Plan a flight · Mon 2:03 am MDT (08:03 UTC)

Provo Municipal to Raleigh-Durham International PVU → RDU

1,570 nautical miles (1,806 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:27 pm EDT (17:27 UTC). Right now PVU is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 7 knots; RDU is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 250 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the first 380 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 400 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 260 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 160 to 320 nm out.
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 460 to 920 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, fog). Over the route from 1190 to 1450 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1310 to 1470 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1400 to 1480 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 150 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

B737 at 18,000 ft, 28 nm north, 1:24 am MDT (07:24 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: FL180-130. 300 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN330050/TM 0724/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD/RM FL180-130
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
50 nm northwest (330°) of DEN
Time
07:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
FL180-130
A20N at 25,000 ft, 30 nm south, 12:19 am MDT (06:19 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 26,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-06. 280 nm along the route, 30 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN250045/TM 0619/FL250/TP A20N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP BLO 260/RM DURC. ZDVWC-06
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
45 nm west (250°) of DEN
Time
06:19 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
occasional light chop below 26,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-06
B737 descending, 18 nm south, 1:10 am MDT (07:10 UTC): remarks: smooth. 330 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0710/FLDURD/TP B737/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
07:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
smooth
B738 descending, 18 nm south, 12:15 am MDT (06:15 UTC): light chop turbulence. 330 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0615/FLDURD/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
06:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop

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 14 forecast points nearest it (SLC, GJT, DEN, GLD, GRI, SLN, MKC, COU, STL, EVV, LOU, TRI, ROA, RDU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	250° at 24 kt	−20 kt		140 kt	11 h 13 min	3:16 pm EDT (19:16 UTC)
5,500 ft	260° at 21 kt	−20 kt	14 °C	140 kt	11 h 13 min	3:16 pm EDT (19:16 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 19 kt	−19 kt	13 °C	139 kt	11 h 18 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	−19 kt	9 °C	139 kt	11 h 18 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	−19 kt	6 °C	139 kt	11 h 18 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 20 kt	−20 kt	2 °C	140 kt	11 h 13 min	3:16 pm EDT (19:16 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 21 kt	−22 kt	-2 °C	142 kt	11 h 03 min	3:06 pm EDT (19:06 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 23 kt	−23 kt	-7 °C	143 kt	10 h 59 min	3:02 pm EDT (19:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 24 kt	−24 kt	-8 °C	144 kt	10 h 54 min	2:57 pm EDT (18:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 28 kt	−26 kt	-20 °C	146 kt	10 h 45 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 39 kt	−39 kt	-31 °C	159 kt	9 h 52 min	1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 47 kt	−47 kt	-38 °C	167 kt	9 h 24 min	1:27 pm EDT (17:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 43 kt	−45 kt	-48 °C	165 kt	9 h 31 min	1:34 pm EDT (17:34 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
SLC	used from 0 nm out; 50 nm from the line		200/5	230/8 2°	220/20 -2°	210/40 -12°	190/53 -25°	210/62 -30°	220/69 -34°	220/64 -43°
GJT	used from 100 nm out; 70 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°
DEN	used from 200 nm out; 100 nm from the line			240/21 14°	250/44 6°	220/49 -8°	220/49 -21°	230/54 -30°	240/57 -35°	240/49 -45°
GLD	used from 400 nm out; 51 nm from the line		230/49	230/42 15°	220/26 8°	240/18 -7°	230/27 -21°	240/62 -30°	240/61 -35°	250/57 -47°
GRI	used from 550 nm out; 86 nm from the line		230/35 21°	230/23 13°	220/20 7°	240/25 -8°	240/37 -20°	250/49 -33°	260/57 -38°	260/58 -47°
SLN	used from 600 nm out; 55 nm from the line	210/53	230/41 20°	240/26 14°	230/16 8°	240/25 -7°	240/35 -19°	250/61 -30°	260/65 -38°	260/56 -49°
MKC	used from 700 nm out; 68 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
COU	used from 850 nm out; 31 nm from the line	230/31	230/30 15°	260/16 11°	270/14 6°	260/24 -6°	270/27 -18°	270/37 -32°	280/49 -41°	290/56 -51°
STL	used from 950 nm out; 20 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
EVV	used from 1050 nm out; 56 nm from the line	280/15	290/12 17°	310/16 10°	320/13 5°	310/22 -6°	320/26 -18°	320/38 -33°	310/56 -41°	320/55 -51°
LOU	used from 1200 nm out; 37 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
TRI	used from 1300 nm out; 71 nm from the line		330/22 11°	330/29 7°	330/32 3°	330/36 -8°	320/34 -19°	320/36 -34°	320/43 -39°	320/46 -47°
ROA	used from 1450 nm out; 64 nm from the line	310/29	330/31 13°	340/28 7°	330/25 3°	310/32 -8°	300/32 -22°	290/32 -31°	270/35 -38°	270/32 -47°
RDU	used from 1500 nm out; 45 nm from the line	280/33	300/23 11°	300/28 8°	290/28 4°	260/41 -6°	240/52 -18°	230/66 -31°	230/76 -39°	240/52 -49°

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	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet	from the east (090°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	7,500 ft	4,496 ft	1:56 am MDT (07:56 UTC)
VEL Vernal, UT	100 nm out, 12 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,700 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the west (260°) at 10 knots	9 mi	4,700 ft	5,274 ft	07:53 UTC
BJC Denver, CO	300 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	7 mi	none	5,673 ft	07:55 UTC
DEN Denver, CO	320 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 20 knots	10+ mi	none	5,433 ft	07:53 UTC
PHG Phillipsburg, KS	570 nm out, 1 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,910 ft	07:55 UTC
TOP Topeka, KS	750 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	881 ft	07:53 UTC
COU Columbia, MO	910 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	889 ft	07:54 UTC
SUS St Louis, MO	980 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	463 ft	07:54 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	1130 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	200 ft	421 ft	07:54 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	1390 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet	from the west (270°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	2,000 ft	1,518 ft	07:53 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC	1510 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,800 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	925 ft	07:54 UTC
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,500 feet, a few clouds at 7,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	435 ft	3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,673 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:27 pm EDT (17:27 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RDU

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet and more above
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
At times between Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
From Mon 5:30 pm EDT (21:30 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for PVU, the departure

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 2:00 am MDT (08:00 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 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, 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

6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 310 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 910 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at PVU 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC), at RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Provo Municipal, Raleigh-Durham International.