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 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:09 am CDT (15:09 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: 247 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 C16C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC). Over the route from 408 to 418 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120955 MKCC WST 120955 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16C VALID UNTIL 1155Z SD ND FROM BIS-60NNW ABR-40SSE DPR-50NNW DPR-BIS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 179 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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). Over the route from 80 to 676 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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 16 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 34 min | 11:16 am CDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 11 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 31 min | 11:13 am CDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −19 kt | 8 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 26 min | 11:08 am CDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −22 kt | 4 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 19 min | 11:01 am CDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −23 kt | 0 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 17 min | 10:59 am CDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −24 kt | -5 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 10:57 am CDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | −24 kt | -10 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 10:57 am CDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 32 kt | −24 kt | -11 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 10:57 am CDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 41 kt | −32 kt | -22 °C | 152 kt | 4 h 58 min | 10:40 am CDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 42 kt | −38 kt | -34 °C | 158 kt | 4 h 47 min | 10:29 am CDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 45 kt | −42 kt | -38 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 40 min | 10:22 am CDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 52 kt | −50 kt | -46 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 27 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LND | used from 0 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| RAP | used from 199 nm out; 112 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 398 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| ABR | used from 497 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 080/12 | 210/12 17° | 220/22 12° | 230/26 5° | 220/28 -10° | 230/41 -21° | 250/36 -36° | 260/47 -39° | 260/63 -47° |
| AXN | used from 597 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 110/6 | 260/10 16° | 240/17 12° | 250/20 5° | 260/29 -10° | 260/35 -22° | 260/29 -38° | 270/48 -41° | 270/61 -48° |
| MSP | used from 696 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAC Jackson, WY | departure | no report just now | 6,451 ft | ||||
| DUB Dubois, WY | 40 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 7,298 ft | ||||
| WRL Worland, WY | 119 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,251 ft | ||||
| BYG Buffalo, WY | 179 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,970 ft | ||||
| GCC Gillette, WY | 229 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,365 ft | ||||
| SPF Spearfish, SD | 308 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,933 ft | ||||
| 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 | no report just now | 1,749 ft | ||||
| OVL Olivia, MN | 676 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,079 ft | ||||
| HCD Hutchinson, MN | 706 nm out, 1 nm south 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 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, 10:09 am CDT (15:09 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 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)).
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: Jackson Hole Airport, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.