Cleveland-Hopkins International to Bismarck Municipal CLE → BIS
873 nautical miles (1,005 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 298°, about 306° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC). Right now CLE is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots; BIS is IFR, wind from the east (090°) at 14 knots, gusting to 24. 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 149 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 318 to 447 nm out.
- 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 last 218 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 CLE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 1,700 ft, 31 nm southwest, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 79 nm along the route, 31 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0620/FL017/TP B738/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 06:20 UTC
- Height
- at 1,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,700 ft, tops 2,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- A333 descending, 12 nm north, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 79 nm along the route, 12 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 05:44 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- A333
- Sky
- tops 2,500 ft
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (CLE, FWA, MKG, GRB, LSE, MSP, AXN, ABR, DIK). 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 | 260° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 56 min | 11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 15 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 01 min | 11:40 am CDT (16:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | +12 kt | 11 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 05 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +15 kt | 7 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 19 min | 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +18 kt | 3 °C | 102 kt | 8 h 34 min | 12:13 pm CDT (17:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -1 °C | 99 kt | 8 h 49 min | 12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -6 °C | 97 kt | 9 h | 12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -9 °C | 95 kt | 9 h 11 min | 12:50 pm CDT (17:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 31 kt | +29 kt | -21 °C | 91 kt | 9 h 36 min | 1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 35 kt | +33 kt | -36 °C | 87 kt | 10 h 02 min | 1:41 pm CDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 46 kt | +45 kt | -43 °C | 75 kt | 11 h 38 min | 3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 58 kt | +58 kt | -49 °C | 62 kt | 14 h 05 min | 5:44 pm CDT (22:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| FWA | used from 99 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| MKG | used from 149 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 260/28 | 260/18 15° | 250/16 9° | 260/22 4° | 280/31 -9° | 270/35 -21° | 270/44 -35° | 270/42 -45° | 290/61 -51° |
| GRB | used from 298 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| LSE | used from 397 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| MSP | used from 496 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
| AXN | used from 595 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 110/6 | 260/10 16° | 240/17 12° | 250/20 5° | 260/29 -10° | 260/35 -22° | 260/29 -38° | 270/48 -41° | 270/61 -48° |
| ABR | used from 695 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 080/12 | 210/12 17° | 220/22 12° | 230/26 5° | 220/28 -10° | 230/41 -21° | 250/36 -36° | 260/47 -39° | 260/63 -47° |
| DIK | used from 843 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 190/12 5° | 230/29 7° | 220/33 1° | 220/43 -11° | 210/47 -23° | 220/53 -33° | 240/56 -40° | 250/72 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE Cleveland, OH | departure | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,100 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet Weather: light drizzle | from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots | 9 mi | 2,100 ft | 799 ft | 4:14 am EDT (08:14 UTC) |
| DTW Detroit, MI | 79 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the west (260°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 645 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 99 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | none | 839 ft | 07:53 UTC | |
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | 189 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots | 5 mi | none | 793 ft | 08:01 UTC |
| OSH Oshkosh, WI | 337 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 808 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| VIQ Neillsville, WI | 427 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,237 ft | ||||
| EAU Eau Claire, WI | 466 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 913 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| ANE Minneapolis, MN | 546 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 17,000 feet, a broken layer at 19,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots | 9 mi | 17,000 ft | 912 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| GHW Glenwood, MN | 635 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 17,000 feet | from the north (350°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,393 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| GWR Gwinner, ND | 744 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | reported, no category | from the north (010°) at 13 knots | 1 mi | none | 1,265 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| BIS Bismarck, ND | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the east (090°) at 14 knots, gusting to 24 | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 1,661 ft | 2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC) |
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 BIS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC)
Wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet IFR
The whole forecast for BIS
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
- At times between Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) and 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
The forecast for CLE, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the departure 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 departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 556 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at CLE 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC), at BIS 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 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: Cleveland-Hopkins International, Bismarck Municipal.