Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field XNA → BOI
1,095 nautical miles (1,261 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 300°, about 299° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 11:49 am MDT (17:49 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: 7 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 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 first 408 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 468 to 837 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 488 to 787 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 558 to 717 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 617 to 1056 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 637 to 1036 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 667 to 677 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1036 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 XNA.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (TUL, ICT, GCK, GLD, DEN, RKS, PIH, BOI). 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 27 kt | +7 kt | 12 °C | 113 kt | 9 h 41 min | 11:49 am MDT (17:49 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | +11 kt | 14 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 03 min | 12:11 pm MDT (18:11 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +9 kt | 12 °C | 111 kt | 9 h 52 min | 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | +12 kt | 7 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 08 min | 12:16 pm MDT (18:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 20 min | 12:28 pm MDT (18:28 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 14 min | 12:22 pm MDT (18:22 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | +12 kt | -6 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 08 min | 12:16 pm MDT (18:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 36 kt | +12 kt | -10 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 08 min | 12:16 pm MDT (18:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 44 kt | +14 kt | -22 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 20 min | 12:28 pm MDT (18:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 57 kt | +26 kt | -29 °C | 94 kt | 11 h 39 min | 1:47 pm MDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 58 kt | +32 kt | -36 °C | 88 kt | 12 h 27 min | 2:35 pm MDT (20:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 52 kt | +33 kt | -45 °C | 87 kt | 12 h 35 min | 2:43 pm MDT (20:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUL | used from 0 nm out; 58 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 100 nm out; 46 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° |
| GCK | used from 249 nm out; 73 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° | |
| GLD | used from 349 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| DEN | used from 448 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| RKS | used from 647 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 847 nm out; 62 nm from the line | L/V | 240/13 1° | 240/15 -3° | 210/42 -15° | 200/70 -25° | 220/74 -29° | 220/71 -36° | 220/62 -43° | |
| BOI | used from 996 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 300/7 2° | 280/5 -4° | 210/16 -9° | 210/60 -20° | 210/75 -29° | 210/63 -32° | 220/64 -32° | 220/54 -39° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | departure | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| GMJ Grove, OK | 30 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 831 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 169 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| GBD Great Bend, KS | 249 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,886 ft | ||||
| GLD Goodland, KS | 398 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,657 ft | ||||
| FMM Fort Morgan, CO | 508 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,595 ft | ||||
| FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO | 558 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,020 ft | ||||
| RKS Rock Springs, WY | 757 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,764 ft | ||||
| EMM Kemmerer, WY | 827 nm out, 22 nm south of the line | no report just now | 7,288 ft | ||||
| PIH Pocatello, ID | 936 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,451 ft | ||||
| SUN Hailey, ID | 1016 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,319 ft | ||||
| BOI Boise, ID | destination | no report just now | 2,871 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,288 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BOI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:49 am MDT (17:49 UTC)
BOI 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 XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at BOI 7:05 pm MDT (01:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:33 pm MDT (01:33 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: Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport, Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field.