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Portland International to Appleton International PDX → ATW

1,440 nautical miles (1,657 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 081°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:32 am CDT (16:32 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: 94 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 C13C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am PDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 840 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120655
    MKCC WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 13C
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    SD
    FROM 50NW DPR-30ESE DPR-20SE RAP-50WNW RAP-50NW DPR
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 190 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 110 to 620 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 190 to 580 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 270 to 480 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 320 to 1120 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 630 to 710 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, 720 nm along 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1300 to 1430 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 PDX.

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 02:00–09:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (PDX, YKM, LWS, DLN, GTF, BIL, MLS, DIK, ABR, AXN, MSP, LSE, GRB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft190° at 3 kt+1 kt119 kt12 h 06 min2:51 pm CDT (19:51 UTC)
5,500 ft180° at 5 kt+2 kt5 °C118 kt12 h 12 min2:57 pm CDT (19:57 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 6 kt−1 kt5 °C121 kt11 h 54 min2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 9 kt−5 kt2 °C125 kt11 h 31 min2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 16 kt−11 kt0 °C131 kt11 h1:45 pm CDT (18:45 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 19 kt−14 kt-4 °C134 kt10 h 45 min1:30 pm CDT (18:30 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 21 kt−16 kt-8 °C136 kt10 h 35 min1:20 pm CDT (18:20 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 23 kt−18 kt-12 °C138 kt10 h 26 min1:11 pm CDT (18:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 24 kt−19 kt-13 °C139 kt10 h 22 min1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 25 kt−18 kt-24 °C138 kt10 h 26 min1:11 pm CDT (18:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 29 kt−23 kt-36 °C143 kt10 h 04 min12:49 pm CDT (17:49 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 39 kt−34 kt-41 °C154 kt9 h 21 min12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 48 kt−44 kt-46 °C164 kt8 h 47 min11:32 am CDT (16:32 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
PDXused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the lineL/V030/7 1°020/12 -6°020/29 -9°010/69 -16°010/81 -25°360/83 -40°360/67 -46°320/29 -42°
YKMused from 50 nm out; 49 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
LWSused from 150 nm out; 64 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
DLNused from 350 nm out; 75 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
GTFused from 450 nm out; 72 nm from the line070/11080/15 -7°110/19 -9°190/25 -14°200/34 -23°200/54 -39°220/66 -40°220/77 -44°
BILused from 500 nm out; 69 nm from the line080/13180/9 -2°210/38 0°220/51 -11°210/46 -22°210/58 -35°230/73 -39°230/72 -45°
MLSused from 650 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/23 2°190/29 4°210/44 2°220/32 -10°210/36 -21°200/48 -37°230/63 -40°240/71 -47°
DIKused from 750 nm out; 64 nm from the line150/24 7°200/38 6°220/53 0°230/51 -9°230/49 -21°240/37 -37°240/47 -44°250/65 -48°
ABRused from 900 nm out; 90 nm from the line070/14250/10 17°270/16 11°260/28 5°260/36 -10°260/41 -22°270/33 -37°260/42 -42°260/50 -48°
AXNused from 1100 nm out; 31 nm from the line100/14250/21 14°240/24 12°240/31 5°260/36 -10°260/40 -21°250/42 -36°260/48 -45°260/53 -50°
MSPused from 1200 nm out; 15 nm from the line230/26240/30 17°240/24 12°250/22 5°250/35 -10°260/36 -21°250/41 -36°250/49 -45°260/58 -52°
LSEused from 1300 nm out; 52 nm from the line230/40240/24 17°240/13 10°250/13 6°280/22 -9°250/28 -21°250/41 -34°260/42 -44°270/62 -53°
GRBused from 1400 nm out; 37 nm from the line250/36270/23 16°270/14 9°240/18 4°280/26 -9°280/29 -20°290/42 -36°290/51 -45°290/72 -55°

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
PDX Portland, OR departure no report just now 30 ft
CZK Cascade Locks, OR 30 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line no report just now 151 ft
ALW Walla Walla, WA 180 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,194 ft
HRF Hamilton, MT 360 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 3,635 ft
HLN Helena, MT 450 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,877 ft
RPX Roundup, MT 590 nm out, 11 nm north of the line no report just now 3,490 ft
HEI Hettinger, ND 830 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,705 ft
ASY Ashley, ND 970 nm out, 13 nm north of the line no report just now 2,034 ft
BBB Benson, MN 1130 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 1,039 ft
MIC Minneapolis, MN 1230 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 869 ft
EAU Eau Claire, WI 1310 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 913 ft
ATW Appleton, WI destination no report just now 918 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ATW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:32 am CDT (16:32 UTC)

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

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 7 nm from the route, 1230 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at PDX 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC), at ATW 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 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
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Portland International, Appleton International.