Reno/Tahoe International to Seattle-Tacoma International RNO → SEA
490 nautical miles (564 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 348°, about 335° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 8:30 pm PDT (03:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now RNO is VFR, wind variable at 6 knots; SEA is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 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: 2,623 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 SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 250 to 300 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 290 to 330 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
- A359 at 41,000 ft, 24 nm east, 1:06 pm PDT (20:06 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: zse. 370 nm along the route, 24 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
DLS UA /OV LTJ150010/TM 2006/FL410/TP A359/TB MOD/RM ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through DLS
- Where
- 10 nm southeast (150°) of LTJ
- Time
- 20:06 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A359
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- zse
- E75L at 10,000 ft, 26 nm west, 3:04 pm PDT (22:04 UTC): moderate rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: from 10,000 ft to 7,500 ft during the descent. 410 nm along the route, 26 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
PDX UA /OV PDX360025/TM 2204/FL100/TP E75L/TA M9/IC MOD RIME /RM 100-075 DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PDX
- Where
- 25 nm north (360°) of PDX
- Time
- 22:04 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Temperature
- −9 °C
- Icing
- moderate rime
- Remarks
- from 10,000 ft to 7,500 ft during the descent
- PC24 at 11,000 ft, 20 nm south, 2:23 pm PDT (21:23 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 9,000 ft to 11,000 ft, remarks: during the descent RY35L rno. At the departure end, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
RNO UA /OV KRNO167020/TM 2123/FL110/TP PC24/TB CONT LGT OCNL MOD 110-090/RM DURD RY35L RNO
- Report
- a routine report filed through RNO
- Where
- 20 nm south (167°) of KRNO
- Time
- 21:23 UTC
- Height
- at 11,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC24
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate from 11,000 ft to 9,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent RY35L rno
- E75L at 33,000 ft, 33 nm west, 1:32 pm PDT (20:32 UTC): remarks: mountain wave +/-300 ft entered by zoa fdcs. 90 nm along the route, 33 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
RNO UA /OV RBL039074/TM 2032/FL330/TP E75L/RM MTN WAVE +/-300 FT. ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
- Report
- a routine report filed through RNO
- Where
- 74 nm northeast (039°) of RBL
- Time
- 20:32 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Remarks
- mountain wave +/-300 ft entered by zoa fdcs
- E545 at 41,000 ft, 17 nm west, 1:25 pm PDT (20:25 UTC): light to moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zse. 280 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
RDM UA /OV DSD190020/TM 2025/FL410/TP E545/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CAT/RM ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through RDM
- Where
- 20 nm south (190°) of DSD
- Time
- 20:25 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E545
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate clear-air turbulence
- Remarks
- zse
- E170 at 10,000 ft, 3 nm northeast, 3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC): light rime icing from 7,000 ft to 10,000 ft. 290 nm along the route, 3 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2202/FL100/TP E170/SK BASE 065-TOPS UNKN/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME 100-070
- Report
- a routine report filed through RDM
- Where
- over RDM
- Time
- 22:02 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Sky
- base 065-TOPS unknown
- Temperature
- UNKN
- Icing
- light rime from 10,000 ft to 7,000 ft
- C182 at 8,000 ft, 23 nm west, 3:52 pm PDT (22:52 UTC): light rime icing, -2 °C. 390 nm along the route, 23 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
PDX UA /OV PDX040017/TM 2252/FL080/TP C182/TA M02/IC LGT RIME
- Report
- a routine report filed through PDX
- Where
- 17 nm northeast (040°) of PDX
- Time
- 22:52 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C182
- Temperature
- −2 °C
- Icing
- light rime
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 5 forecast points nearest it (RNO, LKV, RDM, PDX, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 350° at 10 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 27 min | 8:32 pm PDT (03:32 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 360° at 11 kt | +11 kt | -2 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 30 min | 8:35 pm PDT (03:35 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 010° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -6 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 32 min | 8:37 pm PDT (03:37 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 010° at 11 kt | +10 kt | -8 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 27 min | 8:32 pm PDT (03:32 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 360° at 9 kt | +9 kt | -11 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 25 min | 8:30 pm PDT (03:30 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 360° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -14 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 32 min | 8:37 pm PDT (03:37 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 010° at 17 kt | +16 kt | -17 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 43 min | 8:48 pm PDT (03:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 010° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -20 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 51 min | 8:56 pm PDT (03:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 34 kt | +34 kt | -26 °C | 86 kt | 5 h 42 min | 9:47 pm PDT (04:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 32 kt | +32 kt | -34 °C | 88 kt | 5 h 34 min | 9:39 pm PDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 22 kt | +18 kt | -36 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 48 min | 8:53 pm PDT (03:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 21 kt | +10 kt | -41 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 27 min | 8:32 pm PDT (03:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNO | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° | |
| LKV | used from 100 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 010/18 -6° | 280/7 -11° | 290/9 -22° | 280/13 -27° | 290/20 -31° | 260/19 -34° | 260/27 -39° | ||
| RDM | used from 250 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 010/15 -2° | 030/21 -8° | 020/26 -12° | 020/46 -22° | 010/72 -27° | 360/47 -34° | 340/31 -35° | 320/20 -40° | |
| PDX | used from 350 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 330/7 | 360/13 0° | 040/22 -6° | 030/23 -12° | 020/64 -18° | 010/93 -25° | 010/91 -39° | 360/62 -40° | 350/41 -43° |
| SEA | used from 450 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 360/9 | 350/10 1° | 010/10 -5° | 030/20 -11° | 020/60 -17° | 010/86 -26° | 360/90 -40° | 010/68 -42° | 360/31 -43° |
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 | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet | variable at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,414 ft | 3:55 pm PDT (22:55 UTC) |
| SVE Susanville, CA | 60 nm out, 25 nm west of the line | VFR | from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,149 ft | 22:55 UTC |
| AAT Alturas, CA | 120 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,500 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 8,500 ft | 4,378 ft | 22:55 UTC |
| LKV Lakeview, OR | 160 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 16 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 4,734 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| RDM Redmond, OR | 290 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,200 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 3,200 ft | 3,081 ft | 22:56 UTC |
| CZK Cascade Locks, OR | 380 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| PLU Puyallup, WA | 470 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR Weather: light drizzle | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 537 ft | 22:55 UTC |
| SEA Seattle, WA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 432 ft | 3:53 pm PDT (22:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,734 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:30 pm PDT (03:30 UTC)
Wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SEA
- From Sun 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for RNO, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- From Sun 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 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 SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SEA is after sunset there (6:29 pm PDT (01:29 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, Seattle-Tacoma International.