Midland International Air And Space Port to Salt Lake City International MAF → SLC
710 nautical miles (817 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 321°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:27 am MDT (13:27 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: 2 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 237 to 680 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 454 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 276 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 178 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 MAF.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (INK, ROW, TCC, ABQ, FMN, GJT, 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 | 200° at 22 kt | −12 kt | 20 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 23 min | 7:27 am MDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 19 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 25 min | 7:29 am MDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −6 kt | 11 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 38 min | 7:42 am MDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −5 kt | 7 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 41 min | 7:45 am MDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −4 kt | 2 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 44 min | 7:48 am MDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −4 kt | -2 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 44 min | 7:48 am MDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | −5 kt | -6 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 41 min | 7:45 am MDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 41 kt | −5 kt | -9 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 41 min | 7:45 am MDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 54 kt | −7 kt | -20 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 35 min | 7:39 am MDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 65 kt | 0 | -28 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 55 min | 7:59 am MDT (13:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 67 kt | +11 kt | -35 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 31 min | 8:35 am MDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 55 kt | +7 kt | -46 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 17 min | 8:21 am MDT (14:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INK | used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 99 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 197 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 247 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| FMN | used from 345 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| GJT | used from 493 nm out; 47 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° | ||
| SLC | used from 592 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAF Midland, TX | departure | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 69 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 178 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| SXU Santa Rosa, NM | 217 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,791 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 296 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| DRO Durango, CO | 414 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,689 ft | ||||
| AIB Nucla, CO | 493 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,945 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 552 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| PUC Price, UT | 621 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,957 ft | ||||
| PVU Provo, UT | 680 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,689 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, 7:27 am MDT (13:27 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 MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC), at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SLC is before sunrise there (7:35 am MDT (13:35 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: Midland International Air And Space Port, Salt Lake City International.