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Tallahassee International to Seattle-Tacoma International TLH → SEA

2,019 nautical miles (2,324 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 316° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TLH is marginal VFR, wind calm; SEA is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 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 return flight

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 route from 590 to 1050 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 1170 to 1349 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 1190 to 1349 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1239 to 1329 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1329 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1349 to 1579 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 1359 to 1749 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1509 to 1819 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1589 to 1879 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 390 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 TLH.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • BE9L at 17,000 ft, 5 nm east, 5:42 am EDT (09:42 UTC): light rime icing from 15,000 ft to 17,000 ft, 0 °C, remarks: zdvwc. 1319 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CPR UA /OV DDY250025/TM 0942/FL170/TP BE9L/TA 00/IC LGT RIME 150-170/RM ZDVWC
    Report
    a routine report filed through CPR
    Where
    25 nm west (250°) of DDY
    Time
    09:42 UTC
    Height
    at 17,000 ft
    Aircraft
    BE9L
    Temperature
    0 °C
    Icing
    light rime from 15,000 ft to 17,000 ft
    Remarks
    zdvwc

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 16 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MGM, BHM, MEM, LIT, SGF, ICT, SLN, GRI, GLD, BFF, LND, DLN, LWS, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 19 kt+14 kt23 °C106 kt19 h 03 min10:04 pm PDT (05:04 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 17 kt+14 kt12 °C106 kt19 h 03 min10:04 pm PDT (05:04 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 13 kt+10 kt6 °C110 kt18 h 21 min9:22 pm PDT (04:22 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 14 kt+9 kt4 °C111 kt18 h 11 min9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 15 kt+9 kt1 °C111 kt18 h 11 min9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 15 kt+9 kt-3 °C111 kt18 h 11 min9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 16 kt+9 kt-8 °C111 kt18 h 11 min9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 16 kt+9 kt-11 °C111 kt18 h 11 min9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 24 kt+13 kt-22 °C107 kt18 h 52 min9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 35 kt+28 kt-32 °C92 kt21 h 57 min12:58 am PDT (07:58 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 36 kt+31 kt-38 °C89 kt22 h 41 min1:42 am PDT (08:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 34 kt+28 kt-47 °C92 kt21 h 57 min12:58 am PDT (07:58 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
TLHused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line340/23350/26 17°350/21 11°300/13 6°320/25 -6°340/35 -16°350/44 -32°360/51 -42°350/33 -52°
MGMused from 100 nm out; 34 nm from the line320/19330/16 17°340/21 11°330/11 5°330/27 -6°330/21 -17°330/37 -32°340/44 -40°360/30 -52°
BHMused from 200 nm out; 65 nm from the line310/19310/15 16°320/19 11°330/15 5°330/23 -5°320/14 -18°320/36 -32°330/44 -40°340/36 -51°
MEMused from 300 nm out; 79 nm from the line250/19260/19 17°270/20 12°270/16 6°270/21 -6°290/27 -17°300/37 -30°300/49 -40°310/40 -51°
LITused from 450 nm out; 50 nm from the line250/22250/25 18°240/23 12°240/20 7°250/17 -6°260/25 -17°300/45 -29°300/49 -40°310/43 -51°
SGFused from 550 nm out; 50 nm from the line230/37260/20 15°250/16 13°250/15 8°260/28 -7°250/31 -17°280/59 -31°280/59 -39°290/55 -50°
ICTused from 700 nm out; 77 nm from the line230/45240/33 21°230/23 14°230/22 7°240/29 -7°240/36 -20°260/78 -29°270/69 -36°270/56 -49°
SLNused from 750 nm out; 52 nm from the line230/49240/41 22°230/26 15°220/21 7°240/38 -8°240/44 -21°260/77 -29°270/70 -36°270/63 -48°
GRIused from 900 nm out; 90 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
GLDused from 950 nm out; 80 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
BFFused from 1050 nm out; 82 nm from the line280/28260/39 11°240/34 5°210/38 -11°210/52 -22°230/61 -31°230/61 -36°240/56 -45°
LNDused from 1249 nm out; 118 nm from the line240/10 3°240/30 0°220/42 -13°230/52 -23°220/54 -33°220/52 -36°220/53 -44°
DLNused from 1499 nm out; 72 nm from the line190/10 -4°220/23 -4°210/21 -18°210/43 -28°210/60 -33°210/72 -37°210/67 -44°
LWSused from 1699 nm out; 69 nm from the lineL/V340/5 -3°L/V -6°040/7 -10°100/23 -22°180/30 -31°190/11 -34°200/11 -36°220/23 -40°
YKMused from 1849 nm out; 67 nm from the line360/6360/11 -1°030/20 -7°040/21 -11°020/55 -18°010/84 -26°010/79 -40°010/45 -42°350/23 -42°
SEAused from 1949 nm out; 45 nm from the line350/5010/6 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
TLH Tallahassee, FL departure marginal VFR Weather: mist calm 3 mi none 83 ft 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)
SEM Selma, AL 180 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower reported, no category from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37 3,300 ft 166 ft 01:30 UTC
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS 280 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 264 ft 09:56 UTC
BBG Branson, MO 580 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 1,302 ft 09:35 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO 650 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 13 knots 10+ mi none 977 ft 09:53 UTC
SLN Salina, KS 830 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25 10+ mi none 1,288 ft 09:53 UTC
GUR Guernsey, WY 1210 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 4,401 ft 08:55 UTC
CPR Casper, WY 1299 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 20 knots, gusting to 26 10+ mi 6,000 ft 5,344 ft 09:53 UTC
WYS West Yellowstone, MT 1529 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet Weather: light snow, mist calm 6 mi 1,900 ft 6,649 ft 09:50 UTC
LWS Lewiston, ID 1789 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet calm 10+ mi 6,000 ft 1,442 ft 09:56 UTC
MWH Moses Lake, WA 1899 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 1,188 ft 09:52 UTC
SEA Seattle, WA destination VFR from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 432 ft 2:53 am PDT (09:53 UTC)

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 SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC)

Wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SEA
  • From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for TLH, the departure
  • From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at SEA 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm PDT (01:56 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SEA is after sunset there (6:27 pm PDT (01:27 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

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Tallahassee International, Seattle-Tacoma International.