Plan a flight · Sun 7:43 pm PDT (02:43 UTC)

Lake Tahoe Airport to Seattle Paine Field International TVL → PAE

550 nautical miles (633 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 350°, about 334° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 12:32 am PDT (07:32 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TVL is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17; PAE is VFR, wind calm. 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 462 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 255 to 334 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 285 to 295 nm out.

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 TVL.

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

B38M descending, 16 nm east, 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent runway 35L rno. 29 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RNO UA /OV KRNO167009/TM 0128/FLUNKN/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY35L RNO
```
Report
a routine report filed through RNO
Where
9 nm south (167°) of KRNO
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the descent runway 35L rno
E75L at 35,000 ft, 14 nm east, 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zse. 216 nm along the route, 14 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LKV UA /OV LKV/TM 0118/FL350/TP E75L/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through LKV
Where
over LKV
Time
01:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zse
B738 at 11,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: during the descent runway 5. 324 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0119/FL110/TP B738/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD RWY 5
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
01:19 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent runway 5
E75L at 11,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: during the descent runway 29. 324 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0116/FL110/TP E75L/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD RWY 29
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
01:16 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent runway 29
E75L at 11,000 ft, 12 nm east, 5:36 pm PDT (00:36 UTC): trace to light rime icing from 10,500 ft to 11,500 ft, -8 °C, remarks: durc-zse. 324 nm along the route, 12 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV DSD090015/TM 0036/FL110/TP E75L/TA M08/IC TRACE-LGT RIME 105-115/RM DURC-ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
15 nm east (090°) of DSD
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
trace-lgt rime from 10,500 ft to 11,500 ft
Remarks
durc-zse
E175 at 6,500 ft, 5 nm northeast, 5:28 pm PDT (00:28 UTC): a broken layer above 6,500 ft. 324 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0028/FL065/TP E175/SK BKN065-TOPSUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
E175
Sky
a broken layer from 6,500 ft, tops unknown
A321 at 13,500 ft, 16 nm east, 6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC): remarks: zse. 481 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SEA UA /OV SEA120045/TM 0154/FL135/TP A321/SK TOP130/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through SEA
Where
45 nm southeast (120°) of SEA
Time
01:54 UTC
Height
at 13,500 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
TOP130
Remarks
zse
PC12 at 13,000 ft, 16 nm east, 5:42 pm PDT (00:42 UTC): remarks: zse. 481 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
YKM UA /OV YKM270050/TM 0042/FL130/TP PC12/SK TOP130/RM -ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through YKM
Where
50 nm west (270°) of YKM
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
TOP130
Remarks
zse
PC12 at 15,000 ft, 16 nm east, 5:42 pm PDT (00:42 UTC): remarks: zse. 481 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
YKM UA /OV YKM270050/TM 0042/FL150/TP PC12/SK TOP130/RM -ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through YKM
Where
50 nm west (270°) of YKM
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
TOP130
Remarks
zse
SB20 at 16,000 ft, 44 nm east, 6:52 pm PDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: zse. At the destination end, 44 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAE UA /OV PAE075045/TM 0152/FL160/TP SB20/SK TOP120/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAE
Where
45 nm east (075°) of PAE
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
SB20
Sky
TOP120
Remarks
zse

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 6 forecast points nearest it (RNO, LKV, RDM, PDX, YKM, SEA). 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	040° at 11 kt	+8 kt	-1 °C	112 kt	4 h 55 min	12:38 am PDT (07:38 UTC)
6,500 ft	030° at 13 kt	+10 kt	-1 °C	110 kt	5 h	12:43 am PDT (07:43 UTC)
8,500 ft	020° at 15 kt	+13 kt	-7 °C	107 kt	5 h 08 min	12:51 am PDT (07:51 UTC)
10,500 ft	010° at 15 kt	+14 kt	-9 °C	106 kt	5 h 11 min	12:54 am PDT (07:54 UTC)
12,500 ft	010° at 16 kt	+15 kt	-11 °C	105 kt	5 h 14 min	12:57 am PDT (07:57 UTC)
14,500 ft	010° at 22 kt	+21 kt	-14 °C	99 kt	5 h 33 min	1:16 am PDT (08:16 UTC)
16,500 ft	360° at 28 kt	+27 kt	-16 °C	93 kt	5 h 55 min	1:38 am PDT (08:38 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	360° at 33 kt	+32 kt	-19 °C	88 kt	6 h 15 min	1:58 am PDT (08:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	360° at 58 kt	+57 kt	-26 °C	63 kt	8 h 44 min	4:27 am PDT (11:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	350° at 50 kt	+50 kt	-35 °C	70 kt	7 h 51 min	3:34 am PDT (10:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	340° at 29 kt	+29 kt	-38 °C	91 kt	6 h 03 min	1:46 am PDT (08:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 19 kt	+6 kt	-41 °C	114 kt	4 h 49 min	12:32 am PDT (07:32 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
RNO	used from 0 nm out; 19 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°
LKV	used from 98 nm out; 75 nm from the line			010/8 -8°	350/13 -11°	340/21 -21°	360/60 -26°	350/37 -32°	310/26 -35°	260/25 -39°
RDM	used from 246 nm out; 56 nm from the line		040/17 -1°	030/31 -8°	010/29 -12°	010/61 -19°	360/95 -25°	360/82 -36°	360/40 -37°	310/19 -40°
PDX	used from 393 nm out; 40 nm from the line	L/V	030/7 1°	020/12 -6°	020/29 -9°	010/69 -16°	010/81 -25°	360/83 -40°	360/67 -46°	320/29 -42°
YKM	used from 442 nm out; 56 nm from the line	070/10	040/15 -1°	020/27 -8°	030/25 -13°	020/48 -20°	010/83 -27°	010/77 -37°	010/49 -40°	350/14 -41°
SEA	used from 491 nm out; 10 nm from the line	050/7	050/11 1°	050/12 -5°	030/31 -7°	010/61 -15°	010/69 -26°	360/73 -40°	360/62 -47°	330/21 -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
TVL South Lake Tahoe, CA	departure	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	6,268 ft	6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC)
TRK Truckee, CA	29 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	5,904 ft	02:35 UTC
SVE Susanville, CA	88 nm out, 12 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	4,149 ft	02:35 UTC
AAT Alturas, CA	157 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 15 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	4,378 ft	01:55 UTC
LKV Lakeview, OR	196 nm out, 15 nm east of the line	VFR	from the north (360°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	4,734 ft	01:53 UTC
RDM Redmond, OR	324 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	5,500 ft	3,081 ft	01:56 UTC
CZK Cascade Locks, OR	413 nm out, 10 nm west of the line	no report just now				151 ft
RNT Renton, WA	521 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	32 ft	01:53 UTC
PAE Everett, WA	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	606 ft	6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,268 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:32 am PDT (07:32 UTC)

Wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for PAE

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for TVL, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 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 TVL 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm PDT (01:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PAE is before sunrise there (7:23 am PDT (14:23 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 Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Lake Tahoe Airport, Seattle Paine Field International.