Provo Municipal to Kansas City International PVU → MCI
786 nautical miles (904 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 63-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:28 pm CDT (17:28 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 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
- SIGMET W25W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the west at 45 knots, until 8:55 am MDT (14:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 121255 MKCW WST 121255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 25W VALID UNTIL 1455Z WY UT ID FROM PIH-40W BPI-30SE SLC-40E BVL-PIH AREA TS MOV FROM 26045KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 378 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 279 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 139 to 219 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 179 to 328 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). Near the route, 338 nm along the route.
- 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 last 279 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 08:00–15:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (SLC, GJT, DEN, GLD, GRI, SLN, MKC). 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 | 240° at 30 kt | −25 kt | 23 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 25 min | 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −21 kt | 12 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 34 min | 1:44 pm CDT (18:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 10 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 39 min | 1:49 pm CDT (18:49 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −19 kt | 5 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 39 min | 1:49 pm CDT (18:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −21 kt | 1 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 34 min | 1:44 pm CDT (18:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 34 kt | −25 kt | -4 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 25 min | 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 39 kt | −28 kt | -9 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 19 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 40 kt | −29 kt | -10 °C | 149 kt | 5 h 17 min | 1:27 pm CDT (18:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 50 kt | −37 kt | -21 °C | 157 kt | 5 h | 1:10 pm CDT (18:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 66 kt | −57 kt | -30 °C | 177 kt | 4 h 26 min | 12:36 pm CDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 69 kt | −63 kt | -36 °C | 183 kt | 4 h 18 min | 12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 64 kt | −58 kt | -46 °C | 178 kt | 4 h 25 min | 12:35 pm CDT (17:35 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC | used from 0 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 200/16 | 210/23 4° | 220/34 -3° | 210/40 -16° | 220/66 -23° | 220/64 -31° | 220/57 -36° | 220/50 -43° | |
| GJT | used from 99 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 249 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| GLD | used from 398 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GRI | used from 547 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| SLN | used from 597 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| MKC | used from 696 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVU Provo, UT | departure | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 99 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| EEO Meeker, CO | 179 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,415 ft | ||||
| BJC Denver, CO | 308 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,673 ft | ||||
| DEN Denver, CO | 328 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,433 ft | ||||
| RYA Wray, CO | 438 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,677 ft | ||||
| NRN Norton, KS | 547 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,384 ft | ||||
| PHG Phillipsburg, KS | 567 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,910 ft | ||||
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 696 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| TOP Topeka, KS | 746 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 881 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | destination | no report just now | 1,027 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC)
MCI 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 PVU 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC), at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 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
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, Kansas City International.