Spokane International to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field GEG → HSV
1,580 nautical miles (1,818 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 108°, about 094° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 10 h at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:03 am CDT (16:03 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: 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 360 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 50 to 470 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 80 to 770 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 270 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 370 to 530 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 410 to 590 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 420 to 660 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 450 to 630 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 720 to 1210 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 10 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 GEG.
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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (GEG, LWS, GPI, DLN, BIL, RAP, BFF, ONL, GRI, OMA, MKC, COU, CGI, MEM, HSV). 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 | 220° at 14 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 13 h 03 min | 2:06 pm CDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 12 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 12 h 51 min | 1:54 pm CDT (18:54 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 12 h 45 min | 1:48 pm CDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 12 h 32 min | 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −7 kt | 0 °C | 127 kt | 12 h 26 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −9 kt | -4 °C | 129 kt | 12 h 15 min | 1:18 pm CDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −11 kt | -9 °C | 131 kt | 12 h 04 min | 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 23 kt | −11 kt | -10 °C | 131 kt | 12 h 04 min | 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 30 kt | −12 kt | -21 °C | 132 kt | 11 h 58 min | 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 37 kt | −21 kt | -34 °C | 141 kt | 11 h 12 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 46 kt | −34 kt | -39 °C | 154 kt | 10 h 16 min | 11:19 am CDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 48 kt | −38 kt | -47 °C | 158 kt | 10 h | 11:03 am CDT (16:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEG | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 080/16 -2° | 050/17 -7° | 080/9 -10° | 190/33 -21° | 180/31 -32° | L/V -35° | L/V -37° | 270/8 -40° | |
| LWS | used from 50 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| GPI | used from 100 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 070/19 -5° | 100/16 -7° | 080/10 -8° | 130/8 -19° | 170/37 -28° | 200/50 -40° | 210/43 -40° | 220/41 -42° | |
| DLN | used from 150 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 090/6 -6° | 240/22 -4° | 210/34 -16° | 210/62 -25° | 210/66 -34° | 210/82 -36° | 220/77 -42° | ||
| BIL | used from 300 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 080/13 | 180/9 -2° | 210/38 0° | 220/51 -11° | 210/46 -22° | 210/58 -35° | 230/73 -39° | 230/72 -45° | |
| RAP | used from 500 nm out; 124 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| BFF | used from 700 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 750 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| GRI | used from 850 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| OMA | used from 1000 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| MKC | used from 1050 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| COU | used from 1200 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| CGI | used from 1300 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 1450 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| HSV | used from 1500 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEG Spokane, WA | departure | no report just now | 2,385 ft | ||||
| MSO Missoula, MT | 150 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,205 ft | ||||
| BZN Bozeman, MT | 280 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,473 ft | ||||
| SHR Sheridan, WY | 470 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,021 ft | ||||
| BYG Buffalo, WY | 490 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,970 ft | ||||
| GRN Gordon, NE | 710 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,562 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 910 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 1080 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | 1110 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,027 ft | ||||
| PYN Piedmont, MO | 1340 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 466 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 1460 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | no report just now | 628 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,970 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:03 am CDT (16:03 UTC)
HSV 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 GEG 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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: Spokane International, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.