Plan a flight · Mon 3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC)

Kansas City International to Harry Reid International MCI → LAS

988 nautical miles (1,137 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 265°, about 263° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 24-knot headwind), arriving about 11:25 am PDT (18:25 UTC). Right now MCI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23; LAS is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 8 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: 4,373 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 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 first 339 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 389 to 968 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 419 to 848 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 479 to 579 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 629 to 928 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 828 to 868 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 858 to 968 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 120 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. 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 MCI.

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

A321 at 31,000 ft, 43 nm north, 1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. 459 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0641/FL310/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:41 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
A21N at 33,000 ft, 43 nm north, 1:59 am CDT (06:59 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 459 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0659/FL330/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:59 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
A320 at 31,000 ft, 9 nm north, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 499 nm along the route, 9 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
B38M at 37,000 ft, 30 nm north, 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-7KT zdvwc. 509 nm along the route, 30 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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PUB UA /OV PUB280055/TM 0742/FL370/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-7KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
55 nm west (280°) of PUB
Time
07:42 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw +/-7KT zdvwc
GLF6 at 47,000 ft, 8 nm northwest, 2:47 am CDT (07:47 UTC): remarks: moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc. 539 nm along the route, 8 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GUC UA /OV HBU105046/TM 0747/FL470/TP GLF6/RM MOD MTW +/-1500FPM. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
46 nm east (105°) of HBU
Time
07:47 UTC
Height
at 47,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Remarks
moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc
PC12 at 26,000 ft, 19 nm north, 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-12. 539 nm along the route, 19 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
BE20 at 9,000 ft, 32 nm south, 2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -5 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 629 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0752/FL090/TP BE20/SK BASE110 TOP165/TA M05/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM DURD. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
07:52 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
BASE110 TOP165
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime
Remarks
during the descent zdvwc
PC12 at 11,000 ft, 32 nm south, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 629 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BASE117
Turbulence
continuous light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36
B38M at 14,000 ft, 1 nm south, 12:47 am CDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 948 nm along the route, 1 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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LAS UA /OV LAS059040/TM 0547/FL140/TP B38M/TA 06/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
40 nm northeast (059°) of LAS
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
6 °C
Icing
light rime
B737 at 19,000 ft, 2 nm northeast, 12:45 am CDT (05:45 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 2 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS050012/TM 0545/FL190/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm northeast (050°) of LAS
Time
05:45 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B737 at 14,500 ft, 12 nm south, 12:30 am CDT (05:30 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS155012/TM 0530/FL145/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm southeast (155°) of LAS
Time
05:30 UTC
Height
at 14,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light

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 9 forecast points nearest it (MKC, SLN, GCK, GLD, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, LAS). 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 29 kt	+25 kt	12 °C	95 kt	10 h 24 min	11:31 am PDT (18:31 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+24 kt	7 °C	96 kt	10 h 18 min	11:25 am PDT (18:25 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+24 kt	3 °C	96 kt	10 h 18 min	11:25 am PDT (18:25 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	+26 kt	-1 °C	94 kt	10 h 31 min	11:38 am PDT (18:38 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	+29 kt	-6 °C	91 kt	10 h 51 min	11:58 am PDT (18:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 38 kt	+31 kt	-9 °C	89 kt	11 h 06 min	12:13 pm PDT (19:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 47 kt	+40 kt	-21 °C	80 kt	12 h 21 min	1:28 pm PDT (20:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 65 kt	+61 kt	-29 °C	59 kt	16 h 45 min	5:52 pm PDT (00:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 67 kt	+64 kt	-35 °C	56 kt	17 h 39 min	6:46 pm PDT (01:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 56 kt	+53 kt	-46 °C	67 kt	14 h 45 min	3:52 pm PDT (22:52 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
MKC	used from 0 nm out; 32 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
SLN	used from 50 nm out; 67 nm from the line	210/53	230/41 20°	240/26 14°	230/16 8°	240/25 -7°	240/35 -19°	250/61 -30°	260/65 -38°	260/56 -49°
GCK	used from 200 nm out; 81 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°
GLD	used from 299 nm out; 44 nm from the line		230/49	230/42 15°	220/26 8°	240/18 -7°	230/27 -21°	240/62 -30°	240/61 -35°	250/57 -47°
PUB	used from 399 nm out; 38 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 499 nm out; 36 nm from the line				230/37 4°	220/54 -9°	230/62 -22°	240/77 -26°	240/74 -33°	230/59 -45°
FMN	used from 599 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°
BCE	used from 748 nm out; 71 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
LAS	used from 898 nm out; 65 nm from the line		210/21 10°	200/18 5°	200/23 -2°	210/49 -14°	210/63 -21°	220/58 -30°	220/61 -35°	210/56 -44°

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
MCI Kansas City, MO	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	1,027 ft	2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
MHK Manhattan, KS	90 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,066 ft	07:52 UTC
SLN Salina, KS	140 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	07:53 UTC
HYS Hays, KS	210 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	1,999 ft	07:56 UTC
PUB Pueblo, CO	459 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,729 ft	07:53 UTC
RCV Del Norte, CO	559 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	7,955 ft	07:55 UTC
CEZ Cortez, CO	669 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 18 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	7,000 ft	5,917 ft	07:53 UTC
BDG Blanding, UT	698 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,100 feet, overcast at 4,900 feet Weather: light rain	from the south (170°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	4,100 ft	5,867 ft	06:15 UTC
PGA Page, AZ	798 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,316 ft	07:53 UTC
LAS Las Vegas, NV	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	2,183 ft	12:56 am PDT (07:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,955 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LAS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:25 am PDT (18:25 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 VFR

The whole forecast for LAS

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer 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

The forecast for MCI, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 destination end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at LAS 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 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 upper 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: Kansas City International, Harry Reid International.