Casper/Natrona County International to Rapid City Regional CPR → RAP
163 nautical miles (188 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 064°, about 052° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 61-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:28 pm MDT (04:28 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: 5 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 2C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm MDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 19 to 48 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120255 MKCC WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2C VALID UNTIL 0455Z NE CO WY FROM 40SE CZI-30WNW BFF-30SSE LAR-70NW LAR-40SE CZI AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- 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 38 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 154 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 77 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 19 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 CPR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- urgent CRJ2 at 7,000 ft, 2 nm northeast, 7:04 pm MDT (01:04 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: low-level wind shear dept runway 03 gain/loss unknown. At the departure end, 2 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CPR UUA /OV CPR035002/TM 0104/FL070/TP CRJ2/TB CONT MOD TURB/RM LLWS DEPT RY03 GAIN/LOSS UNKN
- Report
- an urgent report filed through CPR
- Where
- 2 nm northeast (035°) of CPR
- Time
- 01:04 UTC
- Height
- at 7,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Turbulence
- continuous moderate turbulence
- Remarks
- low-level wind shear dept runway 03 gain/loss unknown
- CRJ2 at 9,000 ft, 15 nm southwest, 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC): light chop turbulence, vmc, remarks: occasional moderate turbulence at at 15,000 ft. At the departure end, 15 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CPR UA /OV CPR215015/TM 0035/FL090/TP CRJ2/WX VMC/TB LGT CHOP/RM OCNL MOD TURB AT 150
- Report
- a routine report filed through CPR
- Where
- 15 nm southwest (215°) of CPR
- Time
- 00:35 UTC
- Height
- at 9,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Weather
- visual conditions
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- occasional moderate turbulence at at 15,000 ft
- BE20 at 15,000 ft, 32 nm northwest, 7:56 pm MDT (01:56 UTC): -5 °C, remarks: clear out at at 22,000 ft ZDVWC-31. 115 nm along the route, 32 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CUT UA /OV ECS340020/TM 0156/FL150/TP BE20/TA M05/IC T RIME 150-180/RM CLR OUT AT 220 ZDVWC-31
- Report
- a routine report filed through CUT
- Where
- 20 nm north (340°) of ECS
- Time
- 01:56 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Temperature
- −5 °C
- Icing
- T rime from 15,000 ft to 18,000 ft
- Remarks
- clear out at at 22,000 ft ZDVWC-31
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (LND, RAP). 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 | 180° at 23 kt | −10 kt | 12 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 15 min | 10:49 pm MDT (04:49 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 190° at 28 kt | −18 kt | 10 °C | 138 kt | 1 h 11 min | 10:45 pm MDT (04:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 34 kt | −25 kt | 10 °C | 145 kt | 1 h 07 min | 10:41 pm MDT (04:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | −29 kt | 6 °C | 149 kt | 1 h 06 min | 10:40 pm MDT (04:40 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | −30 kt | 1 °C | 150 kt | 1 h 05 min | 10:39 pm MDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | −29 kt | -4 °C | 149 kt | 1 h 06 min | 10:40 pm MDT (04:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −28 kt | -9 °C | 148 kt | 1 h 06 min | 10:40 pm MDT (04:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 31 kt | −28 kt | -10 °C | 148 kt | 1 h 06 min | 10:40 pm MDT (04:40 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 35 kt | −34 kt | -22 °C | 154 kt | 1 h 04 min | 10:38 pm MDT (04:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 41 kt | −39 kt | -34 °C | 159 kt | 1 h 02 min | 10:36 pm MDT (04:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 54 kt | −54 kt | -38 °C | 174 kt | 56 min | 10:30 pm MDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 61 kt | −61 kt | -46 °C | 181 kt | 54 min | 10:28 pm MDT (04:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LND | used from 0 nm out; 122 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| RAP | used from 48 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPR Casper, WY | departure | no report just now | 5,344 ft | ||||
| ECS Newcastle, WY | 106 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,177 ft | ||||
| CUT Custer, SD | 135 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,619 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | destination | no report just now | 3,203 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,619 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RAP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:28 pm MDT (04:28 UTC)
RAP 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 CPR 6:28 pm MDT (00:28 UTC), at RAP 6:13 pm MDT (00:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm MDT (00:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RAP is after sunset there (6:15 pm MDT (00:15 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: Casper/Natrona County International, Rapid City Regional.





