Friedman Memorial to The Eastern Iowa Airport SUN → CID
998 nautical miles (1,149 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:13 pm CDT (20:13 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: 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 729 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 280 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 319 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 349 nm along 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 SUN.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (PIH, LND, RAP, PIR, ONL, FSD, OMA, DSM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 18 °C | 138 kt | 7 h 14 min | 4:22 pm CDT (21:22 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 27 min | 4:35 pm CDT (21:35 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 8 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 27 min | 4:35 pm CDT (21:35 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −16 kt | 4 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 20 min | 4:28 pm CDT (21:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −18 kt | 0 °C | 138 kt | 7 h 14 min | 4:22 pm CDT (21:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −19 kt | -5 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 11 min | 4:19 pm CDT (21:19 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | −20 kt | -10 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 08 min | 4:16 pm CDT (21:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | −20 kt | -11 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 08 min | 4:16 pm CDT (21:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 39 kt | −25 kt | -23 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 53 min | 4:01 pm CDT (21:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 48 kt | −37 kt | -33 °C | 157 kt | 6 h 21 min | 3:29 pm CDT (20:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 50 kt | −42 kt | -36 °C | 162 kt | 6 h 10 min | 3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 52 kt | −44 kt | -45 °C | 164 kt | 6 h 05 min | 3:13 pm CDT (20:13 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIH | used from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| LND | used from 150 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| RAP | used from 349 nm out; 121 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 549 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 599 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| FSD | used from 749 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
| OMA | used from 799 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| DSM | used from 849 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 250/47 | 260/25 20° | 240/19 11° | 240/31 5° | 250/26 -9° | 260/38 -20° | 260/47 -34° | 270/58 -37° | 270/61 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN Hailey, ID | departure | no report just now | 5,319 ft | ||||
| AOC Arco, ID | 40 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,334 ft | ||||
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | 100 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,743 ft | ||||
| DUB Dubois, WY | 200 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,298 ft | ||||
| HSR Hot Springs, SD | 479 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,150 ft | ||||
| SUO Rosebud, SD | 589 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,724 ft | ||||
| VTN Valentine, NE | 599 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,595 ft | ||||
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 789 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| SKI Sac City, IA | 849 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,249 ft | ||||
| MIW Marshalltown, IA | 938 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 974 ft | ||||
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | destination | no report just now | 869 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CID when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:13 pm CDT (20:13 UTC)
CID has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 SUN 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 UTC), at CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 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
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: Friedman Memorial, The Eastern Iowa Airport.