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Montrose Regional to Santa Barbara Municipal MTJ → SBA

626 nautical miles (721 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 251°, about 239° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 20-knot headwind), arriving about 12:12 am PDT (07:12 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MTJ is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots; SBA is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots. 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: 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 first 129 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 447 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 408 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 398 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 60 to 109 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 119 to 477 nm out.
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 219 to 278 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 417 to 557 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 547 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 MTJ.

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

C680 at 18,000 ft, 45 nm northeast, 4:35 pm MDT (22:35 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: from 18,000 ft to 10,000 ft. At the departure end, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ASE UA /OV ASE230020/TM 2235/FL180/TP C680/TB MOD/RM 180-100
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASE
Where
20 nm southwest (230°) of ASE
Time
22:35 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
C680
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
from 18,000 ft to 10,000 ft
E170 at 10,000 ft, 36 nm northwest, 5:41 pm MDT (23:41 UTC): moderate turbulence up to 10,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 36 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT144009/TM 2341/FL100/TP E170/TB MOD SFC-100/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
9 nm southeast (144°) of GJT
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate from the surface to 10,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
UAL493 at 24,000 ft, 3 nm northeast, 4:54 pm MDT (22:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 288 nm along the route, 3 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL493 3648N 11330W 2254 F240 TB MODERATE SK IN CLOUDS IC LIGHT
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
LJ60 at 15,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 6:28 pm MDT (00:28 UTC): light to moderate icing from 16,500 ft to 19,000 ft, -13 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. At the departure end, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MTJ UA /OV MTJ030030/TM 0028/FL150/TP LJ60/TA M13/IC LGT-MOD 190-165/RM DURD ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MTJ
Where
30 nm northeast (030°) of MTJ
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ60
Temperature
−13 °C
Icing
light to moderate from 19,000 ft to 16,500 ft
Remarks
during the descent zdvwc
B738 at 35,000 ft, 23 nm south, 6:14 pm MDT (00:14 UTC): remarks: zdvwc. 60 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEZ UA /OV DVC/TM 0014/FL350/TP B738/SK TOP 310/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEZ
Where
over DVC
Time
00:14 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
top 31,000 ft
Remarks
zdvwc
B38M at 27,000 ft, 2 nm southwest, 6:03 pm MDT (00:03 UTC): light rime icing, -27 °C, remarks: during the descent. 298 nm along the route, 2 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDC UA /OV MMM085025/TM 0003/FL270/TP B38M/TA M27/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDC
Where
25 nm east (085°) of MMM
Time
00:03 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
−27 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent
B737 at 24,000 ft, 3 nm east, 5:29 pm MDT (23:29 UTC): light rime icing, -21 °C, remarks: during the descent during the descent choww arv zlawc. 318 nm along the route, 3 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDC UA /OV MMM120015/TM 2329/FL240/TP B737/TA M21/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD DURD CHOWW ARV /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDC
Where
15 nm southeast (120°) of MMM
Time
23:29 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Temperature
−21 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent during the descent choww arv zlawc
B38M at 23,000 ft, 28 nm south, 5:04 pm MDT (23:04 UTC): light rime icing from 23,000 ft to 25,000 ft, -25 °C, remarks: zlawc. 318 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV BLD064047/TM 2304/FL230/TP B38M/TA M25/IC LGT RIME 230-250/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
47 nm northeast (064°) of BLD
Time
23:04 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
−25 °C
Icing
light rime from 23,000 ft to 25,000 ft
Remarks
zlawc
B752 at 17,500 ft, 24 nm south, 4:48 pm MDT (22:48 UTC): a broken layer from 17,500 ft to 18,500 ft; overcast, remarks: layer of precip west of niitz 25 nautical miles lgt-hvy rain zlawc. 338 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV BLD065025/TM 2248/FL175/TP B752/SK BKN175-TOP185/OVC/RM LAYER OF PRECIP W OF NIITZ 25 NM LGT-HVY RAIN /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
BLD065025 C
Time
22:48 UTC
Height
at 17,500 ft
Aircraft
B752
Sky
a broken layer from 17,500 ft, tops 18,500 ft
Remarks
layer of precip west of niitz 25 nautical miles lgt-hvy rain zlawc
G280 at 41,000 ft, 31 nm southeast, 5:37 pm MDT (23:37 UTC): light to moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-46. 408 nm along the route, 31 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALS UA /OV LAS190035/TM 2337/FL410/TP G280/TB LGT-MOD CAT/RM ZDVWC-46
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALS
Where
35 nm south (190°) of LAS
Time
23:37 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
G280
Turbulence
light to moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
ZDVWC-46
BCS3 at 31,000 ft, 27 nm south, 4:44 pm MDT (22:44 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 20 kts/zlawc. 427 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAG UA /OV DAG030040/TM 2244/FL310/TP BCS3/RM MTN WAVE /- 20 KTS/ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAG
Where
40 nm northeast (030°) of DAG
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Remarks
mountain wave 20 kts/zlawc
A21N at 29,500 ft, 40 nm southeast, 4:50 pm MDT (22:50 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10-15 kts/zlawc. 457 nm along the route, 40 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAG UA /OV DAG045010/TM 2250/FL295/TP A21N/RM MTN WAVE /- 10-15 KTS/ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAG
Where
10 nm northeast (045°) of DAG
Time
22:50 UTC
Height
at 29,500 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Remarks
mountain wave 10-15 kts/zlawc
B739 at 33,000 ft, 41 nm southeast, 5:02 pm MDT (23:02 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. 527 nm along the route, 41 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRA UA /OV VCV242015/TM 2302/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRA
Where
15 nm southwest (242°) of VCV
Time
23:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
mountain wave 10 knots zlawc
B739 at 33,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 5:01 pm MDT (23:01 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. 547 nm along the route, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDB UA /OV PMD/TM 2301/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDB
Where
over PMD
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
mountain wave 10 knots zlawc

4 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (GJT, BCE, LAS, WJF, SBA). 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	210° at 25 kt	+20 kt	10 °C	100 kt	6 h 16 min	12:12 am PDT (07:12 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 25 kt	+21 kt	9 °C	99 kt	6 h 19 min	12:15 am PDT (07:15 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 28 kt	+25 kt	7 °C	95 kt	6 h 35 min	12:31 am PDT (07:31 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	+31 kt	2 °C	89 kt	7 h 02 min	12:58 am PDT (07:58 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 37 kt	+32 kt	-1 °C	88 kt	7 h 07 min	1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 39 kt	+33 kt	-5 °C	87 kt	7 h 12 min	1:08 am PDT (08:08 UTC)
16,500 ft	210° at 41 kt	+34 kt	-9 °C	86 kt	7 h 17 min	1:13 am PDT (08:13 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	210° at 43 kt	+34 kt	-12 °C	86 kt	7 h 17 min	1:13 am PDT (08:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 44 kt	+38 kt	-22 °C	82 kt	7 h 38 min	1:34 am PDT (08:34 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 52 kt	+45 kt	-28 °C	75 kt	8 h 21 min	2:17 am PDT (09:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	220° at 55 kt	+47 kt	-35 °C	73 kt	8 h 35 min	2:31 am PDT (09:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 57 kt	+53 kt	-45 °C	67 kt	9 h 21 min	3:17 am PDT (10:17 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
GJT	used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line			210/40 11°	210/46 3°	210/61 -10°	210/68 -22°	220/57 -29°	230/59 -36°	240/66 -46°
BCE	used from 99 nm out; 85 nm from the line				210/47 0°	200/50 -12°	220/31 -23°	220/56 -26°	220/58 -35°	230/58 -45°
LAS	used from 298 nm out; 53 nm from the line		200/25 11°	230/22 5°	240/25 -1°	220/37 -12°	220/44 -21°	210/52 -27°	210/60 -34°	220/58 -44°
WJF	used from 447 nm out; 76 nm from the line		220/30 8°	240/28 5°	230/34 -2°	220/34 -13°	220/48 -20°	220/47 -29°	210/48 -34°	220/52 -44°
SBA	used from 596 nm out; 15 nm from the line	L/V	170/13 7°	220/23 4°	220/30 -2°	230/26 -14°	230/34 -20°	220/38 -28°	220/37 -35°	220/43 -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
MTJ Montrose, CO	departure	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	5,758 ft	6:53 pm MDT (00:53 UTC)
AIB Nucla, CO	40 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet Weather: light drizzle	from the south (180°) at 18 knots, gusting to 22	0.5 mi	8,500 ft	5,945 ft	22:15 UTC
KNB Kanab, UT	239 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	reported, no category	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	7 mi	none	4,867 ft	00:35 UTC
AZC Colorado City, AZ	258 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,700 feet Weather: heavy rain	from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots	4 mi	2,800 ft	4,873 ft	00:35 UTC
BVU Boulder City, NV	368 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 11,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	11,000 ft	2,203 ft	23:35 UTC
VGT Las Vegas, NV	378 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	2,205 ft	23:53 UTC
MHV Mojave, CA	537 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 14,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 21 knots, gusting to 32	10+ mi	14,000 ft	2,801 ft	22:15 UTC
SZP Santa Paula, CA	596 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				250 ft
SBA Santa Barbara, CA	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,100 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	13 ft	4:53 pm PDT (23:53 UTC)

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 SBA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:12 am PDT (07:12 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR

30% chance between Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers

The whole forecast for SBA

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for MTJ, the departure

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 13 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 11,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 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, 348 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 378 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MTJ 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC), at SBA 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBA is before sunrise there (7:02 am PDT (14:02 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 southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Montrose Regional, Santa Barbara Municipal.