Lincoln Airport to Salt Lake City International LNK → SLC
691 nautical miles (795 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 275°, about 272° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 12:10 pm MDT (18:10 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: 1 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 TANGO 2W: 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 first 158 nm of the route.
- 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 316 to 651 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 326 to 523 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 355 to 483 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 266 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 237 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 454 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 158 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 LNK.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (GRI, BFF, DEN, RKS, SLC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | +25 kt | 23 °C | 95 kt | 7 h 16 min | 12:40 pm MDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | +26 kt | 22 °C | 94 kt | 7 h 21 min | 12:45 pm MDT (18:45 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | +21 kt | 14 °C | 99 kt | 6 h 59 min | 12:23 pm MDT (18:23 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +20 kt | 8 °C | 100 kt | 6 h 55 min | 12:19 pm MDT (18:19 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | +18 kt | 2 °C | 102 kt | 6 h 46 min | 12:10 pm MDT (18:10 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +20 kt | -2 °C | 100 kt | 6 h 55 min | 12:19 pm MDT (18:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | +22 kt | -7 °C | 98 kt | 7 h 03 min | 12:27 pm MDT (18:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 38 kt | +24 kt | -11 °C | 96 kt | 7 h 12 min | 12:36 pm MDT (18:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 51 kt | +34 kt | -22 °C | 86 kt | 8 h 02 min | 1:26 pm MDT (19:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 56 kt | +44 kt | -31 °C | 76 kt | 9 h 06 min | 2:30 pm MDT (20:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 58 kt | +49 kt | -35 °C | 71 kt | 9 h 44 min | 3:08 pm MDT (21:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 55 kt | +48 kt | -45 °C | 72 kt | 9 h 36 min | 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI | used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| BFF | used from 197 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| DEN | used from 345 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| RKS | used from 444 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 250/9 | 230/21 -1° | 210/43 -14° | 220/59 -23° | 220/55 -32° | 220/53 -35° | 220/48 -44° | ||
| SLC | used from 641 nm out; 25 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNK Lincoln, NE | departure | no report just now | 1,218 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 69 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| LXN Lexington, NE | 138 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,412 ft | ||||
| LBF North Platte, NE | 178 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,777 ft | ||||
| CNP Chappell, NE | 257 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,681 ft | ||||
| SNY Sidney, NE | 286 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,314 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 365 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| DWX Dixon, WY | 483 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 6,548 ft | ||||
| HCR Heber, UT | 671 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,636 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,548 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:10 pm MDT (18:10 UTC)
SLC 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 LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC), at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 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: Lincoln Airport, Salt Lake City International.