Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional to Jamestown Regional DIK → JMS
170 nautical miles (195 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 086°, about 076° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 68-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DIK is low IFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 knots; JMS is low IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots. 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: 1 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 C17C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 am MDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 80 to 100 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 121055 MKCC WST 121055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17C VALID UNTIL 1255Z SD ND FROM 20NW BIS-60E BIS-20WNW PIR-20SW DPR-20NW BIS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- 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 whole 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 DIK.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (DIK, MOT, ABR). 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 | 170° at 10 kt | +1 kt | 5 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 26 min | 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 17 kt | −8 kt | 6 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 20 min | 7:43 am CDT (12:43 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −18 kt | 6 °C | 138 kt | 1 h 14 min | 7:37 am CDT (12:37 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | −23 kt | 2 °C | 143 kt | 1 h 11 min | 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | −26 kt | -2 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 10 min | 7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 38 kt | −28 kt | -6 °C | 148 kt | 1 h 09 min | 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 40 kt | −30 kt | -10 °C | 150 kt | 1 h 08 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 41 kt | −31 kt | -11 °C | 151 kt | 1 h 08 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 43 kt | −28 kt | -22 °C | 148 kt | 1 h 09 min | 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 48 kt | −34 kt | -35 °C | 154 kt | 1 h 06 min | 7:29 am CDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 56 kt | −51 kt | -40 °C | 171 kt | 1 h | 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 71 kt | −68 kt | -47 °C | 188 kt | 54 min | 7:17 am CDT (12:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIK | used from 0 nm out; 25 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 100 nm out; 101 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° | |
| ABR | used from 150 nm out; 91 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIK Dickinson, ND | departure | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 knots | 1.5 mi | 300 ft | 2,592 ft | 5:13 am MDT (11:13 UTC) |
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 80 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: light rain | from the north-northeast (020°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 1,661 ft | 10:52 UTC |
| JMS Jamestown, ND | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots | 7 mi | 400 ft | 1,499 ft | 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,592 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JMS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC)
Wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 400 feet low IFR
30% chance between Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): light rain
The whole forecast for JMS
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): light rain
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
The forecast for DIK, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am MDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility 1 mile, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- At times between Mon 5:00 am MDT (11:00 UTC) and 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility 2 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
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 DIK 6:08 pm MDT (00:08 UTC), at JMS 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JMS is before sunrise there (7:48 am CDT (12:48 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: Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional, Jamestown Regional.