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Shreveport Regional to Bismarck Municipal SHV → BIS

917 nautical miles (1,055 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 342°, about 340° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:11 pm CDT (19:11 UTC). Right now SHV is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 4 knots; BIS is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 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: 1 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 C18C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC). Over the route from 827 to 907 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 121155
    MKCC WST 121155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18C
    VALID UNTIL 1355Z
    SD ND
    FROM 50NE BIS-70W FAR-40N PIR-40N DPR-50NE BIS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 169 to 668 nm out.
  • 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 269 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 SHV.

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 08:00–15:00 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 (SHV, FSM, TUL, ICT, SLN, GRI, ONL, PIR, ABR, DIK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 28 kt−8 kt19 °C128 kt7 h 10 min2:18 pm CDT (19:18 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 25 kt−6 kt18 °C126 kt7 h 17 min2:25 pm CDT (19:25 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 24 kt−8 kt14 °C128 kt7 h 10 min2:18 pm CDT (19:18 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 22 kt−9 kt10 °C129 kt7 h 07 min2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 22 kt−9 kt6 °C129 kt7 h 07 min2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 23 kt−9 kt1 °C129 kt7 h 07 min2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 25 kt−9 kt-4 °C129 kt7 h 07 min2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 26 kt−9 kt-8 °C129 kt7 h 07 min2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 34 kt−10 kt-20 °C130 kt7 h 03 min2:11 pm CDT (19:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 51 kt+9 kt-31 °C111 kt8 h 16 min3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 50 kt+14 kt-37 °C106 kt8 h 39 min3:47 pm CDT (20:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 49 kt+17 kt-48 °C103 kt8 h 54 min4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
SHVused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/20210/20 18°230/20 11°240/16 7°270/17 -7°250/11 -15°300/34 -30°310/34 -40°320/36 -51°
FSMused from 100 nm out; 57 nm from the line230/33260/23 15°240/23 11°230/18 8°230/20 -8°250/31 -17°280/51 -30°280/52 -39°300/47 -51°
TULused from 199 nm out; 33 nm from the line230/42250/23 17°220/16 14°240/10 8°240/20 -6°260/28 -17°270/61 -29°280/52 -38°290/46 -50°
ICTused from 299 nm out; 71 nm from the line230/45240/33 21°230/23 14°230/22 7°240/29 -7°240/36 -20°260/78 -29°270/69 -36°270/56 -49°
SLNused from 399 nm out; 50 nm from the line230/49240/41 22°230/26 15°220/21 7°240/38 -8°240/44 -21°260/77 -29°270/70 -36°270/63 -48°
GRIused from 498 nm out; 44 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
ONLused from 598 nm out; 26 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
PIRused from 698 nm out; 66 nm from the line230/15 15°220/22 14°220/24 6°200/32 -10°210/48 -22°240/45 -33°240/43 -37°250/55 -46°
ABRused from 847 nm out; 89 nm from the line080/12210/12 17°220/22 12°230/26 5°220/28 -10°230/41 -21°250/36 -36°260/47 -39°260/63 -47°
DIKused from 897 nm out; 89 nm from the line190/12 5°230/29 7°220/33 1°220/43 -11°210/47 -23°220/53 -33°240/56 -40°250/72 -47°

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
SHV Shreveport, LA departure VFR from the south (180°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 257 ft 6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC)
TXK Texarkana, AR 60 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 389 ft 11:53 UTC
DEQ De Queen, AR 100 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line VFR calm 7 mi none 354 ft 11:53 UTC
TUL Tulsa, OK 249 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 14 knots 10+ mi none 677 ft 11:53 UTC
IDP Independence, KS 299 nm out, 0 nm southeast of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 12 knots 10+ mi none 824 ft 11:55 UTC
MHK Manhattan, KS 429 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,066 ft 11:52 UTC
FBY Fairbury, NE 488 nm out, 3 nm north of the line no report just now 1,478 ft
BVN Albion, NE 588 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line VFR from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,806 ft 11:55 UTC
AGZ Wagner, SD 668 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: drizzle, fog from the north (350°) at 9 knots 0.5 mi 300 ft 1,477 ft 11:55 UTC
MKA Miller, SD 767 nm out, 19 nm east of the line no report just now 1,569 ft
MBG Mobridge, SD 847 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet from the east (100°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 500 ft 1,716 ft 11:52 UTC
BIS Bismarck, ND destination IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots 6 mi 600 ft 1,661 ft 6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,806 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BIS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:11 pm CDT (19:11 UTC)

Wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet IFR

The whole forecast for BIS
  • From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 12 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 700 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
The forecast for SHV, the departure
  • From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 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 SHV 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC), at BIS 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 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 lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Shreveport Regional, Bismarck Municipal.