Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport XNA → ABQ
604 nautical miles (695 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 267°, about 266° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 1:43 am MDT (07:43 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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
- 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 119 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 139 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 119 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 10 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 XNA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 (TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ). 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 | 200° at 28 kt | +11 kt | 19 °C | 109 kt | 5 h 32 min | 1:43 am MDT (07:43 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 27 kt | +13 kt | 16 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 39 min | 1:50 am MDT (07:50 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +18 kt | 14 °C | 102 kt | 5 h 55 min | 2:06 am MDT (08:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +19 kt | 10 °C | 101 kt | 5 h 59 min | 2:10 am MDT (08:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +20 kt | 6 °C | 100 kt | 6 h 02 min | 2:13 am MDT (08:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +22 kt | 2 °C | 98 kt | 6 h 10 min | 2:21 am MDT (08:21 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | +24 kt | -3 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 18 min | 2:29 am MDT (08:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 27 kt | +25 kt | -6 °C | 95 kt | 6 h 21 min | 2:32 am MDT (08:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 33 kt | +32 kt | -17 °C | 88 kt | 6 h 52 min | 3:03 am MDT (09:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 50 kt | +48 kt | -29 °C | 72 kt | 8 h 23 min | 4:34 am MDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 51 kt | +51 kt | -38 °C | 69 kt | 8 h 45 min | 4:56 am MDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 45 kt | +46 kt | -50 °C | 74 kt | 8 h 10 min | 4:21 am MDT (10:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUL | used from 0 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| OKC | used from 149 nm out; 42 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° |
| GAG | used from 198 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 297 nm out; 51 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; 40 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 545 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/28 13° | 210/28 5° | 210/44 -7° | 230/46 -20° | 230/80 -28° | 240/74 -35° | 240/58 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | departure | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| GCM Claremore, OK | 59 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 733 ft | ||||
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 79 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 677 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 139 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| JWG Watonga, OK | 198 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,551 ft | ||||
| HHF Canadian, TX | 297 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,396 ft | ||||
| BGD Borger, TX | 347 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,055 ft | ||||
| DUX Dumas, TX | 376 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,706 ft | ||||
| TCC Tucumcari, NM | 456 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,064 ft | ||||
| SXU Santa Rosa, NM | 505 nm out, 24 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,791 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | no report just now | 5,354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,354 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:43 am MDT (07:43 UTC)
ABQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at ABQ 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm MDT (01:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ABQ is before sunrise there (7:09 am MDT (13:09 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: Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport, Albuquerque International Sunport.