Portland International to Bishop International PDX → FNT
1,661 nautical miles (1,912 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 081°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:29 am EDT (13:29 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: 42 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
- SIGMET 1C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 766 to 826 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120255 MKCC WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1C VALID UNTIL 0455Z SD ND MT WY FROM 30WSW DIK-50NW DPR-60WNW RAP-50ENE SHR-30WSW DIK 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. Over the first 149 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 527 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 189 to 577 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 259 to 468 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 368 to 935 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 587 nm along 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 route from 1015 to 1114 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 60 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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (PDX, YKM, LWS, DLN, GTF, BIL, MLS, DIK, PIR, ABR, AXN, MSP, LSE, GRB, MKG). 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 7 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 13 h 24 min | 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 7 °C | 121 kt | 13 h 44 min | 1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 6 kt | −3 kt | 6 °C | 123 kt | 13 h 30 min | 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 9 kt | −6 kt | 3 °C | 126 kt | 13 h 11 min | 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 0 °C | 130 kt | 12 h 47 min | 12:19 pm EDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 12 h 29 min | 12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -7 °C | 136 kt | 12 h 13 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −18 kt | -11 °C | 138 kt | 12 h 02 min | 11:34 am EDT (15:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -12 °C | 139 kt | 11 h 57 min | 11:29 am EDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 23 kt | −20 kt | -23 °C | 140 kt | 11 h 52 min | 11:24 am EDT (15:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 28 kt | −26 kt | -36 °C | 146 kt | 11 h 23 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 37 kt | −36 kt | -41 °C | 156 kt | 10 h 39 min | 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 48 kt | −47 kt | -47 °C | 167 kt | 9 h 57 min | 9:29 am EDT (13:29 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | L/V | 030/7 1° | 020/12 -6° | 020/29 -9° | 010/69 -16° | 010/81 -25° | 360/83 -40° | 360/67 -46° | 320/29 -42° |
| YKM | used from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| LWS | used from 149 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| DLN | used from 348 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 090/6 -6° | 240/22 -4° | 210/34 -16° | 210/62 -25° | 210/66 -34° | 210/82 -36° | 220/77 -42° | ||
| GTF | used from 448 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 070/11 | 080/15 -7° | 110/19 -9° | 190/25 -14° | 200/34 -23° | 200/54 -39° | 220/66 -40° | 220/77 -44° | |
| BIL | used from 497 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 080/13 | 180/9 -2° | 210/38 0° | 220/51 -11° | 210/46 -22° | 210/58 -35° | 230/73 -39° | 230/72 -45° | |
| MLS | used from 647 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 150/23 2° | 190/29 4° | 210/44 2° | 220/32 -10° | 210/36 -21° | 200/48 -37° | 230/63 -40° | 240/71 -47° | |
| DIK | used from 746 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° | |
| PIR | used from 895 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| ABR | used from 945 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 070/14 | 250/10 17° | 270/16 11° | 260/28 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/41 -22° | 270/33 -37° | 260/42 -42° | 260/50 -48° |
| AXN | used from 1094 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 100/14 | 250/21 14° | 240/24 12° | 240/31 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/40 -21° | 250/42 -36° | 260/48 -45° | 260/53 -50° |
| MSP | used from 1194 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 230/26 | 240/30 17° | 240/24 12° | 250/22 5° | 250/35 -10° | 260/36 -21° | 250/41 -36° | 250/49 -45° | 260/58 -52° |
| LSE | used from 1293 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -53° |
| GRB | used from 1393 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| MKG | used from 1492 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX Portland, OR | departure | no report just now | 30 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 159 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| ALW Walla Walla, WA | 179 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| HLN Helena, MT | 448 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,877 ft | ||||
| BIL Billings, MT | 587 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,662 ft | ||||
| BWW Bowman, ND | 806 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,965 ft | ||||
| LEM Lemmon, SD | 855 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,572 ft | ||||
| BDH Willmar, MN | 1154 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,126 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | 1233 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| OSH Oshkosh, WI | 1442 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 808 ft | ||||
| LAN Lansing, MI | 1631 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 860 ft | ||||
| FNT Flint, MI | destination | no report just now | 782 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 FNT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:29 am EDT (13:29 UTC)
FNT 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 16 nm from the route, 1223 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC), at FNT 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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: Portland International, Bishop International.