Range Regional to General Mitchell International HIB → MKE
339 nautical miles (390 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 140°, about 138° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:56 am CDT (08:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HIB is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots; MKE is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) 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: 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 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 149 to 259 nm out.
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 HIB.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (DLH, LSE, GRB). 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 | 230° at 11 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 2 h 50 min | 4:43 am CDT (09:43 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 2 h 41 min | 4:34 am CDT (09:34 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 39 min | 4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −7 kt | 8 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 40 min | 4:33 am CDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −6 kt | 5 °C | 126 kt | 2 h 41 min | 4:34 am CDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | −10 kt | 1 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 36 min | 4:29 am CDT (09:29 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 28 kt | −14 kt | -4 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 32 min | 4:25 am CDT (09:25 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 31 kt | −18 kt | -9 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 27 min | 4:20 am CDT (09:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 32 kt | −19 kt | -10 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 26 min | 4:19 am CDT (09:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 33 kt | −21 kt | -21 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 24 min | 4:17 am CDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 41 kt | −26 kt | -36 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 19 min | 4:12 am CDT (09:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 46 kt | −31 kt | -45 °C | 151 kt | 2 h 15 min | 4:08 am CDT (09:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 65 kt | −45 kt | -54 °C | 165 kt | 2 h 03 min | 3:56 am CDT (08:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLH | used from 0 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 080/28 | 240/21 15° | 250/26 9° | 250/32 3° | 260/42 -11° | 270/40 -21° | 260/43 -36° | 260/46 -46° | 260/65 -54° |
| LSE | used from 149 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -53° |
| GRB | used from 199 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIB Hibbing, MN | departure | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,353 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| DLH Duluth, MN | 40 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 12,000 feet | from the east (080°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 12,000 ft | 1,427 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| DYT Duluth, MN | 50 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,400 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 21 knots, gusting to 29 | 10+ mi | 4,400 ft | 608 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| HYR Hayward, WI | 100 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,215 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MDZ Medford, WI | 169 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,478 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| CWA Mosinee, WI | 209 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,277 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| STE Stevens Point, WI | 219 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,110 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| OSH Oshkosh, WI | 269 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 808 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| HXF Hartford, WI | 309 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,070 ft | ||||
| MKE Milwaukee, WI | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 728 ft | 12:52 am CDT (05:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,478 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MKE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:56 am CDT (08:56 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MKE
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for HIB, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 900 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the east at 9 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 900 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the east at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 800 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 HIB 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MKE is before sunrise there (7:01 am CDT (12:01 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: Range Regional, General Mitchell International.