Washington Dulles International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport IAD → MSP
787 nautical miles (906 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 302°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC). 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: 2,733 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 90 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 70 to 169 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 80 to 289 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). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 IAD.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (EKN, AGC, CLE, FWA, MKG, GRB, LSE, MSP). 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 | 260° at 17 kt | +14 kt | 15 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 25 min | 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +16 kt | 15 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 34 min | 5:27 pm CDT (22:27 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | +21 kt | 11 °C | 99 kt | 7 h 57 min | 5:50 pm CDT (22:50 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 7 °C | 97 kt | 8 h 07 min | 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 4 °C | 97 kt | 8 h 07 min | 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 24 kt | +24 kt | -1 °C | 96 kt | 8 h 12 min | 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -5 °C | 95 kt | 8 h 17 min | 6:10 pm CDT (23:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 26 kt | +26 kt | -8 °C | 94 kt | 8 h 22 min | 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 32 kt | +31 kt | -21 °C | 89 kt | 8 h 51 min | 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 38 kt | +35 kt | -37 °C | 85 kt | 9 h 16 min | 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 45 kt | +45 kt | -41 °C | 75 kt | 10 h 30 min | 8:23 pm CDT (01:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 54 kt | +54 kt | -48 °C | 66 kt | 11 h 55 min | 9:48 pm CDT (02:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKN | used from 0 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 320/20 15° | 340/24 10° | 340/25 4° | 310/28 -7° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -36° | 300/49 -43° | 310/48 -50° | |
| AGC | used from 100 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 270/15 | 320/17 14° | 320/22 9° | 340/23 4° | 310/25 -8° | 290/30 -19° | 280/40 -36° | 290/49 -45° | 300/53 -49° |
| CLE | used from 199 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 280/17 | 270/17 14° | 280/22 10° | 290/26 4° | 290/25 -8° | 280/31 -21° | 280/35 -36° | 280/43 -44° | 300/53 -48° |
| FWA | used from 349 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 250/18 | 260/22 15° | 260/27 7° | 290/26 6° | 290/28 -8° | 290/39 -20° | 280/36 -37° | 290/54 -39° | 310/60 -48° |
| MKG | used from 399 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 240/27 | 240/26 15° | 270/27 9° | 280/27 5° | 280/28 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/41 -38° | 290/44 -41° | 300/60 -48° |
| GRB | used from 548 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 260/10 | 240/27 16° | 260/31 10° | 270/25 5° | 280/31 -10° | 280/35 -22° | 270/46 -37° | 290/43 -40° | 300/64 -48° |
| LSE | used from 598 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 240/16 | 230/27 20° | 250/35 12° | 260/28 5° | 260/30 -9° | 260/37 -21° | 260/38 -36° | 280/44 -37° | 280/52 -47° |
| MSP | used from 748 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 140/8 | 210/22 19° | 230/31 13° | 240/31 5° | 240/29 -9° | 250/34 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/46 -38° | 270/55 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD Washington, DC | departure | no report just now | 312 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 40 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| AGC Pittsburgh, PA | 140 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,251 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | 219 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 259 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,297 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 329 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| BTL Battle Creek, MI | 409 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 951 ft | ||||
| MWC Milwaukee, WI | 538 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 744 ft | ||||
| HXF Hartford, WI | 558 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,070 ft | ||||
| CMY Sparta, WI | 668 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| RGK Red Wing, MN | 748 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 778 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | no report just now | 841 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 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, 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC)
MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 329 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October · ZOB
- 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 IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 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: Washington Dulles International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.