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Reno/Tahoe International to St. Louis Lambert International RNO → STL

1,364 nautical miles (1,570 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 069° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:43 am CDT (08:43 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: 4 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 W72W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 110 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 72W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NV
    FROM 60SSW BAM-60W ELY-OAL-40WNW OAL-60SSW BAM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 309 to 408 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 71W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    WY UT ID
    FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-30WSW MTU-30SSW DTA-30SE TWF-40S DBS
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL270.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 478 to 567 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 478 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 796 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 179 to 627 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 717 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 348 to 607 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 508 to 538 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 20:00–03:00 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, BAM, ELY, SLC, GJT, DEN, GLD, SLN, MKC, COU, STL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft210° at 20 kt−9 kt129 kt10 h 34 min6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 24 kt−13 kt12 °C133 kt10 h 15 min6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 26 kt−17 kt9 °C137 kt9 h 57 min5:47 am CDT (10:47 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 27 kt−20 kt4 °C140 kt9 h 45 min5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 30 kt−23 kt0 °C143 kt9 h 32 min5:22 am CDT (10:22 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 32 kt−25 kt-4 °C145 kt9 h 24 min5:14 am CDT (10:14 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 35 kt−28 kt-9 °C148 kt9 h 13 min5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 36 kt−28 kt-10 °C148 kt9 h 13 min5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 40 kt−28 kt-21 °C148 kt9 h 13 min5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 50 kt−42 kt-30 °C162 kt8 h 25 min4:15 am CDT (09:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 55 kt−50 kt-38 °C170 kt8 h 01 min3:51 am CDT (08:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 56 kt−53 kt-47 °C173 kt7 h 53 min3:43 am CDT (08:43 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
RNOused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/7260/13 1°230/21 -7°210/38 -17°220/43 -26°230/54 -29°230/59 -32°230/54 -41°
BAMused from 100 nm out; 53 nm from the line270/8 4°230/27 -4°220/49 -18°210/52 -26°220/77 -29°220/71 -33°220/63 -43°
ELYused from 199 nm out; 36 nm from the line210/20 4°240/21 -1°230/37 -13°200/58 -25°220/73 -27°220/73 -36°220/69 -44°
SLCused from 299 nm out; 60 nm from the line280/8210/39 5°210/52 -1°200/50 -11°200/56 -23°220/61 -28°230/73 -37°230/73 -45°
GJTused from 448 nm out; 75 nm from the line210/40 11°210/46 3°210/61 -10°210/68 -22°220/57 -29°230/59 -36°240/66 -46°
DENused from 597 nm out; 76 nm from the line190/31 16°210/32 7°240/41 -8°230/47 -21°240/56 -32°250/65 -37°250/61 -47°
GLDused from 747 nm out; 72 nm from the line190/29200/30 15°240/23 8°250/39 -7°230/39 -19°230/57 -31°240/67 -39°250/62 -49°
SLNused from 946 nm out; 76 nm from the line190/37220/39 20°240/31 14°250/24 7°260/25 -7°250/26 -17°250/44 -31°260/47 -40°260/47 -50°
MKCused from 1095 nm out; 47 nm from the line200/28220/30 16°270/20 11°280/22 7°260/27 -6°270/27 -18°280/38 -32°270/38 -40°280/50 -52°
COUused from 1244 nm out; 15 nm from the line210/16220/19 15°240/33 10°250/29 7°280/21 -6°280/19 -18°300/34 -31°300/40 -42°300/60 -52°
STLused from 1344 nm out; 10 nm from the line210/13260/16 17°270/21 10°280/24 5°310/20 -7°320/22 -18°320/44 -33°320/59 -43°310/69 -51°

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
FLX Fallon, NV 50 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 3,966 ft
PVU Provo, UT 368 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 4,496 ft
VEL Vernal, UT 478 nm out, 21 nm north of the line no report just now 5,274 ft
BJC Denver, CO 677 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,673 ft
DEN Denver, CO 697 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,433 ft
OIN Oberlin, KS 886 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,706 ft
MHK Manhattan, KS 1065 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,066 ft
MCI Kansas City, MO 1155 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,027 ft
COU Columbia, MO 1274 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 889 ft
STL St Louis, MO destination no report just now 617 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,673 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At STL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 1274 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at RNO 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC), at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at STL is before sunrise there (7:07 am CDT (12:07 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, St. Louis Lambert International.