Friedman Memorial to Pocatello Regional SUN → PIH
82 nautical miles (95 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 115°, about 102° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:12 am MDT (16:12 UTC). Right now SUN is IFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots; PIH is marginal VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 4 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: 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
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 SUN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E75 at 7,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 9:18 am MDT (15:18 UTC): no icing. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SUN UA /OV SUN/TM 1518/FL070/TP E75/SK BASE057 TOP 094/IC NEG/ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through SUN
- Where
- over SUN
- Time
- 15:18 UTC
- Height
- at 7,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75
- Sky
- BASE057 top 9,400 ft
- Icing
- neg/zlc
- E75 at 7,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 9:17 am MDT (15:17 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SUN UA /OV SUN/TM 1517/FL070/TP E75/SK BASE 057/ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through SUN
- Where
- over SUN
- Time
- 15:17 UTC
- Height
- at 7,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75
- Sky
- base 5,700 ft; zlc
- MU2 at 12,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 8:07 am MDT (14:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SUN UA /OV SUN/TM 1407/FL120/TP MU2/SK BASE 055 TOP 118 /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through SUN
- Where
- over SUN
- Time
- 14:07 UTC
- Height
- at 12,000 ft
- Aircraft
- MU2
- Sky
- base 5,500 ft top 11,800 ft; zlc
- E170 descending, 43 nm northeast, 9:27 am MDT (15:27 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 21 bases 5,100 ft. At the destination end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IDA UA /OV IDA/TM 1527/FLUNK/TP E170/RM DURD RW21 BASES 051
- Report
- a routine report filed through IDA
- Where
- over IDA
- Time
- 15:27 UTC
- Height
- at height unknown
- Aircraft
- E170
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 21 bases 5,100 ft
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (PIH). 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 | light and variable | 0 | 120 kt | 41 min | 10:14 am MDT (16:14 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 180° at 4 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 42 min | 10:15 am MDT (16:15 UTC) | |
| 9,500 ft | 180° at 10 kt | +4 kt | -2 °C | 116 kt | 42 min | 10:15 am MDT (16:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 190° at 19 kt | +5 kt | -5 °C | 115 kt | 43 min | 10:16 am MDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 200° at 29 kt | +3 kt | -9 °C | 117 kt | 42 min | 10:15 am MDT (16:15 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 41 kt | 0 | -13 °C | 120 kt | 41 min | 10:14 am MDT (16:14 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 53 kt | −4 kt | -17 °C | 124 kt | 40 min | 10:13 am MDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 56 kt | −5 kt | -18 °C | 125 kt | 39 min | 10:12 am MDT (16:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 190° at 64 kt | +17 kt | -28 °C | 103 kt | 48 min | 10:21 am MDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 210° at 68 kt | −6 kt | -31 °C | 126 kt | 39 min | 10:12 am MDT (16:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 60 kt | −5 kt | -36 °C | 125 kt | 39 min | 10:12 am MDT (16:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 210° at 54 kt | −4 kt | -42 °C | 124 kt | 40 min | 10:13 am MDT (16:13 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIH | used from 0 nm out; 60 nm from the line | L/V | 180/8 -1° | 190/21 -6° | 210/56 -18° | 190/64 -28° | 210/68 -31° | 210/60 -36° | 210/54 -42° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN Hailey, ID | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots | 7 mi | 700 ft | 5,319 ft | 8:50 am MDT (14:50 UTC) |
| AOC Arco, ID | 37 nm out, 23 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,334 ft | ||||
| PIH Pocatello, ID | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,700 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet | from the east (100°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,700 ft | 4,451 ft | 8:53 am MDT (14:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,334 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:12 am MDT (16:12 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 3,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PIH
- From Mon 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet and more above
- From Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
The forecast for SUN, the departure
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 1,200 feet, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet and more above
- From Mon 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above
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 SUN 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 UTC), at PIH 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 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: Friedman Memorial, Pocatello Regional.