Harry Reid International to Golden Triangle Regional LAS → GTR
1,315 nautical miles (1,514 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 078° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:07 am CDT (16:07 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: 3 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 140 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 518 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 259 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 70 to 169 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 140 to 518 nm out.
- 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 648 to 907 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 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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (LAS, PRC, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM, JAN). 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 | 240° at 25 kt | −19 kt | 15 °C | 139 kt | 9 h 28 min | 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 9 h 40 min | 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 9 °C | 135 kt | 9 h 44 min | 1:23 pm CDT (18:23 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −16 kt | 5 °C | 136 kt | 9 h 40 min | 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −18 kt | 1 °C | 138 kt | 9 h 32 min | 1:11 pm CDT (18:11 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −20 kt | -3 °C | 140 kt | 9 h 24 min | 1:03 pm CDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 34 kt | −23 kt | -7 °C | 143 kt | 9 h 12 min | 12:51 pm CDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 34 kt | −24 kt | -8 °C | 144 kt | 9 h 08 min | 12:47 pm CDT (17:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 45 kt | −35 kt | -19 °C | 155 kt | 8 h 29 min | 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 61 kt | −55 kt | -29 °C | 175 kt | 7 h 31 min | 11:10 am CDT (16:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 59 kt | −56 kt | -37 °C | 176 kt | 7 h 28 min | 11:07 am CDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 52 kt | −51 kt | -48 °C | 171 kt | 7 h 41 min | 11:20 am CDT (16:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| PRC | used from 100 nm out; 86 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° | ||
| FMN | used from 199 nm out; 119 nm from the line | 220/16 6° | 220/39 1° | 220/50 -10° | 230/67 -23° | 230/94 -29° | 230/102 -35° | 230/90 -46° | ||
| ABQ | used from 399 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| TCC | used from 498 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 598 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 698 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 240/35 22° | 240/27 14° | 230/25 6° | 240/38 -7° | 230/44 -19° | 250/73 -28° | 270/66 -37° | 270/58 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 797 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| FSM | used from 947 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| LIT | used from 1046 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 1196 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| JAN | used from 1246 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
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 | ||||
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 149 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,608 ft | ||||
| RQE Window Rock, AZ | 299 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,742 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 438 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| DUX Dumas, TX | 638 nm out, 20 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,706 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 777 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 867 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| MEZ Mena, AR | 1026 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,079 ft | ||||
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 1146 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 205 ft | ||||
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 1246 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 162 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | destination | no report just now | 264 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GTR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:07 am CDT (16:07 UTC)
GTR 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 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC), at GTR 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 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, Golden Triangle Regional.