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Washington Dulles International to Bismarck Municipal IAD → BIS

1,122 nautical miles (1,291 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 302°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 4:47 pm CDT (21:47 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: 6 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC). Over the last 50 nm of the route.
    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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 397 nm of the route.
  • 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). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the first 99 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 40 to 159 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). Over the last 248 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 IAD.

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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (EKN, AGC, CLE, FWA, MKG, GRB, LSE, MSP, AXN, ABR, DIK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 10 kt+10 kt9 °C110 kt10 h 12 min4:47 pm CDT (21:47 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 11 kt+11 kt14 °C109 kt10 h 18 min4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC)
8,500 ft270° at 13 kt+13 kt11 °C107 kt10 h 29 min5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC)
10,500 ft270° at 16 kt+16 kt7 °C104 kt10 h 47 min5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC)
12,500 ft280° at 19 kt+19 kt3 °C101 kt11 h 07 min5:42 pm CDT (22:42 UTC)
14,500 ft280° at 21 kt+22 kt-1 °C98 kt11 h 27 min6:02 pm CDT (23:02 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 23 kt+24 kt-6 °C96 kt11 h 41 min6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 24 kt+26 kt-9 °C94 kt11 h 56 min6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 28 kt+29 kt-21 °C91 kt12 h 20 min6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 32 kt+34 kt-36 °C86 kt13 h 03 min7:38 pm CDT (00:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 44 kt+46 kt-42 °C74 kt15 h 10 min9:45 pm CDT (02:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 53 kt+54 kt-49 °C66 kt17 h11:35 pm CDT (04:35 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
EKNused from 0 nm out; 92 nm from the line330/20 10°350/29 7°340/32 2°340/44 -8°350/50 -21°350/63 -35°340/69 -40°330/42 -50°
AGCused from 99 nm out; 21 nm from the line340/11350/12 11°360/25 7°340/30 2°340/41 -8°340/44 -21°350/59 -36°340/68 -42°340/50 -51°
CLEused from 199 nm out; 35 nm from the line310/7350/20 14°340/16 9°320/21 2°320/32 -8°330/34 -20°330/45 -36°320/60 -45°320/64 -51°
FWAused from 347 nm out; 71 nm from the line270/20300/16 15°290/14 10°280/17 3°290/25 -7°280/30 -19°280/34 -35°290/48 -44°300/64 -52°
MKGused from 397 nm out; 54 nm from the line260/28260/18 15°250/16 9°260/22 4°280/31 -9°270/35 -21°270/44 -35°270/42 -45°290/61 -51°
GRBused from 546 nm out; 61 nm from the line250/32250/22 17°240/18 8°280/21 6°280/34 -11°280/35 -21°280/39 -37°270/52 -45°290/60 -49°
LSEused from 596 nm out; 72 nm from the line250/25240/21 17°240/28 11°250/28 5°280/24 -10°280/31 -21°260/35 -37°270/45 -43°280/59 -47°
MSPused from 745 nm out; 19 nm from the line250/12250/17 17°240/26 12°250/26 5°280/26 -9°280/32 -22°270/37 -38°280/47 -41°280/55 -48°
AXNused from 844 nm out; 31 nm from the line110/6260/10 16°240/17 12°250/20 5°260/29 -10°260/35 -22°260/29 -38°270/48 -41°270/61 -48°
ABRused from 943 nm out; 61 nm from the line080/12210/12 17°220/22 12°230/26 5°220/28 -10°230/41 -21°250/36 -36°260/47 -39°260/63 -47°
DIKused from 1092 nm out; 99 nm from the line190/12 5°230/29 7°220/33 1°220/43 -11°210/47 -23°220/53 -33°240/56 -40°250/72 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
IAD Washington, DC departure no report just now 312 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 40 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
CAK Akron, OH 218 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,225 ft
TOL Toledo, OH 328 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 683 ft
BTL Battle Creek, MI 407 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 951 ft
MWC Milwaukee, WI 536 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 744 ft
CMY Sparta, WI 665 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 839 ft
STP St Paul, MN 784 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 705 ft
MIC Minneapolis, MN 794 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 869 ft
ETH Wheaton, MN 933 nm out, 5 nm west of the line no report just now 1,022 ft
BIS Bismarck, ND destination no report just now 1,661 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,661 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BIS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:47 pm CDT (21:47 UTC)

BIS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 804 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at BIS 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Washington Dulles International, Bismarck Municipal.