Plan a flight · Mon 11:07 pm PDT (06:07 UTC)

San Luis Obispo County Regional to Pocatello Regional SBP → PIH

593 nautical miles (683 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 037°, about 022° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:31 am MDT (10:31 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SBP is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots; PIH is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 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: 2 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 69 to 277 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft from 14,000 ft to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 168 nm along the route.
AIRMET ZULU 5C: moderate icing from 7,000 ft to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 227 to 346 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 11E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 336 to 485 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 257 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 188 nm of the route.

Turbulence AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, over the route from 69 to 277 nm out; AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence from 14,000 ft to 18,000 ft, near the route, 168 nm along the route. 3 pilot reports of turbulence near the line in the last three hours: moderate chop turbulence, at 28,000 ft, 11 nm southeast, 9:01 pm PDT (04:01 UTC); light chop turbulence, at 28,000 ft, 24 nm northwest, 10:02 pm PDT (05:02 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing AIRMET in force: moderate icing from 7,000 ft to 15,000 ft, over the route from 227 to 346 nm out; AIRMET in force: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft, over the last 188 nm of the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is below 7,500 ft, the lowest forecast height, so any cloud could carry ice. 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 SBP.

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

B737 at 28,000 ft, 11 nm southeast, 9:01 pm PDT (04:01 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 11 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PRB UA /OV AVE/TM 0401/FL280/TP B737/TB MOD CHOP CONS/RM AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through PRB
Where
over AVE
Time
04:01 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate chop continuous
Remarks
UAL1769 at 28,000 ft, 24 nm northwest, 10:02 pm PDT (05:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 330° at 97 knots. 178 nm along the route, 24 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1769 3753N 11845W 0502 F280 330/097KT TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
E75L at 34,000 ft, 6 nm east, 8:09 pm PDT (03:09 UTC): remarks: mountain wave +-500/1000 ft entered by zoa fdcs. 218 nm along the route, 6 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TPH UA /OV OAL344008/TM 0309/FL340/TP E75L/RM MTN WAVE +-500/1000 FT ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through TPH
Where
8 nm north (344°) of OAL
Time
03:09 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Remarks
mountain wave +-500/1000 ft entered by zoa fdcs
UAL8200 at 36,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 9:15 pm PDT (04:15 UTC): light turbulence. 227 nm along the route, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL8200 3759N 11714W 0415 F360 TB CONT LGT TURB OCNL MOD TURB 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 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, FAT, BIH, BAM, SLC, PIH). 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	350° at 6 kt	+4 kt		116 kt	5 h 07 min	5:14 am MDT (11:14 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 6 kt	+4 kt	-1 °C	116 kt	5 h 07 min	5:14 am MDT (11:14 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 6 kt	+3 kt	-2 °C	117 kt	5 h 04 min	5:11 am MDT (11:11 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 8 kt	0	-5 °C	120 kt	4 h 56 min	5:03 am MDT (11:03 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 11 kt	−2 kt	-9 °C	122 kt	4 h 52 min	4:59 am MDT (10:59 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−5 kt	-12 °C	125 kt	4 h 45 min	4:52 am MDT (10:52 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 20 kt	−8 kt	-16 °C	128 kt	4 h 38 min	4:45 am MDT (10:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 21 kt	−8 kt	-17 °C	128 kt	4 h 38 min	4:45 am MDT (10:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 15 kt	−4 kt	-27 °C	124 kt	4 h 47 min	4:54 am MDT (10:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 32 kt	+6 kt	-36 °C	114 kt	5 h 12 min	5:19 am MDT (11:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 30 kt	+5 kt	-41 °C	115 kt	5 h 09 min	5:16 am MDT (11:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 25 kt	−15 kt	-45 °C	135 kt	4 h 24 min	4:31 am MDT (10:31 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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
SBA	used from 0 nm out; 73 nm from the line	350/6	360/12 5°	330/23 5°	320/33 4°	310/31 -10°	320/32 -23°	340/68 -38°	340/71 -47°	310/42 -52°
FAT	used from 49 nm out; 33 nm from the line	320/9	320/17 4°	320/15 -1°	320/33 -2°	320/60 -12°	330/64 -23°	340/83 -38°	340/85 -47°	320/48 -50°
BIH	used from 148 nm out; 11 nm from the line		L/V	350/9 -2°	290/12 -7°	310/56 -16°	320/69 -24°	330/84 -37°	330/57 -43°	290/36 -48°
BAM	used from 297 nm out; 70 nm from the line			340/7 -5°	L/V -12°	160/22 -24°	160/28 -32°	330/7 -32°	310/8 -35°	270/12 -39°
SLC	used from 445 nm out; 116 nm from the line		160/7	190/29 1°	200/28 -4°	200/34 -17°	160/39 -30°	200/63 -36°	210/66 -38°	210/64 -41°
PIH	used from 495 nm out; 74 nm from the line		020/14	080/11 0°	100/13 -5°	200/36 -17°	180/60 -30°	190/54 -38°	200/40 -39°	210/40 -42°

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
SBP San Luis Obispo, CA	departure	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	212 ft	10:56 pm PDT (05:56 UTC)
PRB Paso Robles, CA	20 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	838 ft	05:53 UTC
FAT Fresno, CA	99 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	335 ft	05:53 UTC
BIH Bishop, CA	168 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,000 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	4,124 ft	05:56 UTC
LWL Wells, NV	445 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				5,769 ft
BYI Burley, ID	544 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,400 feet Weather: light rain	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,400 ft	4,153 ft	05:53 UTC
PIH Pocatello, ID	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	4,451 ft	11:53 pm MDT (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,769 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

SBP San Luis Obispo, CA