Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International to Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field BHM → BFF
940 nautical miles (1,082 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 310° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 12:37 pm MDT (18:37 UTC). Right now BHM is VFR, wind calm; BFF is low IFR, wind calm. 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 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 route from 376 to 841 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 10 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). 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 BHM.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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 (BHM, HSV, MEM, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, GLD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | +17 kt | 23 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 08 min | 1:12 pm MDT (19:12 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | +16 kt | 18 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 02 min | 1:06 pm MDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | +14 kt | 14 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 52 min | 12:56 pm MDT (18:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +12 kt | 10 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 42 min | 12:46 pm MDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 8 h 33 min | 12:37 pm MDT (18:37 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 42 min | 12:46 pm MDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | +14 kt | -4 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 52 min | 12:56 pm MDT (18:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 26 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 02 min | 1:06 pm MDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 32 kt | +18 kt | -19 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 13 min | 1:17 pm MDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 51 kt | +44 kt | -31 °C | 76 kt | 12 h 22 min | 4:26 pm MDT (22:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 54 kt | +49 kt | -38 °C | 71 kt | 13 h 14 min | 5:18 pm MDT (23:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 48 kt | +45 kt | -49 °C | 75 kt | 12 h 32 min | 4:36 pm MDT (22:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| HSV | used from 49 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| MEM | used from 99 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| SGF | used from 297 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| MKC | used from 445 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| SLN | used from 544 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GRI | used from 693 nm out; 66 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° | |
| GLD | used from 792 nm out; 97 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° | |
| BFF | used from 841 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM Birmingham, AL | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 9 mi | none | 650 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
| JFX Jasper, AL | 30 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet | calm | 7 mi | 200 ft | 482 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| NQA Millington, TN | 188 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 322 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 238 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 262 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| AOV Ava, MO | 356 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,311 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | 396 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| FOE Topeka, KS | 534 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,077 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 584 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,066 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| TKO Mankato, KS | 663 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,859 ft | ||||
| CSB Cambridge, NE | 762 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Weather: haze | from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots | 4 mi | none | 2,414 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| OKS Oshkosh, NE | 881 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,394 ft | ||||
| BFF Scottsbluff, NE | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 3,967 ft | 3:53 am MDT (09:53 UTC) |
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 BFF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:37 pm MDT (18:37 UTC)
Wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for BFF
- From Mon 4:00 am MDT (10:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 300 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
The forecast for BHM, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC), at BFF 6:16 pm MDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 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: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field.