Meadows Field to Eppley Airfield BFL → OMA
1,142 nautical miles (1,314 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 065°, about 051° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 66-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:10 am CDT (16:10 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: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 546 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 228 to 645 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 238 to 616 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 328 to 765 nm out.
- 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 496 to 735 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 556 to 745 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 last 268 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 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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (WJF, LAS, BCE, GJT, DEN, GLD, GRI, OMA). 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 | 230° at 29 kt | −28 kt | 13 °C | 148 kt | 7 h 43 min | 12:45 pm CDT (17:45 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −25 kt | 10 °C | 145 kt | 7 h 53 min | 12:55 pm CDT (17:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −24 kt | 8 °C | 144 kt | 7 h 56 min | 12:58 pm CDT (17:58 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −23 kt | 3 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 59 min | 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −27 kt | -1 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 46 min | 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | −32 kt | -6 °C | 152 kt | 7 h 31 min | 12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 43 kt | −37 kt | -10 °C | 157 kt | 7 h 16 min | 12:18 pm CDT (17:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 44 kt | −38 kt | -11 °C | 158 kt | 7 h 14 min | 12:16 pm CDT (17:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 54 kt | −49 kt | -22 °C | 169 kt | 6 h 45 min | 11:47 am CDT (16:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 64 kt | −61 kt | -30 °C | 181 kt | 6 h 19 min | 11:21 am CDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 68 kt | −66 kt | -36 °C | 186 kt | 6 h 08 min | 11:10 am CDT (16:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 64 kt | −63 kt | -45 °C | 183 kt | 6 h 14 min | 11:16 am CDT (16:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 210/26 4° | 210/28 2° | 230/23 -4° | 240/28 -13° | 220/47 -23° | 220/57 -30° | 220/65 -37° | 220/59 -45° | |
| LAS | used from 99 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| BCE | used from 248 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/32 -2° | 210/57 -15° | 220/71 -22° | 220/69 -30° | 220/64 -38° | 220/67 -44° | |||
| GJT | used from 447 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 645 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| GLD | used from 794 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GRI | used from 943 nm out; 63 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 1092 nm out; 25 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° |
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, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,457 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | 318 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,622 ft | ||||
| BCE Bryce Canyon, UT | 357 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 7,589 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 546 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| ASE Aspen, CO | 626 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,837 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 735 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| RYA Wray, CO | 844 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,677 ft | ||||
| LXN Lexington, NE | 963 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,412 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 1033 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | destination | no report just now | 984 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:10 am CDT (16:10 UTC)
OMA 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 on the route, at the departure end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 189 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at BFL 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 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, Eppley Airfield.