Austin-Bergstrom International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport AUS → MSP
907 nautical miles (1,043 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 012°, about 008° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:57 am CDT (07:57 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 3,392 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 route from 478 to 847 nm out.
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 AUS.
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 20:00–03:00 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 (CLL, DAL, OKC, TUL, MKC, DSM, MCW, MSP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 200° at 26 kt | −26 kt | 146 kt | 6 h 13 min | 2:57 am CDT (07:57 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | −24 kt | 144 kt | 6 h 18 min | 3:02 am CDT (08:02 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −18 kt | 14 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 34 min | 3:18 am CDT (08:18 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 52 min | 3:36 am CDT (08:36 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −10 kt | 8 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 59 min | 3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 59 min | 3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −10 kt | -1 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 59 min | 3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −11 kt | -5 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 55 min | 3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 23 kt | −11 kt | -6 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 55 min | 3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 24 kt | −11 kt | -17 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 55 min | 3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 33 kt | −3 kt | -31 °C | 123 kt | 7 h 22 min | 4:06 am CDT (09:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 40 kt | −3 kt | -40 °C | 123 kt | 7 h 22 min | 4:06 am CDT (09:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 47 kt | +1 kt | -53 °C | 119 kt | 7 h 37 min | 4:21 am CDT (09:21 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 160/18 | 190/18 16° | 200/19 12° | 220/14 7° | 260/18 -5° | 250/20 -13° | 290/29 -29° | 290/31 -40° | 300/22 -53° |
| DAL | used from 100 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -52° |
| OKC | used from 249 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/29 16° | 230/22 14° | 240/17 9° | 240/28 -6° | 250/35 -15° | 270/42 -29° | 270/43 -39° | 280/38 -51° |
| TUL | used from 299 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| MKC | used from 448 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| DSM | used from 648 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| MCW | used from 747 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 200/35 | 240/33 18° | 250/20 10° | 260/10 6° | 270/18 -8° | 260/28 -19° | 280/30 -34° | 290/49 -43° | 280/70 -54° |
| MSP | used from 847 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/28 | 240/30 19° | 240/24 12° | 240/17 5° | 270/24 -10° | 270/33 -20° | 280/48 -35° | 290/55 -45° | 280/84 -54° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Austin, TX | departure | no report just now | 541 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | 90 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| GKY Arlington, TX | 149 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 219 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 749 ft | ||||
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 359 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 638 ft | ||||
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 369 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 677 ft | ||||
| IXD Olathe, KS | 538 nm out, 18 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,087 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 588 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| GFZ Greenfield, IA | 687 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,363 ft | ||||
| EFW Jefferson, IA | 727 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,047 ft | ||||
| ACQ Waseca, MN | 857 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,126 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | no report just now | 841 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,363 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:57 am CDT (07:57 UTC)
MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 4 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 7 nm from the route, 169 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSP is before sunrise there (7:24 am CDT (12:24 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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.