Joplin Regional to Bismarck Municipal JLN → BIS
641 nautical miles (737 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 336°, about 332° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:09 pm CDT (19:09 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: 1 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 C20C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 37,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 am CDT (15:55 UTC). Over the route from 552 to 611 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 121355 MKCC WST 121355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 20C VALID UNTIL 1555Z SD ND FROM 80W GFK-40WNW FAR-40W ABR-50ENE DPR-30S BIS-80W GFK AREA TS MOV FROM 21040KT. TOPS TO FL370.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 first 266 nm of the route.
- 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 286 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 0 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 JLN.
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 14:00–21:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (SGF, MKC, OMA, ONL, PIR, ABR, DIK). 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 | 250° at 17 kt | 0 | 12 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 20 min | 2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +1 kt | 15 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 23 min | 2:34 pm CDT (19:34 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −3 kt | 13 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 13 min | 2:24 pm CDT (19:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −6 kt | 9 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 05 min | 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −9 kt | 5 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 58 min | 2:09 pm CDT (19:09 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | −7 kt | 0 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 03 min | 2:14 pm CDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | −5 kt | -5 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 08 min | 2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 35 kt | −3 kt | -9 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 13 min | 2:24 pm CDT (19:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 45 kt | −2 kt | -22 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 15 min | 2:26 pm CDT (19:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 60 kt | +15 kt | -31 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 06 min | 3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 65 kt | +18 kt | -37 °C | 102 kt | 6 h 17 min | 3:28 pm CDT (20:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 59 kt | +16 kt | -47 °C | 104 kt | 6 h 10 min | 3:21 pm CDT (20:21 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGF | used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 220/23 | 240/29 16° | 240/21 13° | 240/15 7° | 270/28 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 280/67 -29° | 290/59 -37° | 290/51 -49° |
| MKC | used from 49 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 220/35 | 240/30 21° | 240/27 13° | 240/31 6° | 260/31 -7° | 250/43 -21° | 270/70 -28° | 280/72 -36° | 280/59 -49° |
| OMA | used from 197 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 210/23 | 240/34 20° | 230/40 14° | 220/43 7° | 240/38 -8° | 250/47 -21° | 270/70 -29° | 270/79 -36° | 270/68 -48° |
| ONL | used from 296 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 270/16 17° | 250/25 13° | 230/34 7° | 230/46 -9° | 240/57 -22° | 250/72 -31° | 250/87 -36° | 250/75 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 444 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 300/15 10° | 270/10 10° | 220/18 4° | 220/36 -11° | 230/43 -21° | 240/48 -33° | 240/51 -37° | 240/55 -44° | |
| ABR | used from 493 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 020/9 | 230/5 12° | 190/14 11° | 200/25 5° | 230/37 -11° | 230/50 -23° | 240/39 -34° | 240/49 -38° | 240/55 -46° |
| DIK | used from 592 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 330/11 1° | 230/20 4° | 220/22 0° | 230/29 -12° | 240/27 -25° | 240/40 -34° | 230/49 -37° | 240/55 -44° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLN Joplin, MO | departure | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| PTS Pittsburg, KS | 20 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 946 ft | ||||
| TOP Topeka, KS | 128 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 881 ft | ||||
| MYZ Marysville, KS | 187 nm out, 24 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,283 ft | ||||
| LNK Lincoln, NE | 246 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,218 ft | ||||
| OFK Norfolk, NE | 315 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,572 ft | ||||
| LCG Wayne, NE | 325 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,431 ft | ||||
| AGZ Wagner, SD | 394 nm out, 9 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,477 ft | ||||
| MKA Miller, SD | 483 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,569 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 572 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | destination | no report just now | 1,661 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,716 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, 2:09 pm CDT (19:09 UTC)
BIS 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 JLN 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 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
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: Joplin Regional, Bismarck Municipal.