Sacramento Mather Airport to Salt Lake City International MHR → SLC
451 nautical miles (519 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 070°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:30 am MDT (11:30 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: 9 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 W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am PDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 294 to 353 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120755 MKCW WST 120755 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17W VALID UNTIL 0955Z AZ UT NV FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 118 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 274 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 235 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 108 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 MHR.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (SAC, RNO, BAM, ELY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 5 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 3 h 40 min | 6:19 am MDT (12:19 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 27 min | 6:06 am MDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 20 min | 5:59 am MDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −21 kt | -5 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 12 min | 5:51 am MDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −22 kt | -9 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 11 min | 5:50 am MDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −20 kt | -13 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 13 min | 5:52 am MDT (11:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -16 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 15 min | 5:54 am MDT (11:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 22 kt | −18 kt | -17 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 16 min | 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 25 kt | −23 kt | -25 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 09 min | 5:48 am MDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 37 kt | −35 kt | -31 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 55 min | 5:34 am MDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 43 kt | −38 kt | -36 °C | 158 kt | 2 h 51 min | 5:30 am MDT (11:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 41 kt | −36 kt | -43 °C | 156 kt | 2 h 53 min | 5:32 am MDT (11:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 4° | 340/9 -4° | 340/22 -8° | 360/71 -12° | 360/82 -23° | 350/58 -37° | 310/30 -40° | 270/25 -44° |
| RNO | used from 49 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 010/6 | 270/12 -3° | 220/26 -10° | 280/13 -19° | 350/44 -24° | 320/30 -32° | 260/22 -36° | 240/24 -42° | |
| BAM | used from 147 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 280/9 -2° | 260/18 -8° | 190/47 -19° | 200/50 -29° | 210/56 -29° | 220/54 -34° | 220/45 -42° | ||
| ELY | used from 245 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 210/34 1° | 220/40 -4° | 220/39 -17° | 210/51 -24° | 220/65 -30° | 220/60 -37° | 220/56 -44° | ||
| SLC | used from 343 nm out; 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHR Sacramento, CA | departure | no report just now | 98 ft | ||||
| PVF Placerville, CA | 29 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,585 ft | ||||
| TRK Truckee, CA | 69 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,904 ft | ||||
| FLX Fallon, NV | 127 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,966 ft | ||||
| TMT Austin, NV | 196 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,735 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 363 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| TVY Tooele, UT | 431 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,321 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,904 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, 5:30 am MDT (11:30 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 MHR 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 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: Sacramento Mather Airport, Salt Lake City International.