Redding Regional to Salt Lake City International RDD → SLC
470 nautical miles (541 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 071° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:41 pm MDT (03:41 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: 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
- SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the last 60 nm of 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 ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 300 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 210 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 170 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 40 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 last 10 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 RDD.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (RBL, RNO, BAM, SLC). 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 | 310° at 6 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 3 h 46 min | 10:36 pm MDT (04:36 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 9 kt | −8 kt | 3 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 40 min | 10:30 pm MDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | −11 kt | 2 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 35 min | 10:25 pm MDT (04:25 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −17 kt | -3 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 26 min | 10:16 pm MDT (04:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −19 kt | -8 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 23 min | 10:13 pm MDT (04:13 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | −20 kt | -11 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 21 min | 10:11 pm MDT (04:11 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −22 kt | -15 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 19 min | 10:09 pm MDT (04:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 34 kt | −22 kt | -16 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 19 min | 10:09 pm MDT (04:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 36 kt | −22 kt | -25 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 19 min | 10:09 pm MDT (04:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 52 kt | −40 kt | -29 °C | 160 kt | 2 h 56 min | 9:46 pm MDT (03:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 56 kt | −44 kt | -34 °C | 164 kt | 2 h 52 min | 9:42 pm MDT (03:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 57 kt | −45 kt | -43 °C | 165 kt | 2 h 51 min | 9:41 pm MDT (03:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBL | used from 0 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 350/10 | 350/7 6° | L/V -1° | 320/6 -8° | 340/24 -18° | 340/38 -24° | 330/32 -30° | 300/25 -34° | 270/37 -40° |
| RNO | used from 100 nm out; 71 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° | |
| BAM | used from 150 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 270/8 4° | 230/27 -4° | 220/49 -18° | 210/52 -26° | 220/77 -29° | 220/71 -33° | 220/63 -43° | ||
| SLC | used from 350 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 280/8 | 210/39 5° | 210/52 -1° | 200/50 -11° | 200/56 -23° | 220/61 -28° | 230/73 -37° | 230/73 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDD Redding, CA | departure | no report just now | 505 ft | ||||
| SVE Susanville, CA | 80 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,149 ft | ||||
| WMC Winnemucca, NV | 210 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,307 ft | ||||
| BAM Battle Mountain, NV | 250 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,536 ft | ||||
| EKO Elko, NV | 300 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,139 ft | ||||
| LWL Wells, NV | 340 nm out, 19 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,769 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 380 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| TVY Tooele, UT | 450 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,321 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,769 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:41 pm MDT (03:41 UTC)
SLC 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 RDD 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC), at SLC 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SLC is after sunset there (6:53 pm MDT (00:53 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: Redding Regional, Salt Lake City International.