Monterey Regional to Montrose Regional MRY → MTJ
673 nautical miles (775 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 076°, about 061° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:19 am MDT (10:19 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: 1 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 416 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 307 to 564 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 327 to 653 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 198 nm of the route.
- 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 last 20 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 MRY.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- PC12 at 17,000 ft, 40 nm north, 9:52 pm PDT (04:52 UTC): moderate turbulence, moderate rime icing, -15 °C, remarks: entered by zoa fdcs. 208 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TPH UA /OV OAL/TM 0452/FL 170/TP PC12/TA M15/TB MOD/IC MOD RIME/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS AWC-WEB
- Report
- a routine report filed through TPH
- Where
- over OAL
- Time
- 04:52 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Temperature
- −15 °C
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Icing
- moderate rime
- Remarks
- entered by zoa fdcs
- B733 at 20,000 ft, 40 nm east, 8:16 pm PDT (03:16 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 20,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-12. At the destination end, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
GUC UA /OV HBU/TM 0316/FL200/TP B733/SK SKC/TB OCNL LGT CHOP BLO 200/RM DURC ZDVWC-12
- Report
- a routine report filed through GUC
- Where
- over HBU
- Time
- 03:16 UTC
- Height
- at 20,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B733
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop below 20,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb ZDVWC-12
- UAL2479 at 36,000 ft, 39 nm north, 8:11 pm PDT (03:11 UTC): no turbulence, wind 231° at 49 knots. At the destination end, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL2479 3910N 10753W 0311 F360 231/049KT TB SMTH IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FAT, BIH, ELY, BCE, GJT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 22 kt | −11 kt | 4 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 08 min | 5:16 am MDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −14 kt | 1 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 01 min | 5:09 am MDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 55 min | 5:03 am MDT (11:03 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −19 kt | -5 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 51 min | 4:59 am MDT (10:59 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −20 kt | -9 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 48 min | 4:56 am MDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | −22 kt | -13 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 44 min | 4:52 am MDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 32 kt | −22 kt | -14 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 44 min | 4:52 am MDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 41 kt | −32 kt | -24 °C | 152 kt | 4 h 26 min | 4:34 am MDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 50 kt | −39 kt | -29 °C | 159 kt | 4 h 14 min | 4:22 am MDT (10:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 53 kt | −41 kt | -34 °C | 161 kt | 4 h 11 min | 4:19 am MDT (10:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 49 kt | −38 kt | -44 °C | 158 kt | 4 h 16 min | 4:24 am MDT (10:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | used from 0 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 120/13 | 090/14 5° | 040/14 -1° | 350/17 -5° | 360/42 -14° | 360/64 -23° | 350/38 -32° | 300/19 -37° | 250/18 -44° |
| FAT | used from 50 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| BIH | used from 149 nm out; 8 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| ELY | used from 297 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| BCE | used from 396 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| GJT | used from 545 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRY Monterey, CA | departure | no report just now | 256 ft | ||||
| CVH Hollister, CA | 20 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 230 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 99 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| BIH Bishop, CA | 168 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,124 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | 426 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,622 ft | ||||
| HVE Hanksville, UT | 545 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,453 ft | ||||
| AIB Nucla, CO | 644 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,945 ft | ||||
| MTJ Montrose, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,758 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,945 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MTJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:19 am MDT (10:19 UTC)
MTJ 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 MRY 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at MTJ 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm MDT (01:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MTJ is before sunrise there (7:17 am MDT (13:17 UTC)).
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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: Monterey Regional, Montrose Regional.