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Jackson Hole Airport to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport JAC → MSP

756 nautical miles (870 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 078°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAC is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots; MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 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: 247 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 C13C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am MDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 298 to 398 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120655
    MKCC WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 13C
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    SD
    FROM 50NW DPR-30ESE DPR-20SE RAP-50WNW RAP-50NW DPR
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 219 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 179 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 30 to 646 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 50 to 259 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 70 to 288 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), from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 99 to 328 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 JAC.

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

No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.

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 6 forecast points nearest it (LND, RAP, PIR, ABR, AXN, MSP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft200° at 16 kt−7 kt14 °C127 kt5 h 57 min8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 21 kt−12 kt11 °C132 kt5 h 44 min8:24 am CDT (13:24 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 25 kt−17 kt10 °C137 kt5 h 31 min8:11 am CDT (13:11 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 29 kt−22 kt5 °C142 kt5 h 19 min7:59 am CDT (12:59 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 30 kt−25 kt1 °C145 kt5 h 13 min7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 31 kt−26 kt-4 °C146 kt5 h 11 min7:51 am CDT (12:51 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 31 kt−28 kt-9 °C148 kt5 h 06 min7:46 am CDT (12:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 31 kt−28 kt-10 °C148 kt5 h 06 min7:46 am CDT (12:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 36 kt−34 kt-22 °C154 kt4 h 55 min7:35 am CDT (12:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 40 kt−36 kt-34 °C156 kt4 h 51 min7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 50 kt−48 kt-40 °C168 kt4 h 30 min7:10 am CDT (12:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 57 kt−56 kt-47 °C176 kt4 h 18 min6:58 am CDT (11:58 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LNDused from 0 nm out; 82 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
RAPused from 199 nm out; 112 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
PIRused from 398 nm out; 36 nm from the line170/22 19°190/25 13°210/32 6°240/23 -9°250/32 -21°250/38 -36°260/44 -40°260/52 -47°
ABRused from 497 nm out; 42 nm from the line070/14250/10 17°270/16 11°260/28 5°260/36 -10°260/41 -22°270/33 -37°260/42 -42°260/50 -48°
AXNused from 597 nm out; 74 nm from the line100/14250/21 14°240/24 12°240/31 5°260/36 -10°260/40 -21°250/42 -36°260/48 -45°260/53 -50°
MSPused from 696 nm out; 35 nm from the line230/26240/30 17°240/24 12°250/22 5°250/35 -10°260/36 -21°250/41 -36°250/49 -45°260/58 -52°

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
JAC Jackson, WY departure VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,600 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 5,500 ft 6,451 ft 12:56 am MDT (06:56 UTC)
DUB Dubois, WY 40 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: overcast at 4,800 feet from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 4,800 ft 7,298 ft 07:35 UTC
WRL Worland, WY 119 nm out, 4 nm east of the line IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 500 ft 4,251 ft 07:22 UTC
BYG Buffalo, WY 179 nm out, 14 nm north of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist from the north-northwest (330°) at 11 knots 1.75 mi 200 ft 4,970 ft 07:14 UTC
GCC Gillette, WY 229 nm out, 4 nm north of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog from the northeast (040°) at 3 knots 0.5 mi 200 ft 4,365 ft 07:26 UTC
SPF Spearfish, SD 308 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots 7 mi 600 ft 3,933 ft 07:35 UTC
MKA Miller, SD 507 nm out, 15 nm south of the line no report just now 1,569 ft
ATY Watertown, SD 587 nm out, 5 nm north of the line low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: mist from the north (010°) at 9 knots 0.75 mi 200 ft 1,749 ft 06:53 UTC
OVL Olivia, MN 676 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line VFR from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,079 ft 07:24 UTC
HCD Hutchinson, MN 706 nm out, 1 nm south of the line VFR from the west (270°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 1,062 ft 07:33 UTC
MSP Minneapolis, MN destination VFR Sky: a broken layer at 17,000 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 17,000 ft 841 ft 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 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, 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSP
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 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 15,000 feet
  • From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
The forecast for JAC, the departure
  • From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
  • 30% chance between Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet

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 JAC 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 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 (7:24 am CDT (12:24 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · 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: Jackson Hole Airport, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.