St. George Regional to Southwest Wyoming Regional SGU → RKS
343 nautical miles (394 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 036°, about 024° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 65-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:37 pm MDT (02:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 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
- SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 215 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W VALID UNTIL 0155Z CO NM AZ UT FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 215 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 71W VALID UNTIL 0155Z WY UT ID FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-30WSW MTU-30SSW DTA-30SE TWF-40S DBS AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Over the last 0 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W VALID UNTIL 0155Z MT WY FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 323 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole 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 route from 39 to 117 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 last 215 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, at the destination end.
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
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 3 forecast points nearest it (BCE, SLC, RKS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 31 kt | −30 kt | 150 kt | 2 h 17 min | 9:03 pm MDT (03:03 UTC) | |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 43 kt | −42 kt | 4 °C | 162 kt | 2 h 07 min | 8:53 pm MDT (02:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 52 kt | −51 kt | 0 °C | 171 kt | 2 h | 8:46 pm MDT (02:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 53 kt | −52 kt | -2 °C | 172 kt | 2 h | 8:46 pm MDT (02:46 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 52 kt | −52 kt | -6 °C | 172 kt | 2 h | 8:46 pm MDT (02:46 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 200° at 52 kt | −51 kt | -10 °C | 171 kt | 2 h | 8:46 pm MDT (02:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 200° at 52 kt | −50 kt | -11 °C | 170 kt | 2 h 01 min | 8:47 pm MDT (02:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 45 kt | −44 kt | -22 °C | 164 kt | 2 h 05 min | 8:51 pm MDT (02:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 55 kt | −55 kt | -29 °C | 175 kt | 1 h 58 min | 8:44 pm MDT (02:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 63 kt | −63 kt | -36 °C | 183 kt | 1 h 52 min | 8:38 pm MDT (02:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 67 kt | −65 kt | -45 °C | 185 kt | 1 h 51 min | 8:37 pm MDT (02:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCE | used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| SLC | used from 147 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 280/8 | 210/39 5° | 210/52 -1° | 200/50 -11° | 200/56 -23° | 220/61 -28° | 230/73 -37° | 230/73 -45° | |
| RKS | used from 245 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 190/43 | 210/65 3° | 210/57 -9° | 210/56 -21° | 210/47 -33° | 230/63 -37° | 240/77 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGU St George, UT | departure | no report just now | 2,883 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | 39 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,622 ft | ||||
| RIF Richfield, UT | 117 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,318 ft | ||||
| PUC Price, UT | 206 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,957 ft | ||||
| RKS Rock Springs, WY | destination | no report just now | 6,764 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,764 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RKS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:37 pm MDT (02:37 UTC)
RKS 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 7:01 pm MDT (01:01 UTC), at RKS 6:40 pm MDT (00:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm MDT (01:07 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RKS is after sunset there (6:41 pm MDT (00:41 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
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, Southwest Wyoming Regional.