Plan a flight · Mon 1:46 am EDT (05:46 UTC)

Southwest Florida International to Salt Lake City International RSW → SLC

1,723 nautical miles (1,983 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 311° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 2:53 pm MDT (20:53 UTC). Right now RSW is low IFR, wind calm; SLC is VFR, wind from the east (100°) 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: 234 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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 1325 to 1404 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 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 916 to 1275 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 448 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 1295 nm along the route.
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 1345 to 1584 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 229 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 149 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 RSW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

urgent E75L at 9,000 ft, 4 nm east, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear + 20K 1000-1500 above ground on approach. 1474 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ASE UUA /OV ASE/TM 0430/FL090/TP E75L/RM LLWS +/- 20K 1000-1500 AGL ON APCH
```
Report
an urgent report filed through ASE
Where
over ASE
Time
04:30 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Remarks
low-level wind shear + 20K 1000-1500 above ground on approach
E170 at 22,500 ft, 22 nm northeast, 1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. 1414 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
05:06 UTC
Height
at 22,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13
B733 at 20,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 11:16 pm EDT (03:16 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 20,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-12. 1454 nm along the route, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU/TM 0316/FL200/TP B733/SK SKC/TB OCNL LGT CHOP BLO 200/RM DURC ZDVWC-12
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
over HBU
Time
03:16 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B733
Sky
clear
Turbulence
occasional light chop below 20,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-12
BE20 at 16,000 ft, 2 nm northeast, 11:28 pm EDT (03:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, light rime icing, -3 °C, remarks: ZDVWC-11. 1514 nm along the route, 2 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RIL UA /OV RIL/TM 0328/FL160/TP BE20/TA M03/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME/RM ZDVWC-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through RIL
Where
over RIL
Time
03:28 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Temperature
−3 °C
Turbulence
light chop
Icing
light rime
Remarks
ZDVWC-11
UAL2479 at 36,000 ft, 21 nm south, 11:11 pm EDT (03:11 UTC): no turbulence, wind 231° at 49 knots. 1514 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2479 3910N 10753W 0311 F360 231/049KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP

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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, JAN, SHV, FSM, OKC, GAG, GCK, PUB, GJT, 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
4,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+6 kt	20 °C	114 kt	15 h 07 min	2:53 pm MDT (20:53 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 14 kt	+8 kt	18 °C	112 kt	15 h 23 min	3:09 pm MDT (21:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 17 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	15 h 23 min	3:09 pm MDT (21:09 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 17 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	15 h 40 min	3:26 pm MDT (21:26 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+12 kt	5 °C	108 kt	15 h 57 min	3:43 pm MDT (21:43 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 20 kt	+12 kt	1 °C	108 kt	15 h 57 min	3:43 pm MDT (21:43 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 21 kt	+12 kt	-3 °C	108 kt	15 h 57 min	3:43 pm MDT (21:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 23 kt	+12 kt	-7 °C	108 kt	15 h 57 min	3:43 pm MDT (21:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 28 kt	+17 kt	-18 °C	103 kt	16 h 44 min	4:30 pm MDT (22:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 37 kt	+29 kt	-30 °C	91 kt	18 h 56 min	6:42 pm MDT (00:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 38 kt	+32 kt	-38 °C	88 kt	19 h 35 min	7:21 pm MDT (01:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 32 kt	+29 kt	-49 °C	91 kt	18 h 56 min	6:42 pm MDT (00:42 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 74 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -52°
TLH	used from 199 nm out; 106 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
MOB	used from 299 nm out; 99 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
JAN	used from 498 nm out; 44 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
SHV	used from 647 nm out; 81 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
FSM	used from 797 nm out; 70 nm from the line	210/27	250/23 16°	250/20 13°	240/17 8°	250/18 -6°	260/31 -16°	280/42 -30°	280/44 -40°	290/38 -51°
OKC	used from 896 nm out; 51 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -50°
GAG	used from 1046 nm out; 23 nm from the line		220/40 19°	230/28 14°	240/23 8°	230/21 -6°	240/31 -19°	250/66 -29°	260/58 -38°	260/47 -49°
GCK	used from 1145 nm out; 55 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
PUB	used from 1245 nm out; 76 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
GJT	used from 1444 nm out; 78 nm from the line			210/43 7°	230/45 1°	220/49 -12°	220/62 -22°	220/59 -28°	230/60 -33°	220/55 -45°
SLC	used from 1643 nm out; 55 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
RSW Fort Myers, FL	departure	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	29 ft	1:24 am EDT (05:24 UTC)
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	20 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	25 ft	04:53 UTC
JKA Gulf Shores, AL	388 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	17 ft	05:35 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	647 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	78 ft	04:53 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	757 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	04:53 UTC
PWA Oklahoma City, OK	976 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	1,299 ft	04:53 UTC
HQG Hugoton, KS	1185 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	3,134 ft	05:35 UTC
PUB Pueblo, CO	1345 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	4,729 ft	04:53 UTC
ASE Aspen, CO	1474 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	7,837 ft	04:53 UTC
HCR Heber, UT	1693 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,800 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet Weather: light rain	calm	8 mi	4,800 ft	5,636 ft	05:35 UTC
SLC Salt Lake City, UT	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 13,000 feet, overcast at 16,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	13,000 ft	4,230 ft	10:54 pm MDT (04:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 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, 2:53 pm MDT (20:53 UTC)

Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SLC

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC) and 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 25, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet

The forecast for RSW, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 1404 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at SLC 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Southwest Florida International, Salt Lake City International.