Salt Lake City International to Manhattan Regional SLC → MHK
710 nautical miles (817 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 082° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:46 am CDT (05:46 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: 3 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 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm MDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 168 to 217 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W VALID UNTIL 0255Z CO NM WY AZ UT FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340. WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
- 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 first 99 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 178 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 395 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 395 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 168 nm of the route.
- 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 79 to 296 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 109 to 178 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 266 to 286 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). Over the last 237 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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SLC, RKS, GJT, DEN, GLD, SLN). 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 | 210° at 25 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 5 h 38 min | 2:18 am CDT (07:18 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 31 kt | −8 kt | 16 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 33 min | 2:13 am CDT (07:13 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 33 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 25 min | 2:05 am CDT (07:05 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −18 kt | 7 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 09 min | 1:49 am CDT (06:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | −21 kt | 2 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 02 min | 1:42 am CDT (06:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 38 kt | −24 kt | -3 °C | 144 kt | 4 h 56 min | 1:36 am CDT (06:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 39 kt | −27 kt | -7 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 50 min | 1:30 am CDT (06:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 40 kt | −27 kt | -8 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 50 min | 1:30 am CDT (06:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 44 kt | −25 kt | -20 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 54 min | 1:34 am CDT (06:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 53 kt | −36 kt | -31 °C | 156 kt | 4 h 33 min | 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 62 kt | −50 kt | -38 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 11 min | 12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 62 kt | −53 kt | -48 °C | 173 kt | 4 h 06 min | 12:46 am CDT (05:46 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; 25 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 99 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 190/43 | 210/65 3° | 210/57 -9° | 210/56 -21° | 210/47 -33° | 230/63 -37° | 240/77 -46° | ||
| GJT | used from 197 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 210/40 11° | 210/46 3° | 210/61 -10° | 210/68 -22° | 220/57 -29° | 230/59 -36° | 240/66 -46° | ||
| DEN | used from 247 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -47° | ||
| GLD | used from 395 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| SLN | used from 592 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | departure | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| HCR Heber, UT | 30 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,636 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 118 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| CAG Craig, CO | 207 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 6,197 ft | ||||
| HDN Hayden, CO | 217 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,606 ft | ||||
| FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO | 316 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,020 ft | ||||
| AKO Akron, CO | 404 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,716 ft | ||||
| RYA Wray, CO | 444 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,677 ft | ||||
| ADT Atwood, KS | 503 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,990 ft | ||||
| PHG Phillipsburg, KS | 582 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,910 ft | ||||
| CYW Clay Center, KS | 681 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,208 ft | ||||
| MHK Manhattan, KS | destination | no report just now | 1,066 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,606 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MHK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:46 am CDT (05:46 UTC)
MHK 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 MHK 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MHK is before sunrise there (7:33 am CDT (12:33 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, Manhattan Regional.