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Seattle-Tacoma International to Valley International SEA → HRL

1,725 nautical miles (1,985 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 129°, about 113° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 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: 4 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 W12W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 479 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NV
    FROM 40SSE TWF-10W ELY-30SE OAL-30W OAL-70WSW TWF-40SSE TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 848 to 987 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1067 to 1137 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 179 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 239 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 199 to 818 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 319 to 788 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 588 to 858 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 618 to 1117 nm out.
  • 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 748 to 888 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 868 to 1087 nm out.

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 SEA.

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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, LWS, BOI, PIH, SLC, GJT, FMN, ABQ, ROW, INK, DRT, LRD, CRP, BRO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft180° at 11 kt+9 kt10 °C111 kt15 h 32 min2:03 pm CDT (19:03 UTC)
7,500 ft200° at 14 kt+6 kt8 °C114 kt15 h 08 min1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 13 kt+4 kt5 °C116 kt14 h 52 min1:23 pm CDT (18:23 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 16 kt+3 kt2 °C117 kt14 h 45 min1:16 pm CDT (18:16 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 19 kt+3 kt-2 °C117 kt14 h 45 min1:16 pm CDT (18:16 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 22 kt+3 kt-6 °C117 kt14 h 45 min1:16 pm CDT (18:16 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 26 kt+4 kt-10 °C116 kt14 h 52 min1:23 pm CDT (18:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 26 kt+4 kt-11 °C116 kt14 h 52 min1:23 pm CDT (18:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 32 kt+4 kt-21 °C116 kt14 h 52 min1:23 pm CDT (18:23 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 37 kt−1 kt-30 °C121 kt14 h 15 min12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 39 kt−8 kt-36 °C128 kt13 h 29 min12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 35 kt−7 kt-45 °C127 kt13 h 35 min12:06 pm CDT (17:06 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
SEAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°
YKMused from 50 nm out; 16 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
LWSused from 199 nm out; 95 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
BOIused from 249 nm out; 72 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°
PIHused from 449 nm out; 77 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
SLCused from 499 nm out; 74 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°
GJTused from 698 nm out; 79 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
FMNused from 848 nm out; 37 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ABQused from 947 nm out; 63 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ROWused from 1097 nm out; 54 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
INKused from 1246 nm out; 32 nm from the line190/23 20°200/18 15°230/18 8°240/23 -4°240/37 -14°240/46 -27°250/42 -38°260/36 -50°
DRTused from 1396 nm out; 55 nm from the line160/31170/28 16°200/14 16°210/15 9°210/15 -4°240/12 -12°240/18 -28°300/11 -38°320/18 -50°
LRDused from 1546 nm out; 46 nm from the line150/27170/24 17°170/20 14°180/12 10°230/19 -4°160/10 -14°130/10 -28°110/7 -39°010/22 -51°
CRPused from 1645 nm out; 63 nm from the line150/24180/19 19°190/13 14°200/14 9°230/5 -4°170/6 -14°360/6 -29°L/V -40°350/18 -52°
BROused from 1695 nm out; 38 nm from the line150/22160/18 18°160/13 14°150/9 10°050/5 -3°L/V -15°100/13 -29°120/15 -40°080/9 -52°

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
SEA Seattle, WA departure no report just now 432 ft
YKM Yakima, WA 90 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
PDT Pendleton, OR 179 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,494 ft
TWF Twin Falls, ID 449 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 4,153 ft
SLC Salt Lake City, UT 598 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 4,230 ft
CNY Moab, UT 758 nm out, 2 nm west of the line no report just now 4,579 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM 1017 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 6,348 ft
ROW Roswell, NM 1167 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,671 ft
HOB Hobbs, NM 1237 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 3,660 ft
CZT Carrizo Springs, TX 1546 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line no report just now 598 ft
HBV Hebbronville, TX 1635 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line no report just now 662 ft
HRL Harlingen, TX destination no report just now 36 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC)

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

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC), at HRL 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Seattle-Tacoma International, Valley International.