Alexandria International to Boeing Fld/King County International AEX → BFI
1,672 nautical miles (1,924 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 314°, about 311° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:28 pm PDT (20:28 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: 2 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 route from 318 to 677 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 667 to 1065 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 696 to 1075 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 826 to 995 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 895 to 1473 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 925 to 1323 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 925 to 1005 nm out.
- 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 1214 to 1403 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1224 to 1393 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1343 to 1552 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 189 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 AEX.
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 15 forecast points nearest it (SHV, DAL, OKC, GAG, GCK, GLD, DEN, RKS, LND, PIH, DLN, BOI, LWS, 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 | 210° at 17 kt | −2 kt | 17 °C | 122 kt | 13 h 42 min | 1:28 pm PDT (20:28 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +1 kt | 11 °C | 119 kt | 14 h 03 min | 1:49 pm PDT (20:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +2 kt | 8 °C | 118 kt | 14 h 10 min | 1:56 pm PDT (20:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +4 kt | 4 °C | 116 kt | 14 h 25 min | 2:11 pm PDT (21:11 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +6 kt | 0 °C | 114 kt | 14 h 40 min | 2:26 pm PDT (21:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | +4 kt | -4 °C | 116 kt | 14 h 25 min | 2:11 pm PDT (21:11 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +3 kt | -8 °C | 117 kt | 14 h 17 min | 2:03 pm PDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 22 kt | +2 kt | -11 °C | 118 kt | 14 h 10 min | 1:56 pm PDT (20:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 25 kt | +2 kt | -22 °C | 118 kt | 14 h 10 min | 1:56 pm PDT (20:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 37 kt | +16 kt | -30 °C | 104 kt | 16 h 05 min | 3:51 pm PDT (22:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 40 kt | +20 kt | -37 °C | 100 kt | 16 h 43 min | 4:29 pm PDT (23:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 39 kt | +21 kt | -45 °C | 99 kt | 16 h 53 min | 4:39 pm PDT (23:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| DAL | used from 199 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| OKC | used from 249 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| GAG | used from 398 nm out; 49 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 497 nm out; 49 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° | |
| GLD | used from 647 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| DEN | used from 696 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| RKS | used from 895 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| LND | used from 1045 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| PIH | used from 1094 nm out; 77 nm from the line | L/V | 240/13 1° | 240/15 -3° | 210/42 -15° | 200/70 -25° | 220/74 -29° | 220/71 -36° | 220/62 -43° | |
| DLN | used from 1244 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 090/6 -6° | 240/22 -4° | 210/34 -16° | 210/62 -25° | 210/66 -34° | 210/82 -36° | 220/77 -42° | ||
| BOI | used from 1293 nm out; 97 nm from the line | 300/7 2° | 280/5 -4° | 210/16 -9° | 210/60 -20° | 210/75 -29° | 210/63 -32° | 220/64 -32° | 220/54 -39° | |
| LWS | used from 1343 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| YKM | used from 1492 nm out; 68 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 1642 nm out; 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEX Alexandria, LA | departure | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 90 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 289 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 338 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| MEJ Meade, KS | 527 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,527 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 776 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| DWX Dixon, WY | 925 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,548 ft | ||||
| BPI Big Piney, WY | 1075 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,993 ft | ||||
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | 1174 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,743 ft | ||||
| ALW Walla Walla, WA | 1483 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| PSC Pasco, WA | 1522 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| BFI Seattle, WA | destination | no report just now | 21 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,993 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BFI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:28 pm PDT (20:28 UTC)
BFI 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 AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC), at BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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: Alexandria International, Boeing Fld/King County International.