Meadows Field to Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field BFL → BFF
820 nautical miles (944 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 057°, about 043° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:55 am MDT (09:55 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 below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 150 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 100 to 120 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 160 to 810 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 200 to 560 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 220 to 670 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 420 nm of the route.
- 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 route from 540 to 740 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 620 nm along the route.
- 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). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 BFL.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (WJF, BIH, LAS, ELY, BCE, GJT, RKS, DEN, BFF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | −22 kt | 8 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 46 min | 5:00 am MDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 28 kt | −25 kt | 6 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 39 min | 4:53 am MDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −28 kt | 1 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 32 min | 4:46 am MDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -3 °C | 151 kt | 5 h 26 min | 4:40 am MDT (10:40 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | −33 kt | -7 °C | 153 kt | 5 h 22 min | 4:36 am MDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 40 kt | −36 kt | -11 °C | 156 kt | 5 h 15 min | 4:29 am MDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 40 kt | −36 kt | -12 °C | 156 kt | 5 h 15 min | 4:29 am MDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 52 kt | −48 kt | -22 °C | 168 kt | 4 h 53 min | 4:07 am MDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 56 kt | −52 kt | -29 °C | 172 kt | 4 h 46 min | 4:00 am MDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 57 kt | −55 kt | -35 °C | 175 kt | 4 h 41 min | 3:55 am MDT (09:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 52 kt | −50 kt | -44 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 49 min | 4:03 am MDT (10:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 200/28 6° | 210/28 3° | 210/29 -4° | 210/28 -14° | 220/41 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 220/46 -37° | 220/53 -44° | |
| BIH | used from 50 nm out; 82 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| LAS | used from 150 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| ELY | used from 250 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| BCE | used from 300 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| GJT | used from 450 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| RKS | used from 600 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 650 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| BFF | used from 750 nm out; 45 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | departure | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| IYK Inyokern, CA | 60 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,457 ft | ||||
| BTY Beatty, NV | 140 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,169 ft | ||||
| RIF Richfield, UT | 390 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,318 ft | ||||
| PUC Price, UT | 470 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,957 ft | ||||
| CAG Craig, CO | 620 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 6,197 ft | ||||
| LAR Laramie, WY | 720 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,283 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 750 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| BFF Scottsbluff, NE | destination | no report just now | 3,967 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,283 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BFF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:55 am MDT (09:55 UTC)
BFF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 40 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at BFL 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at BFF 6:17 pm MDT (00:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm MDT (00:45 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BFF is before sunrise there (7:03 am MDT (13:03 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: Meadows Field, Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field.