Reno/Tahoe International to General Mitchell International RNO → MKE
1,445 nautical miles (1,663 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 071°, about 058° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:27 am CDT (14:27 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: 6 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 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 628 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 150 to 608 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 429 to 777 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 468 to 728 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 518 to 608 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 528 to 688 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 767 to 927 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 797 to 1366 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
Not fetched just now.
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 13 forecast points nearest it (RNO, BAM, ELY, SLC, RKS, LND, BFF, ONL, FSD, MCW, LSE, DBQ, JOT). 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 | 220° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 20 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 52 min | 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 42 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 7 °C | 136 kt | 10 h 38 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −18 kt | 3 °C | 138 kt | 10 h 28 min | 11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -1 °C | 140 kt | 10 h 19 min | 11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −22 kt | -5 °C | 142 kt | 10 h 11 min | 11:17 am CDT (16:17 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −24 kt | -10 °C | 144 kt | 10 h 02 min | 11:08 am CDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 28 kt | −24 kt | -11 °C | 144 kt | 10 h 02 min | 11:08 am CDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 35 kt | −28 kt | -22 °C | 148 kt | 9 h 46 min | 10:52 am CDT (15:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 44 kt | −38 kt | -32 °C | 158 kt | 9 h 09 min | 10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 50 kt | −48 kt | -38 °C | 168 kt | 8 h 36 min | 9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 53 kt | −53 kt | -46 °C | 173 kt | 8 h 21 min | 9:27 am CDT (14:27 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 100 nm out; 32 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; 79 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 249 nm out; 94 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 449 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| LND | used from 598 nm out; 109 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| BFF | used from 648 nm out; 82 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° | |
| ONL | used from 847 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| FSD | used from 997 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
| MCW | used from 1146 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/30 17° | 230/14 12° | 240/17 6° | 250/22 -8° | 270/29 -20° | 250/34 -34° | 260/52 -43° | 260/59 -51° |
| LSE | used from 1246 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -53° |
| DBQ | used from 1296 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| JOT | used from 1395 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNO Reno, NV | departure | no report just now | 4,414 ft | ||||
| SPZ Silver Springs, NV | 20 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,265 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 269 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| OGD Ogden, UT | 369 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,472 ft | ||||
| FBR Fort Bridger, WY | 439 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 7,038 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 698 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| GRN Gordon, NE | 817 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,562 ft | ||||
| ANW Ainsworth, NE | 917 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,588 ft | ||||
| YKN Yankton, SD | 1027 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,305 ft | ||||
| CCY Charles City, IA | 1236 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,125 ft | ||||
| UES Waukesha, WI | 1425 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 911 ft | ||||
| MKE Milwaukee, WI | destination | no report just now | 728 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,038 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MKE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:27 am CDT (14:27 UTC)
MKE 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 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC), at MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: Reno/Tahoe International, General Mitchell International.