Orlando Executive to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport ORL → MSP
1,133 nautical miles (1,304 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 333°, about 339° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 407 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 ORL.
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 14:00–21:00 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 (MLB, JAX, CSG, ATL, BNA, EVV, SPI, BRL, 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 | 280° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 10 h 07 min | 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +8 kt | 16 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 07 min | 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +11 kt | 13 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 24 min | 7:35 pm CDT (00:35 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 35 min | 7:46 pm CDT (00:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | +15 kt | 5 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 47 min | 7:58 pm CDT (00:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | +15 kt | 1 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 47 min | 7:58 pm CDT (00:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -4 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 47 min | 7:58 pm CDT (00:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -7 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 47 min | 7:58 pm CDT (00:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | +18 kt | -19 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 06 min | 8:17 pm CDT (01:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 34 kt | +29 kt | -33 °C | 91 kt | 12 h 27 min | 9:38 pm CDT (02:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 42 kt | +38 kt | -39 °C | 82 kt | 13 h 49 min | 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 41 kt | +36 kt | -49 °C | 84 kt | 13 h 29 min | 10:40 pm CDT (03:40 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 320/12 | 300/13 18° | 280/13 15° | 280/15 9° | 270/16 -7° | 270/13 -18° | 240/24 -33° | 240/23 -41° | 270/21 -50° |
| JAX | used from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 320/17 | 330/21 17° | 320/21 14° | 310/23 8° | 340/19 -6° | 360/26 -19° | 010/44 -30° | 360/35 -41° | 330/22 -50° |
| CSG | used from 199 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 340/20 | 340/15 17° | 330/19 11° | 320/19 5° | 330/11 -4° | 300/14 -17° | 330/28 -31° | 340/42 -40° | 350/33 -51° |
| ATL | used from 298 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 340/24 | 350/18 17° | 330/15 11° | 320/20 6° | 310/16 -4° | 300/18 -18° | 320/28 -32° | 330/43 -40° | 340/35 -51° |
| BNA | used from 447 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 270/14 | 270/10 14° | 280/19 11° | 280/26 6° | 280/25 -6° | 280/31 -18° | 300/44 -32° | 300/53 -40° | 310/51 -49° |
| EVV | used from 596 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 270/15 | 250/15 14° | 260/24 11° | 270/28 6° | 280/30 -7° | 280/34 -18° | 290/48 -33° | 290/59 -38° | 300/56 -48° |
| SPI | used from 745 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/21 15° | 260/11 12° | 280/19 6° | 270/23 -8° | 280/34 -20° | 290/55 -33° | 290/62 -37° | 290/55 -47° |
| BRL | used from 845 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 240/28 | 240/25 18° | 250/26 12° | 260/29 5° | 260/24 -8° | 270/36 -20° | 280/57 -33° | 290/65 -37° | 290/54 -46° |
| DBQ | used from 894 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/32 19° | 250/35 11° | 260/37 5° | 270/35 -9° | 270/40 -21° | 270/43 -35° | 280/49 -37° | 280/58 -46° |
| LSE | used from 994 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 240/16 | 230/27 20° | 250/35 12° | 260/28 5° | 260/30 -9° | 260/37 -21° | 260/38 -36° | 280/44 -37° | 280/52 -47° |
| MSP | used from 1093 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 140/8 | 210/22 19° | 230/31 13° | 240/31 5° | 240/29 -9° | 250/34 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/46 -38° | 270/55 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL Orlando, FL | departure | no report just now | 112 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 79 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 119 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 278 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 348 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 517 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 646 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 775 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 835 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| DBQ Dubuque, IA | 944 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 1063 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | no report just now | 841 ft |
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 MSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)
MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 268 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
- 6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 348 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 17 nm from the route, 537 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 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 ORL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSP is after sunset there (6:33 pm CDT (23:33 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: Orlando Executive, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.