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Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field to Mahlon Sweet Field MSN → EUG

1,463 nautical miles (1,683 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 284°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:29 am PDT (13:29 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MSN is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 8 knots; EUG is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 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: 7 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 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 707 to 826 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120055
MKCW WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
MT WY
FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
```
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 478 to 1105 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 607 to 1184 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 756 to 955 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 786 to 1403 nm out.
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). Over the route from 806 to 935 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 955 nm along the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 1164 to 1383 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 MSN.

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

B738 at 33,000 ft, 24 nm south, 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 31,000 ft to 33,000 ft. 975 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IDA UA /OV DBS015030/TM 2357/FL330/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP 310-330 /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through IDA
Where
30 nm north (015°) of DBS
Time
23:57 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate chop from 31,000 ft to 33,000 ft zlc
E295 at 37,000 ft, 46 nm east, 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
E295
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B737 at 32,000 ft, 16 nm east, 5:42 pm CDT (22:42 UTC): light clear-air turbulence. At the departure end, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE270030/TM 2242/FL320/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
30 nm west (270°) of BAE
Time
22:42 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light clear-air turbulence
B39M at 34,000 ft, 40 nm north, 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSP UA /OV MSP240040/TM 2325/FL340/TP B39M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSP
Where
40 nm southwest (240°) of MSP
Time
23:25 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
light chop
BE20 at 14,000 ft, 3 nm southeast, 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC): light turbulence. 338 nm along the route, 3 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FSD UA /OV FSD340035/TM 0020/FL140/TP BE20/TB CONS LGT/ NEG 120
```
Report
a routine report filed through FSD
Where
35 nm north (340°) of FSD
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
continuous light no at 12,000 ft
PC12 at 100 ft, 11 nm south, 5:34 pm CDT (22:34 UTC): no icing. 478 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIR UA /OV PIR/TM 2234/FL001/TP PC12/SK BASE030-TOP045/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIR
Where
over PIR
Time
22:34 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BASE030-TOP045
Icing
none
A21N at 35,000 ft, 32 nm south, 5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-32. 707 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GCC UA /OV GCC/TM 2247/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG /RM ZDVWC-32
```
Report
a routine report filed through GCC
Where
over GCC
Time
22:47 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZDVWC-32
BE9T at 17,500 ft, 44 nm south, 5:40 pm CDT (22:40 UTC): no turbulence, light icing, -6 °C, remarks: ZDVWC-22. 736 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GCC UA /OV CZI020012/TM 2240/FL175/TP BE9T/TA M06/TB NEG/IC LGT MIX /RM ZDVWC-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through GCC
Where
12 nm north (020°) of CZI
Time
22:40 UTC
Height
at 17,500 ft
Aircraft
BE9T
Temperature
−6 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
light mix
Remarks
ZDVWC-22
E75L at 11,000 ft, 12 nm south, 7:36 pm CDT (00:36 UTC): trace to light rime icing from 10,500 ft to 11,500 ft, -8 °C, remarks: durc-zse. 1363 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV DSD090015/TM 0036/FL110/TP E75L/TA M08/IC TRACE-LGT RIME 105-115/RM DURC-ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
15 nm east (090°) of DSD
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
trace-lgt rime from 10,500 ft to 11,500 ft
Remarks
durc-zse
B738 at 11,000 ft, 6 nm south, 8:19 pm CDT (01:19 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: during the descent runway 5. 1373 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0119/FL110/TP B738/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD RWY 5
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
01:19 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent runway 5
E75L at 11,000 ft, 6 nm south, 8:16 pm CDT (01:16 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: during the descent runway 29. 1373 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0116/FL110/TP E75L/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD RWY 29
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
01:16 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent runway 29
E175 at 6,500 ft, 6 nm south, 7:28 pm CDT (00:28 UTC): a broken layer above 6,500 ft. 1373 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0028/FL065/TP E175/SK BKN065-TOPSUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
E175
Sky
a broken layer from 6,500 ft, tops unknown
E75L at 9,500 ft, 6 nm south, 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC): light rime icing from 7,000 ft to 9,500 ft, a broken layer above 7,300 ft, -2 °C, remarks: during the descent runway 5. 1373 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2307/FL095/TP E75L/SK BKN073-TOPSUNKN/TA M2/IC LGT RIME 095-070/RM DURD RWY 5
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 9,500 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
a broken layer from 7,300 ft, tops unknown
Temperature
−2 °C
Icing
light rime from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 5
E75L at 9,000 ft, 17 nm south, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): light rime icing, -6 °C, remarks: zse. 1383 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV DSD155012/TM 2305/FL090/TP E75L/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
12 nm southeast (155°) of DSD
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
−6 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zse

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (DBQ, LSE, MCW, FSD, PIR, RAP, MLS, BIL, DLN, BOI, RDM, OTH). 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	190° at 2 kt	−1 kt	7 °C	121 kt	12 h 05 min	6:29 am PDT (13:29 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 3 kt	+1 kt	10 °C	119 kt	12 h 18 min	6:42 am PDT (13:42 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 4 kt	+1 kt	5 °C	119 kt	12 h 18 min	6:42 am PDT (13:42 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 8 kt	+4 kt	2 °C	116 kt	12 h 37 min	7:01 am PDT (14:01 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 12 kt	+6 kt	-1 °C	114 kt	12 h 50 min	7:14 am PDT (14:14 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 13 kt	+9 kt	-5 °C	111 kt	13 h 11 min	7:35 am PDT (14:35 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+11 kt	-10 °C	109 kt	13 h 25 min	7:49 am PDT (14:49 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 17 kt	+13 kt	-13 °C	107 kt	13 h 40 min	8:04 am PDT (15:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 25 kt	+21 kt	-22 °C	99 kt	14 h 47 min	9:11 am PDT (16:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 34 kt	+27 kt	-35 °C	93 kt	15 h 44 min	10:08 am PDT (17:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 45 kt	+40 kt	-41 °C	80 kt	18 h 17 min	12:41 pm PDT (19:41 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 54 kt	+52 kt	-47 °C	68 kt	21 h 31 min	3:55 pm PDT (22:55 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
DBQ	used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line	220/23	240/22 16°	240/24 10°	260/18 5°	270/16 -8°	290/27 -19°	310/42 -35°	320/55 -44°	300/71 -52°
LSE	used from 50 nm out; 29 nm from the line	220/33	250/29 17°	250/15 9°	260/12 6°	280/21 -9°	280/33 -20°	300/43 -36°	310/56 -45°	300/79 -53°
MCW	used from 149 nm out; 38 nm from the line	200/35	240/33 18°	250/20 10°	260/10 6°	270/18 -8°	260/28 -19°	280/30 -34°	290/49 -43°	280/70 -54°
FSD	used from 249 nm out; 62 nm from the line	200/16	220/20 17°	240/26 13°	230/19 6°	240/25 -9°	240/28 -20°	250/39 -33°	250/44 -43°	260/63 -52°
PIR	used from 398 nm out; 58 nm from the line		L/V 17°	230/13 12°	220/22 6°	250/31 -9°	250/34 -21°	240/50 -35°	230/61 -43°	240/62 -51°
RAP	used from 547 nm out; 50 nm from the line		120/15 12°	180/22 11°	220/26 5°	230/35 -9°	240/40 -22°	240/50 -37°	240/51 -41°	240/47 -47°
MLS	used from 697 nm out; 92 nm from the line		120/22 5°	170/18 4°	200/33 1°	230/49 -10°	230/58 -21°	220/54 -37°	230/64 -44°	250/74 -49°
BIL	used from 746 nm out; 82 nm from the line		080/24	130/14 -1°	180/33 0°	210/43 -10°	220/58 -21°	200/55 -36°	220/75 -44°	240/83 -48°
DLN	used from 896 nm out; 86 nm from the line			080/10 -3°	180/8 -3°	180/23 -14°	200/58 -22°	200/80 -36°	220/85 -41°	230/81 -45°
BOI	used from 1095 nm out; 85 nm from the line		330/14 4°	230/5 -2°	220/20 -7°	210/37 -20°	200/59 -26°	200/67 -34°	210/73 -35°	220/62 -41°
RDM	used from 1244 nm out; 105 nm from the line		010/15 -2°	030/21 -8°	020/26 -12°	020/46 -22°	010/72 -27°	360/47 -34°	340/31 -35°	320/20 -40°
OTH	used from 1443 nm out; 70 nm from the line	020/20	040/25 2°	020/32 -4°	010/38 -9°	010/73 -15°	010/98 -23°	360/96 -38°	360/70 -41°	330/44 -42°

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
MSN Madison, WI	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	886 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)
LSE La Crosse, WI	90 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	655 ft	00:53 UTC
RST Rochester, MN	149 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 11 knots	8 mi	none	1,317 ft	00:54 UTC
HON Huron, SD	388 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	1,200 ft	1,288 ft	01:12 UTC
PIR Pierre, SD	478 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet	from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	1,744 ft	00:53 UTC
EFC Belle Fourche, SD	637 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				3,190 ft
POY Powell, WY	846 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: unknown precipitation	from the northwest (320°) at 22 knots, gusting to 25	2.5 mi	300 ft	5,096 ft	00:50 UTC
WYS West Yellowstone, MT	945 nm out, 15 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	6 mi	500 ft	6,649 ft	01:15 UTC
MYL Mc Call, ID	1154 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,400 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	3,400 ft	5,024 ft	00:51 UTC
GCD John Day, OR	1284 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots, gusting to 15	10+ mi	2,800 ft	3,702 ft	01:15 UTC
RDM Redmond, OR	1373 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 6,500 feet	from the north (350°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	3,081 ft	00:56 UTC
EUG Eugene, OR	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, scattered clouds at 7,500 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	373 ft	5:54 pm PDT (00:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,649 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At EUG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:29 am PDT (13:29 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for EUG

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MSN, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered 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 MSN 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC), at EUG 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm PDT (02:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EUG is before sunrise there (7:23 am PDT (14:23 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 now, the Pacific Northwest · 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: Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field, Mahlon Sweet Field.