Plan a flight · Sun 7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC)

Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Idaho Falls Regional MSP → IDA

814 nautical miles (936 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 271°, about 271° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:31 am MDT (07:31 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots; IDA is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 13 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: 4 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

SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 536 to 695 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
MT WY
FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.

SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Near the route, at the destination end.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 71W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
WY UT ID
FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-30WSW MTU-30SSW DTA-30SE TWF-40S DBS
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL270.

AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 139 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 506 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 387 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 556 to 794 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 585 to 774 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 228 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 99 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

B39M at 34,000 ft, 19 nm south, 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 19 nm south 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
BE20 at 14,000 ft, 38 nm south, 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC): light turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FSD UA /OV FSD340035/TM 0020/FL140/TP BE20/TB CONS LGT/ NEG 120
```
Report
a routine report filed through FSD
Where
35 nm north (340°) of FSD
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
continuous light no at 12,000 ft
B39M at 35,000 ft, 28 nm north, 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC): light chop turbulence. 228 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABR UA /OV ABR230015/TM 2328/FL350/TP B39M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABR
Where
15 nm southwest (230°) of ABR
Time
23:28 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
light chop
PC12 at 100 ft, 21 nm south, 5:34 pm CDT (22:34 UTC): no icing. 298 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIR UA /OV PIR/TM 2234/FL001/TP PC12/SK BASE030-TOP045/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIR
Where
over PIR
Time
22:34 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BASE030-TOP045
Icing
none
A21N at 35,000 ft, 1 nm west, 5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-32. 526 nm along the route, 1 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GCC UA /OV GCC/TM 2247/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG /RM ZDVWC-32
```
Report
a routine report filed through GCC
Where
over GCC
Time
22:47 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZDVWC-32
BE9T at 17,500 ft, 8 nm southwest, 5:40 pm CDT (22:40 UTC): no turbulence, light icing, -6 °C, remarks: ZDVWC-22. 556 nm along the route, 8 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GCC UA /OV CZI020012/TM 2240/FL175/TP BE9T/TA M06/TB NEG/IC LGT MIX /RM ZDVWC-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through GCC
Where
12 nm north (020°) of CZI
Time
22:40 UTC
Height
at 17,500 ft
Aircraft
BE9T
Temperature
−6 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
light mix
Remarks
ZDVWC-22
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 36 nm south, 6:03 pm CDT (23:03 UTC): light rime icing, -6 °C. 754 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV JAC160030/TM 2303/FL170/TP CRJ7/TA M6/IC LGT RIME /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
30 nm south (160°) of JAC
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Temperature
−6 °C
Icing
light rime zlc
A320 at 6,800 ft, 6 nm south, 5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC): scattered clouds above 6,800 ft; overcast above 8,000 ft. 754 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV JAC/TM 2208/FL068/TP A320/SK SCT068 OVC080
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
over JAC
Time
22:08 UTC
Height
at 6,800 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
SCT068 OVC080
PC12 at 15,000 ft, 24 nm south, 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC): light rime icing above 15,000 ft. 774 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV JAC200025/TM 2347/FL150/TP PC12/IC LGT RIME 150 /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
25 nm south (200°) of JAC
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Icing
light rime at 15,000 ft zlc

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 8 forecast points nearest it (MSP, AXN, ABR, PIR, RAP, BIL, LND, PIH). 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	140° at 5 kt	−3 kt	14 °C	123 kt	6 h 37 min	1:31 am MDT (07:31 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 8 kt	+2 kt	15 °C	118 kt	6 h 54 min	1:48 am MDT (07:48 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 17 kt	+7 kt	12 °C	113 kt	7 h 12 min	2:06 am MDT (08:06 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 23 kt	+13 kt	7 °C	107 kt	7 h 36 min	2:30 am MDT (08:30 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 29 kt	+18 kt	3 °C	102 kt	7 h 59 min	2:53 am MDT (08:53 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	+23 kt	-2 °C	97 kt	8 h 24 min	3:18 am MDT (09:18 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	+28 kt	-6 °C	92 kt	8 h 51 min	3:45 am MDT (09:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 38 kt	+31 kt	-10 °C	89 kt	9 h 09 min	4:03 am MDT (10:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 39 kt	+33 kt	-21 °C	87 kt	9 h 21 min	4:15 am MDT (10:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 43 kt	+37 kt	-35 °C	83 kt	9 h 48 min	4:42 am MDT (10:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 55 kt	+51 kt	-42 °C	69 kt	11 h 48 min	6:42 am MDT (12:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 64 kt	+62 kt	-49 °C	58 kt	14 h 02 min	8:56 am MDT (14:56 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°
AXN	used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line	L/V	220/23 17°	230/24 12°	240/25 5°	260/32 -11°	260/40 -21°	270/50 -35°	270/57 -45°	270/81 -55°
ABR	used from 149 nm out; 59 nm from the line	030/24	220/5 16°	230/18 12°	230/32 5°	240/38 -10°	250/37 -20°	240/40 -35°	240/56 -44°	250/72 -52°
PIR	used from 248 nm out; 36 nm from the line		L/V 17°	230/13 12°	220/22 6°	250/31 -9°	250/34 -21°	240/50 -35°	230/61 -43°	240/62 -51°
RAP	used from 347 nm out; 60 nm from the line		120/15 12°	180/22 11°	220/26 5°	230/35 -9°	240/40 -22°	240/50 -37°	240/51 -41°	240/47 -47°
BIL	used from 546 nm out; 126 nm from the line		080/24	130/14 -1°	180/33 0°	210/43 -10°	220/58 -21°	200/55 -36°	220/75 -44°	240/83 -48°
LND	used from 595 nm out; 90 nm from the line			180/33 10°	190/50 3°	210/59 -9°	200/50 -21°	190/41 -34°	230/55 -39°	240/65 -47°
PIH	used from 744 nm out; 81 nm from the line		270/10	270/13 1°	210/16 -2°	200/56 -11°	200/51 -23°	200/68 -33°	220/77 -37°	230/73 -44°

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)
HCD Hutchinson, MN	50 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,062 ft	00:35 UTC
MVE Montevideo, MN	109 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,034 ft	00:35 UTC
ATY Watertown, SD	169 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	1,749 ft	00:34 UTC
MKA Miller, SD	248 nm out, 17 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,569 ft
SPF Spearfish, SD	447 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the east (080°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	3,933 ft	23:35 UTC
GCC Gillette, WY	526 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the north (360°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	4,365 ft	23:53 UTC
WRL Worland, WY	635 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	4,251 ft	00:51 UTC
DUB Dubois, WY	714 nm out, 19 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the east (100°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	7,298 ft	00:35 UTC
JAC Jackson, WY	754 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist	calm	5 mi	1,300 ft	6,451 ft	00:29 UTC
IDA Idaho Falls, ID	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the north-northwest (340°) at 13 knots	5 mi	3,300 ft	4,743 ft	6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IDA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:31 am MDT (07:31 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for IDA

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, rain, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast 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 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC), at IDA 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IDA is before sunrise there (7:38 am MDT (13:38 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 northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · 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, Idaho Falls Regional.