Valley International to Reno/Tahoe International HRL → RNO
1,364 nautical miles (1,570 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:04 am PDT (17:04 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 TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 687 to 1185 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 767 to 976 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 886 to 1225 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 896 to 996 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 976 to 1135 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. 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 HRL.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (BRO, LRD, DRT, MRF, ELP, ABQ, PHX, PRC, LAS, ELY, BIH, 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 | 190° at 11 kt | −5 kt | 10 °C | 125 kt | 10 h 55 min | 10:04 am PDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 14 °C | 124 kt | 11 h | 10:09 am PDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 10 °C | 124 kt | 11 h | 10:09 am PDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 200° at 18 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 11 h | 10:09 am PDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | −4 kt | 3 °C | 124 kt | 11 h | 10:09 am PDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −2 kt | -1 °C | 122 kt | 11 h 11 min | 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 210° at 30 kt | 0 | -5 °C | 120 kt | 11 h 22 min | 10:31 am PDT (17:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 34 kt | +1 kt | -9 °C | 119 kt | 11 h 28 min | 10:37 am PDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 41 kt | +4 kt | -18 °C | 116 kt | 11 h 46 min | 10:55 am PDT (17:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 46 kt | +6 kt | -28 °C | 114 kt | 11 h 58 min | 11:07 am PDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 45 kt | +12 kt | -36 °C | 108 kt | 12 h 38 min | 11:47 am PDT (18:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 35 kt | +13 kt | -47 °C | 107 kt | 12 h 45 min | 11:54 am PDT (18:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 150/22 | 160/18 18° | 160/13 14° | 150/9 10° | 050/5 -3° | L/V -15° | 100/13 -29° | 120/15 -40° | 080/9 -52° |
| LRD | used from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 150/27 | 170/24 17° | 170/20 14° | 180/12 10° | 230/19 -4° | 160/10 -14° | 130/10 -28° | 110/7 -39° | 010/22 -51° |
| DRT | used from 199 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| MRF | used from 349 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 210/17 15° | 220/10 9° | 240/16 -4° | 230/27 -13° | 230/30 -27° | 250/28 -38° | 270/24 -50° | ||
| ELP | used from 498 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 697 nm out; 123 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| PHX | used from 747 nm out; 142 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| PRC | used from 797 nm out; 112 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| LAS | used from 996 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| ELY | used from 1145 nm out; 106 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° | ||
| BIH | used from 1195 nm out; 82 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| RNO | used from 1295 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 010/9 | 320/10 -2° | 210/23 -9° | 210/34 -19° | 220/36 -25° | 230/31 -29° | 230/41 -33° | 230/38 -42° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL Harlingen, TX | departure | no report just now | 36 ft | ||||
| LRD Laredo, TX | 129 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 508 ft | ||||
| VHN Van Horn, TX | 478 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,956 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 657 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 767 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 7,055 ft | ||||
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 946 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,608 ft | ||||
| TPH Tonopah, NV | 1215 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,430 ft | ||||
| SPZ Silver Springs, NV | 1344 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,265 ft | ||||
| RNO Reno, NV | destination | no report just now | 4,414 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 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, 10:04 am PDT (17:04 UTC)
RNO 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 HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC), at RNO 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 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: Valley International, Reno/Tahoe International.