Devils Lake Regional to Durango-La Plata County DVL → DRO
764 nautical miles (880 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 214°, about 207° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 7:16 am MDT (13:16 UTC). 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
- 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 first 357 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 338 to 725 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 357 nm of the route.
- 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 route from 526 to 725 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 40 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 DVL.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (GFK, MOT, DIK, PIR, RAP, BFF, DEN, ALS, FMN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 170° at 20 kt | +15 kt | 12 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 17 min | 7:16 am MDT (13:16 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 11 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 25 min | 7:24 am MDT (13:24 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +24 kt | 11 °C | 96 kt | 7 h 58 min | 7:57 am MDT (13:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +31 kt | 8 °C | 89 kt | 8 h 35 min | 8:34 am MDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 36 kt | +34 kt | 4 °C | 86 kt | 8 h 53 min | 8:52 am MDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 37 kt | +35 kt | -1 °C | 85 kt | 8 h 59 min | 8:58 am MDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 38 kt | +36 kt | -6 °C | 84 kt | 9 h 06 min | 9:05 am MDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 38 kt | +37 kt | -9 °C | 83 kt | 9 h 12 min | 9:11 am MDT (15:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 44 kt | +41 kt | -21 °C | 79 kt | 9 h 40 min | 9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 48 kt | +44 kt | -33 °C | 76 kt | 10 h 03 min | 10:02 am MDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 53 kt | +44 kt | -38 °C | 76 kt | 10 h 03 min | 10:02 am MDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 56 kt | +45 kt | -47 °C | 75 kt | 10 h 11 min | 10:10 am MDT (16:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFK | used from 0 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 070/18 | 100/10 9° | 250/11 6° | 250/27 1° | 250/34 -10° | 260/43 -21° | 260/39 -36° | 260/36 -46° | 260/59 -53° |
| MOT | used from 50 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 120/14 5° | 200/20 4° | 230/33 1° | 250/39 -11° | 250/50 -21° | 240/61 -37° | 250/56 -45° | 260/68 -51° | |
| DIK | used from 99 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° | |
| PIR | used from 149 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| RAP | used from 248 nm out; 30 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° | |
| BFF | used from 347 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| DEN | used from 496 nm out; 58 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° | ||
| ALS | used from 645 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| FMN | used from 744 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVL Devils Lake, ND | departure | no report just now | 1,469 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 109 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 298 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| HSR Hot Springs, SD | 338 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,150 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 427 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 486 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| GNB Granby, CO | 566 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | no report just now | 8,207 ft | ||||
| ASE Aspen, CO | 635 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,837 ft | ||||
| DRO Durango, CO | destination | no report just now | 6,689 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 DRO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:16 am MDT (13:16 UTC)
DRO 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 DVL 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC), at DRO 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm MDT (01:04 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: Devils Lake Regional, Durango-La Plata County.