Plan a flight · Mon 1:54 am CDT (06:54 UTC)

Brainerd Lakes Regional to Laughlin/Bullhead International BRD → IFP

1,143 nautical miles (1,315 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 241°, about 238° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 10:17 am MST (17:17 UTC). Right now BRD is VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots; IFP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 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: 13 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 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 70 to 447 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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, 427 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 447 to 984 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 497 to 1113 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 576 to 765 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 686 to 1133 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 864 to 1083 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 984 to 1073 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 50 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 BRD.

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

B38M at 21,500 ft, 20 nm southeast, 11:33 pm CDT (04:33 UTC): light turbulence up to 25,000 ft, remarks: during the descent flati star ZDVWC-13. 616 nm along the route, 20 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN305065/TM 0433/FL215/TP B38M/TB LGT BLO 250/RM DURD FLATI STAR. ZDVWC-13
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
65 nm northwest (305°) of DEN
Time
04:33 UTC
Height
at 21,500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light below 25,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent flati star ZDVWC-13
E170 at 4,800 ft, 8 nm south, 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 4,800 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc. 765 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT/TM 0631/FL048/TP E170/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAV Y 11 LGJT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
over GJT
Time
06:31 UTC
Height
at 4,800 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc
A321 at 31,000 ft, 37 nm northwest, 1:15 am CDT (06:15 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: mountain wave zlc. 864 nm along the route, 37 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CNY UA /OV HVE340015/TM 0615/FL310/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP /RM MTN WAVE /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CNY
Where
15 nm north (340°) of HVE
Time
06:15 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate chop
Remarks
mountain wave zlc
B38M at 14,000 ft, 43 nm northwest, 12:47 am CDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 1093 nm along the route, 43 nm northwest 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

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 9 forecast points nearest it (AXN, ABR, PIR, RAP, BFF, DEN, GJT, BCE, 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
4,500 ft	180° at 16 kt	+10 kt	14 °C	110 kt	10 h 23 min	10:17 am MST (17:17 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 19 kt	+17 kt	14 °C	103 kt	11 h 06 min	11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	+26 kt	10 °C	94 kt	12 h 10 min	12:04 pm MST (19:04 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 29 kt	+29 kt	6 °C	91 kt	12 h 34 min	12:28 pm MST (19:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 32 kt	+32 kt	2 °C	88 kt	12 h 59 min	12:53 pm MST (19:53 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-3 °C	86 kt	13 h 17 min	1:11 pm MST (20:11 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 35 kt	+36 kt	-7 °C	84 kt	13 h 36 min	1:30 pm MST (20:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 37 kt	+37 kt	-11 °C	83 kt	13 h 46 min	1:40 pm MST (20:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 46 kt	+46 kt	-21 °C	74 kt	15 h 27 min	3:21 pm MST (22:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 47 kt	+48 kt	-32 °C	72 kt	15 h 52 min	3:46 pm MST (22:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 52 kt	+52 kt	-37 °C	68 kt	16 h 49 min	4:43 pm MST (23:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 50 kt	+51 kt	-46 °C	69 kt	16 h 34 min	4:28 pm MST (23:28 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
AXN	used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line	100/14	250/21 14°	240/24 12°	240/31 5°	260/36 -10°	260/40 -21°	250/42 -36°	260/48 -45°	260/53 -50°
ABR	used from 149 nm out; 43 nm from the line	070/14	250/10 17°	270/16 11°	260/28 5°	260/36 -10°	260/41 -22°	270/33 -37°	260/42 -42°	260/50 -48°
PIR	used from 248 nm out; 33 nm from the line		170/22 19°	190/25 13°	210/32 6°	240/23 -9°	250/32 -21°	250/38 -36°	260/44 -40°	260/52 -47°
RAP	used from 348 nm out; 84 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°
BFF	used from 397 nm out; 68 nm from the line		180/28	220/33 15°	210/31 7°	230/32 -9°	220/41 -21°	220/40 -33°	240/47 -36°	250/54 -46°
DEN	used from 596 nm out; 84 nm from the line			240/21 14°	250/44 6°	220/49 -8°	220/49 -21°	230/54 -30°	240/57 -35°	240/49 -45°
GJT	used from 646 nm out; 98 nm from the line			210/43 7°	230/45 1°	220/49 -12°	220/62 -22°	220/59 -28°	230/60 -33°	220/55 -45°
BCE	used from 845 nm out; 92 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
LAS	used from 1043 nm out; 84 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
BRD Brainerd, MN	departure	VFR	from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,232 ft	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
AXN Alexandria, MN	60 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,425 ft	06:45 UTC
VVV Ortonville, MN	119 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots, gusting to 14	4 mi	200 ft	1,101 ft	06:35 UTC
MKA Miller, SD	229 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				1,569 ft
GRN Gordon, NE	407 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the east-northeast (070°) at 9 knots	1 mi	300 ft	3,562 ft	06:35 UTC
CYS Cheyenne, WY	556 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	6,159 ft	05:53 UTC
SBS Steamboat Springs, CO	656 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	6,882 ft	06:35 UTC
GJT Grand Junction, CO	765 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,861 ft	05:53 UTC
CNY Moab, UT	825 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,500 feet, a few clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	4,579 ft	05:53 UTC
KNB Kanab, UT	994 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line	reported, no category	from the southwest (220°) at 0 knots	10+ mi	none	4,867 ft	06:35 UTC
IGM Kingman, AZ	1113 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	3,448 ft	06:51 UTC
IFP Bullhead City, AZ	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	707 ft	11:30 pm MST (06:30 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,882 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, 10:17 am MST (17:17 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 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 BRD, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 18,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,900 feet
From Mon 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 900 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, gusting to 16, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 1,200 feet
30% chance between Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 1,000 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet

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

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 BRD 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC), at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm MST (01:32 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 upper Mississippi valley · 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: Brainerd Lakes Regional, Laughlin/Bullhead International.