Plan a flight · Sun 9:07 pm CDT (02:07 UTC)

Tyler Pounds Regional to Durango-La Plata County TYR → DRO

673 nautical miles (775 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:27 am MDT (07:27 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TYR is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots; DRO is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) 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: 3 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 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the last 198 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120155
MKCW WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
CO NM
FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN
AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.

AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 218 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 485 to 535 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 129 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 99 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 last 40 nm of the route.

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 TYR.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

SW4 at 15,000 ft, 40 nm northwest, 8:39 pm CDT (01:39 UTC): moderate turbulence, light rime icing, freezing, rain, 0 °C, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-36. At the destination end, 40 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEZ UA /OV CEZ030030/TM 0139/FL150/TP SW4/SK BASE150/WX FZ RA/TA 00/TB CONS MOD/IC LGT RIME/RM IMC ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEZ
Where
30 nm northeast (030°) of CEZ
Time
01:39 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
SW4
Sky
BASE150
Weather
freezing, rain
Temperature
0 °C
Turbulence
continuous moderate
Icing
light rime
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-36
GLF4 at 43,000 ft, 25 nm north, 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-38. At the destination end, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FMN UA /OV RSK360050/TM 0009/FL430/TP GLF4/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZDVWC-38
```
Report
a routine report filed through FMN
Where
50 nm north (360°) of RSK
Time
00:09 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-38
A320 at 35,000 ft, 15 nm south, 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 307 nm along the route, 15 nm south 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
E145 at 7,400 ft, 46 nm northeast, 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC): remarks: reported below minimums visibility 1/2SM ZDVWC-41. 594 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALS UA /OV ALS/TM 0015/FL074/TP E145/SK VASE UNKN/RM REPORTED BLO MINIMUMS VIS 1/2SM ZDVWC-41
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALS
Where
over ALS
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
at 7,400 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
vase unknown
Remarks
reported below minimums visibility 1/2SM ZDVWC-41
E145 at 7,400 ft, 50 nm north, 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC): remarks: base reported below minimums 1/2 miles visibility ZDVWC-41. 594 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALS UA /OV KALS/TM 0015/FL074/TP E145/RM BASE REPORTED BELOW MINIMUMS 1/2 SM VIS ZDVWC-41
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALS
Where
over KALS
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
at 7,400 ft
Aircraft
E145
Remarks
base reported below minimums 1/2 miles visibility ZDVWC-41
E75L at 14,000 ft, 29 nm southwest, 8:28 pm CDT (01:28 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 19,000 ft to 25,000 ft, no icing, remarks: ZDVWC-36. At the destination end, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FMN UA /OV RSK/TM 0128/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD 250-190/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FMN
Where
over RSK
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light to moderate from 25,000 ft to 19,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
ZDVWC-36
BE9L at 20,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 7:59 pm CDT (00:59 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-36. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0059/FL200/TP BE9L/TB LGT CHOP/RM IMC ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
00:59 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-36

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, AMA, TCC, ALS, FMN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	190° at 25 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	5 h 20 min	1:27 am MDT (07:27 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 25 kt	−4 kt	15 °C	124 kt	5 h 26 min	1:33 am MDT (07:33 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 23 kt	+3 kt	13 °C	117 kt	5 h 45 min	1:52 am MDT (07:52 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 25 kt	+5 kt	9 °C	115 kt	5 h 51 min	1:58 am MDT (07:58 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	+7 kt	6 °C	113 kt	5 h 57 min	2:04 am MDT (08:04 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 27 kt	+10 kt	2 °C	110 kt	6 h 07 min	2:14 am MDT (08:14 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+12 kt	-3 °C	108 kt	6 h 14 min	2:21 am MDT (08:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 29 kt	+14 kt	-6 °C	106 kt	6 h 21 min	2:28 am MDT (08:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 34 kt	+18 kt	-17 °C	102 kt	6 h 36 min	2:43 am MDT (08:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 50 kt	+32 kt	-29 °C	88 kt	7 h 39 min	3:46 am MDT (09:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 52 kt	+39 kt	-38 °C	81 kt	8 h 19 min	4:26 am MDT (10:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 44 kt	+35 kt	-50 °C	85 kt	7 h 55 min	4:02 am MDT (10:02 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
DAL	used from 0 nm out; 54 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
SPS	used from 149 nm out; 17 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°
AMA	used from 248 nm out; 87 nm from the line		190/28	220/26 14°	230/27 7°	250/24 -6°	250/32 -16°	240/51 -28°	250/52 -38°	250/51 -50°
TCC	used from 396 nm out; 37 nm from the line		200/26	200/28 14°	220/25 7°	230/28 -7°	240/41 -19°	240/62 -28°	250/61 -37°	250/49 -49°
ALS	used from 545 nm out; 57 nm from the line				210/32 5°	230/48 -8°	230/49 -20°	230/78 -30°	240/74 -36°	240/61 -47°
FMN	used from 644 nm out; 41 nm from the line			220/25 13°	220/28 4°	210/51 -9°	220/59 -21°	230/78 -30°	230/77 -36°	230/66 -46°

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
TYR Tyler, TX	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
HQZ Mesquite, TX	59 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	446 ft	01:55 UTC
ADS Dallas, TX	79 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18	13 mi	none	644 ft	01:47 UTC
SPS Wichita Falls, TX	178 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,019 ft	01:52 UTC
FDR Frederick, OK	218 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,258 ft	01:53 UTC
CDS Childress, TX	277 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,953 ft	01:53 UTC
AMA Amarillo, TX	356 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 19 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	none	3,606 ft	01:53 UTC
SKX Taos, NM	564 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				7,094 ft
PSO Pagosa Springs, CO	644 nm out, 20 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms	from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	7,663 ft	01:55 UTC
DRO Durango, CO	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms, light rain	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	6,689 ft	8:04 pm MDT (02:04 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,663 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DRO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:27 am MDT (07:27 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for DRO

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 7,000 feet (thunderheads)
From Sun 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC) and 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for TYR, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 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 south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

9/2934 DALLAS, TX 5 nm from the route, 79 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at TYR 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC), at DRO 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm MDT (01:04 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DRO is before sunrise there (7:15 am MDT (13:15 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 Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Tyler Pounds Regional, Durango-La Plata County.