Plan a flight · Mon 7:08 am CDT (12:08 UTC)

General Mitchell International to Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional MKE → DIK

674 nautical miles (775 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 295°, about 299° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC). Right now MKE is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots; DIK is IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 8 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: 2 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 C18C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC). Over the route from 525 to 585 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 121155
MKCC WST 121155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
SD ND
FROM 50NE BIS-70W FAR-40N PIR-40N DPR-50NE BIS
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
```
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 last 337 nm of the route.

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 MKE.

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

E170 at 15,000 ft, 48 nm north, 6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 99 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
Y50 UA /OV Y50330025/TM 1156/FL150/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through Y50
Where
25 nm northwest (330°) of Y50
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate chop
B739 at 34,000 ft, 2 nm northeast, 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 2 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 1058/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
C441 at 5,000 ft, 28 nm south, 6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 476 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1152/FL050/TP C441/SK BASEUNKN-TOP032/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABR
Where
over ABR
Time
11:52 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C441
Sky
BASEUNKN-TOP032
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (GRB, LSE, MSP, AXN, ABR, DIK). 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	230° at 10 kt	+5 kt	5 °C	115 kt	5 h 52 min	12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 16 kt	+8 kt	15 °C	112 kt	6 h 01 min	12:09 pm MDT (18:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+12 kt	12 °C	108 kt	6 h 14 min	12:22 pm MDT (18:22 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	+15 kt	7 °C	105 kt	6 h 25 min	12:33 pm MDT (18:33 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	+17 kt	4 °C	103 kt	6 h 33 min	12:41 pm MDT (18:41 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	+18 kt	-1 °C	102 kt	6 h 36 min	12:44 pm MDT (18:44 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 26 kt	+19 kt	-6 °C	101 kt	6 h 40 min	12:48 pm MDT (18:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-10 °C	100 kt	6 h 44 min	12:52 pm MDT (18:52 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 33 kt	+26 kt	-22 °C	94 kt	7 h 10 min	1:18 pm MDT (19:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 35 kt	+29 kt	-37 °C	91 kt	7 h 24 min	1:32 pm MDT (19:32 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 47 kt	+43 kt	-41 °C	77 kt	8 h 45 min	2:53 pm MDT (20:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 60 kt	+57 kt	-47 °C	63 kt	10 h 42 min	4:50 pm MDT (22:50 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
GRB	used from 0 nm out; 83 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°
LSE	used from 50 nm out; 83 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°
MSP	used from 198 nm out; 38 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°
AXN	used from 297 nm out; 57 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°
ABR	used from 396 nm out; 61 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°
DIK	used from 595 nm out; 54 nm from the line		190/12 5°	230/29 7°	220/33 1°	220/43 -11°	210/47 -23°	220/53 -33°	240/56 -40°	250/72 -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
MKE Milwaukee, WI	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	23,000 ft	728 ft	6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC)
UES Waukesha, WI	20 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	911 ft	11:45 UTC
DLL Baraboo, WI	89 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	980 ft	11:55 UTC
CMY Sparta, WI	139 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 19,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	839 ft	11:55 UTC
FCM Minneapolis, MN	268 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	906 ft	11:53 UTC
GYL Glencoe, MN	287 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	992 ft	11:55 UTC
BDH Willmar, MN	337 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	4 mi	none	1,126 ft	11:55 UTC
BTN Britton, SD	456 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist, unknown precipitation	from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18	1.25 mi	300 ft	1,318 ft	11:50 UTC
ASY Ashley, ND	525 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	no report just now				2,034 ft
BIS Bismarck, ND	595 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist	from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots	6 mi	600 ft	1,661 ft	11:52 UTC
DIK Dickinson, ND	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the northeast (050°) at 8 knots	2.5 mi	500 ft	2,592 ft	6:03 am MDT (12:03 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,592 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DIK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for DIK

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility 1 mile, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet

The forecast for MKE, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Tue 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at DIK 6:08 pm MDT (00:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: General Mitchell International, Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional.