Plan a flight · Mon 2:41 am CDT (07:41 UTC)

Minot International to Santa FE Regional MOT → SAF

788 nautical miles (907 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 197°, about 191° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 19-knot headwind), arriving about 9:29 am MDT (15:29 UTC). Right now MOT is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots; SAF is VFR, wind variable at 3 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: 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

SIGMET C13C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 170 to 269 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120655
MKCC WST 120655
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 13C
VALID UNTIL 0855Z
SD
FROM 50NW DPR-30ESE DPR-20SE RAP-50WNW RAP-50NW DPR
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
```
SIGMET C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 629 to 719 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120655
MKCC WST 120655
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C
VALID UNTIL 0855Z
CO NM
FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB
DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
```
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 329 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 299 to 639 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 399 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 569 to 679 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 140 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 MOT.

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

B737 at 18,000 ft, 28 nm west, 2:24 am CDT (07:24 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: FL180-130. 489 nm along the route, 28 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN330050/TM 0724/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD/RM FL180-130
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
50 nm northwest (330°) of DEN
Time
07:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
FL180-130
A321 at 31,000 ft, 17 nm east, 1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. 579 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0641/FL310/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:41 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
B38M at 34,000 ft, 37 nm southeast, 11:56 pm CDT (04:56 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 37 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOT UA /OV MOT115040/TM 0456/FL340/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOT
Where
40 nm southeast (115°) of MOT
Time
04:56 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop
B737 descending, 2 nm east, 2:10 am CDT (07:10 UTC): remarks: smooth. 529 nm along the route, 2 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0710/FLDURD/TP B737/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
07:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
smooth
B738 descending, 2 nm east, 1:15 am CDT (06:15 UTC): light chop turbulence. 529 nm along the route, 2 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0615/FLDURD/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
06:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
A20N at 25,000 ft, 38 nm west, 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 26,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-06. 549 nm along the route, 38 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN250045/TM 0619/FL250/TP A20N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP BLO 260/RM DURC. ZDVWC-06
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
45 nm west (250°) of DEN
Time
06:19 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
occasional light chop below 26,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-06
B738 at 23,000 ft, 39 nm west, 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 26,000 ft, clear from 23,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent sskii star ZDVWC-06. 569 nm along the route, 39 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN230060/TM 0623/FL230/TP B738/SK SKC/TB NEG 230-260/RM DURD SSKII STAR. ZDVWC-06
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
60 nm southwest (230°) of DEN
Time
06:23 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no from 23,000 ft to 26,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent sskii star ZDVWC-06
A21N at 33,000 ft, 17 nm east, 1:59 am CDT (06:59 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 579 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0659/FL330/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:59 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
CRJ2 at 22,000 ft, 31 nm west, 1:35 am CDT (06:35 UTC): no turbulence up to 26,000 ft, no icing, clear from 22,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent ZDVWC-26. 579 nm along the route, 31 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN220060/TM 0635/FL220/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TB NEG BLO 260/IC NEG/RM DURD/ ZDVWC-26
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
60 nm southwest (220°) of DEN
Time
06:35 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no below 26,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent ZDVWC-26
E170 at 22,500 ft, 26 nm west, 12:06 am CDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. 579 nm along the route, 26 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
05:06 UTC
Height
at 22,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13
A320 at 31,000 ft, 5 nm north, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 629 nm along the route, 5 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB260040/TM 0658/FL310/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
40 nm west (260°) of PUB
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
PC12 at 26,000 ft, 45 nm west, 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-12. 639 nm along the route, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU090040/TM 0627/FL260/TP PC12/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-12
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
40 nm east (090°) of HBU
Time
06:27 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-12

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 8 forecast points nearest it (MOT, DIK, RAP, BFF, DEN, PUB, ALS, ABQ). 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	170° at 22 kt	+19 kt	9 °C	101 kt	7 h 48 min	9:29 am MDT (15:29 UTC)
6,500 ft	170° at 23 kt	+22 kt	9 °C	98 kt	8 h 02 min	9:43 am MDT (15:43 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 28 kt	+27 kt	11 °C	93 kt	8 h 28 min	10:09 am MDT (16:09 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 34 kt	+31 kt	7 °C	89 kt	8 h 51 min	10:32 am MDT (16:32 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 39 kt	+34 kt	3 °C	86 kt	9 h 10 min	10:51 am MDT (16:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 40 kt	+35 kt	-1 °C	85 kt	9 h 16 min	10:57 am MDT (16:57 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 41 kt	+36 kt	-6 °C	84 kt	9 h 23 min	11:04 am MDT (17:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 42 kt	+37 kt	-9 °C	83 kt	9 h 30 min	11:11 am MDT (17:11 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 47 kt	+40 kt	-21 °C	80 kt	9 h 51 min	11:32 am MDT (17:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 51 kt	+40 kt	-32 °C	80 kt	9 h 51 min	11:32 am MDT (17:32 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 57 kt	+39 kt	-38 °C	81 kt	9 h 44 min	11:25 am MDT (17:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 57 kt	+37 kt	-46 °C	83 kt	9 h 30 min	11:11 am MDT (17:11 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	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
MOT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	120/14 5°	200/20 4°	230/33 1°	250/39 -11°	250/50 -21°	240/61 -37°	250/56 -45°	260/68 -51°
DIK	used from 50 nm out; 43 nm from the line	150/24 7°	200/38 6°	220/53 0°	230/51 -9°	230/49 -21°	240/37 -37°	240/47 -44°	250/65 -48°
RAP	used from 200 nm out; 39 nm from the line	180/23 12°	200/38 13°	210/38 6°	220/28 -10°	230/34 -21°	230/37 -36°	250/52 -38°	250/59 -46°
BFF	used from 349 nm out; 26 nm from the line	180/28	220/33 15°	210/31 7°	230/32 -9°	220/41 -21°	220/40 -33°	240/47 -36°	250/54 -46°
DEN	used from 449 nm out; 51 nm from the line		240/21 14°	250/44 6°	220/49 -8°	220/49 -21°	230/54 -30°	240/57 -35°	240/49 -45°
PUB	used from 599 nm out; 35 nm from the line		230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
ALS	used from 649 nm out; 18 nm from the line			230/37 4°	220/54 -9°	230/62 -22°	240/77 -26°	240/74 -33°	230/59 -45°
ABQ	used from 748 nm out; 62 nm from the line		220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -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
MOT Minot, ND	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet Weather: light rain	from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	1,715 ft	2:16 am CDT (07:16 UTC)
HZE Hazen, ND	60 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain	from the east-northeast (070°) at 13 knots	5 mi	900 ft	1,814 ft	06:15 UTC
LEM Lemmon, SD	140 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				2,572 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD	259 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 knots	0.5 mi	200 ft	3,203 ft	07:38 UTC
TOR Torrington, WY	389 nm out, 12 nm west of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	4,206 ft	06:53 UTC
BFF Scottsbluff, NE	399 nm out, 16 nm east of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	3,967 ft	06:53 UTC
DEN Denver, CO	529 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 18,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 24 knots, gusting to 32	10+ mi	18,000 ft	5,433 ft	06:53 UTC
COS Colorado Springs, CO	589 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 14,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	6,187 ft	06:54 UTC
ALS Alamosa, CO	679 nm out, 17 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	8,500 ft	7,539 ft	06:52 UTC
SKX Taos, NM	738 nm out, 8 nm east of the line	no report just now				7,094 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,400 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	6,348 ft	12:53 am MDT (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,539 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:29 am MDT (15:29 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SAF

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for MOT, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet

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

6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 519 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 589 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at MOT 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC), at SAF 6:31 pm MDT (00:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 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 northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern 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: Minot International, Santa FE Regional.