Flight planning: Casper/Natrona County International CPR / KCPR
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Casper/Natrona County International in Casper, Wyoming, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the northwest (310°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC).
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W VALID UNTIL 0155Z MT WY FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- 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).
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- PC12 at 12,000 ft, 24 nm southwest, 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing, overcast above 12,500 ft.
as filed, and in English
CPR UA /OV CPR220024/TM 2200/FL120/TP PC12/SK OVC125/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through CPR
- Where
- 24 nm southwest (220°) of CPR
- Time
- 22:00 UTC
- Height
- at 12,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Sky
- overcast from 12,500 ft
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Icing
- none
- BE9L at 21,000 ft, 54 nm southeast, 5:22 pm MDT (23:22 UTC): light chop turbulence above 21,000 ft, moderate icing above 21,000 ft, -21 °C, remarks: zdvwc.
as filed, and in English
DGW UA /OV IIP200020/TM 2322/FL210/TP BE9L/SK BASE 200/TA M21/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 210/IC MOD MIX 210/RM ZDVWC
- Report
- a routine report filed through DGW
- Where
- 20 nm south (200°) of IIP
- Time
- 23:22 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE9L
- Sky
- base 20,000 ft
- Temperature
- −21 °C
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop at 21,000 ft
- Icing
- moderate mix at 21,000 ft
- Remarks
- zdvwc
- CRJ2 at 29,000 ft, 73 nm south, 4:37 pm MDT (22:37 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-34.
as filed, and in English
CYS UA /OV CYS286065/TM 2237/FL290/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-34
- Report
- a routine report filed through CYS
- Where
- 65 nm west (286°) of CYS
- Time
- 22:37 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-34
- BE9T at 17,500 ft, 76 nm north, 4:40 pm MDT (22:40 UTC): no turbulence, light icing, -6 °C, remarks: ZDVWC-22.
as filed, and in English
GCC UA /OV CZI020012/TM 2240/FL175/TP BE9T/TA M06/TB NEG/IC LGT MIX /RM ZDVWC-22
- Report
- a routine report filed through GCC
- Where
- 12 nm north (020°) of CZI
- Time
- 22:40 UTC
- Height
- at 17,500 ft
- Aircraft
- BE9T
- Temperature
- −6 °C
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- light mix
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-22
- A21N at 35,000 ft, 95 nm northeast, 4:47 pm MDT (22:47 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-32.
as filed, and in English
GCC UA /OV GCC/TM 2247/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG /RM ZDVWC-32
- Report
- a routine report filed through GCC
- Where
- over GCC
- Time
- 22:47 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-32
- B752 at 35,000 ft, 96 nm southeast, 5:21 pm MDT (23:21 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-33.
as filed, and in English
CYS UA /OV CYS350045/TM 2321/FL350/TP B752/TB CONS LGT-MOD/RM ZDVWC-33
- Report
- a routine report filed through CYS
- Where
- 45 nm north (350°) of CYS
- Time
- 23:21 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B752
- Turbulence
- continuous light to moderate
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-33
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point LND, 100 nm west of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,000 ft | 180° (south) | 33 knots | 10 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 190° (south) | 50 knots | 3 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 59 knots | -9 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 200° (south) | 50 knots | -21 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 190° (south) | 41 knots | -34 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 55 knots | -39 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 65 knots | -47 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Casper/Natrona County International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.