General Mitchell International to Portland International MKE → PDX
1,489 nautical miles (1,713 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 292° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 5:49 pm PDT (00:49 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: 5 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 C17C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 549 to 609 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 121055 MKCC WST 121055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17C VALID UNTIL 1255Z SD ND FROM 20NW BIS-60E BIS-20WNW PIR-20SW DPR-20NW 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 route from 330 to 1259 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 749 to 879 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 869 to 1329 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 889 to 1309 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 340 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
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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (GRB, DBQ, LSE, MSP, FSD, ABR, PIR, RAP, DIK, MLS, BIL, DLN, LWS, YKM, PDX). 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 | 260° at 11 kt | +9 kt | 7 °C | 111 kt | 13 h 25 min | 5:49 pm PDT (00:49 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 8 °C | 110 kt | 13 h 32 min | 5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +10 kt | 4 °C | 110 kt | 13 h 32 min | 5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 13 h 47 min | 6:11 pm PDT (01:11 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 13 h 55 min | 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +11 kt | -6 °C | 109 kt | 13 h 40 min | 6:04 pm PDT (01:04 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +10 kt | -10 °C | 110 kt | 13 h 32 min | 5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 13 kt | +9 kt | -13 °C | 111 kt | 13 h 25 min | 5:49 pm PDT (00:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 24 kt | +17 kt | -25 °C | 103 kt | 14 h 27 min | 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 29 kt | +24 kt | -35 °C | 96 kt | 15 h 31 min | 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 36 kt | +31 kt | -39 °C | 89 kt | 16 h 44 min | 9:08 pm PDT (04:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 46 kt | +41 kt | -45 °C | 79 kt | 18 h 51 min | 11:15 pm PDT (06:15 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; 86 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° |
| DBQ | used from 50 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| LSE | used from 100 nm out; 33 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 200 nm out; 55 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° |
| FSD | used from 350 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
| ABR | used from 400 nm out; 60 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° |
| PIR | used from 500 nm out; 49 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° | |
| RAP | used from 599 nm out; 90 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° | |
| DIK | used from 649 nm out; 82 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° | |
| MLS | used from 699 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 290/17 -1° | 250/18 0° | 230/25 0° | 220/31 -11° | 220/32 -24° | 220/50 -32° | 220/60 -38° | 230/71 -46° | |
| BIL | used from 849 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 300/14 | 270/19 -2° | 260/26 -2° | 220/28 -13° | 210/51 -25° | 220/56 -33° | 220/61 -39° | 220/72 -45° | |
| DLN | used from 999 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| LWS | used from 1149 nm out; 84 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| YKM | used from 1349 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 360/6 | 360/11 -1° | 030/20 -7° | 040/21 -11° | 020/55 -18° | 010/84 -26° | 010/79 -40° | 010/45 -42° | 350/23 -42° |
| PDX | used from 1449 nm out; 20 nm from the line | L/V | 340/8 0° | 360/12 -6° | 010/30 -7° | 360/62 -15° | 360/67 -26° | 360/68 -40° | 350/61 -48° | 340/26 -44° |
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 | no report just now | 728 ft | ||||
| UES Waukesha, WI | 20 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 911 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 210 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| ULM New Ulm, MN | 300 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,011 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 559 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| BIL Billings, MT | 899 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,662 ft | ||||
| BTM Butte, MT | 1069 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,550 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 1329 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| CZK Cascade Locks, OR | 1459 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| PDX Portland, OR | destination | no report just now | 30 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,550 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:49 pm PDT (00:49 UTC)
PDX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 PDX 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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, Portland International.