Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field MSP → HSV
683 nautical miles (786 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 152°, about 152° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:02 am CDT (05:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 5 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 79 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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MSP, LSE, DBQ, BRL, SPI, STL, EVV, BNA, HSV). 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 | 240° at 14 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 5 h 44 min | 1:49 am CDT (06:49 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 5 h 18 min | 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 08 min | 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 9 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 06 min | 1:11 am CDT (06:11 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | −17 kt | 6 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 59 min | 1:04 am CDT (06:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 2 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 55 min | 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -3 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 55 min | 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | −20 kt | -7 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 53 min | 12:58 am CDT (05:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 22 kt | −20 kt | -8 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 53 min | 12:58 am CDT (05:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 28 kt | −26 kt | -19 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 41 min | 12:46 am CDT (05:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 46 kt | −44 kt | -35 °C | 164 kt | 4 h 10 min | 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 55 kt | −53 kt | -43 °C | 173 kt | 3 h 57 min | 12:02 am CDT (05:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 57 kt | −52 kt | -51 °C | 172 kt | 3 h 58 min | 12:03 am CDT (05:03 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 49 nm out; 51 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° |
| DBQ | used from 148 nm out; 31 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° |
| BRL | used from 198 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| SPI | used from 297 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/11 17° | 270/18 10° | 290/21 4° | 310/20 -8° | 330/25 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 320/60 -44° | 320/59 -50° |
| STL | used from 396 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| EVV | used from 445 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| BNA | used from 544 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| HSV | used from 643 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
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 | ||||
| SYN Stanton, MN | 30 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 920 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 69 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 188 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| MLI Moline, IL | 237 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 336 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| VLA Vandalia, IL | 396 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| MWA Marion, IL | 465 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 471 ft | ||||
| GDA Marion, KY | 505 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | no report just now | 652 ft | ||||
| GHM Centerville, TN | 604 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | no report just now | 765 ft | ||||
| GZS Pulaski, TN | 653 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 688 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | no report just now | 628 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:02 am CDT (05:02 UTC)
HSV 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 HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HSV is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.