Boeing Fld/King County International to Grand Forks International BFI → GFK
1,010 nautical miles (1,163 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 079°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:50 am CDT (08:50 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 178 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 515 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 267 to 763 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 267 to 396 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 347 to 792 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 last 99 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 BFI.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, GEG, GPI, GTF, GGW, MOT, GFK). 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 | 090° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 0 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 37 min | 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 100° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -1 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 21 min | 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 120° at 8 kt | +8 kt | -3 °C | 112 kt | 9 h 01 min | 6:44 am CDT (11:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 160° at 7 kt | +3 kt | -5 °C | 117 kt | 8 h 38 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 200° at 9 kt | −2 kt | -8 °C | 122 kt | 8 h 17 min | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −8 kt | -11 °C | 128 kt | 7 h 53 min | 5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −13 kt | -14 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 36 min | 5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -15 °C | 135 kt | 7 h 29 min | 5:12 am CDT (10:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 26 kt | −18 kt | -24 °C | 138 kt | 7 h 19 min | 5:02 am CDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 32 kt | −22 kt | -38 °C | 142 kt | 7 h 07 min | 4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 37 kt | −29 kt | -42 °C | 149 kt | 6 h 47 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 50 kt | −45 kt | -46 °C | 165 kt | 6 h 07 min | 3:50 am CDT (08:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | used from 0 nm out; 26 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° |
| YKM | used from 50 nm out; 71 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° |
| GEG | used from 99 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 080/16 -2° | 050/17 -7° | 080/9 -10° | 190/33 -21° | 180/31 -32° | L/V -35° | L/V -37° | 270/8 -40° | |
| GPI | used from 248 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 070/19 -5° | 100/16 -7° | 080/10 -8° | 130/8 -19° | 170/37 -28° | 200/50 -40° | 210/43 -40° | 220/41 -42° | |
| GTF | used from 396 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 070/11 | 080/15 -7° | 110/19 -9° | 190/25 -14° | 200/34 -23° | 200/54 -39° | 220/66 -40° | 220/77 -44° | |
| GGW | used from 545 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 110/23 0° | 130/20 -2° | 170/24 -3° | 230/44 -11° | 220/51 -21° | 210/52 -39° | 220/64 -44° | 240/85 -48° | |
| MOT | used from 743 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 120/14 5° | 200/20 4° | 230/33 1° | 250/39 -11° | 250/50 -21° | 240/61 -37° | 250/56 -45° | 260/68 -51° | |
| GFK | used from 941 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 070/18 | 100/10 9° | 250/11 6° | 250/27 1° | 250/34 -10° | 260/43 -21° | 260/39 -36° | 260/36 -46° | 260/59 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFI Seattle, WA | departure | no report just now | 21 ft | ||||
| EAT Wenatchee, WA | 79 nm out, 23 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,248 ft | ||||
| SFF Spokane, WA | 198 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,956 ft | ||||
| SZT Sandpoint, ID | 238 nm out, 11 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,131 ft | ||||
| GPI Kalispell, MT | 327 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,976 ft | ||||
| LTY Chester, MT | 456 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,184 ft | ||||
| GGW Glasgow, MT | 634 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,295 ft | ||||
| XWA Williston, ND | 743 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,356 ft | ||||
| MOT Minot, ND | 842 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,715 ft | ||||
| DVL Devils Lake, ND | 941 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,469 ft | ||||
| GFK Grand Forks, ND | destination | no report just now | 845 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,184 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:50 am CDT (08:50 UTC)
GFK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4348 GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 November · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC), at GFK 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GFK is before sunrise there (7:43 am CDT (12:43 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: Boeing Fld/King County International, Grand Forks International.