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Quad Cities International to Laughlin/Bullhead International MLI → IFP

1,190 nautical miles (1,369 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 259°, about 258° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 23-knot headwind), arriving about 11:45 am MST (18:45 UTC). Right now MLI is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots; IFP is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 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: 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 C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 660 to 740 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120555
    MKCC WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • 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 10 to 590 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 580 to 1160 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 600 to 790 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 670 to 800 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 390 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 880 to 1180 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 1040 to 1100 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 1090 nm along 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 MLI.

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

  • E170 at 22,500 ft, 50 nm north, 12:06 am CDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. 700 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
    Report
    a routine report filed through DEN
    Where
    57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
    Time
    05:06 UTC
    Height
    at 22,500 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13

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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (BRL, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, PRC, LAS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 37 kt+34 kt19 °C86 kt13 h 50 min1:19 pm MST (20:19 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 33 kt+32 kt17 °C88 kt13 h 31 min1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 25 kt+24 kt11 °C96 kt12 h 24 min11:53 am MST (18:53 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 25 kt+23 kt7 °C97 kt12 h 16 min11:45 am MST (18:45 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 26 kt+24 kt3 °C96 kt12 h 24 min11:53 am MST (18:53 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 29 kt+27 kt-1 °C93 kt12 h 48 min12:17 pm MST (19:17 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 33 kt+31 kt-5 °C89 kt13 h 22 min12:51 pm MST (19:51 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 35 kt+33 kt-9 °C87 kt13 h 41 min1:10 pm MST (20:10 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 44 kt+42 kt-21 °C78 kt15 h 15 min2:44 pm MST (21:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 60 kt+59 kt-30 °C61 kt19 h 30 min6:59 pm MST (01:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 65 kt+65 kt-36 °C55 kt21 h 38 min9:07 pm MST (04:07 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 57 kt+59 kt-47 °C61 kt19 h 30 min6:59 pm MST (01:59 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BRLused from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line230/24240/29 15°290/16 10°280/15 4°260/23 -7°260/32 -19°260/36 -33°280/48 -41°280/59 -52°
DSMused from 100 nm out; 36 nm from the line230/40250/33 17°250/18 12°240/17 5°260/28 -8°270/34 -19°260/41 -33°260/55 -41°270/62 -51°
OMAused from 200 nm out; 46 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
GRIused from 300 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
GLDused from 450 nm out; 52 nm from the line230/49230/42 15°220/26 8°240/18 -7°230/27 -21°240/62 -30°240/61 -35°250/57 -47°
PUBused from 600 nm out; 48 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
ALSused from 700 nm out; 46 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 800 nm out; 59 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 950 nm out; 100 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
PRCused from 1050 nm out; 79 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
LASused from 1150 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MLI Moline, IL departure VFR from the south (190°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 589 ft 12:52 am CDT (05:52 UTC)
MUT Muscatine, IA 30 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line reported, no category from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 547 ft 06:15 UTC
ICL Clarinda, IA 210 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 995 ft 06:15 UTC
HJH Hebron, NE 330 nm out, 4 nm south of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 1,468 ft 06:15 UTC
PHG Phillipsburg, KS 410 nm out, 7 nm south of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 10 knots, gusting to 16 10+ mi none 1,910 ft 06:15 UTC
CBK Colby, KS 500 nm out, 4 nm east of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 19 knots, gusting to 29 10+ mi none 3,188 ft 06:15 UTC
PUB Pueblo, CO 670 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots 10+ mi none 4,729 ft 05:53 UTC
RCV Del Norte, CO 770 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 7,955 ft 06:15 UTC
CEZ Cortez, CO 880 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line VFR variable at 5 knots, gusting to 15 10+ mi none 5,917 ft 05:53 UTC
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 1060 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 3,800 feet, overcast at 4,700 feet from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots 10+ mi 3,800 ft 6,608 ft 06:05 UTC
IGM Kingman, AZ 1160 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: overcast at 9,500 feet calm 10+ mi 9,500 ft 3,448 ft 05:51 UTC
IFP Bullhead City, AZ destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 707 ft 11:10 pm MST (06:10 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,955 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IFP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:45 am MST (18:45 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 VFR

The whole forecast for IFP
  • From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, 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
  • From Mon 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
The forecast for MLI, the departure
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 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 destination end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MLI 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC), at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm MST (01:32 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Quad Cities International, Laughlin/Bullhead International.