Plan a flight · Mon 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC)

Indianapolis International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport IND → MSP

436 nautical miles (502 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 318°, about 323° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC). Right now IND is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots; MSP is VFR, wind calm. 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: 3,349 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). 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 IND.

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

EMBRAER at 400 ft, 33 nm southeast, 9:37 am EDT (13:37 UTC): haze, remarks: ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft. At the departure end, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1337/FL004/TP EMBRAER/WX HZ/RM ILS RWY 23 CEILING 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAK
Where
over KBAK
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
EMBRAER
Weather
haze
Remarks
ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft
G280 at 200 ft, 33 nm southeast, 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC): fog, remarks: ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground. At the departure end, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1310/FL002/TP G280/WX FG/RM ILS RWY 23 RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AQUIRED AT 200 FEET AGL
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAK
Where
over KBAK
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
G280
Weather
fog
Remarks
ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground
B39M at 36,000 ft, 48 nm northeast, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): no turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWK UA /OV OBK/TM 1318/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWK
Where
over OBK
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
C510 at 17,000 ft, 19 nm northeast, 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC): no turbulence. 268 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNR UA /OV LNR/TM 1327/FL170/TP C510/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNR
Where
over LNR
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
C510
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 19 nm northeast, 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC): no turbulence. 268 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNR UA /OV 0WI4/TM 1327/FL200/TP PC12/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNR
Where
over 0WI4
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
none
B752 at 34,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 278 nm along the route, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DBQ UA /OV DBQ300020/TM 1223/FL340/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DBQ
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of DBQ
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop

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 5 forecast points nearest it (IND, JOT, DBQ, 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	240° at 24 kt	+5 kt		115 kt	3 h 47 min	1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 27 kt	+8 kt	17 °C	112 kt	3 h 54 min	1:46 pm CDT (18:46 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 29 kt	+14 kt	12 °C	106 kt	4 h 07 min	1:59 pm CDT (18:59 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 31 kt	+18 kt	8 °C	102 kt	4 h 16 min	2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 31 kt	+22 kt	4 °C	98 kt	4 h 27 min	2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 31 kt	+22 kt	-1 °C	98 kt	4 h 27 min	2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 31 kt	+23 kt	-5 °C	97 kt	4 h 30 min	2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 31 kt	+23 kt	-8 °C	97 kt	4 h 30 min	2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 37 kt	+26 kt	-21 °C	94 kt	4 h 38 min	2:30 pm CDT (19:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 40 kt	+29 kt	-36 °C	91 kt	4 h 47 min	2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 46 kt	+39 kt	-37 °C	81 kt	5 h 23 min	3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 55 kt	+48 kt	-47 °C	72 kt	6 h 03 min	3:55 pm CDT (20:55 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
IND	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	260/18	250/20 15°	260/26 9°	290/28 5°	290/30 -7°	280/40 -20°	280/46 -35°	290/53 -38°	300/58 -47°
JOT	used from 50 nm out; 64 nm from the line	230/30	250/26 16°	270/27 11°	280/34 5°	290/32 -8°	280/37 -21°	280/40 -36°	290/46 -37°	290/56 -47°
DBQ	used from 198 nm out; 45 nm from the line	250/26	240/32 19°	250/35 11°	260/37 5°	270/35 -9°	270/40 -21°	270/43 -35°	280/49 -37°	280/58 -46°
LSE	used from 298 nm out; 19 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 397 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
IND Indianapolis, IN	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 24,000 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	30,000 ft	796 ft	9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC)
CFJ Crawfordsville, IN	30 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	800 ft	14:35 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	50 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	13:54 UTC
IKK Kankakee, IL	109 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	629 ft	14:35 UTC
ARR Chicago/Aurora, IL	159 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	9 mi	none	712 ft	13:52 UTC
RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL	198 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	742 ft	13:54 UTC
MRJ Mineral Point, WI	258 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,170 ft
OVS Boscobel, WI	288 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	672 ft	13:53 UTC
LSE La Crosse, WI	337 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	655 ft	13:53 UTC
RST Rochester, MN	377 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	7 mi	none	1,317 ft	13:54 UTC
RGK Red Wing, MN	397 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	778 ft	14:35 UTC
MSP Minneapolis, MN	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	8 mi	none	841 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 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, 1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSP

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet

The forecast for IND, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Indianapolis International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.