Plan a flight · Mon 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC)

Albert J Ellis Airport to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport OAJ → MSP

936 nautical miles (1,077 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 315°, about 323° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 5:11 pm CDT (22:11 UTC). Right now OAJ is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 9 knots; MSP is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 5 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: 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: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 100 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 100 to 179 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 239 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 189 to 319 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 199 to 538 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 219 nm along 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 OAJ.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E75L at 30,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC): moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft. 100 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDU UA /OV RDU360020/TM 1051/FLF300/TP E75L/TB MOD 300
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDU
Where
20 nm north (360°) of RDU
Time
10:51 UTC
Height
at F300
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate at 30,000 ft
H25B descending, 31 nm southwest, 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 31 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ILM UA /OV ILM/TM 1209/FLDURD/TP H25B/SK TOPS 009 BASES 006 SCT
```
Report
a routine report filed through ILM
Where
over ILM
Time
12:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
H25B
Sky
tops 900 ft bases 600 ft scattered
CL30 at 1,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. At the departure end, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ILM UA /OV KILM/TM 1107/FL010/TP CL30/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through ILM
Where
over KILM
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
CL30
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
B752 at 30,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC): light chop turbulence above 30,000 ft. 70 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDU UA /OV RDU090030/TM 1131/FLF300/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP 300
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDU
Where
30 nm east (090°) of RDU
Time
11:31 UTC
Height
at F300
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 30,000 ft
B739 at 33,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 33. 129 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV GSO/TM 1300/FL330/TP B739/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 33
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over GSO
Time
13:00 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 33
E145 at 4,000 ft, 15 nm northeast, 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC): a broken layer above 4,000 ft, remarks: during the descent 20SW roa bases 4,000 ft. 169 nm along the route, 15 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA170020/TM 1206/FL040/TP E145/SK BKN040/RM DURD 20SW ROA BASES 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
20 nm south (170°) of ROA
Time
12:06 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
a broken layer from 4,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent 20SW roa bases 4,000 ft
E75L descending, 25 nm northeast, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): a broken layer above 3,700 ft. 189 nm along the route, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 1109/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK BKN037 050
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
BKN037 at 5,000 ft
C25A at 36,000 ft, 48 nm northeast, 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 259 nm along the route, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV HVQ088045/TM 1154/FL360/TP C25A/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
45 nm east (088°) of HVQ
Time
11:54 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
B38M at 38,000 ft, 40 nm northeast, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC): light chop turbulence. 269 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV HVQ090035/TM 1157/FL380/TP B38M/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
35 nm east (090°) of HVQ
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
SR20 climbing, 22 nm northeast, 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC): a broken layer from 1,200 ft to 4,600 ft. 289 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1205/FLDURC/TP SR20/SK BKN012-TOP046
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
SR20
Sky
a broken layer from 1,200 ft, tops 4,600 ft
B350 climbing, 22 nm northeast, 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 289 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1112/FLDURC/TP B350/SK TOP050
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
11:12 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B350
Sky
TOP050
BE20 climbing, 22 nm northeast, 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC): overcast above 1,300 ft. 289 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1111/FLDURC/TP BE20/SK OVC013-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
11:11 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops unknown
CRJ9 climbing, 22 nm northeast, 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC): a broken layer above 1,300 ft. 289 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BKN013-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
10:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
a broken layer from 1,300 ft, tops unknown
C25B at 4,500 ft, 6 nm south, 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC): no turbulence, overcast up to 4,500 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav runway 30. 309 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV HAITI/TM 1229/FL045/TP C25B/SK OVC-TOP045/TB NEG/RM DURD RNAV RWY30
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
haiti
Time
12:29 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C25B
Sky
overcast, tops 4,500 ft
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent rnav runway 30

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (ILM, RDU, ROA, CRW, CMH, CVG, FWA, JOT, DBQ, LSE, MSP). 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	290° at 18 kt	+18 kt		102 kt	9 h 11 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+18 kt	14 °C	102 kt	9 h 11 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+17 kt	10 °C	103 kt	9 h 05 min	5:11 pm CDT (22:11 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+19 kt	6 °C	101 kt	9 h 16 min	5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+22 kt	3 °C	98 kt	9 h 33 min	5:39 pm CDT (22:39 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 24 kt	+24 kt	-1 °C	96 kt	9 h 45 min	5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-5 °C	93 kt	10 h 04 min	6:10 pm CDT (23:10 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 29 kt	+29 kt	-8 °C	91 kt	10 h 17 min	6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 33 kt	+33 kt	-20 °C	87 kt	10 h 46 min	6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 35 kt	+34 kt	-35 °C	86 kt	10 h 53 min	6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 45 kt	+45 kt	-42 °C	75 kt	12 h 29 min	8:35 pm CDT (01:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 52 kt	+52 kt	-49 °C	68 kt	13 h 46 min	9:52 pm CDT (02:52 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
ILM	used from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the line	300/18	300/22 13°	300/21 8°	290/28 4°	280/38 -7°	270/40 -18°	250/49 -32°	250/50 -40°	270/33 -50°
RDU	used from 50 nm out; 11 nm from the line	330/30	340/24 12°	330/26 7°	320/30 3°	330/39 -8°	310/30 -20°	300/33 -33°	310/34 -39°	310/41 -47°
ROA	used from 149 nm out; 30 nm from the line	310/32	340/32 14°	350/25 9°	340/24 3°	340/42 -8°	340/52 -20°	350/62 -34°	350/64 -39°	310/44 -48°
CRW	used from 249 nm out; 25 nm from the line	320/17	340/23 12°	340/32 8°	340/35 4°	330/40 -7°	340/45 -20°	340/57 -34°	340/64 -42°	320/38 -50°
CMH	used from 349 nm out; 58 nm from the line	320/12	340/26 15°	340/22 9°	320/24 3°	320/32 -7°	320/36 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/59 -44°	320/57 -50°
CVG	used from 398 nm out; 44 nm from the line	300/19	310/23 15°	320/20 9°	310/18 3°	300/26 -6°	290/36 -19°	310/32 -34°	310/53 -43°	310/61 -51°
FWA	used from 448 nm out; 50 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
JOT	used from 598 nm out; 35 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°
DBQ	used from 697 nm out; 69 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°
LSE	used from 797 nm out; 11 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°
MSP	used from 896 nm out; 20 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°

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
OAJ Jacksonville, NC	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	92 ft	8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC)
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	90 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	435 ft	12:51 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC	139 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	925 ft	12:54 UTC
PSK Dublin, VA	199 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	reported, no category	from the west-northwest (300°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	2,104 ft	12:55 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	319 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	828 ft	13:00 UTC
ILN Wilmington, OH	408 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog	from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots	0.25 mi	100 ft	1,076 ft	12:54 UTC
MIE Muncie, IN	488 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	937 ft	12:53 UTC
ORD Chicago, IL	647 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	12:51 UTC
JVL Janesville, WI	707 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 23,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	807 ft	12:45 UTC
LSE La Crosse, WI	837 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	655 ft	12:53 UTC
ONA Winona, MN	857 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	656 ft	12:55 UTC
MSP Minneapolis, MN	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 5 knots	8 mi	none	841 ft	7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,104 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:11 pm CDT (22:11 UTC)

Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSP

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

The forecast for OAJ, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 destination end · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at OAJ 6:39 pm EDT (22:39 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Albert J Ellis Airport, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.