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Seattle Paine Field International to Oakland County International PAE → PTK

1,653 nautical miles (1,903 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 086°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:26 am EDT (11:26 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: 2 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 488 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 259 to 837 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 259 to 528 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 349 to 857 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 986 to 1076 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 last 0 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 PAE.

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

E75L descending, 21 nm north, 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft. 319 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GPI UA /OV KGPI/TM 0106/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK OVC040
```
Report
a routine report filed through GPI
Where
over KGPI
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
overcast from 4,000 ft
CRJ2 at 2,900 ft, 13 nm southwest, 5:05 pm PDT (00:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 797 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 0005/FL029/TP CRJ2/SK BASE029
```
Report
a routine report filed through DIK
Where
over DIK
Time
00:05 UTC
Height
at 2,900 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
BASE029
B38M at 32,000 ft, 40 nm north, 4:12 pm PDT (23:12 UTC): light chop turbulence. 797 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOT UA /OV MOT225061/TM 2312/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOT
Where
61 nm southwest (225°) of MOT
Time
23:12 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
BE20 at 3,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 3:56 pm PDT (22:56 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 797 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 2256/FL030/TP BE20/SK BASE031/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through DIK
Where
over DIK
Time
22:56 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
BASE031
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 50 nm north, 5:12 pm PDT (00:12 UTC): light icing, -6 °C. 936 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JMS UA /OV JMS332028/TM 0012/FL160/TP PC12/TA M06/IC LGT CLR
```
Report
a routine report filed through JMS
Where
28 nm northwest (332°) of JMS
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−6 °C
Icing
light clear
CRJ2 at 11,000 ft, 27 nm north, 5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 956 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JMS UA /OV JMS/TM 0053/FL110/TP CRJ2/SK BASE020-TOP040/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through JMS
Where
over JMS
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
BASE020-TOP040
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A320 descending, 46 nm north, 6:01 pm PDT (01:01 UTC): overcast above 1,200 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 36. 1026 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0101/FLUNKN/TP A320/SK OVC012-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RWY 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over KFAR
Time
01:01 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent runway 36
C56X at 1,300 ft, 46 nm north, 4:17 pm PDT (23:17 UTC): overcast above 1,300 ft. 1026 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 2317/FL013/TP C56X/SK OVC013
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over KFAR
Time
23:17 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft
CRJ7 at 18,000 ft, 41 nm north, 4:41 pm PDT (23:41 UTC): light rime icing from 18,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -13 °C, remarks: during the descent. 1086 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV FAR090050/TM 2341/FL180/TP CRJ7/SK BASE180-TOP200/TA M13/IC LGT RIME 180-200/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
50 nm east (090°) of FAR
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
BASE180-TOP200
Temperature
−13 °C
Icing
light rime from 18,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
A21N at 31,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 5:39 pm PDT (00:39 UTC): light turbulence above 31,000 ft, remarks: zob. 1574 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOP UA /OV MOP/TM 0039/FL310/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT 310/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOP
Where
over MOP
Time
00:39 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light at 31,000 ft
Remarks
zob
E170 at 21,000 ft, 32 nm southwest, 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zob. At the destination end, 32 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAN UA /OV LAN180020/TM 0107/FL210/TP E170/TB LGHT CHOP/RM DURC ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAN
Where
20 nm south (180°) of LAN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
lght chop
Remarks
during the climb zob
SR22 at 1,300 ft, 3 nm west, 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 3 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK270003/TM 0125/FL013/TP SR22/SK BASES 019 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
3 nm west (270°) of PTK
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
bases 1,900 ft overcast
CRJ7 descending, 27 nm south, 6:01 pm PDT (01:01 UTC): overcast above 2,800 ft. At the destination end, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV FINAL 3R /TM 0101/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK OVC 028
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
final 3R
Time
01:01 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
overcast from 2,800 ft
C550 at 2,300 ft, 0 nm south, 5:46 pm PDT (00:46 UTC): remarks: fis 4 mile final. At the destination end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV 4W/TM 0046/FL023/TP C550/RM FIS 4 MILE FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
4W
Time
00:46 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
C550
Remarks
fis 4 mile final

6 more routine reports are on the map.

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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (SEA, GEG, GPI, GTF, GGW, MLS, DIK, ABR, AXN, MSP, LSE, GRB, MKG, CLE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	240° at 8 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	13 h 20 min	11:09 am EDT (15:09 UTC)
5,500 ft	100° at 2 kt	+3 kt	1 °C	117 kt	14 h 08 min	11:57 am EDT (15:57 UTC)
7,500 ft	210° at 2 kt	0	7 °C	120 kt	13 h 46 min	11:35 am EDT (15:35 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 6 kt	−3 kt	3 °C	123 kt	13 h 26 min	11:15 am EDT (15:15 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 10 kt	−7 kt	0 °C	127 kt	13 h 01 min	10:50 am EDT (14:50 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 13 kt	−10 kt	-4 °C	130 kt	12 h 43 min	10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC)
15,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	−13 kt	-8 °C	133 kt	12 h 26 min	10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	−15 kt	-12 °C	135 kt	12 h 15 min	10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 20 kt	−16 kt	-13 °C	136 kt	12 h 09 min	9:58 am EDT (13:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 27 kt	−24 kt	-23 °C	144 kt	11 h 29 min	9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 37 kt	−34 kt	-37 °C	154 kt	10 h 44 min	8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 42 kt	−41 kt	-44 °C	161 kt	10 h 16 min	8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 53 kt	−52 kt	-49 °C	172 kt	9 h 37 min	7:26 am EDT (11:26 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
SEA	used from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line	360/9	350/10 1°	010/10 -5°	030/20 -11°	020/60 -17°	010/86 -26°	360/90 -40°	010/68 -42°	360/31 -43°
GEG	used from 100 nm out; 70 nm from the line		050/18 -2°	060/19 -8°	L/V -11°	160/11 -24°	190/17 -31°	200/19 -35°	220/14 -37°	250/11 -41°
GPI	used from 249 nm out; 52 nm from the line		060/19 -3°	110/11 -8°	130/6 -8°	200/40 -19°	190/58 -28°	200/101 -39°	220/73 -43°	230/41 -43°
GTF	used from 398 nm out; 28 nm from the line		070/21	080/18 -6°	120/5 -5°	180/30 -14°	200/53 -24°	210/80 -38°	220/83 -44°	230/68 -46°
GGW	used from 548 nm out; 68 nm from the line		090/18 0°	140/12 -2°	150/13 -3°	200/35 -12°	230/56 -22°	240/75 -37°	240/81 -46°	240/78 -49°
MLS	used from 647 nm out; 60 nm from the line		120/22 5°	170/18 4°	200/33 1°	230/49 -10°	230/58 -21°	220/54 -37°	230/64 -44°	250/74 -49°
DIK	used from 697 nm out; 73 nm from the line		110/15 6°	200/17 5°	230/31 1°	240/47 -10°	240/52 -20°	230/52 -36°	240/57 -45°	250/67 -51°
ABR	used from 896 nm out; 88 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°
AXN	used from 1046 nm out; 34 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°
MSP	used from 1145 nm out; 49 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°
LSE	used from 1295 nm out; 61 nm from the line	220/33	250/29 17°	250/15 9°	260/12 6°	280/21 -9°	280/33 -20°	300/43 -36°	310/56 -45°	300/79 -53°
GRB	used from 1345 nm out; 57 nm from the line	240/24	260/18 16°	270/20 11°	290/14 4°	280/24 -9°	300/34 -21°	310/51 -38°	310/54 -48°	300/71 -51°
MKG	used from 1494 nm out; 24 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°
CLE	used from 1643 nm out; 107 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -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	Elevation
PAE Everett, WA	departure	no report just now	606 ft
SFF Spokane, WA	199 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	1,956 ft
GTF Great Falls, MT	438 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	3,680 ft
JDN Jordan, MT	617 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	no report just now	2,667 ft
GDV Glendive, MT	707 nm out, 11 nm south of the line	no report just now	2,458 ft
BIS Bismarck, ND	876 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	1,661 ft
AXN Alexandria, MN	1105 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line	no report just now	1,425 ft
STC St Cloud, MN	1165 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	1,030 ft
ATW Appleton, WI	1414 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	918 ft
FNT Flint, MI	1633 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	782 ft
PTK Pontiac, MI	destination	no report just now	980 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,680 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:26 am EDT (11:26 UTC)

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

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

6/6654 28NM W TWISP, WA, Thursday, October 1, 2026 through Thursday, October 15, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 15 October · ZSE
6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 1195 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PTK is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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 Northwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Seattle Paine Field International, Oakland County International.