Tucson International to Roswell Air Center Airport TUS → ROW
332 nautical miles (382 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 076°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 64-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:15 am MDT (09:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TUS is VFR, wind calm; ROW is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) 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: 17 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 32,000 ft, 42 nm south, 9:58 pm MST (04:58 UTC): scattered clouds, -30 °C, wind 225° at 77 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 146 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
DMN UA /OV CUS286023 /TM 0458 /FL320 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M30 /WV 22577KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through DMN
- Where
- 23 nm west (286°) of CUS
- Time
- 04:58 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- few-sct
- Temperature
- −30 °C
- Wind
- from 225° at 77 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
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 3 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ROW). 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 | 220° at 15 kt | −11 kt | 13 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 32 min | 3:59 am MDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 30 min | 3:57 am MDT (09:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | −16 kt | 10 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 26 min | 3:53 am MDT (09:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −20 kt | 6 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 22 min | 3:49 am MDT (09:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 34 kt | −25 kt | 2 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 17 min | 3:44 am MDT (09:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | −30 kt | -1 °C | 150 kt | 2 h 13 min | 3:40 am MDT (09:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 44 kt | −35 kt | -5 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 09 min | 3:36 am MDT (09:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 45 kt | −37 kt | -6 °C | 157 kt | 2 h 07 min | 3:34 am MDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 59 kt | −51 kt | -16 °C | 171 kt | 1 h 56 min | 3:23 am MDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 70 kt | −62 kt | -27 °C | 182 kt | 1 h 49 min | 3:16 am MDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 68 kt | −64 kt | -36 °C | 184 kt | 1 h 48 min | 3:15 am MDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 64 kt | −61 kt | -48 °C | 181 kt | 1 h 50 min | 3:17 am MDT (09:17 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; 24 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 146 nm out; 87 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 244 nm out; 63 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° |
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 Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 7,500 ft | 2,643 ft | 11:53 pm MST (06:53 UTC) |
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 117 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 9,000 ft | 4,287 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| SVC Silver City, NM | 146 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,000 feet | from the north (010°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 8,000 ft | 5,445 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 195 nm out, 23 nm north of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,861 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 254 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 9,000 ft | 4,199 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| ROW Roswell, NM | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 11,000 ft | 3,671 ft | 12:51 am MDT (06:51 UTC) |
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 ROW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:15 am MDT (09:15 UTC)
Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ROW
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC) and 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 6 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 9,000 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
The forecast for TUS, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am MST (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few 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
- From Mon 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 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, 254 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC), at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ROW is before sunrise there (7:00 am MDT (13:00 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, Roswell Air Center Airport.