Rapid City Regional to Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport RAP → ICT
461 nautical miles (530 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 144°, about 136° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:35 am CDT (05:35 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
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 49 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). Near the route, 69 nm along the route.
- 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 last 206 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 20:00–03:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (RAP, BFF, ONL, GRI, SLN, ICT). 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 | 200° at 23 kt | +15 kt | 16 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 23 min | 1:36 am CDT (06:36 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | +10 kt | 15 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 11 min | 1:24 am CDT (06:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +5 kt | 12 °C | 115 kt | 4 h 01 min | 1:14 am CDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +1 kt | 7 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 52 min | 1:05 am CDT (06:05 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −1 kt | 3 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 49 min | 1:02 am CDT (06:02 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −3 kt | -2 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 45 min | 12:58 am CDT (05:58 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 26 kt | −5 kt | -7 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 41 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 27 kt | −5 kt | -8 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 41 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 33 kt | −7 kt | -19 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 38 min | 12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 46 kt | −5 kt | -33 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 41 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 51 kt | −12 kt | -40 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 30 min | 12:43 am CDT (05:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 52 kt | −17 kt | -49 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 22 min | 12:35 am CDT (05:35 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 24 nm from the line | 120/15 12° | 180/22 11° | 220/26 5° | 230/35 -9° | 240/40 -22° | 240/50 -37° | 240/51 -41° | 240/47 -47° | |
| BFF | used from 98 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 120/24 | 180/31 13° | 210/26 7° | 230/25 -7° | 240/41 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 250/56 -41° | 260/57 -45° | |
| ONL | used from 147 nm out; 106 nm from the line | 200/20 17° | 230/26 14° | 240/21 7° | 250/27 -9° | 260/32 -19° | 240/44 -34° | 240/56 -41° | 250/62 -51° | |
| GRI | used from 196 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 210/31 19° | 240/21 14° | 240/17 6° | 260/27 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 240/45 -32° | 250/56 -40° | 260/62 -51° | |
| SLN | used from 294 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| ICT | used from 441 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
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 | ||||
| GRN Gordon, NE | 78 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,562 ft | ||||
| TIF Thedford, NE | 167 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,925 ft | ||||
| GTE Gothenburg, NE | 226 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,558 ft | ||||
| CZD Cozad, NE | 235 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,503 ft | ||||
| PHG Phillipsburg, KS | 304 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,910 ft | ||||
| RSL Russell, KS | 363 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,863 ft | ||||
| LYO Lyons, KS | 402 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,691 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 432 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,542 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | destination | no report just now | 1,332 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,562 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ICT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:35 am CDT (05:35 UTC)
ICT 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 ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ICT is before sunrise there (7:35 am CDT (12:35 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: Rapid City Regional, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport.