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Seattle Paine Field International to Reno/Tahoe International PAE → RNO

516 nautical miles (594 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 167°, about 151° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:01 pm PDT (03:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PAE is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots; RNO is VFR, wind variable at 6 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: 2 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 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 179 to 228 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 208 to 268 nm out.

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 PAE.

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

E75L at 10,000 ft, 32 nm west, 3:04 pm PDT (22:04 UTC): moderate rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: from 10,000 ft to 7,500 ft during the descent. 109 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDX UA /OV PDX360025/TM 2204/FL100/TP E75L/TA M9/IC MOD RIME /RM 100-075 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDX
Where
25 nm north (360°) of PDX
Time
22:04 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
moderate rime
Remarks
from 10,000 ft to 7,500 ft during the descent
C182 at 8,000 ft, 29 nm west, 3:52 pm PDT (22:52 UTC): light rime icing, -2 °C. 129 nm along the route, 29 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDX UA /OV PDX040017/TM 2252/FL080/TP C182/TA M02/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDX
Where
17 nm northeast (040°) of PDX
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
C182
Temperature
−2 °C
Icing
light rime
E75L at 9,500 ft, 5 nm northwest, 4:07 pm PDT (23:07 UTC): light rime icing from 7,000 ft to 9,500 ft, a broken layer above 7,300 ft, -2 °C, remarks: during the descent runway 5. 228 nm along the route, 5 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2307/FL095/TP E75L/SK BKN073-TOPSUNKN/TA M2/IC LGT RIME 095-070/RM DURD RWY 5
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 9,500 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
a broken layer from 7,300 ft, tops unknown
Temperature
−2 °C
Icing
light rime from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 5
E170 at 10,000 ft, 5 nm northwest, 3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC): light rime icing from 7,000 ft to 10,000 ft. 228 nm along the route, 5 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2202/FL100/TP E170/SK BASE 065-TOPS UNKN/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME 100-070
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
22:02 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
base 065-TOPS unknown
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
light rime from 10,000 ft to 7,000 ft
E75L at 9,000 ft, 10 nm west, 4:05 pm PDT (23:05 UTC): light rime icing, -6 °C, remarks: zse. 238 nm along the route, 10 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV DSD155012/TM 2305/FL090/TP E75L/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
12 nm southeast (155°) of DSD
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
−6 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zse
PC24 at 11,000 ft, 20 nm south, 2:23 pm PDT (21:23 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 9,000 ft to 11,000 ft, remarks: during the descent RY35L rno. At the destination end, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RNO UA /OV KRNO167020/TM 2123/FL110/TP PC24/TB CONT LGT OCNL MOD 110-090/RM DURD RY35L RNO
```
Report
a routine report filed through RNO
Where
20 nm south (167°) of KRNO
Time
21:23 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC24
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate from 11,000 ft to 9,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent RY35L rno

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 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 (SEA, PDX, RDM, LKV, RNO). 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	360° at 11 kt	−11 kt	-2 °C	131 kt	3 h 56 min	8:43 pm PDT (03:43 UTC)
7,500 ft	010° at 14 kt	−13 kt	-4 °C	133 kt	3 h 53 min	8:40 pm PDT (03:40 UTC)
9,500 ft	010° at 14 kt	−12 kt	-6 °C	132 kt	3 h 55 min	8:42 pm PDT (03:42 UTC)
11,500 ft	010° at 11 kt	−11 kt	-10 °C	131 kt	3 h 56 min	8:43 pm PDT (03:43 UTC)
13,500 ft	010° at 15 kt	−14 kt	-13 °C	134 kt	3 h 51 min	8:38 pm PDT (03:38 UTC)
15,500 ft	010° at 20 kt	−18 kt	-16 °C	138 kt	3 h 44 min	8:31 pm PDT (03:31 UTC)
17,500 ft	010° at 25 kt	−22 kt	-19 °C	142 kt	3 h 38 min	8:25 pm PDT (03:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	010° at 26 kt	−24 kt	-20 °C	144 kt	3 h 35 min	8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	360° at 42 kt	−40 kt	-26 °C	160 kt	3 h 14 min	8:01 pm PDT (03:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	350° at 38 kt	−38 kt	-34 °C	158 kt	3 h 16 min	8:03 pm PDT (03:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 24 kt	−23 kt	-36 °C	143 kt	3 h 37 min	8:24 pm PDT (03:24 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 19 kt	−12 kt	-41 °C	132 kt	3 h 55 min	8:42 pm PDT (03:42 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
SEA	used from 0 nm out; 8 nm from the line	360/9	350/10 1°	010/10 -5°	030/20 -11°	020/60 -17°	010/86 -26°	360/90 -40°	010/68 -42°	360/31 -43°
PDX	used from 99 nm out; 45 nm from the line	330/7	360/13 0°	040/22 -6°	030/23 -12°	020/64 -18°	010/93 -25°	010/91 -39°	360/62 -40°	350/41 -43°
RDM	used from 149 nm out; 50 nm from the line		010/15 -2°	030/21 -8°	020/26 -12°	020/46 -22°	010/72 -27°	360/47 -34°	340/31 -35°	320/20 -40°
LKV	used from 298 nm out; 32 nm from the line			010/18 -6°	280/7 -11°	290/9 -22°	280/13 -27°	290/20 -31°	260/19 -34°	260/27 -39°
RNO	used from 447 nm out; 45 nm from the line		320/7	260/13 1°	230/21 -7°	210/38 -17°	220/43 -26°	230/54 -29°	230/59 -32°	230/54 -41°

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
PAE Everett, WA	departure	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	606 ft	3:53 pm PDT (22:53 UTC)
RNT Renton, WA	20 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	32 ft	22:53 UTC
DLS The Dalles, OR	139 nm out, 15 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 9,500 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	246 ft	22:53 UTC
RDM Redmond, OR	228 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,200 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	3,200 ft	3,081 ft	22:56 UTC
LKV Lakeview, OR	357 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 16 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	4,734 ft	22:53 UTC
AAT Alturas, CA	397 nm out, 13 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,500 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	8,500 ft	4,378 ft	22:55 UTC
RNO Reno, NV	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	variable at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,414 ft	3:55 pm PDT (22:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,734 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RNO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:01 pm PDT (03:01 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RNO

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for PAE, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at RNO 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RNO is after sunset there (6:26 pm PDT (01:26 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 Pacific Northwest · 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: Seattle Paine Field International, Reno/Tahoe International.