Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field to Raleigh-Durham International BFF → RDU
1,209 nautical miles (1,392 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 099°, about 089° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:23 am EDT (14:23 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- 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 30 to 550 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 760 to 1099 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 959 to 1109 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 1039 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 1059 to 1189 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 02:00–09:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (BFF, ONL, GRI, OMA, MKC, DSM, COU, BRL, SPI, EVV, LOU, TRI, ROA, RDU). 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 | 250° at 22 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 8 h 46 min | 11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 17 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 49 min | 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 13 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 46 min | 11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −18 kt | 10 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 46 min | 11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −15 kt | 6 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 57 min | 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 2 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 49 min | 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −19 kt | -2 °C | 139 kt | 8 h 42 min | 11:51 am EDT (15:51 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | −22 kt | -6 °C | 142 kt | 8 h 31 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -7 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 27 min | 11:36 am EDT (15:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 26 kt | −27 kt | -19 °C | 147 kt | 8 h 13 min | 11:22 am EDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -33 °C | 155 kt | 7 h 48 min | 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 46 kt | −47 kt | -40 °C | 167 kt | 7 h 14 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 46 kt | −47 kt | -49 °C | 167 kt | 7 h 14 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFF | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 100 nm out; 112 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| GRI | used from 150 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| OMA | used from 300 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| MKC | used from 400 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| DSM | used from 450 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| COU | used from 500 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| BRL | used from 550 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| SPI | used from 600 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| EVV | used from 700 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| LOU | used from 800 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| TRI | used from 949 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| ROA | used from 1099 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| RDU | used from 1149 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFF Scottsbluff, NE | departure | no report just now | 3,967 ft | ||||
| AIA Alliance, NE | 30 nm out, 17 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,930 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 240 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| LNK Lincoln, NE | 310 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,218 ft | ||||
| TRX Trenton, MO | 470 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 757 ft | ||||
| HAE Hannibal, MO | 570 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 768 ft | ||||
| VLA Vandalia, IL | 680 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| FRH French Lick, IN | 800 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 792 ft | ||||
| SDF Louisville, KY | 849 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 500 ft | ||||
| CPF Hazard, KY | 979 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,256 ft | ||||
| GSO Greensboro, NC | 1149 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 925 ft | ||||
| RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | destination | no report just now | 435 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 RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC)
RDU 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 RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 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.
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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, Raleigh-Durham International.