Daniel K Inouye International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport HNL → MSP
3,447 nautical miles (3,967 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 049°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 29 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 5:29 am CDT (10:29 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: 728 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
- SIGMET 8C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm HST (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 2977 to 2987 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8C VALID UNTIL 0655Z NE SD WY FROM 50WNW RAP-20SSW RAP-60NW BFF-40ENE DDY-50WNW RAP DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1928 to 2298 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 1938 to 2028 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 2368 to 2528 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2428 to 2877 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 2448 to 2907 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 2728 to 2947 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 2738 to 2987 nm out.
- 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 route from 2757 to 3337 nm out.
- 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 2777 to 3007 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 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 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 (HNL, OGG, ITO). 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 | 120° at 8 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 29 h 58 min | 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 090° at 4 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 29 h 28 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 350° at 7 kt | +2 kt | 11 °C | 118 kt | 29 h 13 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 350° at 14 kt | +3 kt | 9 °C | 117 kt | 29 h 28 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 360° at 22 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 31 h 20 min | 7:36 am CDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 010° at 28 kt | +14 kt | 6 °C | 106 kt | 32 h 31 min | 8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 010° at 29 kt | +16 kt | 5 °C | 104 kt | 33 h 09 min | 9:25 am CDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 020° at 23 kt | +15 kt | -1 °C | 105 kt | 32 h 50 min | 9:06 am CDT (14:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 020° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 32 h 50 min | 9:06 am CDT (14:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 030° at 7 kt | +5 kt | -14 °C | 115 kt | 29 h 58 min | 6:14 am CDT (11:14 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 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 070/9 | 070/10 | 070/11 | 100/12 | 070/10 17° | 010/19 12° | 020/21 7° | 340/18 4° | 040/6 -2° | L/V -15° |
| OGG | used from 100 nm out; 106 nm from the line | 090/11 | 090/12 | 100/12 | 100/10 | 070/10 16° | 050/17 11° | 020/27 6° | 360/32 5° | 040/16 -2° | 040/9 -15° |
| ITO | used from 949 nm out; 929 nm from the line | L/V | L/V | 110/6 | 130/10 | L/V 12° | 320/16 9° | 360/24 6° | 010/31 6° | 020/24 -2° | 030/6 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL Honolulu, HI | departure | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| RDD Redding, CA | 2148 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 505 ft | ||||
| TWF Twin Falls, ID | 2518 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,153 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 3027 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| HCD Hutchinson, MN | 3397 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,062 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | no report just now | 841 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,153 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC)
MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSP is before sunrise there (7:25 am CDT (12:25 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: Daniel K Inouye International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.