Plan a flight · Mon 5:11 am MDT (11:11 UTC)

Salt Lake City International to Southwest Florida International SLC → RSW

1,723 nautical miles (1,983 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 110°, about 099° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC). Right now SLC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20; RSW is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots. 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: 234 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 229 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 179 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 259 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 418 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 159 to 229 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 189 to 369 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 339 to 378 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 558 to 817 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

urgent BE20 at 500 ft, 4 nm east, 3:34 am MDT (09:34 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear 500FT a 10-knot loss of airspeed zkc fd dl. 558 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBL UUA /OV LBL/TM 0934/FL005/TP BE20/RM LLWS 500FT +/-10KT ZKC FD DL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through LBL
Where
over LBL
Time
09:34 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Remarks
low-level wind shear 500FT a 10-knot loss of airspeed zkc fd dl
B38M at 22,000 ft, 20 nm northeast, 2:14 am MDT (08:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 309 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216059/TM 0814/FL220/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
59 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
08:14 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zdvwc
A20N at 26,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 4:37 am MDT (10:37 UTC): light chop turbulence. 1464 nm along the route, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ295200/TM 1037/FL260/TP A20N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
200 nm northwest (295°) of SRQ
Time
10:37 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B38M at 21,000 ft, 20 nm south, 4:51 am MDT (10:51 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW180020/TM 1051/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
20 nm south (180°) of RSW
Time
10:51 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (SLC, GJT, DEN, PUB, GCK, GAG, OKC, FSM, SHV, JAN, MOB, TLH, PIE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	250° at 11 kt	−7 kt		127 kt	13 h 34 min	8:45 pm EDT (00:45 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	−10 kt	22 °C	130 kt	13 h 15 min	8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−13 kt	14 °C	133 kt	12 h 57 min	8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−12 kt	10 °C	132 kt	13 h 03 min	8:14 pm EDT (00:14 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	−11 kt	6 °C	131 kt	13 h 09 min	8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 20 kt	−12 kt	2 °C	132 kt	13 h 03 min	8:14 pm EDT (00:14 UTC)
15,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	−13 kt	-2 °C	133 kt	12 h 57 min	8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	−15 kt	-7 °C	135 kt	12 h 46 min	7:57 pm EDT (23:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 25 kt	−15 kt	-8 °C	135 kt	12 h 46 min	7:57 pm EDT (23:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 28 kt	−19 kt	-18 °C	139 kt	12 h 24 min	7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 41 kt	−35 kt	-30 °C	155 kt	11 h 07 min	6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 40 kt	−37 kt	-38 °C	157 kt	10 h 58 min	6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 37 kt	−36 kt	-49 °C	156 kt	11 h 03 min	6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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		200/16	210/23 4°	220/34 -3°	210/40 -16°	220/66 -23°	220/64 -31°	220/57 -36°	220/50 -43°
GJT	used from 100 nm out; 69 nm from the line			220/26 6°	230/39 0°	220/55 -13°	230/60 -23°	230/78 -31°	230/80 -35°	230/74 -44°
DEN	used from 249 nm out; 96 nm from the line			270/24 11°	230/13 5°	230/48 -8°	230/46 -20°	230/63 -30°	240/78 -36°	240/78 -48°
PUB	used from 299 nm out; 54 nm from the line			260/45 11°	240/38 6°	230/47 -8°	230/51 -19°	240/74 -29°	240/82 -35°	250/72 -48°
GCK	used from 448 nm out; 92 nm from the line		240/40 22°	240/40 14°	240/38 7°	230/39 -7°	230/45 -20°	250/73 -28°	260/74 -36°	260/64 -49°
GAG	used from 548 nm out; 61 nm from the line		240/35 22°	240/27 14°	230/25 6°	240/38 -7°	230/44 -19°	250/73 -28°	270/66 -37°	270/58 -49°
OKC	used from 697 nm out; 30 nm from the line	220/43	230/31 17°	260/13 16°	270/11 7°	240/20 -6°	250/32 -17°	260/60 -28°	280/50 -37°	290/45 -50°
FSM	used from 847 nm out; 71 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
SHV	used from 946 nm out; 73 nm from the line	210/20	210/20 18°	230/20 11°	240/16 7°	270/17 -7°	250/11 -15°	300/34 -30°	310/34 -40°	320/36 -51°
JAN	used from 1096 nm out; 56 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
MOB	used from 1245 nm out; 30 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
TLH	used from 1394 nm out; 117 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
PIE	used from 1544 nm out; 74 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°

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	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 13,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,230 ft	4:54 am MDT (10:54 UTC)
HCR Heber, UT	30 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,200 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain	calm	8 mi	4,200 ft	5,636 ft	10:55 UTC
ASE Aspen, CO	249 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 8,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	7,837 ft	10:53 UTC
PUB Pueblo, CO	378 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	4,729 ft	10:53 UTC
HQG Hugoton, KS	538 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	3,134 ft	10:55 UTC
PWA Oklahoma City, OK	747 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	1,299 ft	10:53 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	966 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	10:53 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	1076 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	78 ft	10:53 UTC
JKA Gulf Shores, AL	1335 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1.75 mi	none	17 ft	10:55 UTC
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	1703 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	25 ft	10:53 UTC
RSW Fort Myers, FL	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,500 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	29 ft	7:02 am EDT (11:02 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RSW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC)

Wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for RSW

From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for SLC, the departure

From Mon 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC) and 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 25, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 319 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC), at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 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

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Southwest Florida International.