature
    −13 °C
    Icing
    moderate rime 150-190/ZLC
  • A319 at 19,000 ft, 10 nm west, 6:53 am MST (13:53 UTC): moderate turbulence, moderate rime icing, -12 °C, wind 234° at 38 knots, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 10 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    SLC UA /OV FFU/TM 1353/FL190/TP A319/TA M12/WV 234038/TB MOD TURB/IC MOD RIME/RM DURD
    Report
    a routine report filed through SLC
    Where
    over FFU
    Time
    13:53 UTC
    Height
    at 19,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A319
    Temperature
    −12 °C
    Wind
    from 234° at 38 knots
    Turbulence
    moderate turbulence
    Icing
    moderate rime
    Remarks
    during the descent
  • PA44 descending, 39 nm west, 8:26 am MST (15:26 UTC): remarks: PA44 short final for runway 22L reported low-level wind shear loss of 5 knots. 70 nm along the route, 39 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CHD UA /OV CHD/TM 1526/FLDURD/TP PA44/RM PA44 SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 22L REPORTED LLWS LOSS OF 5KT
    Report
    a routine report filed through CHD
    Where
    over CHD
    Time
    15:26 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    PA44
    Remarks
    PA44 short final for runway 22L reported low-level wind shear loss of 5 knots
  • C172 at 2,400 ft, 11 nm west, 7:23 am MST (14:23 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 70 nm along the route, 11 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    FFZ UA /OV KFFZ100025/TM 1423/FL024/TP C172/WX FV03SM
    Report
    a routine report filed through FFZ
    Where
    25 nm east (100°) of KFFZ
    Time
    14:23 UTC
    Height
    at 2,400 ft
    Aircraft
    C172
    Weather
    flight visibility 3 miles
  • PA28 at 3,600 ft, 16 nm west, 7:21 am MST (14:21 UTC): rain. 70 nm along the route, 16 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    FFZ UA /OV KFFZ100020/TM 1421/FL036/TP PA28/WX FV05SM RA
    Report
    a routine report filed through FFZ
    Where
    20 nm east (100°) of KFFZ
    Time
    14:21 UTC
    Height
    at 3,600 ft
    Aircraft
    PA28
    Weather
    flight visibility 5 miles, rain
  • PA28 at 2,600 ft, 31 nm west, 7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC): heavy rain. 70 nm along the route, 31 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    IWA UA /OV KIWA/TM 1405/FL026/TP PA28/WX FV04SM +RA
    Report
    a routine report filed through IWA
    Where
    over KIWA
    Time
    14:05 UTC
    Height
    at 2,600 ft
    Aircraft
    PA28
    Weather
    flight visibility 4 miles, heavy rain
  • PA28 at 3,400 ft, 24 nm west, 7:24 am MST (14:24 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 80 nm along the route, 24 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    FFZ UA /OV KFFZ100010/TM 1424/FL034/TP PA28/WX FV10SM
    Report
    a routine report filed through FFZ
    Where
    10 nm east (100°) of KFFZ
    Time
    14:24 UTC
    Height
    at 3,400 ft
    Aircraft
    PA28
    Weather
    flight visibility 10 miles
  • C172 at 2,500 ft, 44 nm west, 8:10 am MST (15:10 UTC): remarks: bases 3,500 ft moderate rain. 90 nm along the route, 44 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    SDL UA /OV SDL210003/TM 1510/FL025/TP C172/WX 3SM/WV 5KT LOSS ON FINAL/RM BASES 035 MOD RA
    Report
    a routine report filed through SDL
    Where
    3 nm southwest (210°) of SDL
    Time
    15:10 UTC
    Height
    at 2,500 ft
    Aircraft
    C172
    Weather
    3SM
    Wind
    5 knots loss on final
    Remarks
    bases 3,500 ft moderate rain
  • B190 at 14,000 ft, 17 nm west, 6:50 am MST (13:50 UTC): light rime icing, -3 °C. 458 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DTA UA /OV DTA034030/TM 1350/FL140/TP B190/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/ZLC
    Report
    a routine report filed through DTA
    Where
    30 nm northeast (034°) of DTA
    Time
    13:50 UTC
    Height
    at 14,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B190
    Temperature
    −3 °C
    Icing
    light rime/zlc
  • A21N at 15,000 ft, 35 nm northwest, 8:23 am MST (15:23 UTC): light rime icing from 10,000 ft to 15,000 ft, -8 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 35 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    SLC UA /OV TCH200010/TM 1523/FL150/TP A21N/TA M8/IC LGT RIME 150-100/RM DURD
    Report
    a routine report filed through SLC
    Where
    10 nm south (200°) of TCH
    Time
    15:23 UTC
    Height
    at 15,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A21N
    Temperature
    −8 °C
    Icing
    light rime from 15,000 ft to 10,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the descent
  • B738 at 6,500 ft, 45 nm north, 8:10 am MST (15:10 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 45 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    SLC UA /OV TCH329005/TM 1510/FL065/TP B738/SK B065
    Report
    a routine report filed through SLC
    Where
    5 nm northwest (329°) of TCH
    Time
    15:10 UTC
    Height
    at 6,500 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Sky
    B065

7 more routine reports are on the map.

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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (TUS, PHX, PRC, BCE, SLC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
8,500 ft200° at 30 kt−27 kt6 °C147 kt3 h 19 min1:05 pm MDT (19:05 UTC)
10,500 ft200° at 33 kt−30 kt0 °C150 kt3 h 15 min1:01 pm MDT (19:01 UTC)
12,500 ft200° at 37 kt−33 kt-2 °C153 kt3 h 11 min12:57 pm MDT (18:57 UTC)
14,500 ft200° at 44 kt−38 kt-6 °C158 kt3 h 05 min12:51 pm MDT (18:51 UTC)
16,500 ft210° at 50 kt−43 kt-9 °C163 kt3 h12:46 pm MDT (18:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180210° at 55 kt−47 kt-12 °C167 kt2 h 55 min12:41 pm MDT (18:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240210° at 73 kt−57 kt-22 °C177 kt2 h 45 min12:31 pm MDT (18:31 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 85 kt−65 kt-29 °C185 kt2 h 38 min12:24 pm MDT (18:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 89 kt−60 kt-37 °C180 kt2 h 43 min12:29 pm MDT (18:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 84 kt−58 kt-47 °C178 kt2 h 44 min12:30 pm MDT (18:30 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
TUSused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/19 14°200/27 6°220/34 3°220/54 -7°220/67 -18°220/83 -26°220/82 -36°220/81 -48°
PHXused from 50 nm out; 48 nm from the line200/12210/26 11°200/30 5°200/40 0°220/66 -9°220/75 -19°220/83 -27°230/93 -35°220/92 -48°
PRCused from 149 nm out; 64 nm from the line200/38 5°200/44 -1°210/72 -11°220/78 -20°220/85 -29°230/99 -36°230/105 -47°
BCEused from 249 nm out; 73 nm from the line200/31 -2°190/46 -14°210/72 -24°210/87 -30°220/89 -38°220/78 -46°
SLCused from 448 nm out; 56 nm from the line180/7200/22 2°200/30 -4°210/47 -16°200/73 -27°210/81 -32°210/71 -37°210/55 -43°

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 VFR from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 2,643 ft 7:53 am MST (14:53 UTC)
AVQ Marana, AZ 20 nm out, 13 nm west of the line VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 2,031 ft 15:35 UTC
PAN Payson, AZ 129 nm out, 10 nm west of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 3,100 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 5,500 ft 5,160 ft 15:35 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 179 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet, a broken layer at 2,100 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 18 knots, gusting to 30 10+ mi 1,300 ft 7,014 ft 15:17 UTC
PGA Page, AZ 289 nm out, 3 nm west of the line IFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,900 feet, a broken layer at 3,200 feet, overcast at 4,400 feet Weather: rain, mist calm 2 mi 1,900 ft 4,316 ft 15:34 UTC
PVU Provo, UT destination VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,500 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots 8 mi 6,500 ft 4,496 ft 8:56 am MDT (14:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PVU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:24 pm MDT (18:24 UTC)

Wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PVU
  • From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • 30% chance between Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind variable at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility 4 miles, thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,000 feet (thunderheads)
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 PVU 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm MDT (01:17 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, 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, Provo Municipal.