Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field to General Downing - Peoria International BFF → PIA
631 nautical miles (726 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 082° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:09 am CDT (15:09 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: 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 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 first 59 nm of the route.
- 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 30 to 168 nm out.
- 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 route from 158 to 582 nm out.
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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (BFF, ONL, GRI, OMA, DSM, BRL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 240° at 38 kt | −31 kt | 151 kt | 4 h 11 min | 10:45 am CDT (15:45 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 29 kt | −26 kt | 22 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 19 min | 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 26 kt | −22 kt | 17 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 27 min | 11:01 am CDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −20 kt | 12 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 30 min | 11:04 am CDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −19 kt | 6 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 32 min | 11:06 am CDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −19 kt | 2 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 32 min | 11:06 am CDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -3 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 30 min | 11:04 am CDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −22 kt | -8 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 27 min | 11:01 am CDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 26 kt | −22 kt | -9 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 27 min | 11:01 am CDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 39 kt | −31 kt | -21 °C | 151 kt | 4 h 11 min | 10:45 am CDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 49 kt | −46 kt | -33 °C | 166 kt | 3 h 48 min | 10:22 am CDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 56 kt | −54 kt | -37 °C | 174 kt | 3 h 38 min | 10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 56 kt | −56 kt | -46 °C | 176 kt | 3 h 35 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| ONL | used from 99 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| GRI | used from 197 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| OMA | used from 296 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| DSM | used from 394 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 250/47 | 260/25 20° | 240/19 11° | 240/31 5° | 250/26 -9° | 260/38 -20° | 260/47 -34° | 270/58 -37° | 270/61 -47° |
| BRL | used from 493 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -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 | no report just now | 3,967 ft | ||||
| AIA Alliance, NE | 39 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,930 ft | ||||
| TIF Thedford, NE | 138 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,925 ft | ||||
| ODX Ord, NE | 207 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,070 ft | ||||
| FET Fremont, NE | 315 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,204 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 345 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| GFZ Greenfield, IA | 414 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,363 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 444 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| MPZ Mount Pleasant, IA | 542 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 730 ft | ||||
| CTK Canton, IL | 611 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | destination | no report just now | 660 ft |
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 PIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC)
PIA 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 BFF 6:16 pm MDT (00:16 UTC), at PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 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: Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field, General Downing - Peoria International.