Clarence E Page Municipal to Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field RCE → YKM
1,219 nautical miles (1,402 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 310°, about 303° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:01 am PDT (10:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 579 to 699 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W VALID UNTIL 0155Z MT WY FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 819 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 71W VALID UNTIL 0155Z WY UT ID FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-30WSW MTU-30SSW DTA-30SE TWF-40S DBS AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 350 to 1049 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 380 to 799 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 499 to 1139 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). Over the route from 519 to 779 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 589 to 619 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 669 to 919 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 729 to 1029 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 999 to 1199 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 RCE.
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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (OKC, GAG, GCK, GLD, PUB, DEN, RKS, LND, PIH, DLN, BOI, LWS, YKM). 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 | 200° at 10 kt | −3 kt | 17 °C | 123 kt | 9 h 55 min | 3:06 am PDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 9 kt | −3 kt | 8 °C | 123 kt | 9 h 55 min | 3:06 am PDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 8 °C | 124 kt | 9 h 50 min | 3:01 am PDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 10 h | 3:11 am PDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | 0 | 0 °C | 120 kt | 10 h 10 min | 3:21 am PDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +1 kt | -4 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 15 min | 3:26 am PDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +2 kt | -8 °C | 118 kt | 10 h 20 min | 3:31 am PDT (10:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | +3 kt | -11 °C | 117 kt | 10 h 25 min | 3:36 am PDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 38 kt | +3 kt | -22 °C | 117 kt | 10 h 25 min | 3:36 am PDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 46 kt | +7 kt | -32 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 47 min | 3:58 am PDT (10:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 54 kt | +20 kt | -38 °C | 100 kt | 12 h 11 min | 5:22 am PDT (12:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 55 kt | +27 kt | -46 °C | 93 kt | 13 h 06 min | 6:17 am PDT (13:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/29 16° | 230/22 14° | 240/17 9° | 240/28 -6° | 250/35 -15° | 270/42 -29° | 270/43 -39° | 280/38 -51° |
| GAG | used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| GCK | used from 150 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| GLD | used from 250 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| PUB | used from 300 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/24 16° | 210/28 8° | 230/43 -8° | 240/42 -21° | 240/77 -30° | 240/72 -36° | 250/51 -47° | ||
| DEN | used from 350 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -47° | ||
| RKS | used from 549 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 190/43 | 210/65 3° | 210/57 -9° | 210/56 -21° | 210/47 -33° | 230/63 -37° | 240/77 -46° | ||
| LND | used from 699 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| PIH | used from 749 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 270/10 | 270/13 1° | 210/16 -2° | 200/56 -11° | 200/51 -23° | 200/68 -33° | 220/77 -37° | 230/73 -44° | |
| DLN | used from 899 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 080/10 -3° | 180/8 -3° | 180/23 -14° | 200/58 -22° | 200/80 -36° | 220/85 -41° | 230/81 -45° | ||
| BOI | used from 949 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 330/14 4° | 230/5 -2° | 220/20 -7° | 210/37 -20° | 200/59 -26° | 200/67 -34° | 210/73 -35° | 220/62 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 999 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
| YKM | used from 1149 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 030/16 | 020/18 0° | 030/30 -8° | 030/23 -13° | 020/40 -23° | 010/73 -29° | 010/54 -36° | 360/29 -37° | 330/16 -40° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCE Oklahoma City, OK | departure | no report just now | 1,353 ft | ||||
| JWG Watonga, OK | 40 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,551 ft | ||||
| MEJ Meade, KS | 160 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,527 ft | ||||
| LIC Limon, CO | 360 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,374 ft | ||||
| BJC Denver, CO | 439 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,673 ft | ||||
| DWX Dixon, WY | 559 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,548 ft | ||||
| BPI Big Piney, WY | 709 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,993 ft | ||||
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | 819 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,743 ft | ||||
| LLJ Challis, ID | 929 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,075 ft | ||||
| MYL Mc Call, ID | 1009 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,024 ft | ||||
| PSC Pasco, WA | 1159 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| YKM Yakima, WA | destination | no report just now | 1,098 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,993 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At YKM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:01 am PDT (10:01 UTC)
YKM 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 RCE 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC), at YKM 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at YKM is before sunrise there (7:15 am PDT (14:15 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.
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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: Clarence E Page Municipal, Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field.