Plan a flight · Mon 10:03 am CDT (15:03 UTC)

Grand Forks International to Minot International GFK → MOT

166 nautical miles (190 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 272° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:23 am CDT (16:23 UTC). Right now GFK is low IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots; MOT is low IFR, wind from the north (350°) at 8 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: 2 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.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. 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 GFK.

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

PC12 at 1,300 ft, 1 nm north, 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC): overcast above 1,200 ft, remarks: ceiling indefinite between from 1,100 ft to 1,200 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GFK UA /OV KGFK360001/TM 1455/FL013/TP PC12/SK OVC012-TOPUNKN/RM CEILING INDEFINITE BTWN 011-012
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Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
1 nm north (360°) of KGFK
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
ceiling indefinite between from 1,100 ft to 1,200 ft
PA44 climbing, 1 nm north, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 1 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GFK UA /OV KGFK360001/TM 1407/FLUNKN/TP PA44/SK OVC011-TOPUNKN/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
1 nm north (360°) of KGFK
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
PA44
Sky
overcast from 1,100 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the climb
P28A at 5,000 ft, 3 nm northeast, 8:27 am CDT (13:27 UTC): no icing, overcast above 1,000 ft, 5 °C, remarks: during the climb indefinite ceiling visibility 1/2SM. At the departure end, 3 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GFK UA /OV GFK030003/TM 1327/FL050/TP P28A/SK OVC010/WX FV00SM/TA 05/IC NEG/RM DURC INDEFINITE CEILING VIS 1/2SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
3 nm northeast (030°) of GFK
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Weather
flight visibility 0 miles
Temperature
5 °C
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb indefinite ceiling visibility 1/2SM
PRM1 at 5,000 ft, 5 nm east, 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC): no icing, overcast from 1,200 ft to 5,000 ft, 9 °C. At the departure end, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GFK UA /OV KGFK090005/TM 1310/FL050/TP PRM1/SK OVC012-TOP050/TA 09/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
5 nm east (090°) of KGFK
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
PRM1
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 5,000 ft
Temperature
9 °C
Icing
none
P28A at 1,900 ft, 1 nm north, 7:38 am CDT (12:38 UTC): no icing, overcast above 1,200 ft, 5 °C. At the departure end, 1 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GFK UA /OV KGFK360001/TM 1238/FL019/TP P28A/SK OVC012-TOPUNKN/TA 05/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
1 nm north (360°) of KGFK
Time
12:38 UTC
Height
at 1,900 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops unknown
Temperature
5 °C
Icing
none
A321 at 30,000 ft, 1 nm northwest, 7:28 am CDT (12:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing. At the departure end, 1 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GFK UA /OV GFK/TM 1228/FL300/TP A321/SK TOP300/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
over GFK
Time
12:28 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
TOP300
Turbulence
light chop
Icing
none
B38M at 34,000 ft, 22 nm south, 9:49 am CDT (14:49 UTC): no turbulence. 136 nm along the route, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOT UA /OV MOT120035/TM 1449/FL340/TP B38M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOT
Where
35 nm southeast (120°) of MOT
Time
14:49 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (GFK, MOT). 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	120° at 5 kt	−5 kt	2 °C	125 kt	1 h 20 min	11:23 am CDT (16:23 UTC)
6,500 ft	170° at 6 kt	−2 kt	7 °C	122 kt	1 h 22 min	11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 14 kt	+4 kt	6 °C	116 kt	1 h 26 min	11:29 am CDT (16:29 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 21 kt	+11 kt	3 °C	109 kt	1 h 31 min	11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+18 kt	0 °C	102 kt	1 h 38 min	11:41 am CDT (16:41 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 34 kt	+23 kt	-4 °C	97 kt	1 h 43 min	11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 40 kt	+28 kt	-8 °C	92 kt	1 h 48 min	11:51 am CDT (16:51 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 44 kt	+32 kt	-11 °C	88 kt	1 h 53 min	11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 39 kt	+27 kt	-23 °C	93 kt	1 h 47 min	11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 40 kt	+27 kt	-35 °C	93 kt	1 h 47 min	11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 53 kt	+40 kt	-40 °C	80 kt	2 h 05 min	12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 65 kt	+61 kt	-47 °C	59 kt	2 h 49 min	12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 24 nm from the line	100/10	150/9 10°	200/19 7°	230/27 1°	240/51 -11°	230/43 -23°	230/40 -36°	240/56 -40°	260/67 -47°
MOT	used from 97 nm out; 44 nm from the line		L/V 2°	220/12 2°	220/27 0°	220/36 -12°	230/33 -24°	230/39 -34°	230/50 -39°	250/63 -46°

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
GFK Grand Forks, ND	departure	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 400 feet Weather: fog	from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots	0.25 mi	400 ft	845 ft	9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC)
DVL Devils Lake, ND	68 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	1,469 ft	14:56 UTC
RUG Rugby, ND	117 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	900 ft	1,549 ft	06:15 UTC
MOT Minot, ND	destination	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain	from the north (350°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	1,715 ft	9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,715 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MOT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:23 am CDT (16:23 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet IFR

The whole forecast for MOT

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet

The forecast for GFK, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 600 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, 10 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at GFK 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC), at MOT 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm CDT (00:31 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 northern Rockies · 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: Grand Forks International, Minot International.