City Of Colorado Springs Municipal to Devils Lake Regional COS → DVL
613 nautical miles (705 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 022°, about 014° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:39 am CDT (12:39 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: 3 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 C14C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am MDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 415 to 435 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120755 MKCC WST 120755 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14C VALID UNTIL 0955Z SD ND FROM 50SE DIK-50ENE DPR-40ENE RAP-50NNW RAP-50SE DIK AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- 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 first 49 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the first 138 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 119 nm of the route.
- 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 last 386 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 COS.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (DEN, BFF, RAP, PIR, ABR, MOT, GFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 13 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 43 min | 8:42 am CDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −14 kt | 12 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 34 min | 8:33 am CDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −18 kt | 10 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 27 min | 8:26 am CDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −22 kt | 6 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 19 min | 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −26 kt | 1 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 12 min | 8:11 am CDT (13:11 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −30 kt | -4 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 05 min | 8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | −34 kt | -9 °C | 154 kt | 3 h 59 min | 7:58 am CDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 37 kt | −35 kt | -10 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 57 min | 7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 45 kt | −43 kt | -22 °C | 163 kt | 3 h 46 min | 7:45 am CDT (12:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 50 kt | −43 kt | -33 °C | 163 kt | 3 h 46 min | 7:45 am CDT (12:45 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 57 kt | −46 kt | -37 °C | 166 kt | 3 h 42 min | 7:41 am CDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 62 kt | −47 kt | -47 °C | 167 kt | 3 h 40 min | 7:39 am CDT (12:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 41 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° | ||
| BFF | used from 148 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| RAP | used from 247 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 346 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| ABR | used from 445 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 080/12 | 210/12 17° | 220/22 12° | 230/26 5° | 220/28 -10° | 230/41 -21° | 250/36 -36° | 260/47 -39° | 260/63 -47° |
| MOT | used from 544 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 120/14 4° | 190/25 5° | 220/41 1° | 240/43 -11° | 230/39 -22° | 220/44 -38° | 240/62 -42° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GFK | used from 593 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 080/18 | L/V 11° | 260/22 7° | 250/48 3° | 260/51 -11° | 250/44 -22° | 260/34 -38° | 260/53 -44° | 270/66 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COS Colorado Springs, CO | departure | no report just now | 6,187 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 59 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| FMM Fort Morgan, CO | 99 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,595 ft | ||||
| IBM Kimball, NE | 148 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,925 ft | ||||
| AIA Alliance, NE | 217 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,930 ft | ||||
| IEN Pine Ridge, SD | 267 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,332 ft | ||||
| PHP Philip, SD | 346 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,209 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 445 nm out, 12 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| DVL Devils Lake, ND | destination | no report just now | 1,469 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DVL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:39 am CDT (12:39 UTC)
DVL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 COS 6:23 pm MDT (00:23 UTC), at DVL 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DVL is before sunrise there (7:50 am CDT (12:50 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: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal, Devils Lake Regional.