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Lovell Field to Harry Reid International CHA → LAS

1,458 nautical miles (1,678 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 281°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 6:54 am PDT (13:54 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: 131 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 W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 949 to 1179 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 1339 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 120 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 539 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 400 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1189 to 1229 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 210 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 200 nm of the route.
  • 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 1299 to 1388 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 CHA.

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 14 forecast points nearest it (HSV, MEM, LIT, SGF, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ALS, FMN, BCE, LAS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 18 kt+9 kt16 °C111 kt13 h 08 min6:54 am PDT (13:54 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 17 kt+12 kt15 °C108 kt13 h 30 min7:16 am PDT (14:16 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 19 kt+18 kt12 °C102 kt14 h 18 min8:04 am PDT (15:04 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 22 kt+20 kt8 °C100 kt14 h 35 min8:21 am PDT (15:21 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 22 kt+21 kt4 °C99 kt14 h 44 min8:30 am PDT (15:30 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 23 kt+22 kt0 °C98 kt14 h 53 min8:39 am PDT (15:39 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 25 kt+23 kt-4 °C97 kt15 h 02 min8:48 am PDT (15:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 26 kt+24 kt-8 °C96 kt15 h 11 min8:57 am PDT (15:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 29 kt+28 kt-18 °C92 kt15 h 51 min9:37 am PDT (16:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 43 kt+43 kt-30 °C77 kt18 h 56 min12:42 pm PDT (19:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 43 kt+45 kt-38 °C75 kt19 h 26 min1:12 pm PDT (20:12 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 40 kt+42 kt-49 °C78 kt18 h 42 min12:28 pm PDT (19:28 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
HSVused from 0 nm out; 60 nm from the line290/15330/34 16°330/38 11°330/40 5°320/36 -7°320/31 -18°320/44 -34°330/53 -41°330/34 -48°
MEMused from 150 nm out; 69 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -50°
LITused from 300 nm out; 75 nm from the line220/12250/12 17°250/18 12°260/22 6°310/14 -5°310/25 -17°310/40 -31°310/38 -41°310/46 -52°
SGFused from 350 nm out; 80 nm from the line210/21210/21 16°240/28 12°260/24 7°280/21 -6°280/26 -18°290/38 -31°290/37 -41°300/49 -52°
FSMused from 400 nm out; 54 nm from the line200/18210/19 15°230/22 13°250/18 7°270/20 -5°280/24 -16°280/35 -30°290/37 -40°300/40 -52°
TULused from 450 nm out; 52 nm from the line200/27210/28 15°240/24 13°250/19 8°250/28 -6°260/25 -16°270/34 -30°280/41 -39°280/41 -52°
OKCused from 599 nm out; 62 nm from the line190/29200/29 16°230/22 14°240/17 9°240/28 -6°250/35 -15°270/42 -29°270/43 -39°280/38 -51°
GAGused from 649 nm out; 41 nm from the line190/34 19°240/27 14°240/26 8°240/24 -6°240/29 -16°250/50 -28°250/50 -39°260/46 -50°
AMAused from 799 nm out; 82 nm from the line190/28220/26 14°230/27 7°250/24 -6°250/32 -16°240/51 -28°250/52 -38°250/51 -50°
TCCused from 849 nm out; 87 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
ALSused from 949 nm out; 62 nm from the line210/32 5°230/48 -8°230/49 -20°230/78 -30°240/74 -36°240/61 -47°
FMNused from 1049 nm out; 50 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
BCEused from 1249 nm out; 89 nm from the line210/47 0°200/50 -12°220/31 -23°220/56 -26°220/58 -35°230/58 -45°
LASused from 1349 nm out; 85 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°

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
CHA Chattanooga, TN departure no report just now 682 ft
APT Jasper, TN 20 nm out, 2 nm south of the line no report just now 641 ft
MKL Jackson, TN 190 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 434 ft
BVX Batesville, AR 320 nm out, 11 nm south of the line no report just now 465 ft
ASG Springdale, AR 440 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,352 ft
WDG Enid, OK 619 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,167 ft
PYX Perryton, TX 759 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 2,918 ft
SKX Taos, NM 999 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 7,094 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 1119 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 1319 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
LAS Las Vegas, NV destination no report just now 2,183 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,094 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LAS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:54 am PDT (13:54 UTC)

LAS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at LAS 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 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 lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Lovell Field, Harry Reid International.