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St. Louis Downtown Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International CPS → SEA

1,496 nautical miles (1,722 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 301°, about 301° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:54 am PDT (15:54 UTC). Right now CPS is VFR, wind calm; SEA is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 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: 6 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 1C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 728 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    SD ND MT WY
    FROM 30WSW DIK-50NW DPR-60WNW RAP-50ENE SHR-30WSW DIK
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 190 to 399 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 618 to 858 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 748 to 1147 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 768 to 987 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, 848 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 848 to 967 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 848 to 1267 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 977 to 1436 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1047 to 1247 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 150 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 CPS.

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 15 forecast points nearest it (STL, COU, MKC, DSM, OMA, GRI, ONL, PIR, RAP, BIL, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 13 kt−2 kt15 °C122 kt12 h 16 min8:54 am PDT (15:54 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 11 kt−1 kt10 °C121 kt12 h 22 min9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 9 kt+1 kt6 °C119 kt12 h 34 min9:12 am PDT (16:12 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 12 kt+3 kt2 °C117 kt12 h 47 min9:25 am PDT (16:25 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 16 kt+5 kt-1 °C115 kt13 h 01 min9:39 am PDT (16:39 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 17 kt+6 kt-5 °C114 kt13 h 07 min9:45 am PDT (16:45 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 19 kt+8 kt-9 °C112 kt13 h 21 min9:59 am PDT (16:59 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 20 kt+9 kt-12 °C111 kt13 h 29 min10:07 am PDT (17:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 23 kt+10 kt-23 °C110 kt13 h 36 min10:14 am PDT (17:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 31 kt+19 kt-35 °C101 kt14 h 49 min11:27 am PDT (18:27 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 42 kt+31 kt-39 °C89 kt16 h 49 min1:27 pm PDT (20:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 47 kt+36 kt-45 °C84 kt17 h 49 min2:27 pm PDT (21:27 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
STLused from 0 nm out; 12 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°
COUused from 50 nm out; 40 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°
MKCused from 150 nm out; 78 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°
DSMused from 199 nm out; 73 nm from the line230/40250/33 17°250/18 12°240/17 5°260/28 -8°270/34 -19°260/41 -33°260/55 -41°270/62 -51°
OMAused from 249 nm out; 38 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
GRIused from 349 nm out; 60 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
ONLused from 399 nm out; 35 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°
PIRused from 549 nm out; 94 nm from the line170/22 19°190/25 13°210/32 6°240/23 -9°250/32 -21°250/38 -36°260/44 -40°260/52 -47°
RAPused from 598 nm out; 51 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
BILused from 798 nm out; 108 nm from the line080/13180/9 -2°210/38 0°220/51 -11°210/46 -22°210/58 -35°230/73 -39°230/72 -45°
DLNused from 997 nm out; 65 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
LWSused from 1147 nm out; 101 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
GEGused from 1297 nm out; 48 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°
YKMused from 1347 nm out; 60 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
SEAused from 1446 nm out; 25 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -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
CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL departure VFR calm 10+ mi none 412 ft 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
SUS St Louis, MO 20 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 463 ft 02:54 UTC
ICL Clarinda, IA 259 nm out, 0 nm north of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 995 ft 03:15 UTC
OMA Omaha, NE 309 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots 10+ mi 25,000 ft 984 ft 02:52 UTC
ANW Ainsworth, NE 509 nm out, 0 nm northeast of the line VFR from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 2,588 ft 03:15 UTC
CUT Custer, SD 678 nm out, 4 nm west of the line VFR from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots 9 mi none 5,619 ft 02:53 UTC
GCC Gillette, WY 768 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots 8 mi 600 ft 4,365 ft 03:22 UTC
BZN Bozeman, MT 1027 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet, overcast at 800 feet Weather: light snow, mist calm 1.25 mi 200 ft 4,473 ft 03:26 UTC
HRF Hamilton, MT 1157 nm out, 4 nm east of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light snow, mist from the north (350°) at 7 knots 1.5 mi 300 ft 3,635 ft 03:15 UTC
LWS Lewiston, ID 1267 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 6,000 ft 1,442 ft 02:56 UTC
MWH Moses Lake, WA 1376 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,500 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 11,000 ft 1,188 ft 02:52 UTC
SEA Seattle, WA destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 432 ft 7:53 pm PDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,619 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:54 am PDT (15:54 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SEA
  • From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
  • From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for CPS, the departure
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist
  • From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 100 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at CPS 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · 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: St. Louis Downtown Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International.