Plan a flight · Mon 2:29 am CDT (07:29 UTC)

Austin-Bergstrom International to Salt Lake City International AUS → SLC

943 nautical miles (1,085 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 316°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:38 am MDT (14:38 UTC). Right now AUS is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 3 knots; SLC is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 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: 3,574 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 C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 546 to 606 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120655
MKCC WST 120655
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C
VALID UNTIL 0855Z
CO NM
FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB
DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
```
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 496 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 477 to 655 nm out.
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 635 to 725 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 665 to 913 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 218 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 159 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 AUS.

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

PC12 at 14,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 1:06 am CDT (06:06 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 417 nm along the route, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVN UA /OV TXO260060/TM 0606/FL140/TP PC12/TB MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVN
Where
60 nm west (260°) of TXO
Time
06:06 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs
PC12 at 11,000 ft, 44 nm southwest, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 655 nm along the route, 44 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BASE117
Turbulence
continuous light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36
E170 at 4,800 ft, 22 nm northeast, 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 4,800 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc. 754 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT/TM 0631/FL048/TP E170/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAV Y 11 LGJT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
over GJT
Time
06:31 UTC
Height
at 4,800 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc
PC12 at 12,000 ft, 5 nm southwest, 2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, 4 °C, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-11. 774 nm along the route, 5 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV JNC237019/TM 0708/FL120/TP PC12/TA 04/TB OCNL LGT/IC NEG/RM IMC. ZDVWC-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
19 nm southwest (237°) of JNC
Time
07:08 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
4 °C
Turbulence
occasional light
Icing
none
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-11

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 8 forecast points nearest it (SAT, ABI, LBB, TCC, ALS, FMN, GJT, SLC). 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	−12 kt	17 °C	132 kt	7 h 09 min	8:38 am MDT (14:38 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 26 kt	−9 kt	18 °C	129 kt	7 h 19 min	8:48 am MDT (14:48 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 26 kt	−4 kt	12 °C	124 kt	7 h 36 min	9:05 am MDT (15:05 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	+1 kt	8 °C	119 kt	7 h 55 min	9:24 am MDT (15:24 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+3 kt	4 °C	117 kt	8 h 04 min	9:33 am MDT (15:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 31 kt	+2 kt	0 °C	118 kt	7 h 59 min	9:28 am MDT (15:28 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 33 kt	+1 kt	-5 °C	119 kt	7 h 55 min	9:24 am MDT (15:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 35 kt	0	-8 °C	120 kt	7 h 52 min	9:21 am MDT (15:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 43 kt	+2 kt	-19 °C	118 kt	7 h 59 min	9:28 am MDT (15:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 54 kt	+12 kt	-28 °C	108 kt	8 h 44 min	10:13 am MDT (16:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 53 kt	+18 kt	-36 °C	102 kt	9 h 15 min	10:44 am MDT (16:44 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 44 kt	+17 kt	-47 °C	103 kt	9 h 09 min	10:38 am MDT (16:38 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
SAT	used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line	150/26	180/18 19°	180/18 14°	200/14 9°	230/16 -6°	210/9 -13°	270/8 -29°	280/6 -39°	340/19 -51°
ABI	used from 99 nm out; 47 nm from the line		200/31 17°	210/21 15°	240/15 9°	250/14 -4°	250/24 -14°	250/36 -28°	270/35 -38°	290/41 -50°
LBB	used from 248 nm out; 24 nm from the line		200/36 18°	220/19 15°	240/20 8°	230/24 -4°	240/37 -16°	250/57 -28°	250/51 -38°	270/47 -50°
TCC	used from 347 nm out; 51 nm from the line		210/42	230/33 14°	230/32 6°	220/35 -6°	230/49 -19°	240/72 -27°	250/62 -36°	250/52 -48°
ALS	used from 496 nm out; 80 nm from the line				230/37 4°	220/54 -9°	230/62 -22°	240/77 -26°	240/74 -33°	230/59 -45°
FMN	used from 645 nm out; 79 nm from the line			220/28 9°	220/40 2°	220/53 -10°	220/62 -22°	230/79 -28°	240/91 -34°	230/71 -45°
GJT	used from 695 nm out; 43 nm from the line			210/43 7°	230/45 1°	220/49 -12°	220/62 -22°	220/59 -28°	230/60 -33°	220/55 -45°
SLC	used from 844 nm out; 74 nm from the line		200/5	230/8 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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
AUS Austin, TX	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	541 ft	1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC)
GTU Georgetown, TX	20 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, overcast at 20,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	20,000 ft	789 ft	06:55 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	169 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	06:52 UTC
SWW Sweetwater, TX	199 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	reported, no category	from the south (180°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	2,379 ft	07:15 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX	298 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	06:53 UTC
TCC Tucumcari, NM	427 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	4,064 ft	06:53 UTC
AXX Angel Fire, NM	536 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	8,379 ft	07:15 UTC
PSO Pagosa Springs, CO	635 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,300 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	7,663 ft	07:15 UTC
GJT Grand Junction, CO	754 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	4,861 ft	06:53 UTC
PVU Provo, UT	913 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 4,900 feet	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	4,900 ft	4,496 ft	06:56 UTC
SLC Salt Lake City, UT	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,300 feet, scattered clouds at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 13,000 feet, overcast at 17,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	13,000 ft	4,230 ft	12:54 am MDT (06:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 8,379 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, 8:38 am MDT (14:38 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 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 AUS, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 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 AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 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

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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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Salt Lake City International.