Bismarck Municipal to Cleveland-Hopkins International BIS → CLE
873 nautical miles (1,005 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 105°, about 098° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:51 am EDT (10:51 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: 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 218 nm of the route.
- 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 397 to 526 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 208 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 BIS.
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 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 (ABR, AXN, MSP, LSE, GRB, MKG, FWA, CLE). 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 | 250° at 12 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 6 h 49 min | 8:41 am EDT (12:41 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 6 h 34 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 31 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 9 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 31 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 5 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 31 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 1 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 20 min | 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -4 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 09 min | 8:01 am EDT (12:01 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | −26 kt | -8 °C | 146 kt | 5 h 59 min | 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -9 °C | 147 kt | 5 h 56 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -21 °C | 152 kt | 5 h 45 min | 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 35 kt | −36 kt | -36 °C | 156 kt | 5 h 36 min | 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 44 kt | −45 kt | -44 °C | 165 kt | 5 h 17 min | 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 54 kt | −55 kt | -51 °C | 175 kt | 4 h 59 min | 6:51 am EDT (10:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABR | used from 0 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 070/14 | 250/10 17° | 270/16 11° | 260/28 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/41 -22° | 270/33 -37° | 260/42 -42° | 260/50 -48° |
| AXN | used from 149 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 100/14 | 250/21 14° | 240/24 12° | 240/31 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/40 -21° | 250/42 -36° | 260/48 -45° | 260/53 -50° |
| MSP | used from 298 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 230/26 | 240/30 17° | 240/24 12° | 250/22 5° | 250/35 -10° | 260/36 -21° | 250/41 -36° | 250/49 -45° | 260/58 -52° |
| LSE | used from 397 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -53° |
| GRB | used from 496 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| MKG | used from 595 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| FWA | used from 744 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CLE | used from 794 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIS Bismarck, ND | departure | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| GWR Gwinner, ND | 129 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,265 ft | ||||
| GHW Glenwood, MN | 238 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,393 ft | ||||
| ANE Minneapolis, MN | 327 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 912 ft | ||||
| EAU Eau Claire, WI | 407 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 913 ft | ||||
| VIQ Neillsville, WI | 447 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,237 ft | ||||
| OSH Oshkosh, WI | 536 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 808 ft | ||||
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | 685 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 793 ft | ||||
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 774 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| DTW Detroit, MI | 794 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 645 ft | ||||
| CLE Cleveland, OH | destination | no report just now | 799 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,661 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC)
CLE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 318 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at BIS 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at CLE 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CLE is before sunrise there (7:35 am EDT (11:35 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: Bismarck Municipal, Cleveland-Hopkins International.