Cherry Capital Airport to Salt Lake City International TVC → SLC
1,182 nautical miles (1,360 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 268°, about 273° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 20-knot headwind), arriving about 2:55 pm MDT (20:55 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
- 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 first 328 nm of the route.
- 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 427 to 834 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 795 to 1043 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 834 to 1122 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 874 to 993 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 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 924 to 973 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 209 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 20 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 TVC.
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 12 forecast points nearest it (TVC, GRB, LSE, MSP, FSD, ONL, 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 | 250° at 21 kt | +20 kt | 17 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 49 min | 2:55 pm MDT (20:55 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 17 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 56 min | 3:02 pm MDT (21:02 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +21 kt | 12 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 56 min | 3:02 pm MDT (21:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +23 kt | 7 °C | 97 kt | 12 h 11 min | 3:17 pm MDT (21:17 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | +25 kt | 3 °C | 95 kt | 12 h 27 min | 3:33 pm MDT (21:33 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | +26 kt | -2 °C | 94 kt | 12 h 34 min | 3:40 pm MDT (21:40 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +26 kt | -8 °C | 94 kt | 12 h 34 min | 3:40 pm MDT (21:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -11 °C | 93 kt | 12 h 43 min | 3:49 pm MDT (21:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 38 kt | +37 kt | -22 °C | 83 kt | 14 h 14 min | 5:20 pm MDT (23:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 43 kt | +43 kt | -34 °C | 77 kt | 15 h 21 min | 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 47 kt | +48 kt | -39 °C | 72 kt | 16 h 25 min | 7:31 pm MDT (01:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 50 kt | +52 kt | -46 °C | 68 kt | 17 h 23 min | 8:29 pm MDT (02:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| GRB | used from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| LSE | used from 199 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| MSP | used from 298 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
| FSD | used from 397 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
| ONL | used from 546 nm out; 68 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° | |
| PIR | used from 596 nm out; 60 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 695 nm out; 73 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 745 nm out; 61 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 894 nm out; 109 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 944 nm out; 73 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 1093 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC Traverse City, MI | departure | no report just now | 623 ft | ||||
| GRB Green Bay, WI | 109 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 695 ft | ||||
| CWA Mosinee, WI | 169 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,277 ft | ||||
| FBL Faribault, MN | 328 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,060 ft | ||||
| MKT Mankato, MN | 358 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,020 ft | ||||
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | 487 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,430 ft | ||||
| SUO Rosebud, SD | 665 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,724 ft | ||||
| CDR Chadron, NE | 765 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,297 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 844 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| RKS Rock Springs, WY | 1043 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,764 ft | ||||
| FBR Fort Bridger, WY | 1102 nm out, 10 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, 2:55 pm MDT (20:55 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 TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 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: Cherry Capital Airport, Salt Lake City International.