Dubois Municipal to Reno/Tahoe International DUB → RNO
514 nautical miles (591 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 245°, about 235° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 11:43 pm PDT (06:43 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DUB is IFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25; RNO is VFR, wind from the west (270°) 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: 1 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 W10W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm MDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 277 to 306 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 148 nm of the route.
- 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 first 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 454 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 425 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 79 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 316 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 DUB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- S22T at 15,000 ft, 40 nm northwest, 7:47 pm MDT (01:47 UTC): moderate rime icing above 15,000 ft, -5 °C. At the departure end, 40 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
JAC UA /OV DNW010020/TM 0147/FL150/TP S22T/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 150 /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAC
- Where
- 20 nm north (010°) of DNW
- Time
- 01:47 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- S22T
- Temperature
- −5 °C
- Icing
- moderate rime at 15,000 ft zlc
- A320 descending, 23 nm northwest, 6:54 pm MDT (00:54 UTC): overcast above 7,500 ft, remarks: braking action good during the descent runway 19. 40 nm along the route, 23 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
JAC UA /OV JAC/TM 0054/FLUNKN/TP A320/SK OVC075/RM BRAKING ACTION GOOD DURD RY19
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAC
- Where
- over JAC
- Time
- 00:54 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- A320
- Sky
- overcast from 7,500 ft
- Remarks
- braking action good during the descent runway 19
- PC12 at 15,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 5:47 pm MDT (23:47 UTC): light rime icing above 15,000 ft. 59 nm along the route, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
JAC UA /OV JAC200025/TM 2347/FL150/TP PC12/IC LGT RIME 150 /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAC
- Where
- 25 nm south (200°) of JAC
- Time
- 23:47 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Icing
- light rime at 15,000 ft zlc
- B38M descending, 9 nm south, 7:28 pm MDT (01:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent runway 35L rno. At the destination end, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
RNO UA /OV KRNO167009/TM 0128/FLUNKN/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY35L RNO
- Report
- a routine report filed through RNO
- Where
- 9 nm south (167°) of KRNO
- Time
- 01:28 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 35L rno
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 4 forecast points nearest it (LND, PIH, 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 | 280° at 9 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 4 h 33 min | 11:43 pm PDT (06:43 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 4 h 35 min | 11:45 pm PDT (06:45 UTC) | |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 10 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 40 min | 11:50 pm PDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 0 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 54 min | 12:04 am PDT (07:04 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | +23 kt | -4 °C | 97 kt | 5 h 18 min | 12:28 am PDT (07:28 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | +30 kt | -8 °C | 90 kt | 5 h 43 min | 12:53 am PDT (07:53 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 210° at 44 kt | +37 kt | -11 °C | 83 kt | 6 h 12 min | 1:22 am PDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 51 kt | +42 kt | -14 °C | 78 kt | 6 h 35 min | 1:45 am PDT (08:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 50 kt | +40 kt | -24 °C | 80 kt | 6 h 26 min | 1:36 am PDT (08:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 210° at 65 kt | +56 kt | -31 °C | 64 kt | 8 h 02 min | 3:12 am PDT (10:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 70 kt | +66 kt | -35 °C | 54 kt | 9 h 31 min | 4:41 am PDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 65 kt | +63 kt | -43 °C | 57 kt | 9 h 01 min | 4:11 am PDT (11:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LND | used from 0 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| PIH | used from 49 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 270/10 | 270/13 1° | 210/16 -2° | 200/56 -11° | 200/51 -23° | 200/68 -33° | 220/77 -37° | 230/73 -44° | |
| BAM | used from 247 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 444 nm out; 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUB Dubois, WY | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 7,298 ft | 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC) |
| JAC Jackson, WY | 40 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 3,100 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist | variable at 4 knots | 4 mi | 2,200 ft | 6,451 ft | 02:03 UTC |
| AFO Afton, WY | 69 nm out, 22 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,300 feet Weather: light drizzle | from the east (100°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 3,300 ft | 6,220 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| PIH Pocatello, ID | 128 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet Weather: light rain | from the west-southwest (250°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 7,500 ft | 4,451 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| BYI Burley, ID | 188 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 5,000 ft | 4,153 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| EKO Elko, NV | 316 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,600 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 5,139 ft | 01:56 UTC |
| BAM Battle Mountain, NV | 365 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 19 knots, gusting to 24 | 10+ mi | 7,000 ft | 4,536 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| LOL Lovelock, NV | 444 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the north-northeast (030°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,907 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| SPZ Silver Springs, NV | 494 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,265 ft | ||||
| RNO Reno, NV | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,500 feet | from the west (270°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,414 ft | 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 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, 11:43 pm PDT (06:43 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for RNO
- From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 5,000 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 DUB 6:40 pm MDT (00:40 UTC), at RNO 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RNO is before sunrise there (7:05 am PDT (14:05 UTC)).
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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: Dubois Municipal, Reno/Tahoe International.