Plan a flight · Mon 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC)

Duluth International to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport DLH → MEM

715 nautical miles (823 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 171°, about 172° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:58 pm CDT (18:58 UTC). Right now DLH is low IFR, wind from the east (080°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25; MEM is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 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 50 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

E545 at 1,700 ft, 2 nm south, 8:44 am CDT (13:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1344/FL017/TP E545/SK B017 T 035
```
Report
a routine report filed through DLH
Where
over DLH
Time
13:44 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
E545
Sky
B017 T at 3,500 ft
E75L at 300 ft, 2 nm south, 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1312/FL003/TP E75L/SK B003 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through DLH
Where
over DLH
Time
13:12 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
B003 T037
CRJ9 at 1,600 ft, 2 nm south, 7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC): overcast from 1,600 ft to 3,500 ft, 14 °C, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1226/FL016/TP CRJ9/SK 016OVC035/TA 14/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DLH
Where
over DLH
Time
12:26 UTC
Height
at 1,600 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
016OVC035
Temperature
14 °C
Remarks
during the climb
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
B752 at 34,000 ft, 9 nm east, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 258 nm along the route, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DBQ UA /OV DBQ300020/TM 1223/FL340/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DBQ
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of DBQ
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
A321 at 32,000 ft, 25 nm west, 7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 288 nm along the route, 25 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CID UA /OV CID360010/TM 1225/FL320/TP A321/TB INTMT LGT CHOP CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CID
Where
10 nm north (360°) of CID
Time
12:25 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
intermittent light chop continuous light chop
BE33 at 4,500 ft, 41 nm southwest, 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC): clear from 4,500 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: ZME65. At the destination end, 41 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTA UA /OV UTA180015/TM 1305/FL045/TP BE33/SK SKC/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTA
Where
15 nm south (180°) of UTA
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
BE33
Sky
clear
Remarks
ZME65

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 9 forecast points nearest it (DLH, MSP, LSE, DBQ, BRL, SPI, STL, CGI, MEM). 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 20 kt	+4 kt		116 kt	6 h 10 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	+4 kt		116 kt	6 h 10 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	+5 kt	13 °C	115 kt	6 h 13 min	3:21 pm CDT (20:21 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 21 kt	+5 kt	10 °C	115 kt	6 h 13 min	3:21 pm CDT (20:21 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 22 kt	+3 kt	6 °C	117 kt	6 h 07 min	3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 23 kt	0	2 °C	120 kt	5 h 58 min	3:06 pm CDT (20:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 24 kt	−3 kt	-3 °C	123 kt	5 h 49 min	2:57 pm CDT (19:57 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 26 kt	−6 kt	-7 °C	126 kt	5 h 40 min	2:48 pm CDT (19:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 26 kt	−7 kt	-8 °C	127 kt	5 h 38 min	2:46 pm CDT (19:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 32 kt	−8 kt	-20 °C	128 kt	5 h 35 min	2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 41 kt	−11 kt	-34 °C	131 kt	5 h 27 min	2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 52 kt	−17 kt	-41 °C	137 kt	5 h 13 min	2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 56 kt	−28 kt	-49 °C	148 kt	4 h 50 min	1:58 pm CDT (18:58 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; 70 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 99 nm out; 59 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 248 nm out; 24 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°
BRL	used from 298 nm out; 44 nm from the line	250/32	250/19 17°	260/15 11°	270/16 3°	290/23 -7°	260/42 -20°	270/52 -34°	280/63 -39°	290/64 -48°
SPI	used from 397 nm out; 51 nm from the line	260/28	250/22 15°	250/14 9°	260/20 6°	280/27 -7°	280/34 -19°	280/48 -32°	280/59 -41°	300/60 -49°
STL	used from 447 nm out; 23 nm from the line	250/26	240/21 15°	240/22 11°	250/23 6°	270/28 -7°	260/30 -19°	280/52 -31°	280/57 -40°	300/57 -49°
CGI	used from 547 nm out; 40 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
MEM	used from 646 nm out; 45 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°

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 300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist	from the east (080°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25	0.75 mi	300 ft	1,427 ft	8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC)
SSQ Shell Lake, WI	70 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,233 ft
EAU Eau Claire, WI	119 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	913 ft	13:56 UTC
LSE La Crosse, WI	179 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	655 ft	13:53 UTC
DBQ Dubuque, IA	268 nm out, 25 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,076 ft	13:53 UTC
CID Cedar Rapids, IA	298 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	869 ft	13:52 UTC
BRL Burlington, IA	368 nm out, 8 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	698 ft	13:53 UTC
SUS St Louis, MO	497 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	463 ft	13:54 UTC
CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL	507 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	412 ft	13:53 UTC
POF Poplar Bluff, MO	606 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	330 ft	13:53 UTC
NQA Millington, TN	696 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	322 ft	12:55 UTC
MEM Memphis, TN	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	340 ft	8:54 am CDT (13:54 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 MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:58 pm CDT (18:58 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for MEM

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for DLH, the departure

From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the east at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility 1½ miles, light drizzle, mist, 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), overcast at 800 feet
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 MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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 now, the lower 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, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.