Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Laredo International MSP → LRD
1,083 nautical miles (1,246 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 198°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:58 pm CDT (21:58 UTC). 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: 1 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 2W: 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 99 to 636 nm out.
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 08:00–15:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (MSP, MCW, DSM, OMA, MKC, ICT, TUL, OKC, SPS, DAL, ABI, SAT, LRD). 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 | 220° at 27 kt | +24 kt | 19 °C | 96 kt | 11 h 17 min | 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | +20 kt | 18 °C | 100 kt | 10 h 50 min | 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +16 kt | 14 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 25 min | 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | +15 kt | 10 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 19 min | 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 6 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 13 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +14 kt | 1 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 13 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 13 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 21 kt | +14 kt | -7 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 13 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 26 kt | +15 kt | -18 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 19 min | 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 40 kt | +17 kt | -31 °C | 103 kt | 10 h 31 min | 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 41 kt | +7 kt | -38 °C | 113 kt | 9 h 35 min | 5:45 pm CDT (22:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 39 kt | −3 kt | -49 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 48 min | 4:58 pm CDT (21:58 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° |
| MCW | used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
| DSM | used from 149 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 250/47 | 260/25 20° | 240/19 11° | 240/31 5° | 250/26 -9° | 260/38 -20° | 260/47 -34° | 270/58 -37° | 270/61 -47° |
| OMA | used from 248 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| MKC | used from 298 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| ICT | used from 397 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| TUL | used from 497 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| OKC | used from 547 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| SPS | used from 646 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 220/35 | 220/31 18° | 230/16 14° | 230/10 8° | 250/18 -5° | 250/32 -16° | 260/51 -28° | 280/46 -38° | 300/50 -50° |
| DAL | used from 696 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| ABI | used from 795 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| SAT | used from 845 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -51° |
| LRD | used from 994 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 160/22 | 170/23 18° | 190/18 15° | 210/12 10° | 220/17 -4° | 200/11 -15° | 150/13 -29° | 060/8 -40° | 030/28 -51° |
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 | ||||
| ACQ Waseca, MN | 50 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,126 ft | ||||
| FOD Fort Dodge, IA | 149 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,156 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 318 nm out, 21 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| TOP Topeka, KS | 368 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 881 ft | ||||
| BVO Bartlesville, OK | 507 nm out, 23 nm east of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 556 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 656 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| MNZ Hamilton, TX | 825 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,304 ft | ||||
| SKF San Antonio, TX | 964 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 690 ft | ||||
| COT Cotulla, TX | 1023 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 474 ft | ||||
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | no report just now | 508 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,304 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:58 pm CDT (21:58 UTC)
LRD 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 LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 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, Laredo International.