Tulsa International to Reno/Tahoe International TUL → RNO
1,146 nautical miles (1,319 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 284° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 11:52 am PDT (18:52 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: 9 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 TANGO 3W: 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 first 299 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 359 to 927 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 379 to 797 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 458 to 558 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 588 to 1026 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 648 to 1046 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 40 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 TUL.
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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (TUL, ICT, GAG, GCK, PUB, ALS, GJT, BCE, ELY, BAM, RNO). 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 | 220° at 27 kt | +14 kt | 10 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 49 min | 11:52 am PDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +16 kt | 4 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 01 min | 12:04 pm PDT (19:04 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | +18 kt | 1 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 14 min | 12:17 pm PDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 14 min | 12:17 pm PDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | +19 kt | -8 °C | 101 kt | 11 h 21 min | 12:24 pm PDT (19:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 39 kt | +19 kt | -11 °C | 101 kt | 11 h 21 min | 12:24 pm PDT (19:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 46 kt | +28 kt | -22 °C | 92 kt | 12 h 27 min | 1:30 pm PDT (20:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 59 kt | +40 kt | -28 °C | 80 kt | 14 h 20 min | 3:23 pm PDT (22:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 59 kt | +42 kt | -35 °C | 78 kt | 14 h 42 min | 3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 51 kt | +38 kt | -45 °C | 82 kt | 13 h 59 min | 3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| ICT | used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| GAG | used from 149 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 199 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| PUB | used from 349 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° | ||
| ALS | used from 448 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| GJT | used from 548 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 697 nm out; 97 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| ELY | used from 847 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| BAM | used from 996 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 310/7 0° | 270/19 -7° | 200/38 -17° | 190/49 -28° | 220/69 -29° | 220/63 -33° | 230/48 -41° | ||
| RNO | used from 1046 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 010/9 | 320/10 -2° | 210/23 -9° | 210/34 -19° | 220/36 -25° | 230/31 -29° | 230/41 -33° | 230/38 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUL Tulsa, OK | departure | no report just now | 677 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 90 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| AVK Alva, OK | 139 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,476 ft | ||||
| JHN Johnson City, KS | 289 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,325 ft | ||||
| PUB Pueblo, CO | 428 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,729 ft | ||||
| GUC Gunnison, CO | 548 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,679 ft | ||||
| MTJ Montrose, CO | 588 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,758 ft | ||||
| FOM Fillmore, UT | 797 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,984 ft | ||||
| DTA Delta, UT | 807 nm out, 21 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,759 ft | ||||
| ELY Ely, NV | 917 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,259 ft | ||||
| FLX Fallon, NV | 1096 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,966 ft | ||||
| RNO Reno, NV | destination | no report just now | 4,414 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,679 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RNO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:52 am PDT (18:52 UTC)
RNO 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 TUL 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC), at RNO 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm PDT (01:50 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: Tulsa International, Reno/Tahoe International.