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Harry Reid International to Jackson Hole Airport LAS → JAC

495 nautical miles (570 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 023°, about 012° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 65-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC). Right now LAS is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots; JAC is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots. 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 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 W22W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 5:55 am PDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 59 to 198 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 40W DTA-40WNW HVE-20SSE BCE-50NE LAS-70ENE BTY-40W DTA
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET W21W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am PDT (12:55 UTC). Near the route, 297 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 21W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    UT ID NV
    FROM 40ENE TWF-20SSE PIH-40E BVL-20WNW BVL-40ENE TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 297 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 476 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 426 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.

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 4 forecast points nearest it (LAS, ELY, SLC, PIH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft200° at 11 kt−11 kt8 °C131 kt3 h 47 min9:10 am MDT (15:10 UTC)
7,500 ft200° at 21 kt−21 kt3 °C141 kt3 h 31 min8:54 am MDT (14:54 UTC)
9,500 ft200° at 26 kt−26 kt1 °C146 kt3 h 23 min8:46 am MDT (14:46 UTC)
11,500 ft210° at 32 kt−32 kt-2 °C152 kt3 h 15 min8:38 am MDT (14:38 UTC)
13,500 ft210° at 36 kt−36 kt-7 °C156 kt3 h 10 min8:33 am MDT (14:33 UTC)
15,500 ft210° at 39 kt−39 kt-11 °C159 kt3 h 07 min8:30 am MDT (14:30 UTC)
17,500 ft210° at 42 kt−41 kt-15 °C161 kt3 h 04 min8:27 am MDT (14:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180210° at 42 kt−42 kt-16 °C162 kt3 h 03 min8:26 am MDT (14:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240210° at 55 kt−54 kt-24 °C174 kt2 h 51 min8:14 am MDT (14:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 67 kt−65 kt-30 °C185 kt2 h 41 min8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 62 kt−60 kt-36 °C180 kt2 h 45 min8:08 am MDT (14:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 55 kt−53 kt-44 °C173 kt2 h 52 min8:15 am MDT (14:15 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LASused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
ELYused from 99 nm out; 86 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
SLCused from 248 nm out; 51 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°
PIHused from 396 nm out; 56 nm from the line070/8150/19 1°180/32 -4°210/44 -17°210/37 -28°210/74 -31°220/68 -35°220/60 -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
LAS Las Vegas, NV departure VFR Sky: overcast at 11,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 11,000 ft 2,183 ft 3:56 am PDT (10:56 UTC)
TVY Tooele, UT 297 nm out, 12 nm east of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet from the south (180°) at 22 knots, gusting to 29 10+ mi none 4,321 ft 11:15 UTC
OGD Ogden, UT 337 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 6,500 ft 4,472 ft 10:53 UTC
BMC Brigham City, UT 357 nm out, 2 nm north of the line VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain variable at 3 knots 10+ mi 5,000 ft 4,229 ft 11:15 UTC
AFO Afton, WY 446 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet calm 10+ mi 400 ft 6,220 ft 11:15 UTC
JAC Jackson, WY destination VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 6,451 ft 4:56 am MDT (10:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At JAC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for JAC
  • From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
  • 30% chance between Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet
  • From Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
The forecast for LAS, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

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 JAC 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:12 pm MDT (01:12 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Harry Reid International, Jackson Hole Airport.