Plan a flight · Mon 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)

Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to Reno/Tahoe International LIT → RNO

1,344 nautical miles (1,546 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 290° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 1:16 pm PDT (20:16 UTC). Right now LIT is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots; RNO is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 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: 7 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 C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 617 to 677 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120655
MKCC WST 120655
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C
VALID UNTIL 0855Z
CO NM
FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB
DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
```
SIGMET W16W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 1145 to 1195 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120655
MKCW WST 120655
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16W
VALID UNTIL 0855Z
UT NV
FROM 50NW BVL-20NE BVL-40SE OAL-20N OAL-50NW BVL
AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
```
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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 139 to 557 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 557 to 1145 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 587 to 657 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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 617 to 796 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 667 to 976 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 806 to 1224 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 876 to 1244 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 10 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 LIT.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A320 at 31,000 ft, 23 nm north, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 667 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB260040/TM 0658/FL310/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
40 nm west (260°) of PUB
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
PC12 at 26,000 ft, 15 nm north, 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-12. 707 nm along the route, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU090040/TM 0627/FL260/TP PC12/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-12
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
40 nm east (090°) of HBU
Time
06:27 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-12
E170 at 4,800 ft, 43 nm north, 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 4,800 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc. 826 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT/TM 0631/FL048/TP E170/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAV Y 11 LGJT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
over GJT
Time
06:31 UTC
Height
at 4,800 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc
PC12 at 12,000 ft, 28 nm north, 2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, 4 °C, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-11. 856 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV JNC237019/TM 0708/FL120/TP PC12/TA 04/TB OCNL LGT/IC NEG/RM IMC. ZDVWC-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
19 nm southwest (237°) of JNC
Time
07:08 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
4 °C
Turbulence
occasional light
Icing
none
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-11
A321 at 31,000 ft, 5 nm west, 1:15 am CDT (06:15 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: mountain wave zlc. 916 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CNY UA /OV HVE340015/TM 0615/FL310/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP /RM MTN WAVE /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CNY
Where
15 nm north (340°) of HVE
Time
06:15 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate chop
Remarks
mountain wave zlc

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 13 forecast points nearest it (LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, GCK, PUB, ALS, GJT, BCE, ELY, BAM, RNO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
8,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	+13 kt	11 °C	107 kt	12 h 34 min	1:16 pm PDT (20:16 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	+15 kt	5 °C	105 kt	12 h 48 min	1:30 pm PDT (20:30 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	+16 kt	2 °C	104 kt	12 h 55 min	1:37 pm PDT (20:37 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 29 kt	+16 kt	-2 °C	104 kt	12 h 55 min	1:37 pm PDT (20:37 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	+17 kt	-7 °C	103 kt	13 h 03 min	1:45 pm PDT (20:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 35 kt	+17 kt	-10 °C	103 kt	13 h 03 min	1:45 pm PDT (20:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 43 kt	+26 kt	-21 °C	94 kt	14 h 18 min	3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 54 kt	+39 kt	-29 °C	81 kt	16 h 36 min	5:18 pm PDT (00:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 54 kt	+41 kt	-36 °C	79 kt	17 h 01 min	5:43 pm PDT (00:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 46 kt	+36 kt	-46 °C	84 kt	16 h	4:42 pm PDT (23:42 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
LIT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	220/21	230/17 16°	250/24 12°	260/15 7°	260/13 -5°	280/25 -16°	290/35 -30°	300/42 -40°	300/40 -52°
FSM	used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line	210/27	250/23 16°	250/20 13°	240/17 8°	250/18 -6°	260/31 -16°	280/42 -30°	280/44 -40°	290/38 -51°
TUL	used from 149 nm out; 34 nm from the line	210/37	240/29 17°	260/15 14°	260/11 7°	240/22 -6°	250/29 -16°	270/45 -29°	270/47 -40°	280/44 -50°
OKC	used from 249 nm out; 49 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -50°
GAG	used from 299 nm out; 62 nm from the line		220/40 19°	230/28 14°	240/23 8°	230/21 -6°	240/31 -19°	250/66 -29°	260/58 -38°	260/47 -49°
GCK	used from 448 nm out; 60 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
PUB	used from 548 nm out; 65 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
ALS	used from 647 nm out; 33 nm from the line				230/37 4°	220/54 -9°	230/62 -22°	240/77 -26°	240/74 -33°	230/59 -45°
GJT	used from 747 nm out; 67 nm from the line			210/43 7°	230/45 1°	220/49 -12°	220/62 -22°	220/59 -28°	230/60 -33°	220/55 -45°
BCE	used from 896 nm out; 89 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
ELY	used from 1045 nm out; 46 nm from the line			200/39 3°	210/27 -2°	210/45 -15°	220/56 -24°	210/60 -28°	210/63 -34°	220/61 -43°
BAM	used from 1195 nm out; 76 nm from the line			310/7 0°	270/19 -7°	200/38 -17°	190/49 -28°	220/69 -29°	220/63 -33°	230/48 -41°
RNO	used from 1244 nm out; 75 nm from the line		010/9	320/10 -2°	210/23 -9°	210/34 -19°	220/36 -25°	230/31 -29°	230/41 -33°	230/38 -42°

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
LIT Little Rock, AR	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC)
FSM Fort Smith, AR	110 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	469 ft	06:53 UTC
SWO Stillwater, OK	249 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,000 ft	06:53 UTC
WDG Enid, OK	289 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,167 ft	07:35 UTC
LBL Liberal, KS	448 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 18 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	2,885 ft	06:56 UTC
MTJ Montrose, CO	786 nm out, 12 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	5,758 ft	06:53 UTC
AIB Nucla, CO	816 nm out, 10 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,000 feet Weather: haze	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	1.5 mi	none	5,945 ft	06:15 UTC
FOM Fillmore, UT	995 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet, a few clouds at 11,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,984 ft	07:35 UTC
ELY Ely, NV	1115 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	4,800 ft	6,259 ft	06:53 UTC
FLX Fallon, NV	1294 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				3,966 ft
RNO Reno, NV	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,000 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	4,414 ft	11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,259 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RNO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:16 pm PDT (20:16 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RNO

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet

The forecast for LIT, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC), at RNO 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm PDT (01:50 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, Reno/Tahoe International.