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Reno/Tahoe International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International RNO → MSY

1,555 nautical miles (1,789 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 102°, about 089° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:14 am CDT (15:14 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: 9 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 W14W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 100 to 169 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120455
    MKCW WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14W
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    NV
    FROM 40NW BVL-20WNW ELY-20SSE OAL-40WNW OAL-50NE BAM-40NW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 618 to 827 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • 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 110 to 429 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 110 to 518 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 189 to 797 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 379 to 498 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 508 to 767 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 14 forecast points nearest it (RNO, BAM, ELY, BCE, FMN, ALS, ABQ, TCC, AMA, SPS, DAL, SHV, LCH, MSY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft210° at 22 kt−3 kt123 kt12 h 39 min12:55 pm CDT (17:55 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 23 kt−6 kt11 °C126 kt12 h 20 min12:36 pm CDT (17:36 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 22 kt−8 kt9 °C128 kt12 h 09 min12:25 pm CDT (17:25 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 23 kt−10 kt4 °C130 kt11 h 58 min12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 25 kt−11 kt0 °C131 kt11 h 52 min12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 27 kt−11 kt-4 °C131 kt11 h 52 min12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 29 kt−11 kt-8 °C131 kt11 h 52 min12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 30 kt−11 kt-9 °C131 kt11 h 52 min12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 38 kt−18 kt-19 °C138 kt11 h 16 min11:32 am CDT (16:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 48 kt−33 kt-28 °C153 kt10 h 10 min10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 49 kt−36 kt-36 °C156 kt9 h 58 min10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 40 kt−33 kt-47 °C153 kt10 h 10 min10:26 am CDT (15:26 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°
BAMused from 100 nm out; 96 nm from the line310/7 0°270/19 -7°200/38 -17°190/49 -28°220/69 -29°220/63 -33°230/48 -41°
ELYused from 150 nm out; 66 nm from the line200/39 3°210/27 -2°210/45 -15°220/56 -24°210/60 -28°210/63 -34°220/61 -43°
BCEused from 299 nm out; 51 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
FMNused from 449 nm out; 96 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ALSused from 648 nm out; 71 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
ABQused from 698 nm out; 90 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
TCCused from 748 nm out; 43 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
AMAused from 847 nm out; 34 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
SPSused from 997 nm out; 55 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
DALused from 1146 nm out; 8 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°
SHVused from 1246 nm out; 67 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
LCHused from 1395 nm out; 67 nm from the line160/21160/18 18°180/13 12°230/6 8°280/10 -4°260/13 -14°310/29 -30°320/32 -40°330/33 -53°
MSYused from 1445 nm out; 85 nm from the line110/5150/6 19°L/V 12°310/5 7°310/13 -4°290/20 -16°330/36 -31°330/37 -41°350/43 -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 no report just now 4,414 ft
SPZ Silver Springs, NV 20 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 4,265 ft
BCE Bryce Canyon, UT 369 nm out, 13 nm south of the line no report just now 7,589 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 568 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
LVS Las Vegas, NM 728 nm out, 18 nm south of the line no report just now 6,877 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX 897 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 3,606 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 1076 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
ADS Dallas, TX 1176 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 644 ft
TYR Tyler, TX 1256 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
BTR Baton Rouge, LA 1495 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 69 ft
MSY New Orleans, LA destination no report just now 3 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,589 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC)

MSY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 1166 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
  • 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 2 nm from the route, 1176 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at RNO 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC), at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 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, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.