Houghton County Memorial to Laughlin/Bullhead International CMX → IFP
1,372 nautical miles (1,579 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 248°, about 250° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 1:30 pm MST (20:30 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: 4 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 338 to 636 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 577 to 706 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 686 to 1223 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 736 to 1342 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 825 to 1004 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 934 to 1362 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1173 to 1302 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1213 to 1302 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 70 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 CMX.
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (DLH, MSP, AXN, FSD, ONL, 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 | 200° at 17 kt | +13 kt | 17 °C | 107 kt | 12 h 49 min | 1:30 pm MST (20:30 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | +23 kt | 15 °C | 97 kt | 14 h 09 min | 2:50 pm MST (21:50 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | +27 kt | 11 °C | 93 kt | 14 h 45 min | 3:26 pm MST (22:26 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +28 kt | 6 °C | 92 kt | 14 h 55 min | 3:36 pm MST (22:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | +30 kt | 3 °C | 90 kt | 15 h 15 min | 3:56 pm MST (22:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | +32 kt | -2 °C | 88 kt | 15 h 35 min | 4:16 pm MST (23:16 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 34 kt | +34 kt | -7 °C | 86 kt | 15 h 57 min | 4:38 pm MST (23:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 35 kt | +36 kt | -11 °C | 84 kt | 16 h 20 min | 5:01 pm MST (00:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 42 kt | +43 kt | -21 °C | 77 kt | 17 h 49 min | 6:30 pm MST (01:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 48 kt | +48 kt | -33 °C | 72 kt | 19 h 03 min | 7:44 pm MST (02:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 51 kt | +52 kt | -38 °C | 68 kt | 20 h 11 min | 8:52 pm MST (03:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 52 kt | +53 kt | -47 °C | 67 kt | 20 h 29 min | 9:10 pm MST (04:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLH | used from 0 nm out; 129 nm from the line | 080/28 | 240/21 15° | 250/26 9° | 250/32 3° | 260/42 -11° | 270/40 -21° | 260/43 -36° | 260/46 -46° | 260/65 -54° |
| MSP | used from 199 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 230/26 | 240/30 17° | 240/24 12° | 250/22 5° | 250/35 -10° | 260/36 -21° | 250/41 -36° | 250/49 -45° | 260/58 -52° |
| AXN | used from 249 nm out; 52 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° |
| FSD | used from 348 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
| ONL | used from 447 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| BFF | used from 596 nm out; 99 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 795 nm out; 55 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 895 nm out; 79 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 1093 nm out; 81 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 1292 nm out; 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMX Hancock, MI | departure | no report just now | 1,095 ft | ||||
| OGM Ontonagon, MI | 40 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 665 ft | ||||
| STC St Cloud, MN | 249 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,030 ft | ||||
| CNB Canby, MN | 358 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| MHE Mitchell, SD | 447 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,304 ft | ||||
| VTN Valentine, NE | 577 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,595 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 785 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| EGE Eagle, CO | 915 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,547 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 994 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| PGA Page, AZ | 1183 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,316 ft | ||||
| IGM Kingman, AZ | 1342 nm out, 15 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 6,547 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, 1:30 pm MST (20:30 UTC)
IFP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 229 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP
- 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 CMX 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 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
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: Houghton County Memorial, Laughlin/Bullhead International.