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 4 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:14 pm CDT (18:14 UTC). Right now MSP is VFR, wind calm; HSV is VFR, wind calm. 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
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
- P46T at 31,000 ft, 38 nm southwest, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC): light chop turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 38 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ALO UA /OV ALO270005/TM 1337/FL310/TP P46T/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through ALO
- Where
- 5 nm west (270°) of ALO
- Time
- 13:37 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- P46T
- Turbulence
- intermittent light chop
- B752 at 34,000 ft, 20 nm northeast, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 168 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DBQ UA /OV DBQ300020/TM 1223/FL340/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through DBQ
- Where
- 20 nm northwest (300°) of DBQ
- Time
- 12:23 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B752
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- A321 at 32,000 ft, 22 nm southwest, 7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 178 nm along the route, 22 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CID UA /OV CID360010/TM 1225/FL320/TP A321/TB INTMT LGT CHOP CONS LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through CID
- Where
- 10 nm north (360°) of CID
- Time
- 12:25 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- intermittent light chop continuous light chop
- B737 at 36,000 ft, 9 nm northeast, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 495 nm along the route, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
- Report
- a routine report filed through EVV
- Where
- 30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
- Time
- 11:14 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME33
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 | 260° at 22 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 5 h 23 min | 2:29 pm CDT (19:29 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 5 h 25 min | 2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −4 kt | 13 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 30 min | 2:36 pm CDT (19:36 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −4 kt | 9 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 30 min | 2:36 pm CDT (19:36 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −6 kt | 6 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 25 min | 2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −9 kt | 2 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 18 min | 2:24 pm CDT (19:24 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 10 min | 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 24 kt | −15 kt | -6 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 04 min | 2:10 pm CDT (19:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 24 kt | −16 kt | -7 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 01 min | 2:07 pm CDT (19:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 31 kt | −16 kt | -20 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 01 min | 2:07 pm CDT (19:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 40 kt | −24 kt | -34 °C | 144 kt | 4 h 45 min | 1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 51 kt | −36 kt | -41 °C | 156 kt | 4 h 23 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 55 kt | −45 kt | -49 °C | 165 kt | 4 h 08 min | 1:14 pm CDT (18:14 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
| LSE | used from 49 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| DBQ | used from 148 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| BRL | used from 198 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -48° |
| SPI | used from 297 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| STL | used from 396 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| EVV | used from 445 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| BNA | used from 544 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| HSV | used from 643 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
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 few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 8 mi | none | 841 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
| SYN Stanton, MN | 30 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 920 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| RST Rochester, MN | 69 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots | 7 mi | none | 1,317 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 188 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 13:52 UTC |
| MLI Moline, IL | 237 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 13:52 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 336 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 13:52 UTC |
| 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 | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 13:45 UTC |
| GDA Marion, KY | 505 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 652 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| 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 | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 688 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
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, 1:14 pm CDT (18:14 UTC)
Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for HSV
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MSP, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 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 3,500 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 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 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC)).
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.
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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.