Reno/Tahoe International to Central Nebraska Regional RNO → GRI
985 nautical miles (1,134 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 078°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:56 am CDT (13:56 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: 4 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 99 to 617 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 149 to 627 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 736 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 388 to 746 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 527 to 696 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 597 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 last 149 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 RNO.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 18,000 ft, 21 nm south, 12:24 am PDT (07:24 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: FL180-130. 677 nm along the route, 21 nm south 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
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 9 forecast points nearest it (RNO, BAM, ELY, SLC, RKS, DEN, BFF, GLD, GRI). 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 | 210° at 16 kt | −8 kt | 21 °C | 128 kt | 7 h 42 min | 10:44 am CDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | −13 kt | 8 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 24 min | 10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | −16 kt | 6 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 15 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −20 kt | 2 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 02 min | 10:04 am CDT (15:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −22 kt | -3 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 56 min | 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −23 kt | -7 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 53 min | 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −24 kt | -11 °C | 144 kt | 6 h 50 min | 9:52 am CDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 35 kt | −24 kt | -12 °C | 144 kt | 6 h 50 min | 9:52 am CDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 43 kt | −28 kt | -23 °C | 148 kt | 6 h 39 min | 9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 51 kt | −38 kt | -30 °C | 158 kt | 6 h 14 min | 9:16 am CDT (14:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 56 kt | −46 kt | -35 °C | 166 kt | 5 h 56 min | 8:58 am CDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 54 kt | −47 kt | -44 °C | 167 kt | 5 h 54 min | 8:56 am CDT (13:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNO | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 010/9 | 320/10 -2° | 210/23 -9° | 210/34 -19° | 220/36 -25° | 230/31 -29° | 230/41 -33° | 230/38 -42° | |
| BAM | used from 99 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 310/7 0° | 270/19 -7° | 200/38 -17° | 190/49 -28° | 220/69 -29° | 220/63 -33° | 230/48 -41° | ||
| ELY | used from 199 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| SLC | used from 298 nm out; 45 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° | |
| RKS | used from 448 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 597 nm out; 97 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° | ||
| BFF | used from 696 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| GLD | used from 846 nm out; 106 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 895 nm out; 65 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNO Reno, NV | departure | no report just now | 4,414 ft | ||||
| FLX Fallon, NV | 50 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,966 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | 368 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 478 nm out, 16 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| DWX Dixon, WY | 567 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,548 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 687 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| SNY Sidney, NE | 776 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,314 ft | ||||
| CNP Chappell, NE | 796 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,681 ft | ||||
| GTE Gothenburg, NE | 905 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,558 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | destination | no report just now | 1,847 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,548 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GRI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:56 am CDT (13:56 UTC)
GRI 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 RNO 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at GRI 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm CDT (00:25 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: Reno/Tahoe International, Central Nebraska Regional.