LA Crosse Regional to Green Bay/Austin Straubel International LSE → GRB
139 nautical miles (160 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 074°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC). Right now LSE is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 7 knots; GRB 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: 1 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 LSE.
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (LSE, GRB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 148 kt | 56 min | 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 143 kt | 58 min | 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 13 °C | 141 kt | 59 min | 7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 9 °C | 141 kt | 59 min | 7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 6 °C | 142 kt | 59 min | 7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 25 kt | −24 kt | 2 °C | 144 kt | 58 min | 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 27 kt | −25 kt | -4 °C | 145 kt | 58 min | 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 30 kt | −27 kt | -10 °C | 147 kt | 57 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 30 kt | −27 kt | -11 °C | 147 kt | 57 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 34 kt | −30 kt | -21 °C | 150 kt | 56 min | 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 37 kt | −35 kt | -37 °C | 155 kt | 54 min | 7:28 am CDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 50 kt | −48 kt | -44 °C | 168 kt | 50 min | 7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 59 kt | −50 kt | -48 °C | 170 kt | 49 min | 7:23 am CDT (12:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| GRB | used from 50 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSE La Crosse, WI | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 655 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| CMY Sparta, WI | 20 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 19,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 839 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| DAF Necedah, WI | 50 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 919 ft | ||||
| ATW Appleton, WI | 120 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 918 ft | 10:45 UTC |
| GRB Green Bay, WI | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 695 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 919 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GRB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for GRB
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Tue 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
The forecast for LSE, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at LSE 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC), at GRB 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: LA Crosse Regional, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International.