Plan a flight · Mon 12:29 am PDT (07:29 UTC)

Bellingham International to Laughlin/Bullhead International BLI → IFP

892 nautical miles (1,026 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 154°, about 138° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC). Right now BLI is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots; IFP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 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: 17 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 W16W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 1:55 am PDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 624 to 674 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120655
MKCW WST 120655
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16W
VALID UNTIL 0855Z
UT NV
FROM 50NW BVL-20NE BVL-40SE OAL-20N OAL-50NW BVL
AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
```
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 386 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 218 to 317 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 268 to 674 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 476 nm along the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 555 to 862 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 684 to 852 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, 852 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 BLI.

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

B38M at 14,000 ft, 32 nm east, 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 832 nm along the route, 32 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS059040/TM 0547/FL140/TP B38M/TA 06/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
40 nm northeast (059°) of LAS
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
6 °C
Icing
light rime
B737 at 19,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 10:45 pm PDT (05:45 UTC): light turbulence. 832 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS050012/TM 0545/FL190/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm northeast (050°) of LAS
Time
05:45 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B737 at 14,500 ft, 10 nm west, 10:30 pm PDT (05:30 UTC): light turbulence. 842 nm along the route, 10 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS155012/TM 0530/FL145/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm southeast (155°) of LAS
Time
05:30 UTC
Height
at 14,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light

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 7 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, RDM, LKV, BAM, ELY, LAS). 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	070° at 4 kt	0	6 °C	120 kt	7 h 26 min	7:55 am MST (14:55 UTC)
7,500 ft	light and variable	−1 kt	-1 °C	121 kt	7 h 22 min	7:51 am MST (14:51 UTC)
9,500 ft	360° at 3 kt	−3 kt	-3 °C	123 kt	7 h 15 min	7:44 am MST (14:44 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 5 kt	−5 kt	-7 °C	125 kt	7 h 08 min	7:37 am MST (14:37 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 6 kt	−5 kt	-10 °C	125 kt	7 h 08 min	7:37 am MST (14:37 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 6 kt	−5 kt	-13 °C	125 kt	7 h 08 min	7:37 am MST (14:37 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 6 kt	−5 kt	-16 °C	125 kt	7 h 08 min	7:37 am MST (14:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 6 kt	−5 kt	-17 °C	125 kt	7 h 08 min	7:37 am MST (14:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 16 kt	−15 kt	-25 °C	135 kt	6 h 36 min	7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 20 kt	−14 kt	-33 °C	134 kt	6 h 39 min	7:08 am MST (14:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 20 kt	−4 kt	-37 °C	124 kt	7 h 12 min	7:41 am MST (14:41 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 28 kt	+5 kt	-42 °C	115 kt	7 h 45 min	8:14 am MST (15:14 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
SEA	used from 0 nm out; 58 nm from the line	050/7	050/11 1°	050/12 -5°	030/31 -7°	010/61 -15°	010/69 -26°	360/73 -40°	360/62 -47°	330/21 -43°
YKM	used from 99 nm out; 35 nm from the line	070/10	040/15 -1°	020/27 -8°	030/25 -13°	020/48 -20°	010/83 -27°	010/77 -37°	010/49 -40°	350/14 -41°
RDM	used from 248 nm out; 67 nm from the line		040/17 -1°	030/31 -8°	010/29 -12°	010/61 -19°	360/95 -25°	360/82 -36°	360/40 -37°	310/19 -40°
LKV	used from 347 nm out; 94 nm from the line			010/8 -8°	350/13 -11°	340/21 -21°	360/60 -26°	350/37 -32°	310/26 -35°	260/25 -39°
BAM	used from 446 nm out; 79 nm from the line			310/7 0°	270/19 -7°	200/38 -17°	190/49 -28°	220/69 -29°	220/63 -33°	230/48 -41°
ELY	used from 644 nm out; 78 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°
LAS	used from 743 nm out; 62 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°

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
BLI Bellingham, WA	departure	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	171 ft	11:53 pm PDT (06:53 UTC)
PAE Everett, WA	50 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east (100°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	606 ft	06:53 UTC
YKM Yakima, WA	159 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 10,000 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	1,098 ft	06:53 UTC
BNO Burns, OR	347 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	4,148 ft	06:53 UTC
REO Rome, OR	416 nm out, 23 nm east of the line	reported, no category	from the east (080°) at 8 knots		none	4,053 ft	06:52 UTC
WMC Winnemucca, NV	515 nm out, 14 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,307 ft	06:56 UTC
BAM Battle Mountain, NV	545 nm out, 18 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	4,536 ft	07:15 UTC
VGT Las Vegas, NV	822 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 10,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	2,205 ft	06:53 UTC
IFP Bullhead City, AZ	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,100 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	707 ft	12:10 am MST (07:10 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,536 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IFP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for IFP

From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet

The forecast for BLI, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 803 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 832 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at BLI 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC), at IFP 6:05 pm MST (01:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:31 pm MST (01:31 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 Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern 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: Bellingham International, Laughlin/Bullhead International.