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 9 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 4:21 am MST (11:21 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: 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
- SIGMET 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 676 to 805 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W VALID UNTIL 0255Z CO NM WY AZ UT FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340. WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
- SIGMET 4W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, 984 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4W VALID UNTIL 0255Z AZ FROM 60NE TBC-30S INW-100ESE BZA-70SE EED-50NW TBC-60NE TBC DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
- 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 89 to 159 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 278 to 308 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 427 to 1073 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 497 to 1123 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 586 to 825 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 636 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 368 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 348 nm of the route.
- 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 924 to 1103 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 | 150° at 9 kt | +1 kt | 14 °C | 119 kt | 9 h 36 min | 4:21 am MST (11:21 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 13 kt | +7 kt | 14 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 07 min | 4:52 am MST (11:52 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 24 kt | +21 kt | 12 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 33 min | 6:18 am MST (13:18 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 31 kt | +29 kt | 7 °C | 91 kt | 12 h 34 min | 7:19 am MST (14:19 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | +32 kt | 3 °C | 88 kt | 12 h 59 min | 7:44 am MST (14:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | +34 kt | -2 °C | 86 kt | 13 h 17 min | 8:02 am MST (15:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | +36 kt | -7 °C | 84 kt | 13 h 36 min | 8:21 am MST (15:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 38 kt | +38 kt | -10 °C | 82 kt | 13 h 56 min | 8:41 am MST (15:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 41 kt | +42 kt | -21 °C | 78 kt | 14 h 39 min | 9:24 am MST (16:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 50 kt | +51 kt | -32 °C | 69 kt | 16 h 34 min | 11:19 am MST (18:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 55 kt | +56 kt | -39 °C | 64 kt | 17 h 52 min | 12:37 pm MST (19:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 61 kt | +61 kt | -48 °C | 59 kt | 19 h 22 min | 2:07 pm MST (21:07 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 | L/V | 220/23 17° | 230/24 12° | 240/25 5° | 260/32 -11° | 260/40 -21° | 270/50 -35° | 270/57 -45° | 270/81 -55° |
| ABR | used from 149 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 030/24 | 220/5 16° | 230/18 12° | 230/32 5° | 240/38 -10° | 250/37 -20° | 240/40 -35° | 240/56 -44° | 250/72 -52° |
| PIR | used from 248 nm out; 33 nm from the line | L/V 17° | 230/13 12° | 220/22 6° | 250/31 -9° | 250/34 -21° | 240/50 -35° | 230/61 -43° | 240/62 -51° | |
| RAP | used from 348 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 120/15 12° | 180/22 11° | 220/26 5° | 230/35 -9° | 240/40 -22° | 240/50 -37° | 240/51 -41° | 240/47 -47° | |
| BFF | used from 397 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 120/24 | 180/31 13° | 210/26 7° | 230/25 -7° | 240/41 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 250/56 -41° | 260/57 -45° | |
| DEN | used from 596 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -47° | ||
| GJT | used from 646 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 210/40 11° | 210/46 3° | 210/61 -10° | 210/68 -22° | 220/57 -29° | 230/59 -36° | 240/66 -46° | ||
| BCE | used from 845 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| LAS | used from 1043 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 200/25 11° | 230/22 5° | 240/25 -1° | 220/37 -12° | 220/44 -21° | 210/52 -27° | 210/60 -34° | 220/58 -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 | no report just now | 1,232 ft | ||||
| AXN Alexandria, MN | 60 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,425 ft | ||||
| VVV Ortonville, MN | 119 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,101 ft | ||||
| 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 | no report just now | 3,562 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 556 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| SBS Steamboat Springs, CO | 656 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,882 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 765 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 825 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| KNB Kanab, UT | 994 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,867 ft | ||||
| IGM Kingman, AZ | 1113 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,448 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | destination | no report just now | 707 ft |
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, 4:21 am MST (11:21 UTC)
IFP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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)). At 120 knots the arrival at IFP is before sunrise there (6:41 am MST (13:41 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.
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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.
