Greenville Spartanburg International to Rapid City Regional GSP → RAP
1,107 nautical miles (1,273 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 306°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 11:39 am MDT (17:39 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: 3 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 C13C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120655 MKCC WST 120655 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 13C VALID UNTIL 0855Z SD FROM 50NW DPR-30ESE DPR-20SE RAP-50WNW RAP-50NW DPR AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 80 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 40 to 150 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 50 to 319 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 548 to 887 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 159 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, at the destination end.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 GSP.
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 12 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, BNA, EVV, STL, COU, BRL, DSM, OMA, ONL, PIR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +9 kt | 18 °C | 111 kt | 9 h 58 min | 11:39 am MDT (17:39 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 15 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 04 min | 11:45 am MDT (17:45 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 12 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 21 min | 12:02 pm MDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 8 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 21 min | 12:02 pm MDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 4 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 21 min | 12:02 pm MDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 0 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 39 min | 12:20 pm MDT (18:20 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 51 min | 12:32 pm MDT (18:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 21 kt | +20 kt | -7 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 04 min | 12:45 pm MDT (18:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -19 °C | 95 kt | 11 h 39 min | 1:20 pm MDT (19:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 34 kt | +33 kt | -34 °C | 87 kt | 12 h 43 min | 2:24 pm MDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | +46 kt | -40 °C | 74 kt | 14 h 58 min | 4:39 pm MDT (22:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 48 kt | +48 kt | -49 °C | 72 kt | 15 h 22 min | 5:03 pm MDT (23:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| TYS | used from 50 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| BNA | used from 199 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| EVV | used from 249 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| STL | used from 399 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 498 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| BRL | used from 548 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DSM | used from 598 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 698 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| ONL | used from 797 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 947 nm out; 74 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 1047 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP Greer, SC | departure | no report just now | 963 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 100 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 219 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 289 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| BLV Belleville, IL | 429 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 459 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 449 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| IRK Kirksville, MO | 578 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 966 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 748 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| TQE Tekamah, NE | 778 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| ONL O'Neill, NE | 897 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,033 ft | ||||
| SUO Rosebud, SD | 997 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,724 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | destination | no report just now | 3,203 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,203 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, 11:39 am MDT (17:39 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 GSP 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at RAP 6:12 pm MDT (00:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm MDT (00:41 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.
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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: Greenville Spartanburg International, Rapid City Regional.