San Antonio International to Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional SAT → DIK
1,056 nautical miles (1,216 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 350°, about 346° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:26 am MDT (10:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAT is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20; DIK is low IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23. 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 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 458 to 747 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 837 nm along 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). Over the last 209 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 SAT.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (SAT, ABI, SPS, GAG, GCK, GLD, BFF, RAP, DIK). 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 | 200° at 30 kt | −25 kt | 15 °C | 145 kt | 7 h 17 min | 4:26 am MDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 30 kt | −23 kt | 15 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 23 min | 4:32 am MDT (10:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 30 kt | −21 kt | 13 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 29 min | 4:38 am MDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −18 kt | 10 °C | 138 kt | 7 h 39 min | 4:48 am MDT (10:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −15 kt | 6 °C | 135 kt | 7 h 49 min | 4:58 am MDT (10:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −14 kt | 1 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 53 min | 5:02 am MDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −12 kt | -3 °C | 132 kt | 8 h | 5:09 am MDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 25 kt | −11 kt | -7 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 04 min | 5:13 am MDT (11:13 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 30 kt | −13 kt | -18 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 56 min | 5:05 am MDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 44 kt | −13 kt | -31 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 56 min | 5:05 am MDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 46 kt | −6 kt | -38 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 23 min | 5:32 am MDT (11:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 47 kt | +2 kt | -48 °C | 118 kt | 8 h 57 min | 6:06 am MDT (12:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| ABI | used from 100 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 249 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| GAG | used from 349 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 448 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| GLD | used from 548 nm out; 60 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° | |
| BFF | used from 698 nm out; 112 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° | |
| RAP | used from 797 nm out; 88 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° | |
| DIK | used from 947 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT San Antonio, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 809 ft | 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC) |
| AQO Llano, TX | 80 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,100 feet, a few clouds at 4,700 feet, a few clouds at 5,500 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,101 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| BWD Brownwood, TX | 140 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 9 mi | none | 1,386 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| AXS Altus, OK | 309 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,433 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 349 nm out, 24 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 16 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,922 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| GCK Garden City, KS | 518 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 2,890 ft | 02:54 UTC |
| OEL Oakley, KS | 588 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,045 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| MCK Mc Cook, NE | 648 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,582 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| PHP Philip, SD | 887 nm out, 15 nm east of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: mist | from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 knots | 6 mi | 1,300 ft | 2,209 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| HEI Hettinger, ND | 1006 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist | from the east-northeast (070°) at 11 knots | 2.5 mi | 600 ft | 2,705 ft | 03:02 UTC |
| DIK Dickinson, ND | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: rain, mist | from the northeast (050°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23 | 5 mi | 400 ft | 2,592 ft | 8:56 pm MDT (02:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,045 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DIK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:26 am MDT (10:26 UTC)
Wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 400 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for DIK
- From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am MDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
The forecast for SAT, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
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 SAT 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC), at DIK 6:10 pm MDT (00:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm MDT (00:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DIK is before sunrise there (7:04 am MDT (13:04 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: San Antonio International, Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional.