Seattle-Tacoma International to Pittsburgh International SEA → PIT
1,842 nautical miles (2,120 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 087°, about 071° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC). Right now SEA is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 11 knots; PIT is marginal VFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 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: 939 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 first 159 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 478 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 229 to 548 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 269 to 876 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 846 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 996 to 1085 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1653 to 1812 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 0 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 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 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 17 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, GEG, GPI, GTF, BIL, MLS, DIK, ABR, AXN, MSP, LSE, GRB, MKG, FWA, CLE, AGC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 250° at 5 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 14 h 59 min | 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 060° at 2 kt | +2 kt | 2 °C | 118 kt | 15 h 37 min | 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 8 °C | 120 kt | 15 h 21 min | 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 4 kt | −3 kt | 3 °C | 123 kt | 14 h 59 min | 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 8 kt | −7 kt | 1 °C | 127 kt | 14 h 30 min | 12:13 pm EDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | −10 kt | -3 °C | 130 kt | 14 h 10 min | 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −12 kt | -7 °C | 132 kt | 13 h 57 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −15 kt | -12 °C | 135 kt | 13 h 39 min | 11:22 am EDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 18 kt | −16 kt | -13 °C | 136 kt | 13 h 33 min | 11:16 am EDT (15:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -23 °C | 143 kt | 12 h 53 min | 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 32 kt | −30 kt | -36 °C | 150 kt | 12 h 17 min | 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 40 kt | −37 kt | -43 °C | 157 kt | 11 h 44 min | 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 51 kt | −50 kt | -49 °C | 170 kt | 10 h 50 min | 8:33 am EDT (12:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 360/9 | 350/10 1° | 010/10 -5° | 030/20 -11° | 020/60 -17° | 010/86 -26° | 360/90 -40° | 010/68 -42° | 360/31 -43° |
| YKM | used from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 030/16 | 020/18 0° | 030/30 -8° | 030/23 -13° | 020/40 -23° | 010/73 -29° | 010/54 -36° | 360/29 -37° | 330/16 -40° |
| GEG | used from 100 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 050/18 -2° | 060/19 -8° | L/V -11° | 160/11 -24° | 190/17 -31° | 200/19 -35° | 220/14 -37° | 250/11 -41° | |
| GPI | used from 249 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 060/19 -3° | 110/11 -8° | 130/6 -8° | 200/40 -19° | 190/58 -28° | 200/101 -39° | 220/73 -43° | 230/41 -43° | |
| GTF | used from 348 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 070/21 | 080/18 -6° | 120/5 -5° | 180/30 -14° | 200/53 -24° | 210/80 -38° | 220/83 -44° | 230/68 -46° | |
| BIL | used from 548 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 080/24 | 130/14 -1° | 180/33 0° | 210/43 -10° | 220/58 -21° | 200/55 -36° | 220/75 -44° | 240/83 -48° | |
| MLS | used from 597 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 120/22 5° | 170/18 4° | 200/33 1° | 230/49 -10° | 230/58 -21° | 220/54 -37° | 230/64 -44° | 250/74 -49° | |
| DIK | used from 747 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 110/15 6° | 200/17 5° | 230/31 1° | 240/47 -10° | 240/52 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 240/57 -45° | 250/67 -51° | |
| ABR | used from 896 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 030/24 | 220/5 16° | 230/18 12° | 230/32 5° | 240/38 -10° | 250/37 -20° | 240/40 -35° | 240/56 -44° | 250/72 -52° |
| AXN | used from 1045 nm out; 59 nm from the line | L/V | 220/23 17° | 230/24 12° | 240/25 5° | 260/32 -11° | 260/40 -21° | 270/50 -35° | 270/57 -45° | 270/81 -55° |
| MSP | used from 1145 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 200/28 | 240/30 19° | 240/24 12° | 240/17 5° | 270/24 -10° | 270/33 -20° | 280/48 -35° | 290/55 -45° | 280/84 -54° |
| LSE | used from 1244 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 220/33 | 250/29 17° | 250/15 9° | 260/12 6° | 280/21 -9° | 280/33 -20° | 300/43 -36° | 310/56 -45° | 300/79 -53° |
| GRB | used from 1394 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 240/24 | 260/18 16° | 270/20 11° | 290/14 4° | 280/24 -9° | 300/34 -21° | 310/51 -38° | 310/54 -48° | 300/71 -51° |
| MKG | used from 1444 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 250/5 | 320/10 15° | 310/19 9° | 320/21 3° | 310/23 -10° | 330/37 -22° | 330/51 -38° | 320/44 -47° | 300/60 -49° |
| FWA | used from 1593 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 350/9 | 350/24 15° | 360/25 9° | 360/29 4° | 350/31 -10° | 340/39 -22° | 330/40 -37° | 320/38 -43° | 320/48 -48° |
| CLE | used from 1692 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 340/5 | 320/13 14° | 300/12 8° | 310/10 2° | 310/14 -10° | 340/14 -23° | 320/27 -35° | 260/28 -40° | 250/36 -48° |
| AGC | used from 1792 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 140/12 | 350/10 12° | L/V 9° | L/V 3° | 200/11 -11° | 220/21 -22° | 220/47 -33° | 230/51 -39° | 230/45 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Seattle, WA | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet | from the north (350°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 432 ft | 5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC) |
| MWH Moses Lake, WA | 119 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 10,000 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 1,188 ft | 00:52 UTC |
| GEG Spokane, WA | 189 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 15 knots | 10+ mi | 5,500 ft | 2,385 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| GTF Great Falls, MT | 448 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 800 feet Weather: light snow, mist | from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots | 0.75 mi | 400 ft | 3,680 ft | 01:08 UTC |
| MLS Miles City, MT | 677 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: rain, mist | from the east-northeast (070°) at 15 knots | 4 mi | 700 ft | 2,634 ft | 01:34 UTC |
| BHK Baker, MT | 747 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: rain, mist | from the east (090°) at 10 knots | 6 mi | 1,000 ft | 2,980 ft | 01:27 UTC |
| VVV Ortonville, MN | 1075 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 1,101 ft | 01:35 UTC |
| FCM Minneapolis, MN | 1205 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 906 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| CMY Sparta, WI | 1334 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 839 ft | 00:55 UTC |
| BTL Battle Creek, MI | 1593 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 951 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| CAK Akron, OH | 1782 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet | from the north (010°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 1,225 ft | 00:51 UTC |
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet | from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 2,200 ft | 1,202 ft | 9:20 pm EDT (01:20 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,680 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet IFR
The whole forecast for PIT
- From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,800 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,200 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet
The forecast for SEA, the departure
- From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC), at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 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: Seattle-Tacoma International, Pittsburgh International.