Plattsburgh International to Grand Forks International PBG → GFK
999 nautical miles (1,150 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 4:12 pm CDT (21:12 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: 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 70 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 50 nm of the route.
- 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 last 499 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing from 13,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Over the route from 579 to 749 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 PBG.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (BML, SYR, BUF, TVC, GRB, DLH, INL, GFK). 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 | 300° at 8 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 8 h 55 min | 4:12 pm CDT (21:12 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 12 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 15 min | 4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 9 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 36 min | 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | +21 kt | 6 °C | 99 kt | 10 h 05 min | 5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | +26 kt | 2 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 38 min | 5:55 pm CDT (22:55 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | +27 kt | -3 °C | 93 kt | 10 h 45 min | 6:02 pm CDT (23:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 28 kt | +29 kt | -7 °C | 91 kt | 10 h 59 min | 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 29 kt | +30 kt | -11 °C | 90 kt | 11 h 06 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 32 kt | +32 kt | -22 °C | 88 kt | 11 h 21 min | 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 37 kt | +36 kt | -38 °C | 84 kt | 11 h 54 min | 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 44 kt | +45 kt | -46 °C | 75 kt | 13 h 19 min | 8:36 pm CDT (01:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 58 kt | +57 kt | -51 °C | 63 kt | 15 h 51 min | 11:08 pm CDT (04:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BML | used from 0 nm out; 122 nm from the line | 310/21 | 350/11 10° | 330/9 6° | 340/21 0° | 310/23 -11° | 310/29 -23° | 280/39 -40° | 280/42 -46° | 260/57 -52° |
| SYR | used from 50 nm out; 124 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| BUF | used from 200 nm out; 173 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -53° |
| TVC | used from 350 nm out; 182 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| GRB | used from 599 nm out; 169 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| DLH | used from 649 nm out; 128 nm from the line | 090/31 | 250/7 14° | 250/26 11° | 250/36 4° | 280/36 -11° | 290/35 -22° | 300/39 -38° | 280/41 -44° | 280/66 -49° |
| INL | used from 799 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 090/25 | L/V 8° | 250/20 6° | 270/32 1° | 270/44 -11° | 280/48 -22° | 280/56 -38° | 270/50 -47° | 280/83 -50° |
| GFK | used from 899 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 080/18 | L/V 11° | 260/22 7° | 250/48 3° | 260/51 -11° | 250/44 -22° | 260/34 -38° | 260/53 -44° | 270/66 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBG Plattsburgh, NY | departure | no report just now | 234 ft | ||||
| MAL Malone, NY | 40 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 789 ft | ||||
| CYRP Ottawa, | 120 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 382 ft | ||||
| CYYB North Bay, | 270 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,215 ft | ||||
| CYSB Sudbury, | 330 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,141 ft | ||||
| ANJ Sault Ste Marie, MI | 470 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| CMX Hancock, MI | 639 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,095 ft | ||||
| ELO Ely, MN | 779 nm out, 11 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,456 ft | ||||
| FOZ Bigfork, MN | 859 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,351 ft | ||||
| CKN Crookston, MN | 979 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 896 ft | ||||
| GFK Grand Forks, ND | destination | no report just now | 845 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,456 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:12 pm CDT (21:12 UTC)
GFK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4348 GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 November · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at PBG 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC), at GFK 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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: Plattsburgh International, Grand Forks International.