Plan a flight · Mon 11:23 am CDT (16:23 UTC)

Bismarck Municipal to Jamestown Regional BIS → JMS

85 nautical miles (98 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 083°, about 076° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC). Right now BIS is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 4 knots; JMS is marginal VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 7 knots. 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

SIGMET C24C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 37,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 pm CDT (17:55 UTC). Over the whole route.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 121555
MKCC WST 121555
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 24C
VALID UNTIL 1755Z
SD ND
FROM GFK-FAR-PIR-DPR-50SE MOT-GFK
INTSF AREA TS MOV FROM 21040KT. TOPS TO FL370.
```
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 whole route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the whole 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 BIS.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

C525 at 3,500 ft, 3 nm east, 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC): a trace of rime icing, 3 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 3 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1343/FL035/TP C525/SK BASES 020 TOPS 055/TA 03/IC TR RIME/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIS
Where
over BIS
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
C525
Sky
bases 2,000 ft tops 5,500 ft
Temperature
3 °C
Icing
tr rime
Remarks
during the descent
SR22 at 7,000 ft, 31 nm south, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 7,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIS UA /OV BIS170030/TM 1337/FL070/TP SR22/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIS
Where
30 nm south (170°) of BIS
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A320 at 34,000 ft, 24 nm south, 10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC): no turbulence. 19 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIS UA /OV BIS120030/TM 1510/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP320/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIS
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of BIS
Time
15:10 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
TOP320
Turbulence
none
C414 at 9,000 ft, 35 nm south, 9:48 am CDT (14:48 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, 13 °C. 19 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
7L2 UA /OV 7L2/TM 1448/FL090/TP C414/SK BASE100/TA 13/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through 7L2
Where
over 7L2
Time
14:48 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
C414
Sky
BASE100
Temperature
13 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A21N at 34,000 ft, 36 nm south, 9:34 am CDT (14:34 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 28 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIS UA /OV BIS130040/TM 1434/FL340/TP A21N/SK TOP360
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIS
Where
40 nm southeast (130°) of BIS
Time
14:34 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
TOP360
C56X at 29,000 ft, 36 nm east, 11:04 am CDT (16:04 UTC): a trace of icing. At the destination end, 36 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV FAR270040/TM 1604/FL290/TP C56X/SK TOP260/IC TRACE
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
40 nm west (270°) of FAR
Time
16:04 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
TOP260
Icing
trace
C550 at 4,000 ft, 27 nm east, 10:18 am CDT (15:18 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 27 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAC UA /OV BAC/TM 1518/FL040/TP C550/SK BASE017
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAC
Where
over BAC
Time
15:18 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
C550
Sky
BASE017

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (MOT, ABR). 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	240° at 1 kt	−1 kt	2 °C	121 kt	42 min	12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC)
7,500 ft	210° at 7 kt	−4 kt	6 °C	124 kt	41 min	12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)
9,500 ft	210° at 15 kt	−8 kt	6 °C	128 kt	40 min	12:03 pm CDT (17:03 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 24 kt	−14 kt	3 °C	134 kt	38 min	12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 28 kt	−19 kt	-1 °C	139 kt	37 min	12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	−23 kt	-6 °C	143 kt	36 min	11:59 am CDT (16:59 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	−27 kt	-11 °C	147 kt	35 min	11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 36 kt	−28 kt	-12 °C	148 kt	34 min	11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 41 kt	−34 kt	-24 °C	154 kt	33 min	11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 39 kt	−34 kt	-34 °C	154 kt	33 min	11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 49 kt	−43 kt	-39 °C	163 kt	31 min	11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 59 kt	−56 kt	-46 °C	176 kt	29 min	11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
MOT	used from 0 nm out; 97 nm from the line		L/V 2°	220/12 2°	220/27 0°	220/36 -12°	230/33 -24°	230/39 -34°	230/50 -39°	250/63 -46°
ABR	used from 47 nm out; 92 nm from the line	020/9	230/5 12°	190/14 11°	200/25 5°	230/37 -11°	230/50 -23°	240/39 -34°	240/49 -38°	240/55 -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
BIS Bismarck, ND	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	9 mi	700 ft	1,661 ft	10:52 am CDT (15:52 UTC)
JMS Jamestown, ND	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms, light rain	from the north (360°) at 7 knots	7 mi	1,100 ft	1,499 ft	11:06 am CDT (16:06 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,661 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At JMS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, thunderstorms nearby, a broken layer at 1,500 feet (thunderheads) marginal VFR

At times between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, thunderstorms with rain marginal VFR

The whole forecast for JMS

From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, thunderstorms nearby, a broken layer at 1,500 feet (thunderheads)
At times between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, thunderstorms with rain
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet

The forecast for BIS, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 12 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet

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 BIS 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at JMS 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 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

Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Bismarck Municipal, Jamestown Regional.