Salt Lake City International to General Mitchell International SLC → MKE
1,081 nautical miles (1,244 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:54 am CDT (11:54 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: 725 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
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 248 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 367 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 248 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 40 to 416 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 149 to 317 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 149 to 238 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 route from 426 to 1001 nm out.
- 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 466 to 565 nm out.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (SLC, RKS, BFF, ONL, FSD, MCW, DBQ, JOT). 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 | 220° at 24 kt | −18 kt | 20 °C | 138 kt | 7 h 50 min | 8:35 am CDT (13:35 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | −19 kt | 14 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 47 min | 8:32 am CDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −19 kt | 11 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 47 min | 8:32 am CDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −20 kt | 7 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 43 min | 8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −21 kt | 1 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 40 min | 8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −22 kt | -3 °C | 142 kt | 7 h 37 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −23 kt | -8 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 34 min | 8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | −23 kt | -9 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 34 min | 8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 32 kt | −29 kt | -21 °C | 149 kt | 7 h 15 min | 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 40 kt | −36 kt | -32 °C | 156 kt | 6 h 56 min | 7:41 am CDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 48 kt | −48 kt | -39 °C | 168 kt | 6 h 26 min | 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 55 kt | −56 kt | -47 °C | 176 kt | 6 h 09 min | 6:54 am CDT (11:54 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° | |
| RKS | used from 50 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| BFF | used from 248 nm out; 111 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 496 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| FSD | used from 644 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
| MCW | used from 744 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/30 17° | 230/14 12° | 240/17 6° | 250/22 -8° | 270/29 -20° | 250/34 -34° | 260/52 -43° | 260/59 -51° |
| DBQ | used from 892 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| JOT | used from 1041 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -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 | ||||
| EVW Evanston, WY | 50 nm out, 18 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,142 ft | ||||
| RKS Rock Springs, WY | 139 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,764 ft | ||||
| RWL Rawlins, WY | 228 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,816 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 337 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| VTN Valentine, NE | 525 nm out, 23 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,595 ft | ||||
| RBE Bassett, NE | 565 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,349 ft | ||||
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 704 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| POH Pocahontas, IA | 783 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 882 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| UES Waukesha, WI | 1061 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 911 ft | ||||
| MKE Milwaukee, WI | destination | no report just now | 728 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,142 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MKE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:54 am CDT (11:54 UTC)
MKE 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 MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MKE is before sunrise there (7:01 am CDT (12:01 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, General Mitchell International.