Salina Regional to Seattle Paine Field International SLN → PAE
1,199 nautical miles (1,380 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 305°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 2:33 pm PDT (21:33 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: 1 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 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 first 160 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 290 to 480 nm out.
- 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 350 to 480 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 410 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 530 to 730 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 550 to 900 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 550 to 999 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 750 to 1019 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 860 to 1169 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 SLN.
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 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (SLN, GLD, BFF, LND, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). 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 | 270° at 18 kt | +14 kt | -2 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 19 min | 3:47 pm PDT (22:47 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 19 min | 3:47 pm PDT (22:47 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | +8 kt | -1 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 42 min | 3:10 pm PDT (22:10 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +8 kt | 1 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 42 min | 3:10 pm PDT (22:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +7 kt | -2 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 37 min | 3:05 pm PDT (22:05 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +5 kt | -7 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 26 min | 2:54 pm PDT (21:54 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +3 kt | -11 °C | 117 kt | 10 h 15 min | 2:43 pm PDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 16 kt | +1 kt | -14 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 05 min | 2:33 pm PDT (21:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 28 kt | +7 kt | -25 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 37 min | 3:05 pm PDT (22:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 37 kt | +17 kt | -33 °C | 103 kt | 11 h 38 min | 4:06 pm PDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 41 kt | +20 kt | -37 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 59 min | 4:27 pm PDT (23:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 43 kt | +20 kt | -44 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 59 min | 4:27 pm PDT (23:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GLD | used from 100 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| BFF | used from 250 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| LND | used from 450 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| DLN | used from 650 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| LWS | used from 850 nm out; 92 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| GEG | used from 999 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 060/7 -2° | 070/12 -6° | 050/8 -8° | 120/11 -21° | 110/18 -33° | 030/22 -37° | 040/6 -38° | 240/7 -41° | |
| YKM | used from 1049 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 360/6 | 360/11 -1° | 030/20 -7° | 040/21 -11° | 020/55 -18° | 010/84 -26° | 010/79 -40° | 010/45 -42° | 350/23 -42° |
| SEA | used from 1149 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 350/5 | 010/6 0° | 010/9 -4° | 010/27 -6° | 010/51 -15° | 360/58 -26° | 360/60 -41° | 350/55 -48° | 340/30 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN Salina, KS | departure | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| PHG Phillipsburg, KS | 100 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,910 ft | ||||
| GGF Grant, NE | 230 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,424 ft | ||||
| BFF Scottsbluff, NE | 330 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,967 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 380 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| HSG Thermopolis, WY | 570 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,891 ft | ||||
| WYS West Yellowstone, MT | 700 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,649 ft | ||||
| DLN Dillon, MT | 770 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,244 ft | ||||
| GIC Grangeville, ID | 919 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,313 ft | ||||
| MWH Moses Lake, WA | 1069 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,188 ft | ||||
| EAT Wenatchee, WA | 1109 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,248 ft | ||||
| PAE Everett, WA | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,649 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:33 pm PDT (21:33 UTC)
PAE 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 SLN 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at PAE 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 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: Salina Regional, Seattle Paine Field International.