Laramie Regional to Bismarck Municipal LAR → BIS
391 nautical miles (450 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 031°, about 018° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:54 am CDT (13:54 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: 2 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 C17C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 am MDT (12:55 UTC). Over the last 49 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 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 first 137 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 107 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 49 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- 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 254 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 LAR.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (BFF, RAP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 12 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 54 min | 9:32 am CDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 27 kt | −20 kt | 10 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 48 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 32 kt | −25 kt | 9 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 42 min | 9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −27 kt | 5 °C | 147 kt | 2 h 40 min | 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | −30 kt | 0 °C | 150 kt | 2 h 36 min | 9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -4 °C | 154 kt | 2 h 32 min | 9:10 am CDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 37 kt | −37 kt | -10 °C | 157 kt | 2 h 29 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 38 kt | −38 kt | -11 °C | 158 kt | 2 h 28 min | 9:06 am CDT (14:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 48 kt | −48 kt | -23 °C | 168 kt | 2 h 20 min | 8:58 am CDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 54 kt | −52 kt | -31 °C | 172 kt | 2 h 16 min | 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 54 kt | −51 kt | -37 °C | 171 kt | 2 h 17 min | 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 58 kt | −51 kt | -46 °C | 171 kt | 2 h 17 min | 8:55 am CDT (13:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFF | used from 0 nm out; 81 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° | |
| RAP | used from 146 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| DIK | used from 293 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 190/12 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAR Laramie, WY | departure | no report just now | 7,283 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 68 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| LSK Lusk, WY | 107 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,966 ft | ||||
| HSR Hot Springs, SD | 156 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,150 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 205 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| LEM Lemmon, SD | 313 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,572 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | destination | no report just now | 1,661 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,283 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, 8:54 am CDT (13:54 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 LAR 6:25 pm MDT (00:25 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: Laramie Regional, Bismarck Municipal.