Plan a flight · Mon 9:57 am CDT (14:57 UTC)

Hector International to Central Nebraska Regional FAR → GRI

363 nautical miles (418 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 191°, about 187° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 1:05 pm CDT (18:05 UTC). Right now FAR is low IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 10 knots; GRI is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 12 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

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 304 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 FAR.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

PC12 at 3,500 ft, 5 nm west, 8:39 am CDT (13:39 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 3,500 ft, 10 °C. At the departure end, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR270005/TM 1339/FL035/TP PC12/SK OVC012-TOP035/TA 10
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
5 nm west (270°) of KFAR
Time
13:39 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 3,500 ft
Temperature
10 °C
K100 at 2,800 ft, 39 nm east, 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, 10 °C. At the departure end, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTL UA /OV DTL/TM 1307/FL028/TP K100/SK BASE028/TA 10/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTL
Where
over DTL
Time
13:07 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
K100
Sky
BASE028
Temperature
10 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
TBM8 at 2,700 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 2,700 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1303/FL027/TP TBM8/SK OVC013-TOP027
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over KFAR
Time
13:03 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 2,700 ft
M600 at 2,800 ft, 2 nm west, 7:36 am CDT (12:36 UTC): overcast up to 2,800 ft. At the departure end, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR270002/TM 1236/FL028/TP M600/SK OVCUNKN-TOP028
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
2 nm west (270°) of KFAR
Time
12:36 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
M600
Sky
overcast, tops 2,800 ft
B190 at 1,100 ft, 2 nm south, 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the descent the ILS approach to runway 36. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR180002/TM 1230/FL011/TP B190/SK OVC012-TOP027/RM DURD ILS36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
2 nm south (180°) of KFAR
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
B190
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent the ILS approach to runway 36
A321 at 1,200 ft, 1 nm southeast, 7:16 am CDT (12:16 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 2,900 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1216/FL012/TP A321/SK OVC012-TOP029
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over FAR
Time
12:16 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 2,900 ft
C25A at 7,500 ft, 8 nm east, 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 118 nm along the route, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATY UA /OV ATY/TM 1231/FL075/TP C25A/SK BASEUNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATY
Where
over ATY
Time
12:31 UTC
Height
at 7,500 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
baseunkn
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
UAL1095 at 36,000 ft, 39 nm east, 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): no turbulence, -41 °C, wind 253° at 52 knots. 196 nm along the route, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1095 4338N 09646W 1300 F360 MS41 253/052KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B38M at 39,000 ft, 39 nm southwest, 7:43 am CDT (12:43 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 39 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HSI UA /OV HSI270030/TM 1243/FL390/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through HSI
Where
30 nm west (270°) of HSI
Time
12:43 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (AXN, ABR, FSD, ONL, GRI). 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	250° at 9 kt	+4 kt	18 °C	116 kt	3 h 08 min	1:05 pm CDT (18:05 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 14 kt	+10 kt	16 °C	110 kt	3 h 18 min	1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 21 kt	+17 kt	13 °C	103 kt	3 h 31 min	1:28 pm CDT (18:28 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	+22 kt	9 °C	98 kt	3 h 42 min	1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 30 kt	+25 kt	5 °C	95 kt	3 h 49 min	1:46 pm CDT (18:46 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 33 kt	+26 kt	-1 °C	94 kt	3 h 52 min	1:49 pm CDT (18:49 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 36 kt	+27 kt	-6 °C	93 kt	3 h 54 min	1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 39 kt	+28 kt	-10 °C	92 kt	3 h 57 min	1:54 pm CDT (18:54 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 51 kt	+34 kt	-22 °C	86 kt	4 h 13 min	2:10 pm CDT (19:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 53 kt	+27 kt	-32 °C	93 kt	3 h 54 min	1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 63 kt	+29 kt	-37 °C	91 kt	3 h 59 min	1:56 pm CDT (18:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 61 kt	+27 kt	-46 °C	93 kt	3 h 54 min	1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
AXN	used from 0 nm out; 75 nm from the line	110/18	200/12 17°	220/22 12°	230/26 4°	240/31 -10°	240/45 -21°	240/38 -36°	250/49 -38°	260/56 -47°
ABR	used from 49 nm out; 56 nm from the line	020/9	230/5 12°	190/14 11°	200/25 5°	230/37 -11°	230/50 -23°	240/39 -34°	240/49 -38°	240/55 -46°
FSD	used from 147 nm out; 47 nm from the line	260/9	210/16 18°	220/27 14°	230/28 6°	240/39 -9°	240/48 -22°	260/52 -32°	260/61 -38°	260/60 -46°
ONL	used from 245 nm out; 33 nm from the line		270/16 17°	250/25 13°	230/34 7°	230/46 -9°	240/57 -22°	250/72 -31°	250/87 -36°	250/75 -46°
GRI	used from 294 nm out; 44 nm from the line		270/26 19°	230/33 13°	230/39 8°	230/43 -9°	240/55 -21°	250/76 -28°	260/84 -36°	260/68 -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
FAR Fargo, ND	departure	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 10 knots	1.5 mi	300 ft	901 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
BWP Wahpeton, ND	39 nm out, 16 nm east of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	968 ft	14:35 UTC
ETH Wheaton, MN	69 nm out, 24 nm east of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	1,022 ft	14:33 UTC
ATY Watertown, SD	118 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the northeast (050°) at 5 knots	1 mi	200 ft	1,749 ft	14:25 UTC
MHE Mitchell, SD	196 nm out, 17 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 9 knots	1 mi	200 ft	1,304 ft	14:25 UTC
AGZ Wagner, SD	236 nm out, 21 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 9 knots	5 mi	300 ft	1,477 ft	14:35 UTC
YKN Yankton, SD	245 nm out, 21 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	3 mi	200 ft	1,305 ft	14:08 UTC
BVN Albion, NE	314 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,806 ft	14:35 UTC
GRI Grand Island, NE	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,847 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,847 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GRI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:05 pm CDT (18:05 UTC)

Wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for GRI

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for FAR, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer 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 FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at GRI 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm CDT (00:25 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

Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Hector International, Central Nebraska Regional.