Bismarck Municipal to Salt Lake City International BIS → SLC
604 nautical miles (695 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 238°, about 231° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 7:02 am MDT (13:02 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: 2 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 C13C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 99 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120655 MKCC WST 120655 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 13C VALID UNTIL 0855Z SD FROM 50NW DPR-30ESE DPR-20SE RAP-50WNW RAP-50NW DPR AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 347 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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 168 to 416 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 198 to 535 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 386 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 357 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 307 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, 416 nm along 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 BIS.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (DIK, RAP, LND, RKS, SLC). 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 | 170° at 20 kt | +7 kt | 10 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 21 min | 7:02 am MDT (13:02 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 170° at 21 kt | +10 kt | 10 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 29 min | 7:10 am MDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 30 kt | +24 kt | 8 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 18 min | 7:59 am MDT (13:59 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | +32 kt | 5 °C | 88 kt | 6 h 52 min | 8:33 am MDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | +37 kt | 1 °C | 83 kt | 7 h 17 min | 8:58 am MDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | +38 kt | -3 °C | 82 kt | 7 h 22 min | 9:03 am MDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | +38 kt | -7 °C | 82 kt | 7 h 22 min | 9:03 am MDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 38 kt | +38 kt | -10 °C | 82 kt | 7 h 22 min | 9:03 am MDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 42 kt | +41 kt | -22 °C | 79 kt | 7 h 39 min | 9:20 am MDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 45 kt | +44 kt | -32 °C | 76 kt | 7 h 57 min | 9:38 am MDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 56 kt | +56 kt | -38 °C | 64 kt | 9 h 26 min | 11:07 am MDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 62 kt | +62 kt | -46 °C | 58 kt | 10 h 25 min | 12:06 pm MDT (18:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIK | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° | |
| RAP | used from 149 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| LND | used from 297 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| RKS | used from 446 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| SLC | used from 545 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° |
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 | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| HEI Hettinger, ND | 89 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,705 ft | ||||
| GCC Gillette, WY | 248 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,365 ft | ||||
| LND Lander, WY | 416 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,588 ft | ||||
| EMM Kemmerer, WY | 515 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 7,288 ft | ||||
| EVW Evanston, WY | 555 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 7,142 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,288 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:02 am MDT (13:02 UTC)
SLC 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 BIS 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SLC is before sunrise there (7:35 am MDT (13:35 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: Bismarck Municipal, Salt Lake City International.