Salt Lake City International to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport SLC → IAH
1,038 nautical miles (1,194 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 123°, about 112° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:48 am CDT (13:48 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: 4,340 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 C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am MDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 329 to 409 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120555 MKCC WST 120555 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C VALID UNTIL 0755Z CO NM FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 160 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 489 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 190 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 299 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 190 to 359 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 319 to 449 nm out.
- 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). Near the route, 499 nm along 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 SLC.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (SLC, GJT, ALS, TCC, AMA, LBB, ABI, DAL, CLL, HOU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 27 kt | +10 kt | 17 °C | 110 kt | 9 h 26 min | 11:02 am CDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | +5 kt | 13 °C | 115 kt | 9 h 02 min | 10:38 am CDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | 0 | 10 °C | 120 kt | 8 h 39 min | 10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −6 kt | 6 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 14 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −6 kt | 2 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 14 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −5 kt | -2 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 18 min | 9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −3 kt | -6 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 26 min | 10:02 am CDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | −3 kt | -7 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 26 min | 10:02 am CDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 41 kt | −8 kt | -19 °C | 128 kt | 8 h 07 min | 9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 52 kt | −19 kt | -28 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 28 min | 9:04 am CDT (14:04 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 50 kt | −24 kt | -36 °C | 144 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 41 kt | −22 kt | -48 °C | 142 kt | 7 h 19 min | 8:55 am CDT (13:55 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| GJT | used from 100 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| ALS | used from 250 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| TCC | used from 449 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 549 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 649 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 699 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| DAL | used from 848 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 898 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| HOU | used from 998 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | departure | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| PVU Provo, UT | 30 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 190 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| AJZ Delta, CO | 220 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,193 ft | ||||
| ALS Alamosa, CO | 349 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,539 ft | ||||
| RTN Raton, NM | 429 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,352 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 589 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| BKD Breckenridge, TX | 788 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,284 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | 898 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 978 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | no report just now | 95 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,539 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC)
IAH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 10 nm from the route, 898 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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: Salt Lake City International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.