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General Mitchell International to Harry Reid International MKE → LAS

1,321 nautical miles (1,520 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 261°, about 265° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 23-knot headwind), arriving about 3:41 pm PDT (22:41 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: 2,107 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 W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 1192 to 1222 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 2W: 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 70 to 636 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 745 to 1192 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 765 to 964 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 775 to 1023 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 884 to 1242 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 348 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). Near the route, 1202 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 1252 nm along 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 MKE.

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (JOT, DBQ, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, GJT, BCE, LAS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 32 kt+31 kt18 °C89 kt14 h 51 min4:55 pm PDT (23:55 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 28 kt+28 kt17 °C92 kt14 h 22 min4:26 pm PDT (23:26 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 24 kt+24 kt11 °C96 kt13 h 46 min3:50 pm PDT (22:50 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 25 kt+23 kt6 °C97 kt13 h 37 min3:41 pm PDT (22:41 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 27 kt+25 kt2 °C95 kt13 h 54 min3:58 pm PDT (22:58 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 31 kt+29 kt-2 °C91 kt14 h 31 min4:35 pm PDT (23:35 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 35 kt+33 kt-7 °C87 kt15 h 11 min5:15 pm PDT (00:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 39 kt+37 kt-10 °C83 kt15 h 55 min5:59 pm PDT (00:59 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 47 kt+46 kt-21 °C74 kt17 h 51 min7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 56 kt+57 kt-32 °C63 kt20 h 58 min11:02 pm PDT (06:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 62 kt+64 kt-37 °C56 kt23 h 35 min1:39 am PDT (08:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 61 kt+63 kt-46 °C57 kt23 h 11 min1:15 am PDT (08:15 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JOTused from 0 nm out; 83 nm from the line250/25260/22 14°250/17 9°270/21 5°280/28 -8°280/36 -20°270/41 -35°280/57 -42°290/65 -50°
DBQused from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line250/27260/23 17°240/26 10°260/30 4°280/26 -9°280/36 -21°270/41 -36°280/52 -41°290/67 -48°
DSMused from 199 nm out; 56 nm from the line250/47260/25 20°240/19 11°240/31 5°250/26 -9°260/38 -20°260/47 -34°270/58 -37°270/61 -47°
OMAused from 298 nm out; 52 nm from the line230/47240/33 21°230/22 13°220/27 5°240/35 -8°250/43 -21°260/47 -33°260/59 -36°270/58 -46°
GRIused from 447 nm out; 17 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
GLDused from 596 nm out; 71 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
DENused from 695 nm out; 57 nm from the line270/24 11°230/13 5°230/48 -8°230/46 -20°230/63 -30°240/78 -36°240/78 -48°
GJTused from 894 nm out; 53 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
BCEused from 1043 nm out; 85 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 1242 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MKE Milwaukee, WI departure no report just now 728 ft
DBQ Dubuque, IA 129 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,076 ft
ALO Waterloo, IA 199 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 873 ft
OMA Omaha, NE 368 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 984 ft
GRI Grand Island, NE 477 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,847 ft
CZD Cozad, NE 556 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,503 ft
CFO Denver, CO 775 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,515 ft
APA Denver, CO 795 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 5,884 ft
AJZ Delta, CO 944 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,193 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 1182 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
AZC Colorado City, AZ 1202 nm out, 4 nm west of the line no report just now 4,873 ft
LAS Las Vegas, NV destination no report just now 2,183 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,884 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, 3:41 pm PDT (22:41 UTC)

LAS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 785 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 825 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
  • 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 MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 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
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: General Mitchell International, Harry Reid International.