Santa Barbara Municipal to Salt Lake City International SBA → SLC
534 nautical miles (615 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 028° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 60-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:45 pm MDT (03:45 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: 2,105 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 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 last 69 nm of the route.
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.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 119 to 346 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 287 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 287 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 277 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 89 nm of 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 last 20 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 SBA.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (SBA, WJF, BIH, LAS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 01 min | 10:48 pm MDT (04:48 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 5 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 51 min | 10:38 pm MDT (04:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 4 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 42 min | 10:29 pm MDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 0 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 36 min | 10:23 pm MDT (04:23 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −30 kt | -4 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 34 min | 10:21 pm MDT (04:21 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -8 °C | 152 kt | 3 h 31 min | 10:18 pm MDT (04:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -12 °C | 154 kt | 3 h 28 min | 10:15 pm MDT (04:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -13 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 27 min | 10:14 pm MDT (04:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 47 kt | −45 kt | -23 °C | 165 kt | 3 h 14 min | 10:01 pm MDT (04:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 59 kt | −59 kt | -28 °C | 179 kt | 2 h 59 min | 9:46 pm MDT (03:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 60 kt | −60 kt | -35 °C | 180 kt | 2 h 58 min | 9:45 pm MDT (03:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 59 kt | −59 kt | -44 °C | 179 kt | 2 h 59 min | 9:46 pm MDT (03:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | L/V | 170/13 7° | 220/23 4° | 220/30 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 230/34 -20° | 220/38 -28° | 220/37 -35° | 220/43 -44° |
| WJF | used from 49 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/30 8° | 240/28 5° | 230/34 -2° | 220/34 -13° | 220/48 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 210/48 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |
| BIH | used from 148 nm out; 67 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| LAS | used from 247 nm out; 107 nm from the line | 200/25 11° | 230/22 5° | 240/25 -1° | 220/37 -12° | 220/44 -21° | 210/52 -27° | 210/60 -34° | 220/58 -44° | |
| ELY | used from 297 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 210/20 4° | 240/21 -1° | 230/37 -13° | 200/58 -25° | 220/73 -27° | 220/73 -36° | 220/69 -44° | ||
| SLC | used from 445 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 280/8 | 210/39 5° | 210/52 -1° | 200/50 -11° | 200/56 -23° | 220/61 -28° | 230/73 -37° | 230/73 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA Santa Barbara, CA | departure | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 69 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| IYK Inyokern, CA | 119 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,457 ft | ||||
| BTY Beatty, NV | 208 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,169 ft | ||||
| TVY Tooele, UT | 514 nm out, 4 nm northwest 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 4,321 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, 9:45 pm MDT (03:45 UTC)
SLC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 99 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at SBA 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 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: Santa Barbara Municipal, Salt Lake City International.