Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field to Minot International CYS → MOT
452 nautical miles (520 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 018°, about 008° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:50 am CDT (12:50 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: 2 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 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). Near the route, 305 nm along the route.
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 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 187 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 0 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 383 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 39 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 CYS.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (BFF, RAP, DIK, MOT). 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 18 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 27 min | 8:33 am CDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 21 min | 8:27 am CDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 29 kt | −20 kt | 8 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 14 min | 8:20 am CDT (13:20 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −24 kt | 4 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 08 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | −28 kt | 0 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 03 min | 8:09 am CDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −32 kt | -5 °C | 152 kt | 2 h 58 min | 8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | −35 kt | -10 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 55 min | 8:01 am CDT (13:01 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 38 kt | −36 kt | -11 °C | 156 kt | 2 h 54 min | 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 46 kt | −45 kt | -23 °C | 165 kt | 2 h 44 min | 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 51 kt | −45 kt | -32 °C | 165 kt | 2 h 44 min | 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 54 kt | −44 kt | -38 °C | 164 kt | 2 h 45 min | 7:51 am CDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 59 kt | −44 kt | -46 °C | 164 kt | 2 h 45 min | 7:51 am CDT (12:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFF | used from 0 nm out; 51 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 98 nm out; 69 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° | |
| DIK | used from 295 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 190/12 5° | 230/29 7° | 220/33 1° | 220/43 -11° | 210/47 -23° | 220/53 -33° | 240/56 -40° | 250/72 -47° | |
| MOT | used from 393 nm out; 34 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | departure | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 69 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| LSK Lusk, WY | 98 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,966 ft | ||||
| CUT Custer, SD | 167 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,619 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 187 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| HEI Hettinger, ND | 305 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,705 ft | ||||
| HZE Hazen, ND | 393 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,814 ft | ||||
| MOT Minot, ND | destination | no report just now | 1,715 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MOT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC)
MOT 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 CYS 6:21 pm MDT (00:21 UTC), at MOT 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm CDT (00:31 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MOT is before sunrise there (8:00 am CDT (13:00 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: Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field, Minot International.