City Of Colorado Springs Municipal to Idaho Falls Regional COS → IDA
437 nautical miles (502 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 313°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:41 am MDT (08:41 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: 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
- SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am MDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 0 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- 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 248 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the first 327 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 318 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 288 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 189 to 248 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 238 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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (DEN, RKS, PIH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | −3 kt | 14 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 33 min | 2:44 am MDT (08:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +2 kt | 6 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 42 min | 2:53 am MDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 37 kt | +7 kt | 1 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 52 min | 3:03 am MDT (09:03 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 38 kt | +4 kt | -3 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 46 min | 2:57 am MDT (08:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 40 kt | 0 | -7 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 38 min | 2:49 am MDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 41 kt | −2 kt | -11 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 35 min | 2:46 am MDT (08:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 51 kt | −5 kt | -23 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 30 min | 2:41 am MDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 57 kt | −1 kt | -28 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 37 min | 2:48 am MDT (08:48 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 61 kt | +6 kt | -35 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 50 min | 3:01 am MDT (09:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 57 kt | +10 kt | -44 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 58 min | 3:09 am MDT (09:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 51 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° | ||
| RKS | used from 149 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 347 nm out; 74 nm from the line | L/V | 240/13 1° | 240/15 -3° | 210/42 -15° | 200/70 -25° | 220/74 -29° | 220/71 -36° | 220/62 -43° |
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 | ||||
| GNB Granby, CO | 89 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 8,207 ft | ||||
| HDN Hayden, CO | 149 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 6,606 ft | ||||
| DWX Dixon, WY | 189 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 6,548 ft | ||||
| RKS Rock Springs, WY | 258 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,764 ft | ||||
| BPI Big Piney, WY | 337 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 6,993 ft | ||||
| AFO Afton, WY | 367 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,220 ft | ||||
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | destination | no report just now | 4,743 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 8,207 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IDA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:41 am MDT (08:41 UTC)
IDA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 30 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
Daylight
Sunset at COS 6:25 pm MDT (00:25 UTC), at IDA 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IDA is before sunrise there (7:38 am MDT (13:38 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, Idaho Falls Regional.