Plan a flight · Mon 9:03 am MDT (15:03 UTC)

Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field to Eppley Airfield BFF → OMA

347 nautical miles (400 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 083° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 75-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC). Right now BFF is low IFR, wind calm; OMA is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 13 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 218 nm of the route.
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 30 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 BFF.

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

BE20 at 8,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 7:15 am MDT (13:15 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: durd-zdvwc 31. 30 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AIA UA /OV KAIA/TM 1315/FL080/TP BE20/SK TOP 045 BASE 002/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD-ZDVWC- 31
```
Report
a routine report filed through AIA
Where
over KAIA
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
top 4,500 ft base 200 ft
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
durd-zdvwc 31
B738 at 38,000 ft, 40 nm south, 7:09 am MDT (13:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-35. 129 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBF UA /OV LBF/TM 1309/FL380/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM -ZDVWC-35
```
Report
a routine report filed through LBF
Where
over LBF
Time
13:09 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-35
CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 40 nm south, 6:09 am MDT (12:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 129 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBF UA /OV LBF/TM 1209/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LBF
Where
over LBF
Time
12:09 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zdvwc
B38M at 17,000 ft, 28 nm south, 6:41 am MDT (12:41 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 308 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1241/FL170/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNK
Where
over LNK
Time
12:41 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 4 forecast points nearest it (BFF, ONL, GRI, OMA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
5,500 ft	270° at 19 kt	−19 kt	18 °C	139 kt	2 h 30 min	12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 23 kt	−22 kt	16 °C	142 kt	2 h 27 min	12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 29 kt	−25 kt	11 °C	145 kt	2 h 24 min	12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 33 kt	−25 kt	7 °C	145 kt	2 h 24 min	12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 35 kt	−26 kt	2 °C	146 kt	2 h 23 min	12:26 pm CDT (17:26 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 37 kt	−27 kt	-3 °C	147 kt	2 h 22 min	12:25 pm CDT (17:25 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 39 kt	−28 kt	-9 °C	148 kt	2 h 21 min	12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 39 kt	−28 kt	-10 °C	148 kt	2 h 21 min	12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 53 kt	−44 kt	-22 °C	164 kt	2 h 07 min	12:10 pm CDT (17:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 71 kt	−65 kt	-30 °C	185 kt	1 h 53 min	11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 81 kt	−75 kt	-36 °C	195 kt	1 h 47 min	11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 71 kt	−66 kt	-46 °C	186 kt	1 h 52 min	11:55 am CDT (16:55 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
BFF	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		310/15	280/27 8°	250/27 2°	230/30 -12°	240/52 -22°	250/66 -32°	240/78 -37°	240/76 -43°
ONL	used from 99 nm out; 105 nm from the line		270/16 17°	250/25 13°	230/34 7°	230/46 -9°	240/57 -22°	250/72 -31°	250/87 -36°	250/75 -46°
GRI	used from 199 nm out; 39 nm from the line		270/26 19°	230/33 13°	230/39 8°	230/43 -9°	240/55 -21°	250/76 -28°	260/84 -36°	260/68 -47°
OMA	used from 298 nm out; 25 nm from the line	210/23	240/34 20°	230/40 14°	220/43 7°	240/38 -8°	250/47 -21°	270/70 -29°	270/79 -36°	270/68 -48°

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
BFF Scottsbluff, NE	departure	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	calm	1.75 mi	200 ft	3,967 ft	8:53 am MDT (14:53 UTC)
AIA Alliance, NE	30 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	1.5 mi	200 ft	3,930 ft	15:00 UTC
OKS Oshkosh, NE	60 nm out, 25 nm south of the line	no report just now				3,394 ft
TIF Thedford, NE	139 nm out, 16 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	500 ft	2,925 ft	14:55 UTC
ODX Ord, NE	208 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots	8 mi	300 ft	2,070 ft	14:53 UTC
BVN Albion, NE	248 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,806 ft	14:55 UTC
OLU Columbus, NE	278 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,447 ft	14:56 UTC
FET Fremont, NE	318 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots, gusting to 15	10+ mi	none	1,204 ft	14:55 UTC
OMA Omaha, NE	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	984 ft	9:52 am CDT (14:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,967 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for OMA

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for BFF, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1½ miles, mist, overcast at 200 feet
From Mon 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
From Tue 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 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 BFF 6:16 pm MDT (00:16 UTC), at OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 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 northern Rockies · 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: Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field, Eppley Airfield.