Plan a flight · Sun 9:39 pm EDT (01:39 UTC)

Laguardia Airport to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport LGA → MSP

884 nautical miles (1,018 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 4:12 am CDT (09:12 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LGA is IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 19 knots, gusting to 31; MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 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: 3,887 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 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 50 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.

AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 437 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 99 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 268 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 239 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 LGA.

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

urgent CL60 at 800 ft, 19 nm northeast, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: low-level wind shear +10/-10 during the descent onf runway 16. At the departure end, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UUA /OV HPN/TM 2244/FL008/TP CL60/TB MOD CHOP/RM LLWS +10/-10 DURD ONF RWY16
```
Report
an urgent report filed through HPN
Where
over HPN
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
low-level wind shear +10/-10 during the descent onf runway 16
BCS3 at 4,000 ft, 38 nm east, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): moderate turbulence, imc. At the departure end, 38 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDR UA /OV BDR180010/TM 0042/FL040/TP BCS3/WX IMC/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDR
Where
10 nm south (180°) of BDR
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Weather
instrument conditions
Turbulence
moderate
CRJ7 at 15,000 ft, 31 nm southwest, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 31 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BLM UA /OV COL/TM 0007/FL150/TP CRJ7/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through BLM
Where
over COL
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate chop
TBM9 descending, 35 nm east, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence, a broken layer above 700 ft. At the departure end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 2345/FLDURD/TP TBM9/SK BKN007/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
TBM9
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
Turbulence
moderate
A333 at 3,000 ft, 35 nm south, 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK180025/TM 2310/FL030/TP A333/TB MOD TURB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
25 nm south (180°) of JFK
Time
23:10 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
A32N , 10 nm southeast, 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK10008/TM 2301/FL3000/TP A32N/TB MOD TURB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
JFK10008
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 300,000 ft
Aircraft
A32N
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
TBM9 descending, 35 nm east, 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC): moderate turbulence, a broken layer above 700 ft. At the departure end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 2255/FLDURD/TP TBM9/SK BKN007/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
22:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
TBM9
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
Turbulence
moderate
B38M at 6,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 8:47 pm EDT (00:47 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV 2 NW OF EWR/TM 0047/FL60/TP B38M/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
2 northwest of ewr
Time
00:47 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate
B739 at 700 ft, 10 nm south, 9:22 pm EDT (01:22 UTC): overcast above 700 ft. At the departure end, 10 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225002/TM 0122/FL007/TP B739/SK OVC007
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
2 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
01:22 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
CL60 descending, 19 nm northeast, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): remarks: bases 900 ft. At the departure end, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UA /OV KHPN/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CL60/RM BASES 009
```
Report
a routine report filed through HPN
Where
over KHPN
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CL60
Remarks
bases 900 ft
A320 at 1,000 ft, 35 nm east, 9:14 pm EDT (01:14 UTC): remarks: smooth ride heavy rain. At the departure end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 0114/FL010/TP A320/RM SMOOTH RIDE - HEAVY RAIN
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
01:14 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
smooth ride heavy rain
A339 at 1,500 ft, 10 nm southeast, 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC): remarks: +/10KNTS 2 mile final 1500FT. At the departure end, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK22010/TM 0053/FL015/TP A339/RM +/10KNTS 2 MILE FINAL 1500FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
JFK22010
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
A339
Remarks
+/10KNTS 2 mile final 1500FT
E75S descending, 10 nm southeast, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK/TM 0008/FL2900/TP E75S/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
over JFK
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
at 290,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
during the descent
E170 at 4,000 ft, 24 nm northeast, 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): sandstorm, thunderstorms, thunderstorms. At the departure end, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV HAARP/TM 0000/FL040/TP E170/WV GAIN 50KTS LOSS 50KTS
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
haarp
Time
00:00 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Wind
gain 50 knots loss 50 knots

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, 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	210° at 11 kt	+3 kt	13 °C	117 kt	7 h 33 min	4:12 am CDT (09:12 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 11 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	7 h 54 min	4:33 am CDT (09:33 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 11 kt	+10 kt	10 °C	110 kt	8 h 02 min	4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 11 kt	+11 kt	6 °C	109 kt	8 h 07 min	4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 12 kt	+11 kt	3 °C	109 kt	8 h 07 min	4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	8 h 16 min	4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+16 kt	-6 °C	104 kt	8 h 30 min	5:09 am CDT (10:09 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 19 kt	+17 kt	-10 °C	103 kt	8 h 35 min	5:14 am CDT (10:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 23 kt	+21 kt	-21 °C	99 kt	8 h 56 min	5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 36 kt	+33 kt	-36 °C	87 kt	10 h 10 min	6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 44 kt	+38 kt	-44 °C	82 kt	10 h 47 min	7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 56 kt	+50 kt	-51 °C	70 kt	12 h 38 min	9:17 am CDT (14:17 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
JFK	used from 0 nm out; 33 nm from the line	140/43	170/35 13°	230/18 9°	250/25 5°	240/40 -7°	230/50 -17°	230/75 -31°	230/78 -41°	230/88 -53°
AVP	used from 50 nm out; 16 nm from the line	110/36	190/34 13°	230/11 8°	230/16 4°	230/26 -8°	220/40 -19°	230/73 -33°	230/98 -41°	230/87 -51°
PSB	used from 149 nm out; 64 nm from the line		260/13 13°	220/12 8°	220/11 4°	230/27 -11°	210/31 -21°	220/73 -32°	220/75 -40°	230/66 -50°
BUF	used from 199 nm out; 50 nm from the line	170/19	L/V 10°	040/9 6°	220/8 2°	230/15 -11°	220/33 -22°	220/47 -35°	230/55 -41°	230/56 -50°
CLE	used from 348 nm out; 90 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -48°
MKG	used from 447 nm out; 104 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°
GRB	used from 596 nm out; 49 nm from the line	240/24	260/18 16°	270/20 11°	290/14 4°	280/24 -9°	300/34 -21°	310/51 -38°	310/54 -48°	300/71 -51°
LSE	used from 745 nm out; 49 nm from the line	220/33	250/29 17°	250/15 9°	260/12 6°	280/21 -9°	280/33 -20°	300/43 -36°	310/56 -45°	300/79 -53°
MSP	used from 845 nm out; 20 nm from the line	200/28	240/30 19°	240/24 12°	240/17 5°	270/24 -10°	270/33 -20°	280/48 -35°	290/55 -45°	280/84 -54°

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
LGA New York, NY	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the northeast (050°) at 19 knots, gusting to 31	3 mi	900 ft	20 ft	8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC)
CDW Caldwell, NJ	20 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots	4 mi	900 ft	172 ft	00:53 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	89 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	961 ft	00:54 UTC
ELZ Wellsville, NY	199 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the east (080°) at 4 knots	5 mi	300 ft	2,124 ft	01:25 UTC
CYQS St Thomas,	348 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	no report just now				776 ft
CYZR Sarnia,	398 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	variable at 2 knots	9 mi	1,400 ft	594 ft	01:00 UTC
MBS Saginaw, MI	487 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	668 ft	00:53 UTC
RQB Big Rapids, MI	547 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	994 ft	01:35 UTC
ATW Appleton, WI	676 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	918 ft	00:45 UTC
CWA Mosinee, WI	735 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,277 ft	00:50 UTC
EAU Eau Claire, WI	815 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	913 ft	00:56 UTC
MSP Minneapolis, MN	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	841 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,124 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, 4:12 am CDT (09:12 UTC)

Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSP

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south 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

The forecast for LGA, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 800 feet
At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 600 feet
At times between Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC) and 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): a broken layer at 400 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
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 LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

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