Plan a flight · Mon 7:07 am CDT (12:07 UTC)

Duluth International to The Eastern Iowa Airport DLH → CID

298 nautical miles (343 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 176°, about 177° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 16-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC). Right now DLH is low IFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20; CID is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 10 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 first 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 last 70 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 DLH.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

BE20 at 1,600 ft, 8 nm north, 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DLH UA /OV 10N DLH /TM 1145/FL016/TP BE20/SK B016 T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through DLH
Where
10N dlh
Time
11:45 UTC
Height
at 1,600 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
B016 T035
E75L at 20,000 ft, 49 nm west, 5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 20,000 ft. 50 nm along the route, 49 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JMR UA /OV JMR/TM 1035/FL200/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 200
```
Report
a routine report filed through JMR
Where
over JMR
Time
10:35 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate at 20,000 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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (DLH, MSP, LSE, DBQ). 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	240° at 13 kt	+5 kt		115 kt	2 h 35 min	9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	+5 kt		115 kt	2 h 35 min	9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	+8 kt	14 °C	112 kt	2 h 40 min	9:47 am CDT (14:47 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 27 kt	+10 kt	10 °C	110 kt	2 h 43 min	9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 28 kt	+8 kt	6 °C	112 kt	2 h 40 min	9:47 am CDT (14:47 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 28 kt	+4 kt	1 °C	116 kt	2 h 34 min	9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 27 kt	−1 kt	-4 °C	121 kt	2 h 28 min	9:35 am CDT (14:35 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 27 kt	−5 kt	-9 °C	125 kt	2 h 23 min	9:30 am CDT (14:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 27 kt	−7 kt	-10 °C	127 kt	2 h 21 min	9:28 am CDT (14:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 33 kt	−9 kt	-22 °C	129 kt	2 h 19 min	9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 36 kt	−4 kt	-37 °C	124 kt	2 h 24 min	9:31 am CDT (14:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 46 kt	−9 kt	-42 °C	129 kt	2 h 19 min	9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 60 kt	−16 kt	-48 °C	136 kt	2 h 11 min	9:18 am CDT (14:18 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
DLH	used from 0 nm out; 25 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°
MSP	used from 50 nm out; 65 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°
LSE	used from 149 nm out; 28 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°
DBQ	used from 249 nm out; 47 nm from the line	250/27	260/23 17°	240/26 10°	260/30 4°	280/26 -9°	280/36 -21°	270/41 -36°	280/52 -41°	290/67 -48°

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
DLH Duluth, MN	departure	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the east-northeast (070°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	400 ft	1,427 ft	6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC)
OLG Solon Springs, WI	30 nm out, 14 nm east of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	500 ft	1,102 ft	11:55 UTC
UBE Cumberland, WI	80 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,242 ft	11:55 UTC
EAU Eau Claire, WI	119 nm out, 22 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	913 ft	11:56 UTC
ONA Winona, MN	169 nm out, 9 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	656 ft	11:55 UTC
CJJ Cresco, IA	209 nm out, 12 nm west of the line	no report just now				1,279 ft
DEH Decorah, IA	219 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,600 feet, a few clouds at 4,200 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet	variable at 5 knots, gusting to 10	10+ mi	none	1,157 ft	11:55 UTC
IIB Independence, IA	259 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	979 ft	11:55 UTC
CID Cedar Rapids, IA	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	869 ft	6:52 am CDT (11:52 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 CID when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for CID

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Tue 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for DLH, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 16 knots, gusting to 27, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 200 feet
30% chance between Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 400 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 300 feet
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 300 feet
From Tue 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 500 feet

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 DLH 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Duluth International, The Eastern Iowa Airport.