Show Low Regional to Vernal Regional SOW → VEL
371 nautical miles (427 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 003°, about 353° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 96-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:51 am MDT (07:51 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now VEL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 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: 2 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 EQUEBEC 1: turbulence, until 12:51 am MST (07:51 UTC). Over the route from 166 to 313 nm out.
as issued
WSUS05 KKCI 130351 SLCQ WS 130351 SIGMET QUEBEC 1 VALID UNTIL 130751 WY UT CO AZ FROM 20NE CYS TO 30S PUB TO 40NNW PGS TO 30SE ILC TO 20NE CYS OCNL SEV TURB BTN 080 AND FL240. DUE TO STG LOW LVL WNDS AND MTN WV ACT. RPTD BY A319 E170 AND BE20. CONDS CONTG BYD 0751Z. ....
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 25,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 205 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 9E: 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 destination end.
Turbulence SIGMET in force: turbulence, over the route from 166 to 313 nm out; AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 45,000 ft, over the whole route. 1 pilot report of turbulence near the line in the last three hours: light to moderate chop turbulence, at 26,000 ft, 29 nm east, 9:58 pm MST (04:58 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing AIRMET in force: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft, over the last 205 nm of the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 12,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 SOW.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E75L at 26,000 ft, 29 nm east, 9:58 pm MST (04:58 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-11. 352 nm along the route, 29 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
EEO UA /OV EKR267045/TM 0458/FL260/TP E75L/SK TOP240/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZDVWC-11
- Report
- a routine report filed through EEO
- Where
- 45 nm west (267°) of EKR
- Time
- 04:58 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Sky
- TOP240
- Turbulence
- light to moderate chop
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-11
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (PRC, FMN, GJT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 28 kt | −24 kt | 6 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 35 min | 2:43 am MDT (08:43 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 32 kt | −29 kt | 3 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 29 min | 2:37 am MDT (08:37 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 38 kt | −34 kt | -1 °C | 154 kt | 2 h 25 min | 2:33 am MDT (08:33 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 43 kt | −39 kt | -5 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 20 min | 2:28 am MDT (08:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 210° at 49 kt | −43 kt | -9 °C | 163 kt | 2 h 17 min | 2:25 am MDT (08:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 53 kt | −46 kt | -12 °C | 166 kt | 2 h 14 min | 2:22 am MDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 76 kt | −64 kt | -23 °C | 184 kt | 2 h 01 min | 2:09 am MDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 103 kt | −83 kt | -31 °C | 203 kt | 1 h 50 min | 1:58 am MDT (07:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 119 kt | −96 kt | -37 °C | 216 kt | 1 h 43 min | 1:51 am MDT (07:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 114 kt | −92 kt | -47 °C | 212 kt | 1 h 45 min | 1:53 am MDT (07:53 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRC | used from 0 nm out; 121 nm from the line | 200/30 3° | 210/38 -3° | 230/50 -10° | 230/53 -22° | 220/98 -33° | 220/114 -38° | 220/109 -47° | ||
| FMN | used from 49 nm out; 111 nm from the line | 210/30 9° | 210/34 1° | 220/57 -11° | 220/85 -21° | 220/108 -29° | 220/118 -37° | 220/115 -49° | ||
| GJT | used from 195 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 220/26 5° | 210/39 -1° | 200/52 -13° | 210/75 -25° | 220/101 -33° | 220/121 -37° | 220/115 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOW Show Low, AZ | departure | reported, no category | from the south (190°) at 22 knots, gusting to 27 | 9 mi | none | 6,415 ft | 10:55 pm MST (05:55 UTC) |
| BDG Blanding, UT | 205 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet, a broken layer at 4,300 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southeast (160°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18 | 8 mi | 4,300 ft | 5,867 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CNY Moab, UT | 274 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,579 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| VEL Vernal, UT | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,300 feet, a broken layer at 3,400 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 3,400 ft | 5,274 ft | 11:53 pm MDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
SOW Show Low, AZ
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR KSOW 130555Z AUTO 19022G27KT 9SM 12/09 A3008 RMK AO2
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KSOW
- the station, KSOW
- 130555Z
- observed 10:55 pm MST (05:55 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 19022G27KT
- wind from the south at 22 knots, gusting to 27
- 9SM
- visibility 9 miles
- 12/09
- temperature 12 °C (54 °F), dew point 9 °C (48 °F)
- A3008
- altimeter setting 30.08 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
BDG Blanding, UT
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR KBDG 130555Z AUTO 16012G18KT 8SM -RA FEW026 BKN043 BKN050 OVC060 11/09 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB0455 P0007 60013 T01060094 10140 20106 53002
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KBDG
- the station, KBDG
- 130555Z
- observed 05:55 UTC on the 13th
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 16012G18KT
- wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 18
- 8SM
- visibility 8 miles
- -RA
- light rain
- FEW026
- a few clouds at 2,600 feet
- BKN043
- a broken layer at 4,300 feet
- BKN050
- a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- OVC060
- overcast at 6,000 feet
- 11/09
- temperature 11 °C (52 °F), dew point 9 °C (48 °F)
- A2997
- altimeter setting 29.97 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- RAB0455
- rain began 04:55 UTC
- P0007
- 0.07 inches of precipitation in the last hour
- 60013
- 0.13 inches of precipitation in the last three or six hours
- T01060094
- temperature 10.6 °C (51 °F), dew point 9.4 °C (49 °F)
- 10140
- highest temperature in the last six hours 14 °C (57 °F)
- 20106
- lowest temperature in the last six hours 10.6 °C (51 °F)
- 53002
- pressure in the last three hours rising, faster lately, change 0.2 hPa
CNY Moab, UT
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KCNY 130553Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP083 60011 T01170100 10139 20117 51009
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KCNY
- the station, KCNY
- 130553Z
- observed 05:53 UTC on the 13th
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 29004KT
- wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 12/10
- temperature 12 °C (54 °F), dew point 10 °C (50 °F)
- A2987
- altimeter setting 29.87 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP083
- sea-level pressure 1008.3 hPa
- 60011
- 0.11 inches of precipitation in the last three or six hours
- T01170100
- temperature 11.7 °C (53 °F), dew point 10 °C (50 °F)
- 10139
- highest temperature in the last six hours 13.9 °C (57 °F)
- 20117
- lowest temperature in the last six hours 11.7 °C (53 °F)
- 51009
- pressure in the last three hours rising, then steady, change 0.9 hPa
TAF KCNY 130534Z 1306/1406 02005KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 OVC080 PROB30 1306/1308 -SHRA BKN040 FM130800 21011KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 BKN070 FM131200 18008KT 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC050 FM131800 20008KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045 PROB30 1318/1324 6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM140100 10005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KCNY
- the station, KCNY
- 130534Z
- issued 05:34 UTC on the 13th
- 1306/1406 02005KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 OVC080
- valid from Tue 06:00 UTC to Wed 06:00 UTC: wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
- PROB30 1306/1308 -SHRA BKN040
- a 30% chance from Tue 06:00 UTC to Tue 08:00 UTC: light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- FM130800 21011KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 BKN070
- from Tue 08:00 UTC: wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
- FM131200 18008KT 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC050
- from Tue 12:00 UTC: wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
- FM131800 20008KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045
- from Tue 18:00 UTC: wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
- PROB30 1318/1324 6SM -SHRA BKN035
- a 30% chance from Tue 18:00 UTC to Wed 00:00 UTC: visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- FM140100 10005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045
- from Wed 01:00 UTC: wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
VEL Vernal, UT
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KVEL 130553Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM SCT013 BKN034 OVC085 10/09 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE11B36E53 SLP080 P0000 60000 T01000089 10111 20100 53002 $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KVEL
- the station, KVEL
- 130553Z
- observed 11:53 pm MDT (05:53 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 16007KT
- wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- SCT013
- scattered clouds at 1,300 feet
- BKN034
- a broken layer at 3,400 feet
- OVC085
- overcast at 8,500 feet
- 10/09
- temperature 10 °C (50 °F), dew point 9 °C (48 °F)
- A2988
- altimeter setting 29.88 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- RAE11B36E53
- rain ended 11 minutes past the hour, began 36 minutes past the hour, ended 53 minutes past the hour
- SLP080
- sea-level pressure 1008.0 hPa
- P0000
- a trace of precipitation in the last hour
- 60000
- a trace of precipitation in the last three or six hours
- T01000089
- temperature 10 °C (50 °F), dew point 8.9 °C (48 °F)
- 10111
- highest temperature in the last six hours 11.1 °C (52 °F)
- 20100
- lowest temperature in the last six hours 10 °C (50 °F)
- 53002
- pressure in the last three hours rising, faster lately, change 0.2 hPa
- $
- the station needs maintenance
TAF KVEL 130534Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050 FM130900 00000KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 PROB30 1309/1312 -SHRA BKN030 BKN035 FM131900 14005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 PROB30 1319/1324 -SHRA BKN040 FM140100 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KVEL
- the station, KVEL
- 130534Z
- issued 11:34 pm MDT (05:34 UTC)
- 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050
- valid from Tue 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC) to Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- FM130900 00000KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060
- from Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- PROB30 1309/1312 -SHRA BKN030 BKN035
- a 30% chance from Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC) to Tue 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- FM131900 14005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
- from Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, overcast at 5,000 feet
- PROB30 1319/1324 -SHRA BKN040
- a 30% chance from Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC) to Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- FM140100 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045
- from Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
At VEL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:51 am MDT (07:51 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for VEL
- From Tue 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- 30% chance between Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC) and 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 5,000 feet
- 30% chance between Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
VEL: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF KVEL 130534Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050 FM130900 00000KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 PROB30 1309/1312 -SHRA BKN030 BKN035 FM131900 14005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 PROB30 1319/1324 -SHRA BKN040 FM140100 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
SOW: 3 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
VEL: 1 notice in force. all of them, grouped →
2 notices near the line (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):
- Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1038835) 38°48′N 109°46′W (3.5 nautical miles NNW CNY) 5028.2FT (220.1FT above ground level) out of service until Sat 28 Nov, 2:28 pm MST (21:28 UTC) · 274 nm along the route, 6 nm off the line · CNY 07/023
as issued
!CNY 07/023 CNY OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1038835) 384843.90N1094647.00W (3.5NM NNW CNY) 5028.2FT (220.1FT AGL) U/S 2607312128-2611282128
- Airspace parachute jumping within an area defined as 3 nautical miles radius of CNY the surface-17,500 ft 1130-SS until Mon 30 Nov, 4:58 pm MST (23:58 UTC) · 274 nm along the route, 6 nm off the line · CNY 06/020
as issued
!CNY 06/020 CNY AIRSPACE PJE WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 3NM RADIUS OF CNY SFC-17500FT 1130-SS 2606181130-2611302358
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked 1 minutes ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at SOW 5:48 pm MST (00:48 UTC), at VEL 6:39 pm MDT (00:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm MDT (01:07 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VEL is before sunrise there (7:26 am MDT (13:26 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: Show Low Regional, Vernal Regional.