Toledo Executive to Salt Lake City International TDZ → SLC
1,283 nautical miles (1,476 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 277°, about 284° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 21-knot headwind), arriving about 5:39 pm MDT (23:39 UTC). Right now TDZ is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots; SLC is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 89 nm of the route.
- 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 348 to 736 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 706 to 865 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 845 to 1094 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 915 to 1233 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 955 to 1074 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 259 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1044 to 1064 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 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 last 119 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 TDZ.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 44 nm south, 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC): mist. 70 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 09:45 UTC
- Height
- at 5,500 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Weather
- shallow st
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 (FWA, JOT, DBQ, DSM, OMA, ONL, BFF, 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 | 260° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 22 °C | 95 kt | 13 h 30 min | 6:11 pm MDT (00:11 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 17 °C | 97 kt | 13 h 14 min | 5:55 pm MDT (23:55 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | +21 kt | 13 °C | 99 kt | 12 h 58 min | 5:39 pm MDT (23:39 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +22 kt | 8 °C | 98 kt | 13 h 06 min | 5:47 pm MDT (23:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | +23 kt | 3 °C | 97 kt | 13 h 14 min | 5:55 pm MDT (23:55 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | +24 kt | -2 °C | 96 kt | 13 h 22 min | 6:03 pm MDT (00:03 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -7 °C | 96 kt | 13 h 22 min | 6:03 pm MDT (00:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 28 kt | +25 kt | -10 °C | 95 kt | 13 h 30 min | 6:11 pm MDT (00:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 38 kt | +34 kt | -21 °C | 86 kt | 14 h 55 min | 7:36 pm MDT (01:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 45 kt | +43 kt | -33 °C | 77 kt | 16 h 40 min | 9:21 pm MDT (03:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 49 kt | +49 kt | -38 °C | 71 kt | 18 h 04 min | 10:45 pm MDT (04:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 51 kt | +53 kt | -47 °C | 67 kt | 19 h 09 min | 11:50 pm MDT (05:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| JOT | used from 149 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
| DBQ | used from 249 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| DSM | used from 398 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 250/47 | 260/25 20° | 240/19 11° | 240/31 5° | 250/26 -9° | 260/38 -20° | 260/47 -34° | 270/58 -37° | 270/61 -47° |
| OMA | used from 497 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| ONL | used from 597 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| BFF | used from 795 nm out; 79 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° | |
| RKS | used from 1044 nm out; 79 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 1193 nm out; 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDZ Toledo, OH | departure | VFR Weather: mist | from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots | 6 mi | none | 622 ft | 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC) |
| EKM Elkhart, IN | 109 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 777 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| ORD Chicago, IL | 199 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 680 ft | 09:51 UTC |
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 368 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| CIN Carroll, IA | 507 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 1,203 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 577 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (100°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,098 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| TIF Thedford, NE | 766 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 knots | 0.75 mi | 300 ft | 2,925 ft | 10:15 UTC |
| BFF Scottsbluff, NE | 895 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 3,967 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| LAR Laramie, WY | 994 nm out, 16 nm south of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 7,283 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| SAA Saratoga, WY | 1044 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | reported, no category | from the south (170°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 7,014 ft | 10:10 UTC |
| EVW Evanston, WY | 1233 nm out, 20 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 feet, scattered clouds at 6,500 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 7,142 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 4,230 ft | 3:54 am MDT (09:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,283 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, 5:39 pm MDT (23:39 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 VFR
The whole forecast for SLC
- 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
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at TDZ 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 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.
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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: Toledo Executive, Salt Lake City International.