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St. Louis Lambert International to Boeing Fld/King County International STL → BFI

1,482 nautical miles (1,706 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 301°, about 302° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:56 am PDT (17:56 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: 6 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 8C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 657 to 706 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    NE SD WY
    FROM 50WNW RAP-20SSW RAP-60NW BFF-40ENE DDY-50WNW RAP
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • 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 90 to 537 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 route from 478 to 1174 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 657 to 875 nm out.
  • 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). Over the route from 667 to 846 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 726 to 885 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 766 to 935 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 826 to 1263 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 945 to 1363 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1025 to 1214 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 179 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 STL.

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 15 forecast points nearest it (STL, COU, MKC, DSM, OMA, GRI, ONL, RAP, MLS, BIL, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 13 kt−2 kt13 °C122 kt12 h 09 min10:56 am PDT (17:56 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 11 kt−1 kt10 °C121 kt12 h 15 min11:02 am PDT (18:02 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 9 kt+1 kt5 °C119 kt12 h 27 min11:14 am PDT (18:14 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 13 kt+3 kt2 °C117 kt12 h 40 min11:27 am PDT (18:27 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 16 kt+5 kt-1 °C115 kt12 h 53 min11:40 am PDT (18:40 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 18 kt+6 kt-5 °C114 kt13 h11:47 am PDT (18:47 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 20 kt+8 kt-9 °C112 kt13 h 14 min12:01 pm PDT (19:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 21 kt+9 kt-12 °C111 kt13 h 21 min12:08 pm PDT (19:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 24 kt+10 kt-23 °C110 kt13 h 28 min12:15 pm PDT (19:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 32 kt+18 kt-35 °C102 kt14 h 32 min1:19 pm PDT (20:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 43 kt+31 kt-39 °C89 kt16 h 39 min3:26 pm PDT (22:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 47 kt+36 kt-45 °C84 kt17 h 39 min4:26 pm PDT (23:26 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
STLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
COUused from 50 nm out; 40 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
MKCused from 149 nm out; 79 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
DSMused from 199 nm out; 69 nm from the line230/40250/33 17°250/18 12°240/17 5°260/28 -8°270/34 -19°260/41 -33°260/55 -41°270/62 -51°
OMAused from 249 nm out; 24 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
GRIused from 348 nm out; 60 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
ONLused from 398 nm out; 22 nm from the line210/31 20°230/27 13°230/18 7°220/19 -8°240/26 -20°250/44 -35°270/52 -39°260/57 -47°
RAPused from 547 nm out; 84 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
MLSused from 746 nm out; 120 nm from the line150/23 2°190/29 4°210/44 2°220/32 -10°210/36 -21°200/48 -37°230/63 -40°240/71 -47°
BILused from 796 nm out; 95 nm from the line080/13180/9 -2°210/38 0°220/51 -11°210/46 -22°210/58 -35°230/73 -39°230/72 -45°
DLNused from 995 nm out; 59 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
LWSused from 1144 nm out; 91 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
GEGused from 1293 nm out; 48 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°
YKMused from 1343 nm out; 56 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
SEAused from 1443 nm out; 20 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°

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
STL St Louis, MO departure no report just now 617 ft
MBY Moberly, MO 99 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line no report just now 866 ft
ICL Clarinda, IA 249 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 995 ft
OMA Omaha, NE 298 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 984 ft
RBE Bassett, NE 478 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,349 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD 657 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 3,203 ft
SHR Sheridan, WY 826 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line no report just now 4,021 ft
BZN Bozeman, MT 1015 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 4,473 ft
BTM Butte, MT 1064 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line no report just now 5,550 ft
PUW Pullman/Moscow, WA 1263 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line no report just now 2,566 ft
MWH Moses Lake, WA 1363 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,188 ft
BFI Seattle, WA destination no report just now 21 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,550 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BFI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:56 am PDT (17:56 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 80 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · 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: St. Louis Lambert International, Boeing Fld/King County International.