Reno/Tahoe International to Salt Lake City International RNO → SLC
366 nautical miles (421 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 062° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:48 pm MDT (04:48 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2,558 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
- SIGMET W10W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 138 to 237 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10W VALID UNTIL 0355Z NV FROM 70SW TWF-40NNW BVL-40SW ELY-30ESE OAL-40WNW OAL-70SW TWF AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 316 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 297 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 227 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 128 nm of the route.
- 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 last 0 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
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 4 forecast points nearest it (RNO, BAM, ELY, SLC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | −8 kt | 2 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 52 min | 11:27 pm MDT (05:27 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 0 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 49 min | 11:24 pm MDT (05:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −16 kt | -4 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 41 min | 11:16 pm MDT (05:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | −19 kt | -8 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 38 min | 11:13 pm MDT (05:13 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 31 kt | −22 kt | -12 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 35 min | 11:10 pm MDT (05:10 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 37 kt | −24 kt | -15 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 32 min | 11:07 pm MDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 39 kt | −25 kt | -16 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 31 min | 11:06 pm MDT (05:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 46 kt | −28 kt | -26 °C | 148 kt | 2 h 28 min | 11:03 pm MDT (05:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 55 kt | −41 kt | -29 °C | 161 kt | 2 h 16 min | 10:51 pm MDT (04:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 58 kt | −45 kt | -33 °C | 165 kt | 2 h 13 min | 10:48 pm MDT (04:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 52 kt | −43 kt | -42 °C | 163 kt | 2 h 15 min | 10:50 pm MDT (04:50 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; 39 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 198 nm out; 64 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 297 nm out; 44 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° |
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, 12 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,265 ft | ||||
| FLX Fallon, NV | 49 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,966 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 277 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| TVY Tooele, UT | 346 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,321 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,414 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:48 pm MDT (04:48 UTC)
SLC 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 SLC 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SLC is after sunset there (6:53 pm MDT (00:53 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, Salt Lake City International.