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Louisville Muhammad Ali International to Laughlin/Bullhead International SDF → IFP

1,394 nautical miles (1,604 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 271°, about 276° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 6:48 am MST (13:48 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: 10 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 876 to 1135 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 1265 to 1295 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 528 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 388 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 259 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1145 to 1185 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1235 to 1315 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 139 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 SDF.

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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (LOU, EVV, STL, COU, SGF, MKC, ICT, GCK, PUB, ALS, FMN, PRC, LAS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 20 kt+13 kt18 °C107 kt13 h 02 min6:48 am MST (13:48 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 20 kt+16 kt16 °C104 kt13 h 24 min7:10 am MST (14:10 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 23 kt+21 kt12 °C99 kt14 h 05 min7:51 am MST (14:51 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 23 kt+22 kt8 °C98 kt14 h 13 min7:59 am MST (14:59 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 24 kt+24 kt4 °C96 kt14 h 31 min8:17 am MST (15:17 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 26 kt+25 kt0 °C95 kt14 h 40 min8:26 am MST (15:26 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 28 kt+27 kt-5 °C93 kt14 h 59 min8:45 am MST (15:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 29 kt+28 kt-8 °C92 kt15 h 09 min8:55 am MST (15:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt+33 kt-19 °C87 kt16 h 01 min9:47 am MST (16:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 46 kt+48 kt-30 °C72 kt19 h 22 min1:08 pm MST (20:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 50 kt+52 kt-38 °C68 kt20 h 30 min2:16 pm MST (21:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 46 kt+48 kt-48 °C72 kt19 h 22 min1:08 pm MST (20:08 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LOUused from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line320/15340/24 14°330/28 9°340/34 4°340/37 -9°340/42 -20°320/39 -35°320/45 -39°330/40 -47°
EVVused from 50 nm out; 13 nm from the line310/13340/26 16°330/29 10°330/32 4°330/30 -9°340/38 -20°330/60 -35°320/57 -41°330/39 -48°
STLused from 149 nm out; 56 nm from the line210/13260/16 17°270/21 10°280/24 5°310/20 -7°320/22 -18°320/44 -33°320/59 -43°310/69 -51°
COUused from 249 nm out; 51 nm from the line210/16220/19 15°240/33 10°250/29 7°280/21 -6°280/19 -18°300/34 -31°300/40 -42°300/60 -52°
SGFused from 349 nm out; 51 nm from the line210/21210/21 16°240/28 12°260/24 7°280/21 -6°280/26 -18°290/38 -31°290/37 -41°300/49 -52°
MKCused from 398 nm out; 67 nm from the line200/28220/30 16°270/20 11°280/22 7°260/27 -6°270/27 -18°280/38 -32°270/38 -40°280/50 -52°
ICTused from 448 nm out; 82 nm from the line190/34210/34 18°240/28 13°260/23 7°250/23 -6°240/29 -17°260/40 -30°260/47 -40°270/42 -51°
GCKused from 647 nm out; 43 nm from the line200/35 21°220/34 14°240/30 8°240/27 -6°240/31 -17°240/53 -30°250/55 -39°250/60 -50°
PUBused from 797 nm out; 94 nm from the line210/24 16°210/28 8°230/43 -8°240/42 -21°240/77 -30°240/72 -36°250/51 -47°
ALSused from 896 nm out; 48 nm from the line210/32 5°230/48 -8°230/49 -20°230/78 -30°240/74 -36°240/61 -47°
FMNused from 996 nm out; 55 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
PRCused from 1195 nm out; 99 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
LASused from 1344 nm out; 72 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SDF Louisville, KY departure no report just now 500 ft
EVV Evansville, IN 80 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 421 ft
BLV Belleville, IL 189 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 459 ft
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO 299 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,159 ft
BEC Wichita, KS 548 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,408 ft
ICT Wichita, KS 558 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,332 ft
GCK Garden City, KS 707 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 2,890 ft
TAD Trinidad, CO 886 nm out, 12 nm north of the line no report just now 5,761 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 1076 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 1265 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
IFP Bullhead City, AZ destination no report just now 707 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IFP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:48 am MST (13:48 UTC)

IFP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at SDF 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm MST (01:32 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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Louisville Muhammad Ali International, Laughlin/Bullhead International.