Eppley Airfield to Portland International OMA → PDX
1,186 nautical miles (1,365 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 290° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:30 am PDT (12:30 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: 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 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 399 to 558 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO MT WY FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- 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 first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 907 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 419 to 698 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 468 to 598 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 route from 498 to 867 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 498 to 1057 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 518 to 857 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 877 to 1106 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 130 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 OMA.
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 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 (OMA, GRI, ONL, RAP, LND, BIL, DLN, BOI, LWS, YKM, PDX). 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 | 190° at 12 kt | −1 kt | 15 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 48 min | 5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 11 kt | −1 kt | 8 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 48 min | 5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 10 kt | +1 kt | 4 °C | 119 kt | 9 h 58 min | 5:40 am PDT (12:40 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | +4 kt | 1 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 13 min | 5:55 am PDT (12:55 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +7 kt | -2 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 30 min | 6:12 am PDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | +7 kt | -6 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 30 min | 6:12 am PDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +8 kt | -10 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 35 min | 6:17 am PDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 21 kt | +8 kt | -13 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 35 min | 6:17 am PDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 26 kt | +12 kt | -24 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 59 min | 6:41 am PDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 34 kt | +20 kt | -34 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 52 min | 7:34 am PDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 43 kt | +31 kt | -38 °C | 89 kt | 13 h 20 min | 9:02 am PDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 49 kt | +36 kt | -44 °C | 84 kt | 14 h 07 min | 9:49 am PDT (16:49 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| GRI | used from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| ONL | used from 100 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| RAP | used from 249 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| LND | used from 449 nm out; 129 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| BIL | used from 598 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 080/13 | 180/9 -2° | 210/38 0° | 220/51 -11° | 210/46 -22° | 210/58 -35° | 230/73 -39° | 230/72 -45° | |
| DLN | used from 648 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 090/6 -6° | 240/22 -4° | 210/34 -16° | 210/62 -25° | 210/66 -34° | 210/82 -36° | 220/77 -42° | ||
| BOI | used from 847 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 300/7 2° | 280/5 -4° | 210/16 -9° | 210/60 -20° | 210/75 -29° | 210/63 -32° | 220/64 -32° | 220/54 -39° | |
| LWS | used from 897 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| YKM | used from 1047 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| PDX | used from 1096 nm out; 65 nm from the line | L/V | 030/7 1° | 020/12 -6° | 020/29 -9° | 010/69 -16° | 010/81 -25° | 360/83 -40° | 360/67 -46° | 320/29 -42° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA Omaha, NE | departure | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| FET Fremont, NE | 30 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,204 ft | ||||
| ANW Ainsworth, NE | 199 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,588 ft | ||||
| IEN Pine Ridge, SD | 309 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,332 ft | ||||
| HSR Hot Springs, SD | 359 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,150 ft | ||||
| WRL Worland, WY | 558 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,251 ft | ||||
| WYS West Yellowstone, MT | 698 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,649 ft | ||||
| SMN Salmon, ID | 817 nm out, 11 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,044 ft | ||||
| MYL Mc Call, ID | 907 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,024 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 1027 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| DLS The Dalles, OR | 1126 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 246 ft | ||||
| PDX Portland, OR | destination | no report just now | 30 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,649 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC)
PDX 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 OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC), at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PDX is before sunrise there (7:22 am PDT (14:22 UTC)).
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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: Eppley Airfield, Portland International.