Rapid City Regional to Tyler Pounds Regional RAP → TYR
789 nautical miles (907 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 150°, about 142° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:48 am CDT (12:48 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: 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 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 110 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 100 to 609 nm out.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (RAP, BFF, GLD, SLN, ICT, OKC, DAL). 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 | 200° at 40 kt | +25 kt | 95 kt | 8 h 18 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | +14 kt | 12 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 27 min | 9:29 am CDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +10 kt | 15 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 10 min | 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +7 kt | 13 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 59 min | 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +6 kt | 9 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 55 min | 8:57 am CDT (13:57 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | +5 kt | 4 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 52 min | 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +5 kt | -1 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 52 min | 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +4 kt | -6 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 48 min | 8:50 am CDT (13:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 23 kt | +3 kt | -7 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 45 min | 8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 29 kt | +3 kt | -18 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 45 min | 8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 46 kt | −4 kt | -30 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 22 min | 8:24 am CDT (13:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 49 kt | −13 kt | -38 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 56 min | 7:58 am CDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 48 kt | −17 kt | -49 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 46 min | 7:48 am CDT (12:48 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° | |
| BFF | used from 100 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| GLD | used from 200 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| SLN | used from 299 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 210/53 | 230/41 20° | 240/26 14° | 230/16 8° | 240/25 -7° | 240/35 -19° | 250/61 -30° | 260/65 -38° | 260/56 -49° |
| ICT | used from 399 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| OKC | used from 499 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| DAL | used from 649 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -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 | ||||
| IEN Pine Ridge, SD | 70 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,332 ft | ||||
| GRN Gordon, NE | 80 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,562 ft | ||||
| LBF North Platte, NE | 200 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,777 ft | ||||
| NRN Norton, KS | 289 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,384 ft | ||||
| HYS Hays, KS | 359 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,999 ft | ||||
| ANY Anthony, KS | 469 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,343 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 519 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 589 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 689 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 749 ft | ||||
| GVT Greenville, TX | 739 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 534 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | destination | no report just now | 543 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 TYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:48 am CDT (12:48 UTC)
TYR 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 6:12 pm MDT (00:12 UTC), at TYR 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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, Tyler Pounds Regional.