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Gainesville Regional to Salt Lake City International GNV → SLC

1,592 nautical miles (1,832 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 303°, about 307° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 2:41 pm MDT (20:41 UTC). Right now GNV is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 5 knots; SLC is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 7 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: 16 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 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 726 to 1154 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 448 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 1174 to 1562 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 1253 to 1462 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 219 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 149 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1442 nm along 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 GNV.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

urgent E75L at 9,000 ft, 22 nm south, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear + 20K 1000-1500 above ground on approach. 1343 nm along the route, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ASE UUA /OV ASE/TM 0430/FL090/TP E75L/RM LLWS +/- 20K 1000-1500 AGL ON APCH
```
Report
an urgent report filed through ASE
Where
over ASE
Time
04:30 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Remarks
low-level wind shear + 20K 1000-1500 above ground on approach
urgent B737 at 7,600 ft, 45 nm northeast, 11:22 pm EDT (03:22 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear 45 knots crosswind on final. 1383 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HDN UUA /OV HDN/TM 0322/FL076/TP B737/RM LLWS 45 KTS CROSSWIND ON FINAL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through HDN
Where
over HDN
Time
03:22 UTC
Height
at 7,600 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
low-level wind shear 45 knots crosswind on final
B738 at 37,000 ft, 7 nm north, 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC): light chop turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH353039/TM 0427/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
39 nm north (353°) of TLH
Time
04:27 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop
A320 descending, 46 nm north, 11:19 pm EDT (03:19 UTC): no turbulence up to 10,000 ft. 1253 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0319/FLDURD/TP A320/TB NEG BLO 100
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
03:19 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
no below 10,000 ft
E170 at 22,500 ft, 8 nm southwest, 1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. 1273 nm along the route, 8 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
05:06 UTC
Height
at 22,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13
BE20 at 16,000 ft, 16 nm south, 11:28 pm EDT (03:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, light rime icing, -3 °C, remarks: ZDVWC-11. 1383 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RIL UA /OV RIL/TM 0328/FL160/TP BE20/TA M03/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME/RM ZDVWC-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through RIL
Where
over RIL
Time
03:28 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Temperature
−3 °C
Turbulence
light chop
Icing
light rime
Remarks
ZDVWC-11
UAL2479 at 36,000 ft, 39 nm south, 11:11 pm EDT (03:11 UTC): no turbulence, wind 231° at 49 knots. 1383 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2479 3910N 10753W 0311 F360 231/049KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP

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 16 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, MGM, JAN, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, ICT, GAG, GCK, GLD, PUB, DEN, GJT, SLC). 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	240° at 18 kt	+11 kt	20 °C	109 kt	14 h 36 min	2:41 pm MDT (20:41 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	+14 kt	17 °C	106 kt	15 h 01 min	3:06 pm MDT (21:06 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+14 kt	13 °C	106 kt	15 h 01 min	3:06 pm MDT (21:06 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	+15 kt	9 °C	105 kt	15 h 10 min	3:15 pm MDT (21:15 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	+16 kt	5 °C	104 kt	15 h 18 min	3:23 pm MDT (21:23 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 22 kt	+15 kt	1 °C	105 kt	15 h 10 min	3:15 pm MDT (21:15 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 23 kt	+15 kt	-4 °C	105 kt	15 h 10 min	3:15 pm MDT (21:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 25 kt	+15 kt	-7 °C	105 kt	15 h 10 min	3:15 pm MDT (21:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 29 kt	+21 kt	-19 °C	99 kt	16 h 05 min	4:10 pm MDT (22:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 40 kt	+34 kt	-30 °C	86 kt	18 h 31 min	6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 42 kt	+38 kt	-38 °C	82 kt	19 h 25 min	7:30 pm MDT (01:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 37 kt	+35 kt	-49 °C	85 kt	18 h 44 min	6:49 pm MDT (00:49 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
JAX	used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°
TLH	used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
MGM	used from 199 nm out; 45 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
JAN	used from 348 nm out; 88 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
MEM	used from 448 nm out; 81 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°
LIT	used from 497 nm out; 67 nm from the line	220/21	230/17 16°	250/24 12°	260/15 7°	260/13 -5°	280/25 -16°	290/35 -30°	300/42 -40°	300/40 -52°
FSM	used from 647 nm out; 29 nm from the line	210/27	250/23 16°	250/20 13°	240/17 8°	250/18 -6°	260/31 -16°	280/42 -30°	280/44 -40°	290/38 -51°
TUL	used from 746 nm out; 19 nm from the line	210/37	240/29 17°	260/15 14°	260/11 7°	240/22 -6°	250/29 -16°	270/45 -29°	270/47 -40°	280/44 -50°
ICT	used from 846 nm out; 58 nm from the line	200/48	230/39 19°	240/24 14°	240/20 8°	240/22 -6°	250/31 -18°	250/61 -29°	260/58 -38°	270/54 -49°
GAG	used from 945 nm out; 66 nm from the line		220/40 19°	230/28 14°	240/23 8°	230/21 -6°	240/31 -19°	250/66 -29°	260/58 -38°	260/47 -49°
GCK	used from 995 nm out; 24 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
GLD	used from 1094 nm out; 70 nm from the line		230/49	230/42 15°	220/26 8°	240/18 -7°	230/27 -21°	240/62 -30°	240/61 -35°	250/57 -47°
PUB	used from 1144 nm out; 60 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
DEN	used from 1243 nm out; 50 nm from the line			240/21 14°	250/44 6°	220/49 -8°	220/49 -21°	230/54 -30°	240/57 -35°	240/49 -45°
GJT	used from 1343 nm out; 67 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°
SLC	used from 1492 nm out; 75 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°

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
GNV Gainesville, FL	departure	VFR	from the west (270°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
LCQ Lake City, FL	30 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	05:55 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	189 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
GWO Greenwood, MS	458 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	162 ft	05:53 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	587 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west (280°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	05:53 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	786 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	638 ft	05:53 UTC
SWO Stillwater, OK	836 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,000 ft	05:53 UTC
GCK Garden City, KS	1045 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 19 knots	10+ mi	none	2,890 ft	05:54 UTC
COS Colorado Springs, CO	1234 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 18,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	6,187 ft	05:54 UTC
EGE Eagle, CO	1353 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	6,547 ft	05:56 UTC
HCR Heber, UT	1562 nm out, 11 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,500 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet	calm	9 mi	4,500 ft	5,636 ft	05:55 UTC
SLC Salt Lake City, UT	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,700 feet, a few clouds at 4,400 feet, overcast at 17,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	17,000 ft	4,230 ft	11:54 pm MDT (05:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,547 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:41 pm MDT (20:41 UTC)

Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SLC

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC) and 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 25, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet

The forecast for GNV, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 1273 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Gainesville Regional, Salt Lake City International.