Spokane International to Montrose Regional GEG → MTJ
690 nautical miles (794 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 139°, about 125° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 10:46 am MDT (16:46 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 18,000 ft. Over the first 217 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 168 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 661 nm of the route.
- 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 118 to 365 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 227 to 661 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the last 197 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 493 to 641 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 611 to 661 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 39 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 08:00–15:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (GEG, LWS, DLN, PIH, SLC, RKS, 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 | 080° at 3 kt | +1 kt | -2 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 48 min | 10:46 am MDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 9 kt | +5 kt | -1 °C | 115 kt | 6 h | 10:58 am MDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +8 kt | -1 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 10 min | 11:08 am MDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | +8 kt | -4 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 10 min | 11:08 am MDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | +9 kt | -7 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 13 min | 11:11 am MDT (17:11 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | +11 kt | -12 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 20 min | 11:18 am MDT (17:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 30 kt | +13 kt | -16 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 27 min | 11:25 am MDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 30 kt | +14 kt | -17 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 31 min | 11:29 am MDT (17:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 42 kt | +14 kt | -27 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 31 min | 11:29 am MDT (17:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 53 kt | +15 kt | -32 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 34 min | 11:32 am MDT (17:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 56 kt | +13 kt | -36 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 27 min | 11:25 am MDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 53 kt | +11 kt | -43 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 20 min | 11:18 am MDT (17:18 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 060/7 -2° | 070/12 -6° | 050/8 -8° | 120/11 -21° | 110/18 -33° | 030/22 -37° | 040/6 -38° | 240/7 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 49 nm out; 33 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| DLN | used from 148 nm out; 97 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 296 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| SLC | used from 444 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 200/16 | 210/23 4° | 220/34 -3° | 210/40 -16° | 220/66 -23° | 220/64 -31° | 220/57 -36° | 220/50 -43° | |
| RKS | used from 493 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 250/9 | 230/21 -1° | 210/43 -14° | 220/59 -23° | 220/55 -32° | 220/53 -35° | 220/48 -44° | ||
| GJT | used from 542 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEG Spokane, WA | departure | no report just now | 2,385 ft | ||||
| PUW Pullman/Moscow, WA | 49 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,566 ft | ||||
| GIC Grangeville, ID | 118 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,313 ft | ||||
| SMN Salmon, ID | 207 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,044 ft | ||||
| LLJ Challis, ID | 227 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,075 ft | ||||
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | 335 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,743 ft | ||||
| PIH Pocatello, ID | 355 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,451 ft | ||||
| FBR Fort Bridger, WY | 483 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,038 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 552 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 641 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| MTJ Montrose, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,758 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,038 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MTJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:46 am MDT (16:46 UTC)
MTJ 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 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC), at MTJ 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm MDT (01:03 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, Montrose Regional.