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Laughlin/Bullhead International to LA Crosse Regional IFP → LSE

1,194 nautical miles (1,374 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 057°, about 045° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 61-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 14 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm MST (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 109 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm MST (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 269 to 468 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 229 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 667 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 567 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 458 nm of the route.
  • 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 70 to 149 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 239 to 299 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 279 to 438 nm out.

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 20:00–03:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (LAS, PRC, BCE, FMN, GJT, DEN, GLD, GRI, ONL, FSD, MCW, LSE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft210° at 25 kt−21 kt16 °C141 kt8 h 28 min4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 27 kt−23 kt14 °C143 kt8 h 21 min3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 26 kt−23 kt11 °C143 kt8 h 21 min3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 28 kt−26 kt6 °C146 kt8 h 11 min3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 30 kt−28 kt1 °C148 kt8 h 04 min3:36 am CDT (08:36 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 32 kt−32 kt-3 °C152 kt7 h 51 min3:23 am CDT (08:23 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 35 kt−35 kt-8 °C155 kt7 h 42 min3:14 am CDT (08:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 36 kt−36 kt-9 °C156 kt7 h 39 min3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 40 kt−40 kt-20 °C160 kt7 h 28 min3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 48 kt−48 kt-31 °C168 kt7 h 06 min2:38 am CDT (07:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 54 kt−56 kt-38 °C176 kt6 h 47 min2:19 am CDT (07:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 60 kt−61 kt-49 °C181 kt6 h 36 min2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
LASused from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°
PRCused from 50 nm out; 82 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
BCEused from 100 nm out; 87 nm from the line210/47 0°200/50 -12°220/31 -23°220/56 -26°220/58 -35°230/58 -45°
FMNused from 249 nm out; 87 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
GJTused from 299 nm out; 71 nm from the line210/40 11°210/46 3°210/61 -10°210/68 -22°220/57 -29°230/59 -36°240/66 -46°
DENused from 448 nm out; 76 nm from the line190/31 16°210/32 7°240/41 -8°230/47 -21°240/56 -32°250/65 -37°250/61 -47°
GLDused from 647 nm out; 80 nm from the line190/29200/30 15°240/23 8°250/39 -7°230/39 -19°230/57 -31°240/67 -39°250/62 -49°
GRIused from 746 nm out; 88 nm from the line210/31 19°240/21 14°240/17 6°260/27 -7°260/34 -18°240/45 -32°250/56 -40°260/62 -51°
ONLused from 796 nm out; 53 nm from the line200/20 17°230/26 14°240/21 7°250/27 -9°260/32 -19°240/44 -34°240/56 -41°250/62 -51°
FSDused from 945 nm out; 65 nm from the line200/16220/20 17°240/26 13°230/19 6°240/25 -9°240/28 -20°250/39 -33°250/44 -43°260/63 -52°
MCWused from 995 nm out; 76 nm from the line200/35240/33 18°250/20 10°260/10 6°270/18 -8°260/28 -19°280/30 -34°290/49 -43°280/70 -54°
LSEused from 1144 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/33250/29 17°250/15 9°260/12 6°280/21 -9°280/33 -20°300/43 -36°310/56 -45°300/79 -53°

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
IFP Bullhead City, AZ departure no report just now 707 ft
IGM Kingman, AZ 30 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line no report just now 3,448 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 129 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
BDG Blanding, UT 289 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 5,867 ft
ASE Aspen, CO 438 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 7,837 ft
APA Denver, CO 537 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,884 ft
HEQ Holyoke, CO 667 nm out, 2 nm south of the line no report just now 3,729 ft
LBF North Platte, NE 746 nm out, 3 nm south of the line no report just now 2,777 ft
SUX Sioux City, IA 955 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
CKP Cherokee, IA 995 nm out, 2 nm south of the line no report just now 1,227 ft
RST Rochester, MN 1144 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,317 ft
LSE La Crosse, WI destination no report just now 655 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 LSE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC)

LSE 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
  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 498 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC), at LSE 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LSE is before sunrise there (7:15 am CDT (12:15 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
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Laughlin/Bullhead International, LA Crosse Regional.