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Provo Municipal to Washington Dulles International PVU → IAD

1,577 nautical miles (1,815 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:08 am EDT (11:08 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PVU is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots; IAD is IFR, wind from the north (350°) 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: 311 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 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm MDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 160 to 200 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CO NM WY AZ UT
    FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
    WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
  • SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 8:55 pm MDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 230 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 first 70 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 160 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 389 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 379 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 160 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 route from 70 to 280 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 100 to 170 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 280 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 609 to 839 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 329 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1408 to 1547 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 110 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 PVU.

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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (SLC, RKS, DEN, BFF, GLD, GRI, OMA, DSM, BRL, SPI, JOT, IND, FWA, CMH, EKN, RIC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft240° at 13 kt−11 kt16 °C131 kt12 h 02 min9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 15 kt−12 kt13 °C132 kt11 h 57 min9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 15 kt−13 kt10 °C133 kt11 h 51 min9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 16 kt−15 kt6 °C135 kt11 h 41 min9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 17 kt−16 kt1 °C136 kt11 h 36 min9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 19 kt−18 kt-3 °C138 kt11 h 26 min9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC)
17,500 ft250° at 20 kt−20 kt-7 °C140 kt11 h 16 min9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 20 kt−21 kt-8 °C141 kt11 h 11 min9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 26 kt−26 kt-20 °C146 kt10 h 48 min8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 32 kt−32 kt-33 °C152 kt10 h 22 min8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 43 kt−43 kt-40 °C163 kt9 h 40 min7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 50 kt−50 kt-49 °C170 kt9 h 17 min7:08 am EDT (11:08 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SLCused from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line280/8210/39 5°210/52 -1°200/50 -11°200/56 -23°220/61 -28°230/73 -37°230/73 -45°
RKSused from 50 nm out; 86 nm from the line190/43210/65 3°210/57 -9°210/56 -21°210/47 -33°230/63 -37°240/77 -46°
DENused from 200 nm out; 110 nm from the line190/31 16°210/32 7°240/41 -8°230/47 -21°240/56 -32°250/65 -37°250/61 -47°
BFFused from 349 nm out; 62 nm from the line120/24180/31 13°210/26 7°230/25 -7°240/41 -20°230/52 -36°250/56 -41°260/57 -45°
GLDused from 449 nm out; 94 nm from the line190/29200/30 15°240/23 8°250/39 -7°230/39 -19°230/57 -31°240/67 -39°250/62 -49°
GRIused from 499 nm out; 88 nm from the line210/31 19°240/21 14°240/17 6°260/27 -7°260/34 -18°240/45 -32°250/56 -40°260/62 -51°
OMAused from 649 nm out; 53 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
DSMused from 799 nm out; 42 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
BRLused from 849 nm out; 65 nm from the line200/20250/21 16°240/22 10°260/20 5°270/16 -7°290/22 -18°320/41 -34°320/56 -43°310/68 -53°
SPIused from 998 nm out; 46 nm from the line210/13260/11 17°270/18 10°290/21 4°310/20 -8°330/25 -19°320/49 -34°320/60 -44°320/59 -50°
JOTused from 1048 nm out; 64 nm from the line230/11290/12 16°300/19 10°320/19 4°300/17 -9°330/31 -20°320/49 -37°320/53 -45°320/67 -49°
INDused from 1098 nm out; 54 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°
FWAused from 1198 nm out; 53 nm from the line350/9350/24 15°360/25 9°360/29 4°350/31 -10°340/39 -22°330/40 -37°320/38 -43°320/48 -48°
CMHused from 1248 nm out; 46 nm from the line340/14320/13 12°350/12 8°360/10 2°350/27 -10°340/20 -22°320/31 -35°270/25 -39°260/32 -48°
EKNused from 1398 nm out; 55 nm from the line270/18 13°310/5 7°140/7 3°210/16 -9°220/41 -20°210/57 -32°220/57 -38°230/49 -47°
RICused from 1547 nm out; 93 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°

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
PVU Provo, UT departure marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet Weather: rain from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots 8 mi 3,000 ft 4,496 ft 7:34 pm MDT (01:34 UTC)
VEL Vernal, UT 100 nm out, 2 nm east of the line VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet Weather: light rain from the southwest (220°) at 19 knots, gusting to 27 10+ mi 8,000 ft 5,274 ft 00:53 UTC
FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO 309 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 5,020 ft 00:56 UTC
CYS Cheyenne, WY 319 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the east (100°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 6,159 ft 00:53 UTC
GRI Grand Island, NE 609 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower VFR from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 1,847 ft 00:53 UTC
LNK Lincoln, NE 679 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 10 knots 10+ mi none 1,218 ft 00:54 UTC
FSW Fort Madison, IA 928 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line VFR from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 721 ft 01:35 UTC
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL 1038 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 871 ft 00:56 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN 1128 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 605 ft 00:54 UTC
TZR Columbus, OH 1308 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 700 ft 904 ft 01:35 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV 1448 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 2,000 ft 1,223 ft 01:18 UTC
IAD Washington, DC destination IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: light rain from the north (350°) at 6 knots 8 mi 600 ft 312 ft 8:52 pm EDT (00:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IAD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:08 am EDT (11:08 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for IAD
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 700 feet
  • From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility 2 miles, rain showers, mist, overcast at 400 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 600 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,100 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for PVU, the departure
  • From Sun 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
  • 30% chance between Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 25, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

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

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at PVU 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC), at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAD is before sunrise there (7:16 am EDT (11:16 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
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Provo Municipal, Washington Dulles International.