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Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to Seattle Paine Field International ICT → PAE

1,248 nautical miles (1,436 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 303° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:31 am PDT (13:31 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: 28 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 2C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 409 to 509 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NE CO WY
    FROM 40SE CZI-30WNW BFF-30SSE LAR-70NW LAR-40SE CZI
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 first 300 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 290 to 679 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 350 to 749 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 449 to 699 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 539 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 549 to 809 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 559 to 1019 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 589 to 859 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 799 to 999 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 819 to 1188 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 160 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 ICT.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (ICT, SLN, GCK, GLD, BFF, LND, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 18 kt−5 kt9 °C125 kt9 h 59 min6:31 am PDT (13:31 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 16 kt−2 kt4 °C122 kt10 h 14 min6:46 am PDT (13:46 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 12 kt00 °C120 kt10 h 24 min6:56 am PDT (13:56 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 13 kt+2 kt2 °C118 kt10 h 35 min7:07 am PDT (14:07 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 15 kt+2 kt-1 °C118 kt10 h 35 min7:07 am PDT (14:07 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 17 kt+2 kt-6 °C118 kt10 h 35 min7:07 am PDT (14:07 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 19 kt+3 kt-10 °C117 kt10 h 40 min7:12 am PDT (14:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 20 kt+3 kt-13 °C117 kt10 h 40 min7:12 am PDT (14:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 25 kt+3 kt-24 °C117 kt10 h 40 min7:12 am PDT (14:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 36 kt+11 kt-32 °C109 kt11 h 27 min7:59 am PDT (14:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 42 kt+16 kt-37 °C104 kt12 h8:32 am PDT (15:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 46 kt+23 kt-44 °C97 kt12 h 52 min9:24 am PDT (16:24 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ICTused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/48230/39 19°240/24 14°240/20 8°240/22 -6°250/31 -18°250/61 -29°260/58 -38°270/54 -49°
SLNused from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
GCKused from 100 nm out; 80 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
GLDused from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line230/49230/42 15°220/26 8°240/18 -7°230/27 -21°240/62 -30°240/61 -35°250/57 -47°
BFFused from 300 nm out; 68 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
LNDused from 499 nm out; 84 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
DLNused from 699 nm out; 95 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
LWSused from 899 nm out; 91 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
GEGused from 1049 nm out; 57 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°
YKMused from 1098 nm out; 58 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
SEAused from 1198 nm out; 31 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ICT Wichita, KS departure no report just now 1,332 ft
HUT Hutchinson, KS 30 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,542 ft
ADT Atwood, KS 210 nm out, 7 nm north of the line no report just now 2,990 ft
IBM Kimball, NE 359 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line no report just now 4,925 ft
EAN Wheatland, WY 439 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line no report just now 4,779 ft
CPR Casper, WY 519 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 5,344 ft
DUB Dubois, WY 659 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line no report just now 7,298 ft
WYS West Yellowstone, MT 749 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line no report just now 6,649 ft
GIC Grangeville, ID 969 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,313 ft
LWS Lewiston, ID 1019 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,442 ft
EAT Wenatchee, WA 1158 nm out, 2 nm north of the line no report just now 1,248 ft
PAE Everett, WA destination no report just now 606 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:31 am PDT (13:31 UTC)

PAE 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 ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm PDT (01:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PAE is before sunrise there (7:23 am PDT (14:23 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 southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport, Seattle Paine Field International.