Duluth International to Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field DLH → MSN
253 nautical miles (291 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 150°, about 151° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:36 am CDT (11:36 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DLH is IFR, wind from the east (090°) at 12 knots; MSN is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 6 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 19 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 166 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
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 3 forecast points nearest it (DLH, 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 | 220° at 7 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 2 h 10 min | 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 2 h 06 min | 7:07 am CDT (12:07 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 05 min | 7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 28 kt | −2 kt | 10 °C | 122 kt | 2 h 04 min | 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 30 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 2 h 02 min | 7:03 am CDT (12:03 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 30 kt | −8 kt | 1 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 59 min | 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 29 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 1 h 54 min | 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 29 kt | −17 kt | -9 °C | 137 kt | 1 h 51 min | 6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 29 kt | −18 kt | -10 °C | 138 kt | 1 h 50 min | 6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 33 kt | −22 kt | -21 °C | 142 kt | 1 h 47 min | 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 35 kt | −20 kt | -37 °C | 140 kt | 1 h 48 min | 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 44 kt | −24 kt | -43 °C | 144 kt | 1 h 45 min | 6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 62 kt | −39 kt | -48 °C | 159 kt | 1 h 35 min | 6:36 am CDT (11:36 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; 24 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° |
| LSE | used from 97 nm out; 74 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 243 nm out; 76 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 | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the east (090°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 1,427 ft | 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC) |
| OLG Solon Springs, WI | 39 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 1,102 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| HYR Hayward, WI | 58 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the northeast (050°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,215 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| RCX Ladysmith, WI | 97 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,239 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| VIQ Neillsville, WI | 156 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,237 ft | ||||
| DAF Necedah, WI | 195 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 919 ft | ||||
| DLL Baraboo, WI | 224 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 980 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| MSN Madison, WI | destination | VFR | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 886 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 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 MSN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:36 am CDT (11:36 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MSN
- From Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
The forecast for DLH, the departure
- 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
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 MSN 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSN is before sunrise there (7:07 am CDT (12:07 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: Duluth International, Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field.