Waterloo Regional to Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport ALO → SGF
322 nautical miles (371 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 188°, about 188° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC). Right now ALO is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 4 knots; SGF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 11 knots. 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 last 176 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 ALO.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- P46T at 31,000 ft, 5 nm west, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
ALO UA /OV ALO270005/TM 1337/FL310/TP P46T/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through ALO
- Where
- 5 nm west (270°) of ALO
- Time
- 13:37 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- P46T
- Turbulence
- intermittent light chop
- A321 at 32,000 ft, 33 nm east, 7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 29 nm along the route, 33 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
CID UA /OV CID360010/TM 1225/FL320/TP A321/TB INTMT LGT CHOP CONS LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through CID
- Where
- 10 nm north (360°) of CID
- Time
- 12:25 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- intermittent light chop continuous light chop
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (DSM, COU, SGF). 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 | 230° at 29 kt | +20 kt | 100 kt | 3 h 13 min | 12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +19 kt | 17 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 11 min | 12:51 pm CDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +19 kt | 13 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 11 min | 12:51 pm CDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | +16 kt | 9 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 06 min | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 26 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 02 min | 12:42 pm CDT (17:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | +13 kt | 1 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 01 min | 12:41 pm CDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 30 kt | +11 kt | -4 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 57 min | 12:37 pm CDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 31 kt | +10 kt | -7 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 56 min | 12:36 pm CDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 39 kt | +15 kt | -20 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 04 min | 12:44 pm CDT (17:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 65 kt | −6 kt | -30 °C | 126 kt | 2 h 33 min | 12:13 pm CDT (17:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 69 kt | −8 kt | -37 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 31 min | 12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 60 kt | −7 kt | -48 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 32 min | 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSM | used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 230/34 | 230/32 20° | 220/33 12° | 240/35 5° | 250/39 -7° | 250/43 -21° | 280/61 -31° | 280/73 -37° | 280/67 -47° |
| COU | used from 146 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 240/28 | 240/22 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 270/23 -7° | 260/39 -19° | 290/70 -30° | 290/71 -37° | 290/58 -48° |
| SGF | used from 244 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 220/23 | 240/29 16° | 240/21 13° | 240/15 7° | 270/28 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 280/67 -29° | 290/59 -37° | 290/51 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALO Waterloo, IA | departure | VFR | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 873 ft | 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC) |
| TZT Belle Plaine, IA | 39 nm out, 11 nm east of the line | no report just now | 771 ft | ||||
| OOA Oskaloosa, IA | 78 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | marginal VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 5 mi | none | 840 ft | 14:15 UTC |
| TVK Centerville, IA | 117 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 8 mi | none | 1,023 ft | 14:15 UTC |
| IRK Kirksville, MO | 146 nm out, 15 nm east of the line | reported, no category | from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 966 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| DMO Sedalia, MO | 234 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 909 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| RAW Warsaw, MO | 254 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 936 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,268 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SGF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SGF
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ALO, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 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 ALO 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC), at SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 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: Waterloo Regional, Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport.