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Cedar City Regional to Blue Grass Airport CDC → LEX

1,345 nautical miles (1,548 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 080°, about 066° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:28 am EDT (13:28 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: 2 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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am MDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 319 to 409 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 130 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 488 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 229 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 468 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 239 to 399 nm out.
  • 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 478 to 967 nm out.
  • 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 last 140 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 CDC.

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

  • B733 at 20,000 ft, 6 nm north, 9:16 pm MDT (03:16 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 20,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-12. 289 nm along the route, 6 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    GUC UA /OV HBU/TM 0316/FL200/TP B733/SK SKC/TB OCNL LGT CHOP BLO 200/RM DURC ZDVWC-12
    Report
    a routine report filed through GUC
    Where
    over HBU
    Time
    03:16 UTC
    Height
    at 20,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B733
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    occasional light chop below 20,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the climb ZDVWC-12
  • E170 at 22,500 ft, 39 nm north, 11:06 pm MDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. 369 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
    Report
    a routine report filed through DEN
    Where
    57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
    Time
    05:06 UTC
    Height
    at 22,500 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 12 forecast points nearest it (BCE, GJT, ALS, PUB, GLD, GCK, SLN, MKC, COU, STL, EVV, LOU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft230° at 28 kt−22 kt142 kt9 h 28 min11:10 am EDT (15:10 UTC)
5,500 ft240° at 28 kt−24 kt21 °C144 kt9 h 20 min11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC)
7,500 ft240° at 25 kt−22 kt14 °C142 kt9 h 28 min11:10 am EDT (15:10 UTC)
9,500 ft240° at 21 kt−20 kt10 °C140 kt9 h 36 min11:18 am EDT (15:18 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 21 kt−20 kt6 °C140 kt9 h 36 min11:18 am EDT (15:18 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 22 kt−21 kt1 °C141 kt9 h 32 min11:14 am EDT (15:14 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 25 kt−23 kt-3 °C143 kt9 h 24 min11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 27 kt−25 kt-7 °C145 kt9 h 17 min10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 28 kt−26 kt-8 °C146 kt9 h 13 min10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 35 kt−33 kt-20 °C153 kt8 h 47 min10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 48 kt−48 kt-30 °C168 kt8 h9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 52 kt−53 kt-37 °C173 kt7 h 46 min9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 46 kt−48 kt-48 °C168 kt8 h9:42 am EDT (13:42 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
BCEused from 0 nm out; 21 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
GJTused from 149 nm out; 74 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
ALSused from 299 nm out; 62 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
PUBused from 349 nm out; 37 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
GLDused from 498 nm out; 46 nm from the line230/49230/42 15°220/26 8°240/18 -7°230/27 -21°240/62 -30°240/61 -35°250/57 -47°
GCKused from 548 nm out; 48 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
SLNused from 648 nm out; 58 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
MKCused from 797 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
COUused from 947 nm out; 17 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
STLused from 1046 nm out; 13 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
EVVused from 1146 nm out; 41 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
LOUused from 1246 nm out; 24 nm from the line310/18340/28 16°340/29 10°350/27 3°330/27 -7°340/39 -19°330/58 -33°330/67 -41°330/40 -49°

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
CDC Cedar City, UT departure no report just now 5,622 ft
BCE Bryce Canyon, UT 40 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line no report just now 7,589 ft
AIB Nucla, CO 219 nm out, 2 nm west of the line no report just now 5,945 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 399 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
PUB Pueblo, CO 409 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 4,729 ft
HYS Hays, KS 658 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line no report just now 1,999 ft
SLN Salina, KS 727 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,288 ft
IXD Olathe, KS 857 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,087 ft
JEF Jefferson City, MO 986 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 549 ft
BLV Belleville, IL 1096 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 459 ft
SDF Louisville, KY 1295 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 500 ft
LEX Lexington, KY destination no report just now 979 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 LEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC)

LEX 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 CDC 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 UTC), at LEX 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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 Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Cedar City Regional, Blue Grass Airport.