Plan a flight · Tue 2:38 am MDT (08:38 UTC)

Shively Field to Harry Reid International SAA → LAS

505 nautical miles (581 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 233°, about 221° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 6:21 am PDT (13:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAA is VFR, wind calm; LAS is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) 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: 1 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 396 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 366 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 366 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 426 nm of the route.
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 228 to 347 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 20 nm of the route.

Turbulence AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 45,000 ft, over the first 366 nm of the route; AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft, over the first 366 nm of the route. AIRMET in force: 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 228 to 347 nm out. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing AIRMET in force: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft, over the first 396 nm of the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 9,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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 SAA.

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

No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (RKS, GJT, BCE, LAS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
8,500 ft	220° at 14 kt	+13 kt	2 °C	107 kt	4 h 43 min	6:21 am PDT (13:21 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+24 kt	-3 °C	96 kt	5 h 16 min	6:54 am PDT (13:54 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 29 kt	+29 kt	-6 °C	91 kt	5 h 33 min	7:11 am PDT (14:11 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 36 kt	+35 kt	-9 °C	85 kt	5 h 56 min	7:34 am PDT (14:34 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 43 kt	+42 kt	-13 °C	78 kt	6 h 28 min	8:06 am PDT (15:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 48 kt	+46 kt	-16 °C	74 kt	6 h 49 min	8:27 am PDT (15:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 66 kt	+66 kt	-24 °C	54 kt	9 h 21 min	10:59 am PDT (17:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 73 kt	+72 kt	-37 °C	48 kt	10 h 31 min	12:09 pm PDT (19:09 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 83 kt	+83 kt	-40 °C	37 kt	13 h 39 min	3:17 pm PDT (22:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	220° at 87 kt	+85 kt	-45 °C	35 kt	14 h 26 min	4:04 pm PDT (23:04 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
RKS	used from 0 nm out; 85 nm from the line		220/14	200/16 -3°	200/39 -16°	220/51 -25°	210/64 -40°	210/73 -42°	210/80 -43°
GJT	used from 99 nm out; 67 nm from the line		210/17 3°	220/37 -4°	210/53 -16°	220/64 -24°	220/96 -35°	220/114 -38°	220/110 -45°
BCE	used from 248 nm out; 64 nm from the line			240/35 -7°	210/53 -19°	220/87 -25°	220/80 -36°	230/84 -39°	220/90 -45°
LAS	used from 396 nm out; 84 nm from the line	270/9 5°	220/11 -1°	250/19 -5°	260/59 -13°	270/75 -22°	280/74 -39°	260/64 -44°	240/61 -46°

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
SAA Saratoga, WY	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,100 feet, overcast at 4,800 feet Weather: light rain	calm	10+ mi	4,800 ft	7,014 ft	2:10 am MDT (08:10 UTC)
DWX Dixon, WY	40 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	6,548 ft	08:15 UTC
PUC Price, UT	208 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 6,500 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	5,957 ft	08:26 UTC
RIF Richfield, UT	287 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the west-southwest (250°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	3,500 ft	5,318 ft	08:13 UTC
BCE Bryce Canyon, UT	337 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 4,600 feet Weather: light rain	from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	3,300 ft	7,589 ft	07:53 UTC
CDC Cedar City, UT	366 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 4,200 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	5,622 ft	08:17 UTC
SGU St George, UT	406 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	2,883 ft	07:56 UTC
LAS Las Vegas, NV	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 16,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	2,183 ft	12:56 am PDT (07:56 UTC)

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.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

SAA Saratoga, WY