Salt Lake City

We met at the 111 Main building.

BYU and Utah played yesterday in the city.

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See the flight path →Southwest 1147, Salt Lake City to Long Beach, Nov 6, on a map

The City

Downtown Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Range — Downtown Salt Lake City and the Wasatch RangePhoto: Garrett from Salt Lake City, CC BY 2.0

Downtown skyline in daylight — Downtown skyline in daylightPhoto: Garrett, CC BY 2.0

Downtown Salt Lake City at night

Utah State Capitol at dusk

111 Main

Heart of downtown

Rice-Eccles Stadium, Utah's home field

Flying Home: Salt Lake City to Long Beach

Southwest 1147, Friday 6 November 2026. Wheels up 2:33 PM Mountain, wheels down 2:52 PM Pacific, 649 miles flown. Each photo is placed by its time stamp on the recorded flight track (track data from FlightAware), and links to a Google Maps satellite view. Window seat on the left side of the plane.

The last 20 minutes

Your flight's recorded track. Each numbered dot is where a photo below was taken; tap one to open it.Track: FlightAware ADS-B. Map: US Census state lines, Natural Earth lakes.

Climbing out of Salt Lake, west of Utah Lake. The snow-capped Wasatch Range, with Mount Nebo, is on the left — 1Climbing out of Salt Lake, west of Utah Lake. The snow-capped Wasatch Range, with Mount Nebo, is on the left2:40:33 PM MST · 17,800 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Mount Nebo (satellite)

Climbing out of Salt Lake, west of Utah Lake. The snow-capped Wasatch Range, with Mount Nebo, is on the left — 2Climbing out of Salt Lake, west of Utah Lake. The snow-capped Wasatch Range, with Mount Nebo, is on the left2:43:18 PM MST · 22,700 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Mount Nebo (satellite)

Level at 30,000 ft near Cedar City, Utah; the Pine Valley Mountains are on the left, cloud below — 3Level at 30,000 ft near Cedar City, Utah; the Pine Valley Mountains are on the left, cloud below3:00:38 PM MST · 30,000 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Pine Valley Mountains (satellite)

Descending over the Mojave Desert near Lucerne Valley; Mount San Gorgonio is ahead on the left — 4Descending over the Mojave Desert near Lucerne Valley; Mount San Gorgonio is ahead on the left2:29:21 PM PST · 24,000 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Mount San Gorgonio (satellite)

Descending over the Mojave Desert near Lucerne Valley; Mount San Gorgonio is ahead on the left — 5Descending over the Mojave Desert near Lucerne Valley; Mount San Gorgonio is ahead on the left2:31:11 PM PST · 19,800 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Mount San Gorgonio (satellite)

Big Bear Lake just below the wing, with the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains beyond — 6Big Bear Lake just below the wing, with the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains beyond2:33:23 PM PST · 14,300 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Big Bear Lake (satellite)

Over the Riverside area; San Jacinto Peak is the big mountain on the left — 7Over the Riverside area; San Jacinto Peak is the big mountain on the left2:34:39 PM PST · 13,000 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · San Jacinto Peak (satellite)

Descending over the Orange County coast with the Pacific and sun glint beyond — 8Descending over the Orange County coast with the Pacific and sun glint beyond2:44:45 PM PST · 3,800 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Newport Beach (satellite)

Over Newport Beach: the mouth of the Santa Ana River and its marshes, with Catalina Island on the horizon — 9Over Newport Beach: the mouth of the Santa Ana River and its marshes, with Catalina Island on the horizon2:46:19 PM PST · 3,000 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Santa Ana River mouth (satellite)

Over Newport Beach: the mouth of the Santa Ana River and its marshes, with Catalina Island on the horizon — 10Over Newport Beach: the mouth of the Santa Ana River and its marshes, with Catalina Island on the horizon2:46:53 PM PST · 3,000 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Santa Ana River mouth (satellite)

Last photo, 55 seconds before touchdown: Long Beach harbor from about 1,000 ft — 11Last photo, 55 seconds before touchdown: Long Beach harbor from about 1,000 ft2:51:05 PM PST · 1,000 ft · Where the plane was (satellite) · Long Beach Airport (satellite)

Places along the route, in satellite view

Hoover Dam passed about 5 miles to the left of the plane at 28,000 ft. There are no photos from that part of the flight.

The Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake State Park

Winter on the Great Salt Lake

Drone view of the lake

Stansbury Island

Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson

Spiral Jetty from the air

Spiral Jetty and the pink water

Spiral Jetty reaching into the pink lake

From the Plane

The lake and Interstate 80 from the plane — The lake and Interstate 80 from the planePhoto: David Herrera, CC BY 2.0

From the plane: water flowing into Stansbury Bay — From the plane: water flowing into Stansbury BayPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: Stansbury Bay and the main lake — From the plane: Stansbury Bay and the main lakePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: the central lake — From the plane: the central lakePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: the central lake, farther on — From the plane: the central lake, farther onPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: the northwest lake — From the plane: the northwest lakePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: the northwest lake, farther on — From the plane: the northwest lake, farther onPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: the Utah Test Range in the Great Salt Lake Desert — From the plane: the Utah Test Range in the Great Salt Lake DesertPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: taking off, with downtown Salt Lake City ahead — From the plane: taking off, with downtown Salt Lake City aheadPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

From the plane: Interstate 215 and Interstate 15 south of the city — From the plane: Interstate 215 and Interstate 15 south of the cityPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Satellite view in Google Maps

The Wasatch Range through an airplane window — The Wasatch Range through an airplane windowPhoto: Alexis Doine, CC0