Plan a flight · Mon 5:09 am MDT (11:09 UTC)

Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field to Tampa International BOI → TPA

1,871 nautical miles (2,153 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 109°, about 096° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BOI is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots; TPA is VFR, wind from the north (360°) 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: 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 W21W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 am MDT (12:55 UTC). Near the route, 179 nm along the route.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 121055
MKCW WST 121055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 21W
VALID UNTIL 1255Z
UT ID NV
FROM 40ENE TWF-20SSE PIH-40E BVL-20WNW BVL-40ENE TWF
AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
```
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 468 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 route from 50 to 169 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 498 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 318 to 617 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 388 to 478 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, 408 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 418 nm along 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). Over the route from 577 to 647 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 route from 756 to 1114 nm out.

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 BOI.

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

B763 at 23,000 ft, 14 nm southwest, 4:26 am MDT (10:26 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 527 nm along the route, 14 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN278037/TM 1026/FL230/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
37 nm west (278°) of DEN
Time
10:26 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zdvwc
B737 descending, 8 nm southwest, 2:10 am MDT (08:10 UTC): light chop turbulence. 567 nm along the route, 8 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0810/FLDURD/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
08:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light chop
E55P at 25,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 4:45 am MDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 1751 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop

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 14 forecast points nearest it (BOI, PIH, RKS, DEN, GLD, GCK, ICT, TUL, FSM, LIT, JAN, MOB, TLH, PIE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	14 h 24 min	9:33 pm EDT (01:33 UTC)
5,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	14 h 10 min	9:19 pm EDT (01:19 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	−11 kt	13 °C	131 kt	14 h 17 min	9:26 pm EDT (01:26 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 12 kt	−9 kt	9 °C	129 kt	14 h 30 min	9:39 pm EDT (01:39 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 14 kt	−7 kt	6 °C	127 kt	14 h 44 min	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	−8 kt	1 °C	128 kt	14 h 37 min	9:46 pm EDT (01:46 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	−10 kt	-3 °C	130 kt	14 h 24 min	9:33 pm EDT (01:33 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	−12 kt	-8 °C	132 kt	14 h 10 min	9:19 pm EDT (01:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 26 kt	−12 kt	-9 °C	132 kt	14 h 10 min	9:19 pm EDT (01:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 29 kt	−16 kt	-20 °C	136 kt	13 h 45 min	8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 41 kt	−32 kt	-31 °C	152 kt	12 h 19 min	7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 41 kt	−37 kt	-38 °C	157 kt	11 h 55 min	7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 37 kt	−34 kt	-48 °C	154 kt	12 h 09 min	7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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
BOI	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		320/11 1°	280/8 -5°	220/14 -11°	200/60 -19°	190/66 -31°	210/46 -32°	220/50 -33°	220/43 -39°
PIH	used from 100 nm out; 42 nm from the line		070/8	150/19 1°	180/32 -4°	210/44 -17°	210/37 -28°	210/74 -31°	220/68 -35°	220/60 -43°
RKS	used from 249 nm out; 64 nm from the line			250/9	230/21 -1°	210/43 -14°	220/59 -23°	220/55 -32°	220/53 -35°	220/48 -44°
DEN	used from 448 nm out; 90 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 647 nm out; 42 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°
GCK	used from 746 nm out; 24 nm from the line		240/40 22°	240/40 14°	240/38 7°	230/39 -7°	230/45 -20°	250/73 -28°	260/74 -36°	260/64 -49°
ICT	used from 846 nm out; 67 nm from the line	230/45	240/33 21°	230/23 14°	230/22 7°	240/29 -7°	240/36 -20°	260/78 -29°	270/69 -36°	270/56 -49°
TUL	used from 995 nm out; 14 nm from the line	230/42	250/23 17°	220/16 14°	240/10 8°	240/20 -6°	260/28 -17°	270/61 -29°	280/52 -38°	290/46 -50°
FSM	used from 1095 nm out; 4 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
LIT	used from 1194 nm out; 32 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
JAN	used from 1294 nm out; 88 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
MOB	used from 1493 nm out; 56 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
TLH	used from 1642 nm out; 67 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
PIE	used from 1791 nm out; 52 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°

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
BOI Boise, ID	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	2,871 ft	4:53 am MDT (10:53 UTC)
PIH Pocatello, ID	159 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,100 feet Weather: light rain	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots	8 mi	2,500 ft	4,451 ft	10:53 UTC
RKS Rock Springs, WY	338 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 4,200 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	4,200 ft	6,764 ft	10:54 UTC
BJC Denver, CO	547 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	5,673 ft	10:55 UTC
CFO Denver, CO	567 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	5,515 ft	10:55 UTC
GCK Garden City, KS	776 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 20 knots, gusting to 33	10+ mi	none	2,890 ft	10:54 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	1035 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	638 ft	10:53 UTC
FSM Fort Smith, AR	1124 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	469 ft	10:53 UTC
GLH Greenville, MS	1323 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	130 ft	10:53 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	1652 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	10:58 UTC
AAF Apalachicola, FL	1702 nm out, 1 nm east of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	19 ft	10:53 UTC
TPA Tampa, FL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,764 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TPA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC)

Wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for TPA

From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for BOI, the departure

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 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 BOI 7:05 pm MDT (01:05 UTC), at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TPA is after sunset there (7:04 pm EDT (23:04 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 northern Rockies · 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: Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, Tampa International.