General Mitchell International to Duluth International MKE → DLH
297 nautical miles (341 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 323°, about 327° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 4:42 am CDT (09:42 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MKE is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 10 knots; DLH is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 12 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 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 79 to 188 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 MKE.
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 02:00–09:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (GRB, LSE, DLH). 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 | 250° at 18 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 2 h 35 min | 4:42 am CDT (09:42 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +8 kt | 15 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 39 min | 4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +7 kt | 10 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 38 min | 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 2 h 36 min | 4:43 am CDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | +6 kt | 3 °C | 114 kt | 2 h 36 min | 4:43 am CDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 25 kt | +11 kt | -2 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 43 min | 4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 2 h 51 min | 4:58 am CDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 30 kt | +19 kt | -10 °C | 101 kt | 2 h 56 min | 5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 32 kt | +20 kt | -20 °C | 100 kt | 2 h 58 min | 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 40 kt | +27 kt | -36 °C | 93 kt | 3 h 12 min | 5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 46 kt | +32 kt | -45 °C | 88 kt | 3 h 22 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 66 kt | +47 kt | -54 °C | 73 kt | 4 h 04 min | 6:11 am CDT (11:11 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
| 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; 73 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| LSE | used from 148 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -53° |
| DLH | used from 198 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 080/28 | 240/21 15° | 250/26 9° | 250/32 3° | 260/42 -11° | 270/40 -21° | 260/43 -36° | 260/46 -46° | 260/65 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKE Milwaukee, WI | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 728 ft | 1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC) |
| HXF Hartford, WI | 30 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,070 ft | ||||
| OSH Oshkosh, WI | 69 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 808 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| STE Stevens Point, WI | 119 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,110 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| CWA Mosinee, WI | 138 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet, scattered clouds at 23,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,277 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| RCX Ladysmith, WI | 198 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,239 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| HYR Hayward, WI | 237 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,215 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| OLG Solon Springs, WI | 267 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | VFR | from the northeast (040°) at 12 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 1,102 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| DLH Duluth, MN | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet | from the east (090°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,427 ft | 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,427 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DLH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:42 am CDT (09:42 UTC)
Wind from the east at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet IFR
The whole forecast for DLH
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 9,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 200 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 16 knots, gusting to 27, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 200 feet
The forecast for MKE, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 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 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 DLH 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DLH is before sunrise there (7:22 am CDT (12:22 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: General Mitchell International, Duluth International.