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Ontario International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport ONT → MSP

1,296 nautical miles (1,492 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 053°, about 041° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 61-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:49 am CDT (15:49 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: 15 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am PDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 279 to 289 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120755
    MKCW WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17W
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 189 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 299 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 179 to 648 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 199 to 778 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 219 to 668 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 229 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 299 to 788 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 558 to 738 nm out.
  • 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 route from 877 to 1027 nm out.
  • 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). Near the route, 977 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 ONT.

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 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 (ONT, LAS, BCE, GJT, DEN, BFF, ONL, FSD, MSP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft240° at 21 kt−21 kt15 °C141 kt9 h 11 min12:50 pm CDT (17:50 UTC)
7,500 ft240° at 24 kt−24 kt11 °C144 kt9 h12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 27 kt−27 kt8 °C147 kt8 h 49 min12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 28 kt−28 kt3 °C148 kt8 h 45 min12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 31 kt−30 kt-1 °C150 kt8 h 38 min12:17 pm CDT (17:17 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 35 kt−34 kt-6 °C154 kt8 h 25 min12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 39 kt−37 kt-11 °C157 kt8 h 15 min11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 40 kt−38 kt-12 °C158 kt8 h 12 min11:51 am CDT (16:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 49 kt−47 kt-22 °C167 kt7 h 46 min11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 57 kt−58 kt-32 °C178 kt7 h 17 min10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 60 kt−61 kt-37 °C181 kt7 h 10 min10:49 am CDT (15:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 59 kt−60 kt-45 °C180 kt7 h 12 min10:51 am CDT (15:51 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ONTused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/11200/20 4°210/27 3°220/26 -4°240/32 -13°220/52 -21°220/67 -30°220/72 -37°220/65 -46°
LASused from 100 nm out; 51 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BCEused from 249 nm out; 73 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
GJTused from 449 nm out; 59 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
DENused from 648 nm out; 63 nm from the line270/24 11°230/13 5°230/48 -8°230/46 -20°230/63 -30°240/78 -36°240/78 -48°
BFFused from 748 nm out; 48 nm from the line280/28260/39 11°240/34 5°210/38 -11°210/52 -22°230/61 -31°230/61 -36°240/56 -45°
ONLused from 897 nm out; 105 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
FSDused from 1047 nm out; 56 nm from the line210/20230/23 21°220/25 14°230/30 5°230/26 -9°240/30 -21°270/33 -36°260/47 -37°270/58 -47°
MSPused from 1196 nm out; 75 nm from the line250/12250/17 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ONT Ontario, CA departure no report just now 944 ft
SBD San Bernardino, CA 20 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,159 ft
HND Las Vegas, NV 169 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,491 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 309 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
CNY Moab, UT 469 nm out, 14 nm north of the line no report just now 4,579 ft
GJT Grand Junction, CO 528 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 4,861 ft
FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO 708 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 5,020 ft
IBM Kimball, NE 788 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 4,925 ft
ANW Ainsworth, NE 967 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,588 ft
FSD Sioux Falls, SD 1127 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,430 ft
TKC Tracy, MN 1186 nm out, 4 nm north of the line no report just now 1,335 ft
MSP Minneapolis, MN destination no report just now 841 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,020 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, 10:49 am CDT (15:49 UTC)

MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 160 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 160 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 169 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 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 ONT 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Ontario International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.