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Palm Springs International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport PSP → MSP

1,262 nautical miles (1,452 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 051°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:37 am CDT (10:37 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: 958 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 W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 467 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 427 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 139 to 447 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 149 to 755 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 199 to 278 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 268 to 328 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 338 to 815 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 427 to 656 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 576 to 576 nm out.
  • 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). Over the route from 824 to 854 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 PSP.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, LAS, PRC, BCE, GJT, DEN, BFF, ONL, FSD, MSP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft210° at 25 kt−21 kt16 °C141 kt8 h 57 min7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 27 kt−26 kt11 °C146 kt8 h 39 min7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 27 kt−27 kt9 °C147 kt8 h 35 min7:02 am CDT (12:02 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 28 kt−28 kt4 °C148 kt8 h 32 min6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 31 kt−31 kt0 °C151 kt8 h 21 min6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 34 kt−33 kt-5 °C153 kt8 h 15 min6:42 am CDT (11:42 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 37 kt−36 kt-9 °C156 kt8 h 05 min6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 38 kt−37 kt-10 °C157 kt8 h 02 min6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 46 kt−45 kt-21 °C165 kt7 h 39 min6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 52 kt−52 kt-32 °C172 kt7 h 20 min5:47 am CDT (10:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 55 kt−56 kt-37 °C176 kt7 h 10 min5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 52 kt−54 kt-46 °C174 kt7 h 15 min5:42 am CDT (10:42 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
ONTused from 0 nm out; 74 nm from the line190/8190/19 6°210/23 4°210/29 -3°210/47 -13°210/49 -19°220/47 -30°220/50 -36°220/55 -43°
BLHused from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/13200/21 11°200/22 5°210/25 -1°210/51 -10°220/61 -20°220/81 -29°220/92 -34°220/79 -45°
LASused from 99 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
PRCused from 199 nm out; 90 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
BCEused from 248 nm out; 67 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
GJTused from 397 nm out; 81 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
DENused from 596 nm out; 60 nm from the line240/21 14°250/44 6°220/49 -8°220/49 -21°230/54 -30°240/57 -35°240/49 -45°
BFFused from 745 nm out; 48 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
ONLused from 894 nm out; 72 nm from the line210/31 20°230/27 13°230/18 7°220/19 -8°240/26 -20°250/44 -35°270/52 -39°260/57 -47°
FSDused from 1043 nm out; 24 nm from the line190/9230/30 18°240/23 13°240/20 6°260/22 -9°250/31 -21°250/43 -36°260/49 -43°270/53 -47°
MSPused from 1192 nm out; 45 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°

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
PSP Palm Springs, CA departure no report just now 476 ft
TNP Twentynine Palms, CA 30 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 1,888 ft
IFP Bullhead City, AZ 129 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 707 ft
PGA Page, AZ 308 nm out, 2 nm east of the line no report just now 4,316 ft
AIB Nucla, CO 467 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,945 ft
ASE Aspen, CO 566 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 7,837 ft
FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO 675 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,020 ft
SNY Sidney, NE 775 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line no report just now 4,314 ft
RBE Bassett, NE 954 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,349 ft
FSD Sioux Falls, SD 1093 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,430 ft
DVP Slayton, MN 1142 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 1,623 ft
MSP Minneapolis, MN destination no report just now 841 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 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, 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 119 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 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 PSP 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 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 before sunrise there (7:24 am CDT (12:24 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 Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Palm Springs International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.