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St. George Regional to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field SGU → HSV

1,305 nautical miles (1,502 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 076° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:35 am CDT (13:35 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: 2 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

  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 90 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 488 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 209 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). Near the route, 70 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 159 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 448 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). Near the route, 408 nm along the route.
  • 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 488 to 916 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 last 10 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 SGU.

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

  • PC12 at 16,400 ft, 5 nm west, 9:15 pm MDT (03:15 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 16,000 ft, clear from 16,400 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-36. 269 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO230013/TM 0315/FL164/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CHOP BLO 160/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    13 nm southwest (230°) of DRO
    Time
    03:15 UTC
    Height
    at 16,400 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop below 16,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the climb ZDVWC-36
  • BE20 at 20,400 ft, 19 nm north, 9:14 pm MDT (03:14 UTC): rain, heavy rain, blowing, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-36. 299 nm along the route, 19 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO050025/TM 0314/FL204/TP BE20/WX RA-+RA BLO 150/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    25 nm northeast (050°) of DRO
    Time
    03:14 UTC
    Height
    at 20,400 ft
    Aircraft
    BE20
    Weather
    ra-+ra, below, at 15,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the climb ZDVWC-36

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 13 forecast points nearest it (BCE, FMN, ALS, PUB, AMA, GCK, GAG, OKC, TUL, FSM, LIT, MEM, HSV). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft230° at 26 kt−18 kt20 °C138 kt9 h 27 min10:27 am CDT (15:27 UTC)
7,500 ft240° at 23 kt−18 kt14 °C138 kt9 h 27 min10:27 am CDT (15:27 UTC)
9,500 ft240° at 21 kt−18 kt11 °C138 kt9 h 27 min10:27 am CDT (15:27 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 22 kt−18 kt6 °C138 kt9 h 27 min10:27 am CDT (15:27 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 23 kt−19 kt2 °C139 kt9 h 23 min10:23 am CDT (15:23 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 25 kt−20 kt-2 °C140 kt9 h 19 min10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 27 kt−21 kt-6 °C141 kt9 h 15 min10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 28 kt−21 kt-7 °C141 kt9 h 15 min10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 36 kt−31 kt-19 °C151 kt8 h 39 min9:39 am CDT (14:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 52 kt−49 kt-29 °C169 kt7 h 43 min8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 53 kt−52 kt-37 °C172 kt7 h 35 min8:35 am CDT (13:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 42 kt−42 kt-48 °C162 kt8 h 03 min9:03 am CDT (14:03 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
BCEused from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
FMNused from 149 nm out; 81 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ALSused from 299 nm out; 50 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
PUBused from 448 nm out; 95 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
AMAused from 498 nm out; 105 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
GCKused from 548 nm out; 83 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
GAGused from 598 nm out; 43 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
OKCused from 747 nm out; 57 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
TULused from 797 nm out; 28 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
FSMused from 897 nm out; 37 nm from the line210/27250/23 16°250/20 13°240/17 8°250/18 -6°260/31 -16°280/42 -30°280/44 -40°290/38 -51°
LITused from 996 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
MEMused from 1096 nm out; 28 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
HSVused from 1245 nm out; 35 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°

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
SGU St George, UT departure no report just now 2,883 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 50 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 249 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
DRO Durango, CO 279 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line no report just now 6,689 ft
RTN Raton, NM 428 nm out, 11 nm south of the line no report just now 6,352 ft
GUY Guymon, OK 578 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,125 ft
WDG Enid, OK 757 nm out, 0 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,167 ft
TUL Tulsa, OK 847 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 677 ft
FYV Fayetteville, AR 936 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,252 ft
NQA Millington, TN 1146 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 322 ft
MSL Muscle Shoals, AL 1265 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line no report just now 550 ft
HSV Huntsville, AL destination no report just now 628 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,689 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:35 am CDT (13:35 UTC)

HSV 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 SGU 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: St. George Regional, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.