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Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International MEM → SEA

1,623 nautical miles (1,867 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:54 am PDT (16:54 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: 1,238 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 2C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 806 to 886 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NE CO WY
    FROM 40SE CZI-30WNW BFF-30SSE LAR-70NW LAR-40SE CZI
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 309 to 697 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 697 to 1065 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 786 to 1125 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 856 to 1075 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 936 to 1175 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 936 to 1414 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 966 to 1244 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1175 to 1374 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1195 to 1563 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 149 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 MEM.

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 12 forecast points nearest it (MEM, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, GLD, BFF, LND, DLN, LWS, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 20 kt−1 kt21 °C121 kt13 h 25 min9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC)
6,500 ft220° at 17 kt+2 kt10 °C118 kt13 h 45 min10:14 am PDT (17:14 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 13 kt+3 kt5 °C117 kt13 h 52 min10:21 am PDT (17:21 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 13 kt+4 kt4 °C116 kt13 h 59 min10:28 am PDT (17:28 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 15 kt+4 kt0 °C116 kt13 h 59 min10:28 am PDT (17:28 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 17 kt+5 kt-4 °C115 kt14 h 07 min10:36 am PDT (17:36 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 18 kt+6 kt-8 °C114 kt14 h 14 min10:43 am PDT (17:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 20 kt+6 kt-11 °C114 kt14 h 14 min10:43 am PDT (17:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 26 kt+8 kt-23 °C112 kt14 h 29 min10:58 am PDT (17:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 35 kt+19 kt-32 °C101 kt16 h 04 min12:33 pm PDT (19:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 42 kt+25 kt-38 °C95 kt17 h 05 min1:34 pm PDT (20:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 44 kt+31 kt-46 °C89 kt18 h 14 min2:43 pm PDT (21:43 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MEMused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
SGFused from 100 nm out; 88 nm from the line230/33230/28 15°250/20 13°240/18 7°250/20 -6°250/24 -17°280/42 -31°280/49 -40°290/46 -51°
MKCused from 299 nm out; 69 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
SLNused from 348 nm out; 63 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
GRIused from 498 nm out; 67 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
GLDused from 597 nm out; 96 nm from the line230/49230/42 15°220/26 8°240/18 -7°230/27 -21°240/62 -30°240/61 -35°250/57 -47°
BFFused from 647 nm out; 87 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
LNDused from 896 nm out; 89 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
DLNused from 1095 nm out; 78 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
LWSused from 1294 nm out; 77 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
YKMused from 1493 nm out; 37 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
SEAused from 1593 nm out; 15 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MEM Memphis, TN departure no report just now 340 ft
BPK Mountain Home, AR 149 nm out, 9 nm south of the line no report just now 928 ft
SGF Springfield, MO 209 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,268 ft
MHK Manhattan, KS 408 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,066 ft
TKO Mankato, KS 488 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,859 ft
OKS Oshkosh, NE 697 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,394 ft
GUR Guernsey, WY 816 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 4,401 ft
WYS West Yellowstone, MT 1125 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line no report just now 6,649 ft
DLN Dillon, MT 1195 nm out, 8 nm north of the line no report just now 5,244 ft
LWS Lewiston, ID 1394 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,442 ft
MWH Moses Lake, WA 1503 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,188 ft
SEA Seattle, WA destination no report just now 432 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,649 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC)

SEA 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 MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Seattle-Tacoma International.