Idaho Falls Regional to Phoenix Sky Harbor International IDA → PHX
605 nautical miles (696 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 180°, about 168° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 10:49 am MST (17:49 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: 407 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
- SIGMET W23W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 am MDT (13:55 UTC). Near the route, 69 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 121155 MKCW WST 121155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 23W VALID UNTIL 1355Z UT ID FROM 20WSW PIH-20NE MLD-30SW SLC-20NW BVL-20WSW PIH AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- 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 first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 347 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 585 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 route from 228 to 526 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 427 to 565 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 496 to 516 nm out.
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 IDA.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (PIH, SLC, BCE, PRC, PHX). 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 | 190° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 5 h 30 min | 10:49 am MST (17:49 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 21 kt | +20 kt | 7 °C | 100 kt | 6 h 03 min | 11:22 am MST (18:22 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 27 kt | +25 kt | 3 °C | 95 kt | 6 h 22 min | 11:41 am MST (18:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 200° at 32 kt | +29 kt | -1 °C | 91 kt | 6 h 39 min | 11:58 am MST (18:58 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 37 kt | +33 kt | -5 °C | 87 kt | 6 h 57 min | 12:16 pm MST (19:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 43 kt | +37 kt | -9 °C | 83 kt | 7 h 17 min | 12:36 pm MST (19:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 50 kt | +42 kt | -13 °C | 78 kt | 7 h 45 min | 1:04 pm MST (20:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 51 kt | +43 kt | -14 °C | 77 kt | 7 h 51 min | 1:10 pm MST (20:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 65 kt | +50 kt | -23 °C | 70 kt | 8 h 39 min | 1:58 pm MST (20:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 74 kt | +58 kt | -30 °C | 62 kt | 9 h 45 min | 3:04 pm MST (22:04 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 72 kt | +55 kt | -36 °C | 65 kt | 9 h 18 min | 2:37 pm MST (21:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 69 kt | +53 kt | -44 °C | 67 kt | 9 h 02 min | 2:21 pm MST (21:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIH | used from 0 nm out; 26 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 99 nm out; 40 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° | |
| BCE | used from 248 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 200/32 -2° | 210/57 -15° | 220/71 -22° | 220/69 -30° | 220/64 -38° | 220/67 -44° | |||
| PRC | used from 446 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| PHX | used from 546 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | departure | no report just now | 4,743 ft | ||||
| PIH Pocatello, ID | 40 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,451 ft | ||||
| BMC Brigham City, UT | 119 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,229 ft | ||||
| OGD Ogden, UT | 139 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,472 ft | ||||
| PVU Provo, UT | 198 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| RIF Richfield, UT | 288 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5,318 ft | ||||
| BCE Bryce Canyon, UT | 347 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 7,589 ft | ||||
| KNB Kanab, UT | 387 nm out, 24 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,867 ft | ||||
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 456 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,608 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 506 nm out, 18 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 585 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,589 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:49 am MST (17:49 UTC)
PHX 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 IDA 6:48 pm MDT (00:48 UTC), at PHX 5:57 pm MST (00:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:22 pm MST (01:22 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: Idaho Falls Regional, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.