Harry Reid International to Hector International LAS → FAR
1,046 nautical miles (1,204 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 046°, about 035° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 61-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:58 am CDT (07:58 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: 282 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 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 538 to 657 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO MT WY FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 458 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 638 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 10 to 468 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 777 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 40 to 329 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 329 to 598 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 349 to 498 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 747 to 867 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 last 70 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 LAS.
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 20:00–03:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (LAS, BCE, GJT, RKS, LND, BFF, RAP, PIR, ABR, GFK). 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 | 140° at 9 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 8 h 39 min | 5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 190° at 21 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 41 min | 4:52 am CDT (09:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 26 kt | −23 kt | 9 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 19 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | −34 kt | 4 °C | 154 kt | 6 h 48 min | 3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 38 kt | −37 kt | 0 °C | 157 kt | 6 h 40 min | 3:51 am CDT (08:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | −39 kt | -5 °C | 159 kt | 6 h 35 min | 3:46 am CDT (08:46 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 41 kt | −41 kt | -9 °C | 161 kt | 6 h 30 min | 3:41 am CDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 41 kt | −41 kt | -10 °C | 161 kt | 6 h 30 min | 3:41 am CDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 41 kt | −42 kt | -21 °C | 162 kt | 6 h 27 min | 3:38 am CDT (08:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 49 kt | −49 kt | -32 °C | 169 kt | 6 h 11 min | 3:22 am CDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 56 kt | −57 kt | -39 °C | 177 kt | 5 h 55 min | 3:06 am CDT (08:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 61 kt | −61 kt | -47 °C | 181 kt | 5 h 47 min | 2:58 am CDT (07:58 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/25 11° | 230/22 5° | 240/25 -1° | 220/37 -12° | 220/44 -21° | 210/52 -27° | 210/60 -34° | 220/58 -44° | |
| BCE | used from 100 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| GJT | used from 299 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 210/40 11° | 210/46 3° | 210/61 -10° | 210/68 -22° | 220/57 -29° | 230/59 -36° | 240/66 -46° | ||
| RKS | used from 398 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 190/43 | 210/65 3° | 210/57 -9° | 210/56 -21° | 210/47 -33° | 230/63 -37° | 240/77 -46° | ||
| LND | used from 498 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| BFF | used from 548 nm out; 106 nm from the line | 120/24 | 180/31 13° | 210/26 7° | 230/25 -7° | 240/41 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 250/56 -41° | 260/57 -45° | |
| RAP | used from 648 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 120/15 12° | 180/22 11° | 220/26 5° | 230/35 -9° | 240/40 -22° | 240/50 -37° | 240/51 -41° | 240/47 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 797 nm out; 51 nm from the line | L/V 17° | 230/13 12° | 220/22 6° | 250/31 -9° | 250/34 -21° | 240/50 -35° | 230/61 -43° | 240/62 -51° | |
| ABR | used from 897 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 030/24 | 220/5 16° | 230/18 12° | 230/32 5° | 240/38 -10° | 250/37 -20° | 240/40 -35° | 240/56 -44° | 250/72 -52° |
| GFK | used from 996 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 050/18 | L/V 10° | 240/20 7° | 240/36 1° | 250/47 -11° | 260/53 -21° | 270/59 -36° | 270/65 -47° | 260/88 -56° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS Las Vegas, NV | departure | no report just now | 2,183 ft | ||||
| SGU St George, UT | 100 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,883 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | 139 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,622 ft | ||||
| PUC Price, UT | 299 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,957 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 369 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| RWL Rawlins, WY | 508 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,816 ft | ||||
| DGW Douglas, WY | 608 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,932 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 727 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| ASY Ashley, ND | 926 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,034 ft | ||||
| GWR Gwinner, ND | 996 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,265 ft | ||||
| FAR Fargo, ND | destination | no report just now | 901 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,816 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FAR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:58 am CDT (07:58 UTC)
FAR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at LAS 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC), at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAR is before sunrise there (7:40 am CDT (12:40 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: Harry Reid International, Hector International.