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Bozeman Yellowstone International to Pittsburgh International BZN → PIT

1,382 nautical miles (1,590 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 079° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:04 pm EDT (18:04 UTC). 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 return flight

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 C16C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC). Over the route from 398 to 437 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120955
    MKCC WST 120955
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16C
    VALID UNTIL 1155Z
    SD ND
    FROM BIS-60NNW ABR-40SSE DPR-50NNW DPR-BIS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • 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 first 676 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 149 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 89 to 288 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 288 to 308 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 736 to 945 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 268 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 0 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 BZN.

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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (BIL, MLS, RAP, PIR, ABR, FSD, MSP, MCW, LSE, DBQ, JOT, MKG, FWA, CLE, AGC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft250° at 15 kt−13 kt133 kt10 h 23 min4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC)
5,500 ft270° at 15 kt−14 kt10 °C134 kt10 h 19 min4:24 pm EDT (20:24 UTC)
7,500 ft260° at 16 kt−15 kt12 °C135 kt10 h 14 min4:19 pm EDT (20:19 UTC)
9,500 ft250° at 19 kt−16 kt7 °C136 kt10 h 10 min4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC)
11,500 ft250° at 22 kt−19 kt4 °C139 kt9 h 57 min4:02 pm EDT (20:02 UTC)
13,500 ft250° at 22 kt−20 kt0 °C140 kt9 h 52 min3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
15,500 ft250° at 22 kt−20 kt-4 °C140 kt9 h 52 min3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
17,500 ft250° at 22 kt−20 kt-9 °C140 kt9 h 52 min3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 22 kt−20 kt-10 °C140 kt9 h 52 min3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 29 kt−25 kt-22 °C145 kt9 h 32 min3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 35 kt−34 kt-35 °C154 kt8 h 58 min3:03 pm EDT (19:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 43 kt−43 kt-40 °C163 kt8 h 29 min2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 52 kt−53 kt-48 °C173 kt7 h 59 min2:04 pm EDT (18:04 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BILused from 0 nm out; 84 nm from the line300/14270/19 -2°260/26 -2°220/28 -13°210/51 -25°220/56 -33°220/61 -39°220/72 -45°
MLSused from 199 nm out; 55 nm from the line290/17 -1°250/18 0°230/25 0°220/31 -11°220/32 -24°220/50 -32°220/60 -38°230/71 -46°
RAPused from 298 nm out; 79 nm from the line250/28 16°260/31 10°240/25 4°210/35 -10°200/45 -23°230/47 -31°230/47 -36°230/51 -46°
PIRused from 398 nm out; 56 nm from the line230/15 15°220/22 14°220/24 6°200/32 -10°210/48 -22°240/45 -33°240/43 -37°250/55 -46°
ABRused from 497 nm out; 44 nm from the line080/12210/12 17°220/22 12°230/26 5°220/28 -10°230/41 -21°250/36 -36°260/47 -39°260/63 -47°
FSDused from 597 nm out; 52 nm from the line210/20230/23 21°220/25 14°230/30 5°230/26 -9°240/30 -21°270/33 -36°260/47 -37°270/58 -47°
MSPused from 696 nm out; 68 nm from the line250/12250/17 17°240/26 12°250/26 5°280/26 -9°280/32 -22°270/37 -38°280/47 -41°280/55 -48°
MCWused from 746 nm out; 42 nm from the line250/36250/24 19°240/26 11°250/30 5°270/22 -9°260/30 -21°260/31 -36°280/53 -38°280/66 -48°
LSEused from 795 nm out; 40 nm from the line250/25240/21 17°240/28 11°250/28 5°280/24 -10°280/31 -21°260/35 -37°270/45 -43°280/59 -47°
DBQused from 895 nm out; 58 nm from the line250/27260/23 17°240/26 10°260/30 4°280/26 -9°280/36 -21°270/41 -36°280/52 -41°290/67 -48°
JOTused from 994 nm out; 71 nm from the line250/25260/22 14°250/17 9°270/21 5°280/28 -8°280/36 -20°270/41 -35°280/57 -42°290/65 -50°
MKGused from 1044 nm out; 51 nm from the line260/28260/18 15°250/16 9°260/22 4°280/31 -9°270/35 -21°270/44 -35°270/42 -45°290/61 -51°
FWAused from 1143 nm out; 58 nm from the line270/20300/16 15°290/14 10°280/17 3°290/25 -7°280/30 -19°280/34 -35°290/48 -44°300/64 -52°
CLEused from 1193 nm out; 78 nm from the line310/7350/20 14°340/16 9°320/21 2°320/32 -8°330/34 -20°330/45 -36°320/60 -45°320/64 -51°
AGCused from 1342 nm out; 36 nm from the line340/11350/12 11°360/25 7°340/30 2°340/41 -8°340/44 -21°350/59 -36°340/68 -42°340/50 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BZN Bozeman, MT departure no report just now 4,473 ft
BIL Billings, MT 109 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,662 ft
MKA Miller, SD 517 nm out, 17 nm south of the line no report just now 1,569 ft
TKC Tracy, MN 666 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line no report just now 1,335 ft
RST Rochester, MN 795 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,317 ft
MSN Madison, WI 945 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 886 ft
ENW Kenosha, WI 1014 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 742 ft
TOL Toledo, OH 1203 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 683 ft
CAK Akron, OH 1322 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,225 ft
PIT Pittsburgh, PA destination no report just now 1,202 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,473 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:04 pm EDT (18:04 UTC)

PIT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at BZN 6:42 pm MDT (00:42 UTC), at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Bozeman Yellowstone International, Pittsburgh International.