Bemidji Regional to Duluth International BJI → DLH
119 nautical miles (137 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 109°, about 108° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 72-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BJI is IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots; DLH is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 12 knots. 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 whole 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 BJI.
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 2 forecast points nearest it (INL, DLH). 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 | 090° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 98 kt | 1 h 13 min | 5:14 am CDT (10:14 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 130° at 2 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 1 h 01 min | 5:02 am CDT (10:02 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 10 °C | 131 kt | 55 min | 4:56 am CDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | −20 kt | 8 °C | 140 kt | 51 min | 4:52 am CDT (09:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 32 kt | −27 kt | 4 °C | 147 kt | 49 min | 4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 35 kt | −31 kt | -1 °C | 151 kt | 47 min | 4:48 am CDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 37 kt | −34 kt | -5 °C | 154 kt | 46 min | 4:47 am CDT (09:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 39 kt | −37 kt | -10 °C | 157 kt | 45 min | 4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 39 kt | −38 kt | -11 °C | 158 kt | 45 min | 4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 40 kt | −40 kt | -22 °C | 160 kt | 45 min | 4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 45 kt | −45 kt | -38 °C | 165 kt | 43 min | 4:44 am CDT (09:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 45 kt | −43 kt | -45 °C | 163 kt | 44 min | 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 73 kt | −72 kt | -49 °C | 192 kt | 37 min | 4:38 am CDT (09:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INL | used from 0 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 090/25 | L/V 8° | 250/20 6° | 270/32 1° | 270/44 -11° | 280/48 -22° | 280/56 -38° | 270/50 -47° | 280/83 -50° |
| DLH | used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 090/31 | 250/7 14° | 250/26 11° | 250/36 4° | 280/36 -11° | 290/35 -22° | 300/39 -38° | 280/41 -44° | 280/66 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJI Bemidji, MN | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 1,391 ft | 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC) |
| GPZ Grand Rapids, MN | 59 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the north (010°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 1,355 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| HIB Hibbing, MN | 79 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,500 ft | 1,353 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| DLH Duluth, MN | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet | from the east (090°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 12,000 ft | 1,427 ft | 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,427 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DLH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC)
Wind from the east at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet IFR
The whole forecast for DLH
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 9,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 200 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 16 knots, gusting to 27, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 200 feet
The forecast for BJI, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light rain showers
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 BJI 6:37 pm CDT (23:37 UTC), at DLH 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DLH is before sunrise there (7:22 am CDT (12:22 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: Bemidji Regional, Duluth International.