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Great Falls International to Minot International GTF → MOT

409 nautical miles (470 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 080°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:48 am CDT (07:48 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GTF is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 8 knots; MOT is low IFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 7 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 last 120 nm of the route.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force along the route. 1 pilot report of icing near the line in the last three hours: light rime icing from 3,000 ft to 10,000 ft, 7 nm north, 8:26 pm MDT (02:26 UTC). The freezing level is below 5,500 ft, the lowest forecast height, so any cloud could carry ice. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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 GTF.

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

PC12 at 12,000 ft, 7 nm north, 8:26 pm MDT (02:26 UTC): light rime icing from 3,000 ft to 10,000 ft, -2 °C, remarks: during the climb. 309 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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XWA UA /OV KXWA/TM 0226/FL120/TP PC12/SK BASE 030 TOP 100/TA M02/IC LGT RIME 030-100/RM DURC
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Report
a routine report filed through XWA
Where
over KXWA
Time
02:26 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
base 3,000 ft top 10,000 ft
Temperature
−2 °C
Icing
light rime from 3,000 ft to 10,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb

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 3 forecast points nearest it (GTF, GGW, 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
5,500 ft	270° at 7 kt	−7 kt	-2 °C	127 kt	3 h 13 min	3:25 am CDT (08:25 UTC)
7,500 ft	270° at 10 kt	−10 kt	-2 °C	130 kt	3 h 09 min	3:21 am CDT (08:21 UTC)
9,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	−14 kt	-1 °C	134 kt	3 h 03 min	3:15 am CDT (08:15 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−17 kt	-2 °C	137 kt	2 h 59 min	3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	−18 kt	-5 °C	138 kt	2 h 58 min	3:10 am CDT (08:10 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	−17 kt	-10 °C	137 kt	2 h 59 min	3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	−17 kt	-14 °C	137 kt	2 h 59 min	3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 19 kt	−17 kt	-15 °C	137 kt	2 h 59 min	3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 31 kt	−31 kt	-28 °C	151 kt	2 h 43 min	2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 34 kt	−31 kt	-37 °C	151 kt	2 h 43 min	2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 42 kt	−37 kt	-41 °C	157 kt	2 h 36 min	2:48 am CDT (07:48 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 40 kt	−34 kt	-44 °C	154 kt	2 h 39 min	2:51 am CDT (07:51 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
GTF	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	260/12	270/12 0°	290/10 -3°	L/V -16°	270/12 -30°	250/6 -40°	240/23 -41°	220/24 -44°
GGW	used from 100 nm out; 73 nm from the line	230/6 -3°	270/13 -1°	250/18 -3°	220/31 -16°	240/38 -28°	240/41 -37°	230/44 -41°	230/43 -43°
MOT	used from 299 nm out; 85 nm from the line	320/10 0°	280/14 -3°	270/27 -1°	280/23 -14°	270/41 -27°	240/45 -34°	240/55 -41°	240/51 -45°

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
GTF Great Falls, MT	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	3,680 ft	10:53 pm MDT (04:53 UTC)
GGW Glasgow, MT	199 nm out, 15 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,800 ft	2,295 ft	04:53 UTC
OLF Wolf Point, MT	239 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,100 ft	1,988 ft	04:53 UTC
XWA Williston, ND	309 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	2,356 ft	04:51 UTC
MOT Minot, ND	destination	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	6 mi	400 ft	1,715 ft	11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,680 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

GTF Great Falls, MT