Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Asheville Regional MSP → AVL
748 nautical miles (861 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 136°, about 136° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:30 am EDT (12:30 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: 313 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 80 to 229 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the route from 489 to 738 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 120 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 30 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 30 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 MSP.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (MSP, LSE, DBQ, JOT, IND, LOU, TYS, TRI). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 5 h 43 min | 9:47 am EDT (13:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 32 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 12 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 30 min | 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 9 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 28 min | 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 5 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 32 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 1 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 28 min | 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -3 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 23 min | 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -7 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 16 min | 9:20 am EDT (13:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -8 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 14 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 27 kt | −26 kt | -20 °C | 146 kt | 5 h 07 min | 9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -34 °C | 155 kt | 4 h 50 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 46 kt | −45 kt | -42 °C | 165 kt | 4 h 32 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 51 kt | −49 kt | -50 °C | 169 kt | 4 h 26 min | 8:30 am EDT (12:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/26 | 240/30 17° | 240/24 12° | 250/22 5° | 250/35 -10° | 260/36 -21° | 250/41 -36° | 250/49 -45° | 260/58 -52° |
| LSE | used from 50 nm out; 33 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° |
| DBQ | used from 150 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| JOT | used from 249 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| IND | used from 349 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| LOU | used from 499 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| TYS | used from 599 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 698 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | departure | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 60 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| LSE La Crosse, WI | 100 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 655 ft | ||||
| DBQ Dubuque, IA | 180 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL | 239 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 742 ft | ||||
| DTG Dwight, IL | 309 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 439 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 796 ft | ||||
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 449 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 569 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| LOZ London, KY | 628 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,212 ft | ||||
| MOR Morristown, TN | 688 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,312 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | destination | no report just now | 2,163 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AVL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC)
AVL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC), at AVL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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: Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Asheville Regional.