Mahlon Sweet Field to Canyonlands Regional EUG → CNY
685 nautical miles (788 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 113°, about 098° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:11 am MDT (12:11 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 218 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 109 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 278 to 357 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 347 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 347 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 218 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 109 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 EUG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 10,000 ft, 43 nm north, 9:25 pm PDT (04:25 UTC): no icing, remarks: during the descent runway 5. 79 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0425/FL100/TP B737/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURD RWY 5
- Report
- a routine report filed through RDM
- Where
- over RDM
- Time
- 04:25 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Temperature
- UNKN
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 5
- A321 at 31,000 ft, 29 nm southwest, 11:15 pm PDT (06:15 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: mountain wave zlc. 645 nm along the route, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CNY UA /OV HVE340015/TM 0615/FL310/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP /RM MTN WAVE /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through CNY
- Where
- 15 nm north (340°) of HVE
- Time
- 06:15 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- occasional light to moderate chop
- Remarks
- mountain wave zlc
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 6 forecast points nearest it (RDM, LKV, BAM, ELY, SLC, GJT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 050° at 5 kt | +3 kt | -1 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 51 min | 6:58 am MDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 1 kt | −1 kt | -2 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 40 min | 6:47 am MDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 3 kt | −2 kt | -3 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 37 min | 6:44 am MDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 9 kt | −7 kt | -5 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 24 min | 6:31 am MDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 10 kt | −7 kt | -9 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 24 min | 6:31 am MDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | −6 kt | -12 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 26 min | 6:33 am MDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | −5 kt | -15 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:36 am MDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 13 kt | −5 kt | -16 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:36 am MDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 10 kt | −5 kt | -26 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:36 am MDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 26 kt | −14 kt | -31 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 07 min | 6:14 am MDT (12:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 36 kt | −15 kt | -35 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 04 min | 6:11 am MDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 40 kt | −15 kt | -41 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 04 min | 6:11 am MDT (12:11 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDM | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 040/17 -1° | 030/31 -8° | 010/29 -12° | 010/61 -19° | 360/95 -25° | 360/82 -36° | 360/40 -37° | 310/19 -40° | |
| LKV | used from 149 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 010/8 -8° | 350/13 -11° | 340/21 -21° | 360/60 -26° | 350/37 -32° | 310/26 -35° | 260/25 -39° | ||
| BAM | used from 248 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 310/7 0° | 270/19 -7° | 200/38 -17° | 190/49 -28° | 220/69 -29° | 220/63 -33° | 230/48 -41° | ||
| ELY | used from 397 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| SLC | used from 447 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| GJT | used from 645 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUG Eugene, OR | departure | no report just now | 373 ft | ||||
| REO Rome, OR | 248 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,053 ft | ||||
| LWL Wells, NV | 407 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,769 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 457 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| PUC Price, UT | 615 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,957 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,579 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,957 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CNY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:11 am MDT (12:11 UTC)
CNY 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 EUG 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC), at CNY 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm MDT (01:10 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CNY is before sunrise there (7:25 am MDT (13:25 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
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: Mahlon Sweet Field, Canyonlands Regional.