Plan a flight · Sun 7:35 pm CDT (00:35 UTC)

Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Patrick Leahy Burlington International MSP → BTV

855 nautical miles (984 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 085° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:23 am EDT (05:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots; BTV is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 6 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: 325 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the last 99 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 99 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 89 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 815 nm along 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

B763 at 30,000 ft, 23 nm southeast, 4:39 pm CDT (21:39 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 23 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV330015/TM 2139/FL300/TP B763/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
15 nm northwest (330°) of MPV
Time
21:39 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
moderate
B39M at 34,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 40 nm southwest 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
BCS3 at 21,000 ft, 40 nm south, 4:36 pm CDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent yul. At the destination end, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLK UA /OV 4B7/TM 2136/FL210/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM DURD YUL
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLK
Where
over 4B7
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
Remarks
during the descent yul
B787 at 37,000 ft, 49 nm east, 6:34 pm CDT (23:34 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDA UA /OV CDA/TM 2334/FL370/TP B787/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDA
Where
over CDA
Time
23:34 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B787
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B767 at 36,000 ft, 19 nm east, 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 19 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTV UA /OV BTV100020/TM 2326/FL360/TP B767/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTV
Where
20 nm east (100°) of BTV
Time
23:26 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B767
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B39M at 32,000 ft, 38 nm southeast, 5:09 pm CDT (22:09 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 38 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2209/FL320/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
22:09 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 28,000 ft, 38 nm southeast, 4:50 pm CDT (21:50 UTC): light rime icing, -27 °C. At the destination end, 38 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2150/FL280/TP PC12/TA M27/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
21:50 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−27 °C
Icing
light rime
B763 at 30,000 ft, 38 nm southeast, 4:36 pm CDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 38 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2136/FL300/TP B763/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
intermittent light chop

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 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, GRB, TVC, BUF, SYR, ALB, BML). 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	200° at 17 kt	−7 kt		127 kt	6 h 44 min	3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 14 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	6 h 32 min	3:07 am EDT (07:07 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	−11 kt	11 °C	131 kt	6 h 32 min	3:07 am EDT (07:07 UTC)
9,500 ft	280° at 11 kt	−11 kt	7 °C	131 kt	6 h 32 min	3:07 am EDT (07:07 UTC)
11,500 ft	280° at 10 kt	−10 kt	4 °C	130 kt	6 h 35 min	3:10 am EDT (07:10 UTC)
13,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	−12 kt	0 °C	132 kt	6 h 29 min	3:04 am EDT (07:04 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	−14 kt	-5 °C	134 kt	6 h 23 min	2:58 am EDT (06:58 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	−16 kt	-9 °C	136 kt	6 h 17 min	2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 18 kt	−17 kt	-10 °C	137 kt	6 h 14 min	2:49 am EDT (06:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 25 kt	−24 kt	-21 °C	144 kt	5 h 56 min	2:31 am EDT (06:31 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 38 kt	−36 kt	-37 °C	156 kt	5 h 29 min	2:04 am EDT (06:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 48 kt	−45 kt	-45 °C	165 kt	5 h 11 min	1:46 am EDT (05:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 60 kt	−58 kt	-51 °C	178 kt	4 h 48 min	1:23 am EDT (05:23 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
MSP	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	200/28	240/30 19°	240/24 12°	240/17 5°	270/24 -10°	270/33 -20°	280/48 -35°	290/55 -45°	280/84 -54°
LSE	used from 50 nm out; 67 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°
GRB	used from 149 nm out; 56 nm from the line	240/24	260/18 16°	270/20 11°	290/14 4°	280/24 -9°	300/34 -21°	310/51 -38°	310/54 -48°	300/71 -51°
TVC	used from 249 nm out; 56 nm from the line	210/17	290/14 15°	310/20 9°	310/18 2°	310/24 -11°	320/35 -22°	320/53 -39°	310/45 -49°	290/58 -51°
BUF	used from 497 nm out; 158 nm from the line	170/19	L/V 10°	040/9 6°	220/8 2°	230/15 -11°	220/33 -22°	220/47 -35°	230/55 -41°	230/56 -50°
SYR	used from 646 nm out; 119 nm from the line	160/17	200/22 10°	250/10 6°	L/V 1°	270/11 -11°	220/25 -20°	220/66 -36°	230/89 -42°	240/74 -51°
ALB	used from 795 nm out; 109 nm from the line	160/27	190/16 9°	200/29 7°	230/21 3°	240/24 -9°	240/43 -19°	230/65 -33°	240/91 -42°	230/99 -53°
BML	used from 845 nm out; 90 nm from the line	220/19	210/17 9°	240/12 4°	270/22 1°	250/21 -11°	260/41 -19°	250/68 -34°	250/82 -44°	250/115 -55°

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	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	841 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
EAU Eau Claire, WI	70 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	913 ft	23:56 UTC
CWA Mosinee, WI	149 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,277 ft	23:50 UTC
MNM Menominee, MI	239 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	624 ft	23:57 UTC
TVC Traverse City, MI	328 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	623 ft	23:53 UTC
APN Alpena, MI	408 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	689 ft	23:54 UTC
CYQA Muskoka,	587 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	9 mi	none	925 ft	00:00 UTC
OGS Ogdensburg, NY	756 nm out, 1 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, overcast at 4,500 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,200 ft	301 ft	00:15 UTC
PTD Potsdam, NY	775 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,900 feet	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,900 ft	474 ft	23:35 UTC
BTV Burlington, VT	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	334 ft	7:54 pm EDT (23:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,277 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BTV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:23 am EDT (05:23 UTC)

Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,500 feet VFR

30% chance between Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist marginal VFR

The whole forecast for BTV

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 6,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 3,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,500 feet
30% chance between Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet

The forecast for MSP, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet

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 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC), at BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BTV is before sunrise there (7:03 am EDT (11:03 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International.