Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field to Reno/Tahoe International BTR → RNO
1,499 nautical miles (1,725 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 299° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:23 am PDT (14:23 UTC). 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: 6 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 route from 719 to 939 nm out.
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.
- SIGMET W10W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1309 to 1399 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10W VALID UNTIL 0355Z NV FROM 70SW TWF-40NNW BVL-40SW ELY-30ESE OAL-40WNW OAL-70SW TWF AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 699 to 1339 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 729 to 789 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 789 to 939 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 839 to 1439 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). Near the route, 899 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1009 to 1369 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1019 to 1449 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1079 to 1199 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1349 to 1389 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 BTR.
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 13 forecast points nearest it (MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL, SPS, AMA, TCC, ALS, FMN, BCE, ELY, BAM, RNO). 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 17 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 12 h 17 min | 7:23 am PDT (14:23 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 18 kt | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 12 h 30 min | 7:36 am PDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | +5 kt | 11 °C | 115 kt | 13 h 02 min | 8:08 am PDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | +8 kt | 7 °C | 112 kt | 13 h 23 min | 8:29 am PDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +10 kt | 3 °C | 110 kt | 13 h 38 min | 8:44 am PDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | +11 kt | -1 °C | 109 kt | 13 h 45 min | 8:51 am PDT (15:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | +12 kt | -5 °C | 108 kt | 13 h 53 min | 8:59 am PDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 30 kt | +13 kt | -8 °C | 107 kt | 14 h 01 min | 9:07 am PDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 34 kt | +16 kt | -19 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 25 min | 9:31 am PDT (16:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 49 kt | +32 kt | -29 °C | 88 kt | 17 h 02 min | 12:08 pm PDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 49 kt | +35 kt | -37 °C | 85 kt | 17 h 38 min | 12:44 pm PDT (19:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 44 kt | +35 kt | -48 °C | 85 kt | 17 h 38 min | 12:44 pm PDT (19:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 81 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 18° | L/V 12° | 300/11 7° | 330/15 -4° | 320/22 -16° | 330/38 -32° | 350/47 -42° | 340/56 -52° |
| LCH | used from 50 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 190/6 | 180/8 18° | 170/13 12° | 220/12 7° | 290/10 -4° | 280/15 -14° | 320/30 -31° | 320/32 -40° | 320/39 -53° |
| SHV | used from 100 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 190/11 | 230/19 17° | 230/26 12° | 260/15 7° | 280/16 -4° | 300/17 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 300/31 -41° | 310/42 -52° |
| DAL | used from 250 nm out; 49 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 400 nm out; 16 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 500 nm out; 79 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 649 nm out; 22 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 799 nm out; 68 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 849 nm out; 57 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° | ||
| BCE | used from 1049 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| ELY | used from 1199 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 210/20 4° | 240/21 -1° | 230/37 -13° | 200/58 -25° | 220/73 -27° | 220/73 -36° | 220/69 -44° | ||
| BAM | used from 1349 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 270/8 4° | 230/27 -4° | 220/49 -18° | 210/52 -26° | 220/77 -29° | 220/71 -33° | 220/63 -43° | ||
| RNO | used from 1399 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 320/7 | 260/13 1° | 230/21 -7° | 210/38 -17° | 220/43 -26° | 230/54 -29° | 230/59 -32° | 230/54 -41° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | departure | no report just now | 69 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 90 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | 240 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| DTO Denton, TX | 350 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 642 ft | ||||
| CDS Childress, TX | 520 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 600 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| SKX Taos, NM | 809 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,094 ft | ||||
| FMN Farmington, NM | 929 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,506 ft | ||||
| BCE Bryce Canyon, UT | 1129 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 7,589 ft | ||||
| SPZ Silver Springs, NV | 1479 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,265 ft | ||||
| RNO Reno, NV | destination | no report just now | 4,414 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,589 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RNO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:23 am PDT (14:23 UTC)
RNO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 7 nm from the route, 320 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 330 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at BTR 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC), at RNO 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 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.
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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: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, Reno/Tahoe International.
