St. Cloud Sky Central Airport to Salt Lake City International STC → SLC
833 nautical miles (958 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 256°, about 253° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 3:56 pm MDT (21:56 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
- SIGMET W27W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the west at 45 knots, until 10:55 am CDT (15:55 UTC). Over the last 50 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 121355 MKCW WST 121355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 27W VALID UNTIL 1555Z WY UT ID FROM 40E PIH-20NW BPI-50E SLC-20SW SLC-40E PIH DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 26045KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- 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 10 to 555 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 516 to 605 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 258 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 595 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 228 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 STC.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (AXN, ABR, PIR, RAP, BFF, LND, RKS, SLC). 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 | 240° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 15 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 47 min | 3:56 pm MDT (21:56 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 15 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 05 min | 4:14 pm MDT (22:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 11 °C | 101 kt | 8 h 15 min | 4:24 pm MDT (22:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 6 °C | 98 kt | 8 h 30 min | 4:39 pm MDT (22:39 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | +25 kt | 2 °C | 95 kt | 8 h 46 min | 4:55 pm MDT (22:55 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | +26 kt | -3 °C | 94 kt | 8 h 52 min | 5:01 pm MDT (23:01 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | +27 kt | -8 °C | 93 kt | 8 h 57 min | 5:06 pm MDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 34 kt | +28 kt | -12 °C | 92 kt | 9 h 03 min | 5:12 pm MDT (23:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 47 kt | +41 kt | -22 °C | 79 kt | 10 h 33 min | 6:42 pm MDT (00:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 47 kt | +45 kt | -33 °C | 75 kt | 11 h 06 min | 7:15 pm MDT (01:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 47 kt | +47 kt | -37 °C | 73 kt | 11 h 25 min | 7:34 pm MDT (01:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 52 kt | +52 kt | -46 °C | 68 kt | 12 h 15 min | 8:24 pm MDT (02:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXN | used from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 110/6 | 260/10 16° | 240/17 12° | 250/20 5° | 260/29 -10° | 260/35 -22° | 260/29 -38° | 270/48 -41° | 270/61 -48° |
| ABR | used from 99 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 080/12 | 210/12 17° | 220/22 12° | 230/26 5° | 220/28 -10° | 230/41 -21° | 250/36 -36° | 260/47 -39° | 260/63 -47° |
| PIR | used from 198 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| RAP | used from 347 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| BFF | used from 496 nm out; 108 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 545 nm out; 94 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° | ||
| RKS | used from 644 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 250/9 | 230/21 -1° | 210/43 -14° | 220/59 -23° | 220/55 -32° | 220/53 -35° | 220/48 -44° | ||
| SLC | used from 744 nm out; 64 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STC St Cloud, MN | departure | no report just now | 1,030 ft | ||||
| PEX Paynesville, MN | 30 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,182 ft | ||||
| ATY Watertown, SD | 139 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,749 ft | ||||
| MKA Miller, SD | 218 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,569 ft | ||||
| PIR Pierre, SD | 278 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,744 ft | ||||
| PHP Philip, SD | 337 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,209 ft | ||||
| CUT Custer, SD | 426 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,619 ft | ||||
| CPR Casper, WY | 555 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,344 ft | ||||
| RKS Rock Springs, WY | 694 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 6,764 ft | ||||
| FBR Fort Bridger, WY | 754 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,038 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,038 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:56 pm MDT (21:56 UTC)
SLC 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 STC 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC), at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 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: St. Cloud Sky Central Airport, Salt Lake City International.