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Reno/Tahoe International to MC Allen International RNO → MFE

1,343 nautical miles (1,545 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 120°, about 107° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC). Right now RNO is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 9 knots; MFE is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) 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: 7 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 W15W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 119 to 179 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120555
    MKCW WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 15W
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    UT NV
    FROM 60WNW BVL-10NE BVL-80E OAL-40SE OAL-20W OAL-60WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 139 to 477 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 189 to 657 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 229 to 378 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 358 to 477 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 388 to 587 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 RNO.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • PC12 at 17,000 ft, 30 nm southwest, 9:52 pm PDT (04:52 UTC): moderate turbulence, moderate rime icing, -15 °C, remarks: entered by zoa fdcs. 129 nm along the route, 30 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TPH UA /OV OAL/TM 0452/FL 170/TP PC12/TA M15/TB MOD/IC MOD RIME/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS AWC-WEB
    Report
    a routine report filed through TPH
    Where
    over OAL
    Time
    04:52 UTC
    Height
    at 17,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Temperature
    −15 °C
    Turbulence
    moderate
    Icing
    moderate rime
    Remarks
    entered by zoa fdcs
  • B38M at 14,000 ft, 31 nm southwest, 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 318 nm along the route, 31 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    LAS UA /OV LAS059040/TM 0547/FL140/TP B38M/TA 06/IC LGT RIME
    Report
    a routine report filed through LAS
    Where
    40 nm northeast (059°) of LAS
    Time
    05:47 UTC
    Height
    at 14,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B38M
    Temperature
    6 °C
    Icing
    light rime

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 11 forecast points nearest it (RNO, BIH, LAS, PRC, PHX, ABQ, ELP, MRF, DRT, LRD, BRO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft200° at 10 kt+2 kt10 °C118 kt11 h 23 min1:14 pm CDT (18:14 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 14 kt+2 kt11 °C118 kt11 h 23 min1:14 pm CDT (18:14 UTC)
9,500 ft200° at 16 kt+3 kt8 °C117 kt11 h 29 min1:20 pm CDT (18:20 UTC)
11,500 ft200° at 18 kt+5 kt4 °C115 kt11 h 41 min1:32 pm CDT (18:32 UTC)
13,500 ft210° at 23 kt+3 kt0 °C117 kt11 h 29 min1:20 pm CDT (18:20 UTC)
15,500 ft210° at 28 kt+1 kt-4 °C119 kt11 h 17 min1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 33 kt−1 kt-8 °C121 kt11 h 06 min12:57 pm CDT (17:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 35 kt−1 kt-9 °C121 kt11 h 06 min12:57 pm CDT (17:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 43 kt−4 kt-18 °C124 kt10 h 50 min12:41 pm CDT (17:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 47 kt−7 kt-28 °C127 kt10 h 34 min12:25 pm CDT (17:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 46 kt−13 kt-36 °C133 kt10 h 06 min11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 36 kt−13 kt-47 °C133 kt10 h 06 min11:57 am CDT (16:57 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
RNOused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line010/9320/10 -2°210/23 -9°210/34 -19°220/36 -25°230/31 -29°230/41 -33°230/38 -42°
BIHused from 99 nm out; 76 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
LASused from 199 nm out; 93 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
PRCused from 348 nm out; 98 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
PHXused from 547 nm out; 122 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°
ABQused from 597 nm out; 139 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ELPused from 647 nm out; 128 nm from the line290/17210/11 13°200/18 5°220/46 -6°230/64 -14°230/63 -27°240/55 -37°240/44 -48°
MRFused from 895 nm out; 28 nm from the line210/17 15°220/10 9°240/16 -4°230/27 -13°230/30 -27°250/28 -38°270/24 -50°
DRTused from 1044 nm out; 64 nm from the line160/31170/28 16°200/14 16°210/15 9°210/15 -4°240/12 -12°240/18 -28°300/11 -38°320/18 -50°
LRDused from 1144 nm out; 73 nm from the line150/27170/24 17°170/20 14°180/12 10°230/19 -4°160/10 -14°130/10 -28°110/7 -39°010/22 -51°
BROused from 1293 nm out; 70 nm from the line150/22160/18 18°160/13 14°150/9 10°050/5 -3°L/V -15°100/13 -29°120/15 -40°080/9 -52°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
RNO Reno, NV departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet from the north (350°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 4,414 ft 10:55 pm PDT (05:55 UTC)
SPZ Silver Springs, NV 20 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line no report just now 4,265 ft
TPH Tonopah, NV 149 nm out, 10 nm south of the line VFR Sky: overcast at 3,900 feet from the north (010°) at 12 knots 10+ mi 3,900 ft 5,430 ft 06:28 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 468 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet from the southwest (220°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26 10+ mi 1,400 ft 7,014 ft 06:08 UTC
TYL Taylor, AZ 557 nm out, 4 nm west of the line reported, no category from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 5,823 ft 06:35 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX 796 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet from the north (350°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 3,961 ft 05:51 UTC
VHN Van Horn, TX 895 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 3,956 ft 06:35 UTC
MRF Marfa, TX 945 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 4,848 ft 06:01 UTC
LRD Laredo, TX 1243 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots 10+ mi 2,200 ft 508 ft 06:15 UTC
MFE Mc Allen, TX destination VFR from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 107 ft 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MFE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MFE
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
The forecast for RNO, the departure
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet

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 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC), at MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Reno/Tahoe International, MC Allen International.