Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport to Laughlin/Bullhead International SGF → IFP
1,031 nautical miles (1,187 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 269°, about 266° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 21-knot headwind), arriving about 8:37 am MST (15:37 UTC). Right now SGF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 9 knots; IFP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots. 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 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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 446 to 654 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- 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 10 to 476 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 476 to 992 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 516 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 813 to 1021 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 882 to 932 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 SGF.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (SGF, TUL, ICT, GAG, GCK, TCC, ALS, FMN, PRC, LAS). 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 | 220° at 38 kt | +26 kt | 18 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 58 min | 9:10 am MST (16:10 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | +26 kt | 17 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 58 min | 9:10 am MST (16:10 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | +21 kt | 11 °C | 99 kt | 10 h 25 min | 8:37 am MST (15:37 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +23 kt | 7 °C | 97 kt | 10 h 38 min | 8:50 am MST (15:50 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | +24 kt | 4 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 44 min | 8:56 am MST (15:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | +26 kt | -1 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 58 min | 9:10 am MST (16:10 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | +29 kt | -5 °C | 91 kt | 11 h 20 min | 9:32 am MST (16:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 40 kt | +31 kt | -8 °C | 89 kt | 11 h 35 min | 9:47 am MST (16:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 47 kt | +39 kt | -20 °C | 81 kt | 12 h 44 min | 10:56 am MST (17:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 67 kt | +62 kt | -28 °C | 58 kt | 17 h 47 min | 3:59 pm MST (22:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 69 kt | +67 kt | -36 °C | 53 kt | 19 h 27 min | 5:39 pm MST (00:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 55 kt | +54 kt | -47 °C | 66 kt | 15 h 37 min | 1:49 pm MST (20:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGF | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| TUL | used from 99 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| ICT | used from 149 nm out; 36 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° |
| GAG | used from 248 nm out; 57 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 347 nm out; 63 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° | |
| TCC | used from 446 nm out; 97 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| ALS | used from 496 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| FMN | used from 644 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| PRC | used from 843 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| LAS | used from 992 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGF Springfield, MO | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC) |
| JLN Joplin, MO | 50 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 977 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| WLD Winfield/Arkansas City, KS | 178 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 1,160 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| ANY Anthony, KS | 228 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,343 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| EHA Elkhart, KS | 407 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 19 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 3,621 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| CAO Clayton, NM | 466 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 17 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,969 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| SKX Taos, NM | 595 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 7,094 ft | ||||
| RQE Window Rock, AZ | 763 nm out, 25 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 6,742 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 902 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 6,608 ft | 05:09 UTC |
| IGM Kingman, AZ | 1001 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet | from the west (280°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 3,448 ft | 04:51 UTC |
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 707 ft | 9:55 pm MST (04:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,094 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, 8:37 am MST (15:37 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IFP
- From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
The forecast for SGF, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
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 SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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







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: Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport, Laughlin/Bullhead International.
