Plan a flight · Sun 11:15 pm CDT (04:15 UTC)

Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport to Harry Reid International MEM → LAS

1,228 nautical miles (1,413 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 280°, about 281° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 9:10 am PDT (16:10 UTC). Right now MEM is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 3 knots; LAS is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19. 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: 1,673 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 4C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am CDT (05:55 UTC). Over the route from 669 to 848 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120355
MKCC WST 120355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4C
VALID UNTIL 0555Z
CO NM
FROM 20S CHE-30SSE TBE-20E CME-40NNW ABQ-30SSE JNC-20S CHE
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
```
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 route from 609 to 709 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 569 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 689 to 1088 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 978 to 1208 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 200 nm of the route.
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 1068 to 1148 nm out.

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 MEM.

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

E145 at 15,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 8:45 pm CDT (01:45 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, light rime icing, -9 °C. At the destination end, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS213045/TM 0145/FL150/TP E145/TA M09/TB MOD CHOP/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
45 nm southwest (213°) of LAS
Time
01:45 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Temperature
−9 °C
Turbulence
moderate chop
Icing
light rime
PC12 at 16,400 ft, 44 nm north, 10:15 pm CDT (03:15 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 16,000 ft, clear from 16,400 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-36. 878 nm along the route, 44 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO230013/TM 0315/FL164/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CHOP BLO 160/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
13 nm southwest (230°) of DRO
Time
03:15 UTC
Height
at 16,400 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light chop below 16,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-36
E75L at 14,000 ft, 26 nm north, 8:28 pm CDT (01:28 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 19,000 ft to 25,000 ft, no icing, remarks: ZDVWC-36. 888 nm along the route, 26 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FMN UA /OV RSK/TM 0128/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD 250-190/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FMN
Where
over RSK
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light to moderate from 25,000 ft to 19,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
ZDVWC-36
A319 at 18,000 ft, 18 nm north, 10:45 pm CDT (03:45 UTC): light rime icing from 18,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -16 °C, remarks: zlawc. At the destination end, 18 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV BLD017030/TM 0345/FL180/TP A319/TA M16/IC LGT RIME 200-180/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
30 nm north (017°) of BLD
Time
03:45 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Temperature
−16 °C
Icing
light rime from 20,000 ft to 18,000 ft
Remarks
zlawc
B737 at 16,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 10:45 pm CDT (03:45 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C. At the destination end, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS215045/TM 0345/FL160/TP B737/TA M09/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
45 nm southwest (215°) of LAS
Time
03:45 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
H25B at 17,000 ft, 30 nm southwest, 9:44 pm CDT (02:44 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: rndrz arrival. At the destination end, 30 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS210030/TM 0244/FL170/TP H25B/TA -10/IC LT RIME/RM RNDRZ ARR
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of LAS
Time
02:44 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Temperature
-10
Icing
lt rime
Remarks
rndrz arrival
B39M at 3,800 ft, 0 nm west, 9:30 pm CDT (02:30 UTC): no turbulence, wind 190° at 21 knots, remarks: during the descent runway 26L las. At the destination end, 0 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV 08006/TM 0230/FL038/TP B39M/WV 19021KT/TB NEG/RM DURD RY26L LAS
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
wind from 080° at 6 knots
Time
02:30 UTC
Height
at 3,800 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Wind
from 190° at 21 knots
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent runway 26L las

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 (MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ALS, FMN, BCE, PRC, 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
4,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+17 kt	15 °C	103 kt	11 h 55 min	9:10 am PDT (16:10 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+18 kt	15 °C	102 kt	12 h 02 min	9:17 am PDT (16:17 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+18 kt	12 °C	102 kt	12 h 02 min	9:17 am PDT (16:17 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+18 kt	8 °C	102 kt	12 h 02 min	9:17 am PDT (16:17 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+18 kt	4 °C	102 kt	12 h 02 min	9:17 am PDT (16:17 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 27 kt	+19 kt	0 °C	101 kt	12 h 10 min	9:25 am PDT (16:25 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 30 kt	+21 kt	-5 °C	99 kt	12 h 24 min	9:39 am PDT (16:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 32 kt	+22 kt	-8 °C	98 kt	12 h 32 min	9:47 am PDT (16:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 41 kt	+33 kt	-19 °C	87 kt	14 h 07 min	11:22 am PDT (18:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 56 kt	+50 kt	-29 °C	70 kt	17 h 33 min	2:48 pm PDT (21:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 57 kt	+54 kt	-37 °C	66 kt	18 h 36 min	3:51 pm PDT (22:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 46 kt	+44 kt	-48 °C	76 kt	16 h 09 min	1:24 pm PDT (20:24 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
MEM	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
LIT	used from 50 nm out; 48 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 150 nm out; 44 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 250 nm out; 33 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 349 nm out; 31 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 449 nm out; 16 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°
AMA	used from 549 nm out; 58 nm from the line		210/38	230/29 14°	240/29 7°	220/27 -5°	240/37 -18°	240/66 -28°	250/59 -37°	260/47 -49°
TCC	used from 599 nm out; 77 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°
ALS	used from 749 nm out; 67 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 799 nm out; 73 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 998 nm out; 104 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
PRC	used from 1098 nm out; 97 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
LAS	used from 1148 nm out; 55 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
MEM Memphis, TN	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	340 ft	10:54 pm CDT (03:54 UTC)
DRP Colt, AR	40 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	238 ft	03:55 UTC
FSM Fort Smith, AR	220 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	469 ft	03:53 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	299 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	638 ft	03:53 UTC
PWA Oklahoma City, OK	379 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	1,299 ft	03:53 UTC
HHF Canadian, TX	509 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,396 ft	03:55 UTC
DHT Dalhart, TX	619 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	3,991 ft	03:53 UTC
AXX Angel Fire, NM	749 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,200 feet	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	4,200 ft	8,379 ft	03:55 UTC
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ	1078 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots	8 mi	300 ft	6,608 ft	03:54 UTC
LAS Las Vegas, NV	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,500 feet, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	11,000 ft	2,183 ft	8:56 pm PDT (03:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 8,379 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, 9:10 am PDT (16:10 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 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 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 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for MEM, the departure

From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few 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 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 MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at LAS 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 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: Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport, Harry Reid International.