Boeing Fld/King County International to Purdue University Airport BFI → LAF
1,572 nautical miles (1,809 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 078° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:22 am EDT (10:22 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: 3 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
- SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 666 to 666 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W VALID UNTIL 0155Z MT WY FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 119 to 348 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 199 to 577 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 259 to 935 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 259 to 796 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 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 20:00–03:00 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 15 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, GEG, LWS, GPI, GTF, BIL, MLS, RAP, PIR, FSD, MCW, DBQ, JOT, IND). 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 | 110° at 3 kt | +4 kt | 7 °C | 116 kt | 13 h 33 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 180° at 2 kt | +2 kt | 8 °C | 118 kt | 13 h 19 min | 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 3 °C | 121 kt | 13 h | 9:50 am EDT (13:50 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 9 kt | −4 kt | 1 °C | 124 kt | 12 h 41 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 12 kt | −6 kt | -3 °C | 126 kt | 12 h 29 min | 9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 12 h 17 min | 9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −10 kt | -11 °C | 130 kt | 12 h 06 min | 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 19 kt | −11 kt | -12 °C | 131 kt | 12 h | 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 25 kt | −18 kt | -23 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 23 min | 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 32 kt | −25 kt | -36 °C | 145 kt | 10 h 50 min | 7:40 am EDT (11:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 39 kt | −33 kt | -42 °C | 153 kt | 10 h 16 min | 7:06 am EDT (11:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 49 kt | −45 kt | -48 °C | 165 kt | 9 h 32 min | 6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 25 nm from the line | 360/9 | 350/10 1° | 010/10 -5° | 030/20 -11° | 020/60 -17° | 010/86 -26° | 360/90 -40° | 010/68 -42° | 360/31 -43° |
| YKM | used from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 030/16 | 020/18 0° | 030/30 -8° | 030/23 -13° | 020/40 -23° | 010/73 -29° | 010/54 -36° | 360/29 -37° | 330/16 -40° |
| GEG | used from 99 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 050/18 -2° | 060/19 -8° | L/V -11° | 160/11 -24° | 190/17 -31° | 200/19 -35° | 220/14 -37° | 250/11 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 249 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
| GPI | used from 298 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 060/19 -3° | 110/11 -8° | 130/6 -8° | 200/40 -19° | 190/58 -28° | 200/101 -39° | 220/73 -43° | 230/41 -43° | |
| GTF | used from 348 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 070/21 | 080/18 -6° | 120/5 -5° | 180/30 -14° | 200/53 -24° | 210/80 -38° | 220/83 -44° | 230/68 -46° | |
| BIL | used from 497 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 080/24 | 130/14 -1° | 180/33 0° | 210/43 -10° | 220/58 -21° | 200/55 -36° | 220/75 -44° | 240/83 -48° | |
| MLS | used from 647 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 120/22 5° | 170/18 4° | 200/33 1° | 230/49 -10° | 230/58 -21° | 220/54 -37° | 230/64 -44° | 250/74 -49° | |
| RAP | used from 746 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 120/15 12° | 180/22 11° | 220/26 5° | 230/35 -9° | 240/40 -22° | 240/50 -37° | 240/51 -41° | 240/47 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 846 nm out; 66 nm from the line | L/V 17° | 230/13 12° | 220/22 6° | 250/31 -9° | 250/34 -21° | 240/50 -35° | 230/61 -43° | 240/62 -51° | |
| FSD | used from 995 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 200/16 | 220/20 17° | 240/26 13° | 230/19 6° | 240/25 -9° | 240/28 -20° | 250/39 -33° | 250/44 -43° | 260/63 -52° |
| MCW | used from 1194 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/35 | 240/33 18° | 250/20 10° | 260/10 6° | 270/18 -8° | 260/28 -19° | 280/30 -34° | 290/49 -43° | 280/70 -54° |
| DBQ | used from 1293 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 220/23 | 240/22 16° | 240/24 10° | 260/18 5° | 270/16 -8° | 290/27 -19° | 310/42 -35° | 320/55 -44° | 300/71 -52° |
| JOT | used from 1442 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 230/11 | 290/12 16° | 300/19 10° | 320/19 4° | 300/17 -9° | 330/31 -20° | 320/49 -37° | 320/53 -45° | 320/67 -49° |
| IND | used from 1542 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
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 | ||||
| MWH Moses Lake, WA | 119 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,188 ft | ||||
| GEG Spokane, WA | 189 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,385 ft | ||||
| MSO Missoula, MT | 338 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,205 ft | ||||
| HWQ Harlowton, MT | 517 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,311 ft | ||||
| PIR Pierre, SD | 935 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,744 ft | ||||
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | 1094 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,430 ft | ||||
| LYV Luverne, MN | 1114 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,435 ft | ||||
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 1293 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| VYS Peru, IL | 1452 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 654 ft | ||||
| LAF Lafayette, IN | destination | no report just now | 605 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,311 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC)
LAF 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 BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC), at LAF 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAF is before sunrise there (7:55 am EDT (11:55 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: Boeing Fld/King County International, Purdue University Airport.