Plan a flight · Sun 8:31 pm MST (03:31 UTC)

Laughlin/Bullhead International to James M Cox Dayton International IFP → DAY

1,465 nautical miles (1,686 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 070°, about 058° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 61-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IFP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots; DAY is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) 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: 4 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 W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm MST (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 329 to 488 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120255
MKCW WST 120255
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
VALID UNTIL 0455Z
CO NM
FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
```
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 20 to 229 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 100 to 140 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 478 nm out.
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 359 to 449 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 429 to 478 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 478 to 538 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). Over the route from 588 to 997 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). Over the last 110 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 IFP.

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

SW4 at 15,000 ft, 50 nm north, 6:39 pm MST (01:39 UTC): moderate turbulence, light rime icing, freezing, rain, 0 °C, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-36. 349 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEZ UA /OV CEZ030030/TM 0139/FL150/TP SW4/SK BASE150/WX FZ RA/TA 00/TB CONS MOD/IC LGT RIME/RM IMC ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEZ
Where
30 nm northeast (030°) of CEZ
Time
01:39 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
SW4
Sky
BASE150
Weather
freezing, rain
Temperature
0 °C
Turbulence
continuous moderate
Icing
light rime
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-36
BE9L at 24,500 ft, 36 nm north, 7:21 pm MST (02:21 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-41. 478 nm along the route, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB250040/TM 0221/FL245/TP BE9L/TB OCNL MOD/RM ZDVWC-41
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
40 nm west (250°) of PUB
Time
02:21 UTC
Height
at 24,500 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
ZDVWC-41
E75L at 14,000 ft, 8 nm south, 6:28 pm MST (01:28 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 19,000 ft to 25,000 ft, no icing, remarks: ZDVWC-36. 329 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FMN UA /OV RSK/TM 0128/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD 250-190/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FMN
Where
over RSK
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light to moderate from 25,000 ft to 19,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
ZDVWC-36
PC12 at 16,400 ft, 8 nm north, 8:15 pm MST (03:15 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 16,000 ft, clear from 16,400 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-36. 339 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO230013/TM 0315/FL164/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CHOP BLO 160/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
13 nm southwest (230°) of DRO
Time
03:15 UTC
Height
at 16,400 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light chop below 16,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-36
BE9L at 20,000 ft, 10 nm north, 5:59 pm MST (00:59 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-36. 349 nm along the route, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0059/FL200/TP BE9L/TB LGT CHOP/RM IMC ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
00:59 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-36
BE20 at 20,400 ft, 15 nm northwest, 8:14 pm MST (03:14 UTC): rain, heavy rain, blowing, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-36. 379 nm along the route, 15 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO050025/TM 0314/FL204/TP BE20/WX RA-+RA BLO 150/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
25 nm northeast (050°) of DRO
Time
03:14 UTC
Height
at 20,400 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Weather
ra-+ra, below, at 15,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-36
BE9L at 20,000 ft, 32 nm north, 5:34 pm MST (00:34 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: ZDVWC-41. 439 nm along the route, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALS UA /OV ALS330035/TM 0034/FL200/TP BE9L/TA M09/IC LGT RIME/RM ZDVWC-41
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALS
Where
35 nm northwest (330°) of ALS
Time
00:34 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
ZDVWC-41
B38M at 36,000 ft, 27 nm north, 7:22 pm MST (02:22 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-200FT ZDVWC-30. 458 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALS UA /OV ALS360035/TM 0222/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT/RM MTW +/-200FT ZDVWC-30
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALS
Where
35 nm north (360°) of ALS
Time
02:22 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
Remarks
mtw +/-200FT ZDVWC-30
CRJ9 descending, 0 nm north, 6:15 pm MST (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005

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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (LAS, PRC, BCE, FMN, ALS, PUB, GCK, SLN, MKC, COU, SPI, IND, CVG). 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	240° at 28 kt	−26 kt	18 °C	146 kt	10 h 02 min	9:33 am EDT (13:33 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	−23 kt	13 °C	143 kt	10 h 15 min	9:46 am EDT (13:46 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 21 kt	−21 kt	10 °C	141 kt	10 h 23 min	9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 21 kt	−20 kt	5 °C	140 kt	10 h 28 min	9:59 am EDT (13:59 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	−23 kt	1 °C	143 kt	10 h 15 min	9:46 am EDT (13:46 UTC)
15,500 ft	240° at 27 kt	−27 kt	-3 °C	147 kt	9 h 58 min	9:29 am EDT (13:29 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 31 kt	−30 kt	-7 °C	150 kt	9 h 46 min	9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 32 kt	−31 kt	-8 °C	151 kt	9 h 42 min	9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 38 kt	−38 kt	-20 °C	158 kt	9 h 16 min	8:47 am EDT (12:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 52 kt	−53 kt	-30 °C	173 kt	8 h 28 min	7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 59 kt	−61 kt	-38 °C	181 kt	8 h 06 min	7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 51 kt	−54 kt	-48 °C	174 kt	8 h 25 min	7:56 am EDT (11:56 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
LAS	used from 0 nm out; 70 nm from the line		210/21 10°	200/18 5°	200/23 -2°	210/49 -14°	210/63 -21°	220/58 -30°	220/61 -35°	210/56 -44°
PRC	used from 50 nm out; 65 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
BCE	used from 150 nm out; 106 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
FMN	used from 199 nm out; 98 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°
ALS	used from 399 nm out; 19 nm from the line				230/37 4°	220/54 -9°	230/62 -22°	240/77 -26°	240/74 -33°	230/59 -45°
PUB	used from 498 nm out; 36 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
GCK	used from 598 nm out; 69 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
SLN	used from 748 nm out; 66 nm from the line	210/53	230/41 20°	240/26 14°	230/16 8°	240/25 -7°	240/35 -19°	250/61 -30°	260/65 -38°	260/56 -49°
MKC	used from 897 nm out; 61 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
COU	used from 1047 nm out; 43 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°
SPI	used from 1146 nm out; 44 nm from the line	220/21	250/23 16°	260/27 9°	270/14 6°	270/23 -7°	270/31 -19°	270/28 -33°	290/48 -42°	300/55 -52°
IND	used from 1296 nm out; 49 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
CVG	used from 1445 nm out; 52 nm from the line	320/18	350/32 16°	350/35 10°	350/30 3°	330/30 -7°	340/44 -20°	340/58 -35°	330/72 -41°	320/36 -49°

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
IFP Bullhead City, AZ	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,900 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	707 ft	8:10 pm MST (03:10 UTC)
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ	130 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots	9 mi	400 ft	6,608 ft	03:22 UTC
FMN Farmington, NM	319 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	5,506 ft	02:53 UTC
LHX La Junta, CO	558 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,228 ft	15:53 UTC
LAA Lamar, CO	598 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	none	3,705 ft	02:53 UTC
SLN Salina, KS	837 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	02:53 UTC
TOP Topeka, KS	937 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	881 ft	02:53 UTC
MBY Moberly, MO	1086 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	866 ft	03:15 UTC
DEC Decatur, IL	1256 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	9 mi	none	681 ft	02:54 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN	1365 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	796 ft	02:54 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots	8 mi	1,200 ft	1,009 ft	10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC)

Wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet IFR

At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for DAY

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for IFP, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet

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

6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 1096 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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 southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Laughlin/Bullhead International, James M Cox Dayton International.