Plan a flight · Sun 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)

Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Corpus Christi International MSP → CRP

1,048 nautical miles (1,205 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 193°, about 193° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots; CRP is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 14 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: 2 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

B39M at 34,000 ft, 31 nm west, 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 31 nm west 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
B739 at 30,000 ft, 28 nm west, 4:38 pm CDT (21:38 UTC): light turbulence. 160 nm along the route, 28 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOD UA /OV FOD220020/TM 2138/FL300/TP B739/TB CONS LGT/ OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through FOD
Where
20 nm southwest (220°) of FOD
Time
21:38 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
A21N at 33,000 ft, 46 nm east, 4:29 pm CDT (21:29 UTC): light chop turbulence. 180 nm along the route, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TNU UA /OV TNU/TM 2129/FL330/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TNU
Where
over TNU
Time
21:29 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light chop
A21N at 33,000 ft, 15 nm east, 4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 978 nm along the route, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VCT UA /OV VCT/TM 2145/FL330/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through VCT
Where
over VCT
Time
21:45 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
B38M at 35,000 ft, 2 nm southeast, 4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRP UA /OV CRP/TM 2145/FL350/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRP
Where
over CRP
Time
21:45 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu

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 10 forecast points nearest it (MSP, MCW, DSM, MKC, TUL, FSM, DAL, CLL, PSX, CRP). 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	200° at 23 kt	+23 kt		97 kt	10 h 48 min	6:12 am CDT (11:12 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	+20 kt	15 °C	100 kt	10 h 29 min	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+14 kt	12 °C	106 kt	9 h 53 min	5:17 am CDT (10:17 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	+11 kt	9 °C	109 kt	9 h 37 min	5:01 am CDT (10:01 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	+9 kt	6 °C	111 kt	9 h 26 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+9 kt	2 °C	111 kt	9 h 26 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	+9 kt	-3 °C	111 kt	9 h 26 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 21 kt	+9 kt	-6 °C	111 kt	9 h 26 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 22 kt	+9 kt	-16 °C	111 kt	9 h 26 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 30 kt	+1 kt	-31 °C	119 kt	8 h 48 min	4:12 am CDT (09:12 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 36 kt	0	-40 °C	120 kt	8 h 44 min	4:08 am CDT (09:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 42 kt	−3 kt	-53 °C	123 kt	8 h 31 min	3:55 am CDT (08:55 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
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°
MCW	used from 50 nm out; 33 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°
DSM	used from 150 nm out; 36 nm from the line	200/32	240/27 17°	260/19 10°	260/16 5°	260/19 -7°	240/22 -19°	270/20 -32°	270/38 -42°	290/58 -53°
MKC	used from 249 nm out; 78 nm from the line	200/28	220/30 16°	270/20 11°	280/22 7°	260/27 -6°	270/27 -18°	280/38 -32°	270/38 -40°	280/50 -52°
TUL	used from 449 nm out; 62 nm from the line	200/27	210/28 15°	240/24 13°	250/19 8°	250/28 -6°	260/25 -16°	270/34 -30°	280/41 -39°	280/41 -52°
FSM	used from 599 nm out; 88 nm from the line	200/18	210/19 15°	230/22 13°	250/18 7°	270/20 -5°	280/24 -16°	280/35 -30°	290/37 -40°	300/40 -52°
DAL	used from 648 nm out; 72 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
CLL	used from 798 nm out; 55 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
PSX	used from 948 nm out; 55 nm from the line	140/20	140/23 18°	160/17 13°	240/5 8°	250/9 -4°	250/11 -13°	310/15 -29°	310/17 -40°	290/11 -52°
CRP	used from 998 nm out; 25 nm from the line	130/19	140/20 18°	160/17 13°	180/10 7°	230/9 -3°	230/11 -13°	310/6 -29°	310/5 -39°	310/13 -52°

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)
ACQ Waseca, MN	50 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,126 ft	00:15 UTC
DSM Des Moines, IA	200 nm out, 25 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	20,000 ft	957 ft	23:54 UTC
CSQ Creston, IA	239 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,299 ft	00:15 UTC
IXD Olathe, KS	369 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,087 ft	23:53 UTC
CFV Coffeyville, KS	479 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	none	754 ft	23:52 UTC
TUL Tulsa, OK	539 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	677 ft	23:53 UTC
TKI Dallas, TX	718 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	588 ft	23:53 UTC
HQZ Mesquite, TX	748 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	446 ft	23:50 UTC
GYB Giddings, TX	898 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	484 ft	00:15 UTC
VCT Victoria, TX	978 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	115 ft	23:51 UTC
CRP Corpus Christi, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet, a few clouds at 3,100 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,299 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CRP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

30% chance between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 4,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for CRP

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 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
9/2934 DALLAS, TX 19 nm from the route, 738 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at MSP 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC), at CRP 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CRP is before sunrise there (7:28 am CDT (12:28 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 southern Plains · 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, Corpus Christi International.