Rapid City Regional to Asheville Regional RAP → AVL
1,075 nautical miles (1,237 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 112°, about 104° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:59 am EDT (11:59 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 8C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am MDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8C VALID UNTIL 0655Z NE SD WY FROM 50WNW RAP-20SSW RAP-60NW BFF-40ENE DDY-50WNW RAP DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- 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 first 159 nm of the route.
- 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). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- 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 229 to 557 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 786 to 1065 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 955 to 1065 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 RAP.
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 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 (RAP, PIR, ONL, OMA, DSM, BRL, SPI, STL, EVV, LOU, TYS, GSP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 8 h 01 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −11 kt | 18 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 12 min | 9:47 am EDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 14 °C | 132 kt | 8 h 09 min | 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 10 °C | 134 kt | 8 h 01 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 6 °C | 133 kt | 8 h 05 min | 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 2 °C | 134 kt | 8 h 01 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -2 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 54 min | 9:29 am EDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 44 min | 9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -7 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 44 min | 9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -19 °C | 145 kt | 7 h 25 min | 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -34 °C | 154 kt | 6 h 59 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 47 kt | −47 kt | -40 °C | 167 kt | 6 h 26 min | 8:01 am EDT (12:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 48 kt | −48 kt | -49 °C | 168 kt | 6 h 24 min | 7:59 am EDT (11:59 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAP | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° | |
| PIR | used from 50 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| ONL | used from 149 nm out; 40 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° | |
| OMA | used from 299 nm out; 38 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° |
| DSM | used from 398 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| BRL | used from 498 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| SPI | used from 597 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| STL | used from 647 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| EVV | used from 697 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| LOU | used from 846 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| TYS | used from 945 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| GSP | used from 1045 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAP Rapid City, SD | departure | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| PHP Philip, SD | 60 nm out, 24 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,209 ft | ||||
| SUO Rosebud, SD | 109 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,724 ft | ||||
| LCG Wayne, NE | 289 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,431 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 358 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| TVK Centerville, IA | 498 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,023 ft | ||||
| PPQ Pittsfield, IL | 607 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 709 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 657 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 786 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| SCX Oneida, TN | 955 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,544 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 1005 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | destination | no report just now | 2,163 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,203 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AVL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC)
AVL 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 RAP 6:13 pm MDT (00:13 UTC), at AVL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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.
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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: Rapid City Regional, Asheville Regional.