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Daniel K Inouye International to Detroit Metro Wayne County HNL → DTW

3,883 nautical miles (4,468 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 052°, about 041° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 32 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 575 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 5W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 pm HST (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 2356 to 2465 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 5W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    NV
    FROM 10NNE BAM-40WSW BVL-60SW ELY-10SE OAL-30WNW OAL-10NNE BAM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • SIGMET 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 4:55 pm HST (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 2865 to 2895 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1946 to 2186 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1946 to 2016 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 2286 to 2795 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 2306 to 3024 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2376 to 2805 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 2475 to 2964 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 2595 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 2675 to 2895 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 2725 to 2815 nm out.
  • 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 3334 to 3493 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 20 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 HNL.

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 20:00–03:00 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 (HNL, OGG, ITO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft080° at 7 kt+7 kt113 kt34 h 22 min8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC)
5,500 ft020° at 5 kt+2 kt118 kt32 h 54 min6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC)
7,500 ft340° at 10 kt012 °C120 kt32 h 22 min6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC)
9,500 ft340° at 17 kt+1 kt9 °C119 kt32 h 38 min6:27 am EDT (10:27 UTC)
11,500 ft350° at 22 kt+4 kt7 °C116 kt33 h 28 min7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC)
13,500 ft350° at 27 kt+5 kt6 °C115 kt33 h 46 min7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC)
15,500 ft360° at 28 kt+7 kt4 °C113 kt34 h 22 min8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC)
17,500 ft030° at 20 kt+14 kt-1 °C106 kt36 h 38 min10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180040° at 19 kt+16 kt-2 °C104 kt37 h 20 min11:09 am EDT (15:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240060° at 16 kt+15 kt-14 °C105 kt36 h 59 min10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PointFrom1,0001,5002,0003,0006,0009,00012,00015,00018,00024,000
HNLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line080/8080/8080/8080/7030/10 18°010/19 12°340/20 7°330/20 4°030/5 -2°150/8 -15°
OGGused from 50 nm out; 75 nm from the line080/11090/11090/11110/9090/11 16°020/19 11°360/35 7°360/30 5°050/12 -1°080/15 -15°
ITOused from 699 nm out; 676 nm from the line070/7070/8070/7080/9340/7 12°330/16 10°350/21 6°350/32 5°040/21 -2°060/17 -14°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
HNL Honolulu, HI departure no report just now 13 ft
TRK Truckee, CA 2216 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 5,904 ft
OGD Ogden, UT 2605 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 4,472 ft
GUR Guernsey, WY 2934 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 4,401 ft
ALO Waterloo, IA 3483 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 873 ft
JXN Jackson, MI 3833 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,000 ft
DTW Detroit, MI destination no report just now 645 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,904 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DTW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC)

DTW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 2146 nm along the route · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA
  • 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local on the route, 2156 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC), at DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DTW is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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

Radar now, Hawaii
Radar now, Hawaii · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Daniel K Inouye International, Detroit Metro Wayne County.