Salt Lake City International to Lewiston/Nez Perce County SLC → LWS
400 nautical miles (461 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 329°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:52 pm PDT (02:52 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: 738 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 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). Over the first 117 nm of 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.
- 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, at the departure end.
- 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 first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 244 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 371 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- 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 59 to 342 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the last 98 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 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 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 4 forecast points nearest it (SLC, PIH, BOI, LWS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 320° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 4 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 32 min | 8:49 pm PDT (03:49 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 6 kt | +5 kt | 0 °C | 115 kt | 3 h 29 min | 8:46 pm PDT (03:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 6 kt | +2 kt | -3 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 23 min | 8:40 pm PDT (03:40 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 12 kt | −4 kt | -3 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 14 min | 8:31 pm PDT (03:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | −10 kt | -6 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 05 min | 8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 200° at 29 kt | −16 kt | -10 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 56 min | 8:13 pm PDT (03:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 200° at 37 kt | −22 kt | -14 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 49 min | 8:06 pm PDT (03:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 200° at 43 kt | −26 kt | -16 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 44 min | 8:01 pm PDT (03:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 200° at 54 kt | −33 kt | -25 °C | 153 kt | 2 h 37 min | 7:54 pm PDT (02:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 200° at 61 kt | −35 kt | -33 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 35 min | 7:52 pm PDT (02:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 65 kt | −23 kt | -37 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 48 min | 8:05 pm PDT (03:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 59 kt | −10 kt | -43 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 05 min | 8:22 pm PDT (03:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC | used from 0 nm out; 24 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° | |
| PIH | used from 49 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 270/10 | 270/13 1° | 210/16 -2° | 200/56 -11° | 200/51 -23° | 200/68 -33° | 220/77 -37° | 230/73 -44° | |
| BOI | used from 195 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 330/14 4° | 230/5 -2° | 220/20 -7° | 210/37 -20° | 200/59 -26° | 200/67 -34° | 210/73 -35° | 220/62 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 293 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
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 | ||||
| OGD Ogden, UT | 20 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,472 ft | ||||
| BYI Burley, ID | 137 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,153 ft | ||||
| SUN Hailey, ID | 195 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,319 ft | ||||
| MYL Mc Call, ID | 303 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,024 ft | ||||
| GIC Grangeville, ID | 361 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,313 ft | ||||
| LWS Lewiston, ID | destination | no report just now | 1,442 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,319 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LWS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:52 pm PDT (02:52 UTC)
LWS 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 SLC 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC), at LWS 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:37 pm PDT (01:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LWS is after sunset there (6:09 pm PDT (01:09 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, Lewiston/Nez Perce County.