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Louisville Muhammad Ali International to Salt Lake City International SDF → SLC

1,222 nautical miles (1,406 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 8:25 am MDT (14:25 UTC). 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: 1,645 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 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 914 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO MT WY
    FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
  • 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 397 to 725 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 397 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 387 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 route from 934 to 1142 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 934 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1023 to 1112 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 179 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 179 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 109 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 SDF.

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 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 (LOU, EVV, STL, COU, MKC, OMA, GRI, GLD, BFF, DEN, RKS, SLC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 26 kt+19 kt21 °C101 kt12 h 06 min8:39 am MDT (14:39 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 23 kt+19 kt17 °C101 kt12 h 06 min8:39 am MDT (14:39 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 21 kt+17 kt13 °C103 kt11 h 52 min8:25 am MDT (14:25 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 21 kt+17 kt9 °C103 kt11 h 52 min8:25 am MDT (14:25 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 21 kt+18 kt4 °C102 kt11 h 59 min8:32 am MDT (14:32 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 23 kt+19 kt0 °C101 kt12 h 06 min8:39 am MDT (14:39 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 24 kt+21 kt-4 °C99 kt12 h 21 min8:54 am MDT (14:54 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 25 kt+22 kt-8 °C98 kt12 h 28 min9:01 am MDT (15:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 31 kt+25 kt-20 °C95 kt12 h 52 min9:25 am MDT (15:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 41 kt+37 kt-31 °C83 kt14 h 43 min11:16 am MDT (17:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 49 kt+48 kt-38 °C72 kt16 h 58 min1:31 pm MDT (19:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 49 kt+49 kt-48 °C71 kt17 h 13 min1:46 pm MDT (19:46 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LOUused from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line310/18340/28 16°340/29 10°350/27 3°330/27 -7°340/39 -19°330/58 -33°330/67 -41°330/40 -49°
EVVused from 50 nm out; 30 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
STLused from 149 nm out; 50 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
COUused from 248 nm out; 47 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
MKCused from 348 nm out; 58 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
OMAused from 497 nm out; 85 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
GRIused from 546 nm out; 56 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
GLDused from 695 nm out; 72 nm from the line230/49230/42 15°220/26 8°240/18 -7°230/27 -21°240/62 -30°240/61 -35°250/57 -47°
BFFused from 794 nm out; 80 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
DENused from 844 nm out; 52 nm from the line240/21 14°250/44 6°220/49 -8°220/49 -21°230/54 -30°240/57 -35°240/49 -45°
RKSused from 993 nm out; 86 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
SLCused from 1142 nm out; 55 nm from the line200/5230/8 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SDF Louisville, KY departure no report just now 500 ft
AJG Mount Carmel, IL 99 nm out, 2 nm east of the line no report just now 429 ft
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL 209 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
MBY Moberly, MO 318 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 866 ft
STJ St Joseph, MO 437 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 826 ft
HJH Hebron, NE 566 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,468 ft
CSB Cambridge, NE 685 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,414 ft
STK Sterling, CO 824 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,037 ft
FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO 904 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,020 ft
SBS Steamboat Springs, CO 993 nm out, 15 nm south of the line no report just now 6,882 ft
HCR Heber, UT 1202 nm out, 19 nm south of the line no report just now 5,636 ft
SLC Salt Lake City, UT destination no report just now 4,230 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,882 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, 8:25 am MDT (14:25 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 308 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at SDF 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Louisville Muhammad Ali International, Salt Lake City International.