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Albany International to Salt Lake City International ALB → SLC

1,699 nautical miles (1,955 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 279°, about 292° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 3:41 pm MDT (21:41 UTC). Right now ALB is IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots; SLC is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 9 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: 1 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

  • SIGMET 8C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 1349 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    NE SD WY
    FROM 50WNW RAP-20SSW RAP-60NW BFF-40ENE DDY-50WNW RAP
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 510 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 40 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 160 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 120 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 680 to 1269 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1139 to 1289 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 1279 to 1659 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 370 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 route from 1379 to 1549 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 250 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 240 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1459 to 1549 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 ALB.

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 02:00–09:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, TVC, MKG, GRB, LSE, MCW, FSD, ONL, BFF, RKS, SLC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 16 kt+14 kt20 °C106 kt16 h 02 min3:50 pm MDT (21:50 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 13 kt+13 kt14 °C107 kt15 h 53 min3:41 pm MDT (21:41 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 15 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt16 h 02 min3:50 pm MDT (21:50 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 16 kt+15 kt7 °C105 kt16 h 11 min3:59 pm MDT (21:59 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 17 kt+16 kt3 °C104 kt16 h 20 min4:08 pm MDT (22:08 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 18 kt+18 kt-2 °C102 kt16 h 39 min4:27 pm MDT (22:27 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 19 kt+20 kt-6 °C100 kt16 h 59 min4:47 pm MDT (22:47 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 21 kt+22 kt-10 °C98 kt17 h 20 min5:08 pm MDT (23:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 27 kt+28 kt-22 °C92 kt18 h 28 min6:16 pm MDT (00:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 32 kt+34 kt-34 °C86 kt19 h 45 min7:33 pm MDT (01:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 42 kt+44 kt-41 °C76 kt22 h 21 min10:09 pm MDT (04:09 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 51 kt+53 kt-49 °C67 kt25 h 21 min1:09 am MDT (07:09 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ALBused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line120/9270/8 10°L/V 5°260/9 1°260/34 -10°250/42 -22°240/57 -35°240/70 -42°240/65 -50°
SYRused from 50 nm out; 29 nm from the line280/13350/18 10°340/10 6°300/15 1°280/17 -12°270/16 -23°280/25 -38°250/40 -42°240/53 -50°
BUFused from 150 nm out; 45 nm from the line320/10010/16 10°360/10 6°340/13 2°330/22 -11°300/25 -23°320/31 -38°300/29 -44°280/36 -50°
CLEused from 350 nm out; 123 nm from the line340/7010/16 13°350/18 8°350/20 3°340/31 -10°340/46 -21°340/54 -37°330/62 -44°340/65 -49°
TVCused from 400 nm out; 119 nm from the line260/31280/22 15°290/18 10°270/13 2°290/25 -10°300/35 -21°310/52 -37°320/59 -47°300/84 -54°
MKGused from 450 nm out; 75 nm from the line260/22290/16 15°300/11 10°290/5 3°300/26 -9°300/32 -20°320/48 -36°320/61 -45°310/74 -53°
GRBused from 600 nm out; 57 nm from the line250/36270/23 16°270/14 9°240/18 4°280/26 -9°280/29 -20°290/42 -36°290/51 -45°290/72 -55°
LSEused from 700 nm out; 46 nm from the line230/40240/24 17°240/13 10°250/13 6°280/22 -9°250/28 -21°250/41 -34°260/42 -44°270/62 -53°
MCWused from 800 nm out; 35 nm from the line220/44250/30 17°230/14 12°240/17 6°250/22 -8°270/29 -20°250/34 -34°260/52 -43°260/59 -51°
FSDused from 949 nm out; 38 nm from the line190/9230/30 18°240/23 13°240/20 6°260/22 -9°250/31 -21°250/43 -36°260/49 -43°270/53 -47°
ONLused from 1049 nm out; 36 nm from the line210/31 20°230/27 13°230/18 7°220/19 -8°240/26 -20°250/44 -35°270/52 -39°260/57 -47°
BFFused from 1199 nm out; 97 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
RKSused from 1449 nm out; 86 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
SLCused from 1649 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/5230/8 2°220/20 -2°210/40 -12°190/53 -25°210/62 -30°220/69 -34°220/64 -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
ALB Albany, NY departure IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist from the north (360°) at 5 knots 6 mi 600 ft 284 ft 12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)
SYR Syracuse, NY 100 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 4,200 feet Weather: light rain from the east (100°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 400 ft 421 ft 04:54 UTC
ROC Rochester, NY 170 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 6,500 ft 558 ft 04:54 UTC
MBS Saginaw, MI 450 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 668 ft 04:53 UTC
MKG Muskegon, MI 550 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower reported, no category from the south (170°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 628 ft 04:55 UTC
MSN Madison, WI 680 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 886 ft 04:53 UTC
SHL Sheldon, IA 969 nm out, 4 nm east of the line VFR from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots 9 mi none 1,419 ft 05:35 UTC
AGZ Wagner, SD 1069 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet from the north (350°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,477 ft 05:35 UTC
GUR Guernsey, WY 1359 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 16,000 feet from the east (080°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 4,401 ft 05:24 UTC
RWL Rawlins, WY 1479 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 6,816 ft 13:53 UTC
RKS Rock Springs, WY 1559 nm out, 11 nm north of the line marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,100 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet from the west (260°) at 11 knots 10+ mi 1,500 ft 6,764 ft 05:39 UTC
SLC Salt Lake City, UT destination VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 13,000 feet, overcast at 16,000 feet from the east (100°) at 9 knots 10+ mi 13,000 ft 4,230 ft 10:54 pm MDT (04:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,816 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:41 pm MDT (21:41 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 11 knots, 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 SLC
  • From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
  • 30% chance between Mon 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC) and 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 25, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
The forecast for ALB, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet
  • At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 500 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,000 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 ALB 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC), at SLC 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Albany International, Salt Lake City International.