Laughlin/Bullhead International to Joe Foss Field IFP → FSD
966 nautical miles (1,112 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 053°, about 041° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 66-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 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: 16 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 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 20 to 448 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 50 to 159 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 100 to 648 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 349 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 149 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 359 to 558 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 259 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
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (LAS, PRC, BCE, GJT, DEN, BFF, ONL, FSD). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −26 kt | 11 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 37 min | 3:41 pm CDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | −27 kt | 9 °C | 147 kt | 6 h 34 min | 3:38 pm CDT (20:38 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 4 °C | 148 kt | 6 h 32 min | 3:36 pm CDT (20:36 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -1 °C | 151 kt | 6 h 24 min | 3:28 pm CDT (20:28 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 38 kt | −36 kt | -6 °C | 156 kt | 6 h 12 min | 3:16 pm CDT (20:16 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 43 kt | −41 kt | -10 °C | 161 kt | 6 h | 3:04 pm CDT (20:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 44 kt | −42 kt | -11 °C | 162 kt | 5 h 58 min | 3:02 pm CDT (20:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 52 kt | −50 kt | -22 °C | 170 kt | 5 h 41 min | 2:45 pm CDT (19:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 62 kt | −62 kt | -31 °C | 182 kt | 5 h 18 min | 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 66 kt | −66 kt | -36 °C | 186 kt | 5 h 12 min | 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 64 kt | −65 kt | -45 °C | 185 kt | 5 h 13 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 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
| 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; 64 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| PRC | used from 50 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 100 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 200/32 -2° | 210/57 -15° | 220/71 -22° | 220/69 -30° | 220/64 -38° | 220/67 -44° | |||
| GJT | used from 249 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 448 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| BFF | used from 598 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| ONL | used from 747 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| FSD | used from 897 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | departure | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| IGM Kingman, AZ | 30 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,448 ft | ||||
| PGA Page, AZ | 189 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,316 ft | ||||
| BDG Blanding, UT | 289 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,867 ft | ||||
| AJZ Delta, CO | 379 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,193 ft | ||||
| ASE Aspen, CO | 438 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,837 ft | ||||
| FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO | 548 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,020 ft | ||||
| SNY Sidney, NE | 648 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,314 ft | ||||
| OKS Oshkosh, NE | 687 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,394 ft | ||||
| RBE Bassett, NE | 827 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,349 ft | ||||
| AGZ Wagner, SD | 897 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,477 ft | ||||
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | destination | no report just now | 1,430 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FSD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC)
FSD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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
Daylight
Sunset at IFP 6:05 pm MST (01:05 UTC), at FSD 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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: Laughlin/Bullhead International, Joe Foss Field.