Devils Lake Regional to Grand Forks International DVL → GFK
70 nautical miles (81 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 098°, about 091° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:29 am CDT (08:29 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DVL is IFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 10 knots; GFK is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 15 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 DVL.
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 02:00–09:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (GFK). 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 | 070° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 105 kt | 40 min | 3:45 am CDT (08:45 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 090° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 39 min | 3:44 am CDT (08:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 190° at 3 kt | 0 | 8 °C | 120 kt | 35 min | 3:40 am CDT (08:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 5 °C | 132 kt | 32 min | 3:37 am CDT (08:37 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −21 kt | 2 °C | 141 kt | 30 min | 3:35 am CDT (08:35 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 29 kt | −25 kt | -2 °C | 145 kt | 29 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | −27 kt | -5 °C | 147 kt | 29 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 33 kt | −30 kt | -9 °C | 150 kt | 28 min | 3:33 am CDT (08:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 34 kt | −30 kt | -10 °C | 150 kt | 28 min | 3:33 am CDT (08:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 43 kt | −41 kt | -21 °C | 161 kt | 26 min | 3:31 am CDT (08:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 39 kt | −37 kt | -36 °C | 157 kt | 27 min | 3:32 am CDT (08:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 36 kt | −34 kt | -46 °C | 154 kt | 27 min | 3:32 am CDT (08:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 59 kt | −56 kt | -53 °C | 176 kt | 24 min | 3:29 am CDT (08:29 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFK | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 070/18 | 100/10 9° | 250/11 6° | 250/27 1° | 250/34 -10° | 260/43 -21° | 260/39 -36° | 260/36 -46° | 260/59 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVL Devils Lake, ND | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain | from the northeast (040°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 1,469 ft | 2:56 am CDT (07:56 UTC) |
| GFK Grand Forks, ND | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 15 knots | 8 mi | 600 ft | 845 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,469 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:29 am CDT (08:29 UTC)
Wind from the north at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for GFK
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
The forecast for DVL, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 14 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light rain, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4348 GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local on the route, 53 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at DVL 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC), at GFK 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GFK is before sunrise there (7:43 am CDT (12:43 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: Devils Lake Regional, Grand Forks International.