Plan a flight · Sun 8:11 pm EDT (00:11 UTC)

Oakland County International to Friedman Memorial PTK → SUN

1,347 nautical miles (1,550 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 283°, about 290° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PTK is IFR, wind calm; SUN is marginal VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots. 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: 1 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 W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 968 to 1128 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
MT WY
FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.

SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 1257 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 71W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
WY UT ID
FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-30WSW MTU-30SSW DTA-30SE TWF-40S DBS
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL270.

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 20 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 489 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 988 to 1227 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 last 329 nm of the route.
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 1018 to 1207 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 329 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 190 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 PTK.

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

B738 at 33,000 ft, 46 nm north, 7:57 pm EDT (23:57 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 31,000 ft to 33,000 ft. 1237 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IDA UA /OV DBS015030/TM 2357/FL330/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP 310-330 /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through IDA
Where
30 nm north (015°) of DBS
Time
23:57 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate chop from 31,000 ft to 33,000 ft zlc
GLF5 at 9,000 ft, 0 nm south, 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC): overcast from 1,500 ft to 4,000 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK 7E/TM 2313/FL090/TP GLF5/SK OVC015-TOP040
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
ptk 7E
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft, tops 4,000 ft
PA32 at 1,500 ft, 0 nm south, 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK 1W/TM 2303/FL015/TP PA32/SK OVC015
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
ptk 1W
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft
E75S descending, 27 nm south, 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV RWY 3R/TM 2301/FLDURD/TP E75S/SK TOPS 020 BASES 010
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
runway 3R
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
tops 2,000 ft bases 1,000 ft
E55P descending, 26 nm south, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
YIP UA /OV KYIP/TM 2300/FLDURD/TP E55P/SK B015
```
Report
a routine report filed through YIP
Where
over KYIP
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
B015
B712 at 300 ft, 27 nm south, 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC): overcast, remarks: tops 4,000 ft bases 300 ft. At the departure end, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 2221/FL003/TP B712/SK OVC/RM TOPS 040 BASES 003
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
22:21 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast
Remarks
tops 4,000 ft bases 300 ft
H25B at 1,500 ft, 1 nm west, 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC): overcast above 1,700 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK270001/TM 2220/FL015/TP H25B/SK OVC017-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
1 nm west (270°) of PTK
Time
22:20 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Sky
overcast from 1,700 ft, tops unknown
BE36 at 3,000 ft, 17 nm southwest, 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC): no turbulence, imc. At the departure end, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV SVM/TM 2220/FL030/TP BE36/SK IMC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over SVM
Time
22:20 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Sky
instrument conditions
Turbulence
smooth
A320 descending, 27 nm south, 5:38 pm EDT (21:38 UTC): overcast, remarks: tops 3,500 ft bases 500 ft. At the departure end, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 2138/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC/RM TOPS 035 BASES 005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
21:38 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast
Remarks
tops 3,500 ft bases 500 ft
SR22 at 5,000 ft, 0 nm south, 5:14 pm EDT (21:14 UTC): no turbulence, overcast above 4,100 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV PTK/TM 2114/FL050/TP SR22/SK UKNOVC041/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over PTK
Time
21:14 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
UKNOVC041
Turbulence
smooth
C25A at 1,900 ft, 0 nm south, 5:13 pm EDT (21:13 UTC): overcast, remarks: bases 1,900 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV 2 WEST/TM 2113/FL019/TP C25A/SK OVC/RM BASES 019
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
2 west
Time
21:13 UTC
Height
at 1,900 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
overcast
Remarks
bases 1,900 ft
TBM8 at 1,600 ft, 28 nm south, 5:24 pm EDT (21:24 UTC): overcast above 1,600 ft. At the departure end, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARB UA /OV ARB060001/TM 2124/FL016/TP TBM8/SK OVC016
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARB
Where
1 nm northeast (060°) of ARB
Time
21:24 UTC
Height
at 1,600 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Sky
overcast from 1,600 ft
CRJ2 descending, 15 nm north, 6:30 pm EDT (22:30 UTC): overcast from 1,900 ft to 2,900 ft. At the departure end, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT/TM 2230/FLDURD/TP CRJ2/SK OVC019 - TOP029
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
over FNT
Time
22:30 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
overcast from 1,900 ft, tops 2,900 ft
C172 descending, 15 nm north, 5:32 pm EDT (21:32 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. At the departure end, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV KFNT/TM 2132/FLDURD/TP C172/SK OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
over KFNT
Time
21:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft

15 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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MKG, GRB, LSE, MCW, FSD, PIR, RAP, LND, PIH). 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	220° at 10 kt	+6 kt	14 °C	114 kt	11 h 49 min	6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 11 kt	+9 kt	15 °C	111 kt	12 h 08 min	6:19 am MDT (12:19 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 14 kt	+11 kt	11 °C	109 kt	12 h 21 min	6:32 am MDT (12:32 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 16 kt	+12 kt	7 °C	108 kt	12 h 28 min	6:39 am MDT (12:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	+14 kt	3 °C	106 kt	12 h 42 min	6:53 am MDT (12:53 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+18 kt	-1 °C	102 kt	13 h 12 min	7:23 am MDT (13:23 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	+22 kt	-6 °C	98 kt	13 h 45 min	7:56 am MDT (13:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 29 kt	+25 kt	-9 °C	95 kt	14 h 11 min	8:22 am MDT (14:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 28 kt	+27 kt	-21 °C	93 kt	14 h 29 min	8:40 am MDT (14:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 32 kt	+33 kt	-35 °C	87 kt	15 h 29 min	9:40 am MDT (15:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 43 kt	+45 kt	-42 °C	75 kt	17 h 58 min	12:09 pm MDT (18:09 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 57 kt	+58 kt	-49 °C	62 kt	21 h 44 min	3:55 pm MDT (21:55 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
MKG	used from 0 nm out; 102 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°
GRB	used from 200 nm out; 68 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°
LSE	used from 249 nm out; 76 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°
MCW	used from 399 nm out; 43 nm from the line	200/35	240/33 18°	250/20 10°	260/10 6°	270/18 -8°	260/28 -19°	280/30 -34°	290/49 -43°	280/70 -54°
FSD	used from 499 nm out; 68 nm from the line	200/16	220/20 17°	240/26 13°	230/19 6°	240/25 -9°	240/28 -20°	250/39 -33°	250/44 -43°	260/63 -52°
PIR	used from 649 nm out; 68 nm from the line		L/V 17°	230/13 12°	220/22 6°	250/31 -9°	250/34 -21°	240/50 -35°	230/61 -43°	240/62 -51°
RAP	used from 798 nm out; 37 nm from the line		120/15 12°	180/22 11°	220/26 5°	230/35 -9°	240/40 -22°	240/50 -37°	240/51 -41°	240/47 -47°
LND	used from 998 nm out; 111 nm from the line			180/33 10°	190/50 3°	210/59 -9°	200/50 -21°	190/41 -34°	230/55 -39°	240/65 -47°
PIH	used from 1197 nm out; 72 nm from the line		270/10	270/13 1°	210/16 -2°	200/56 -11°	200/51 -23°	200/68 -33°	220/77 -37°	230/73 -44°

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
PTK Pontiac, MI	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist	calm	1.5 mi	500 ft	980 ft	8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
LAN Lansing, MI	50 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	860 ft	23:53 UTC
MWC Milwaukee, WI	200 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	744 ft	23:55 UTC
RST Rochester, MN	399 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	8 mi	none	1,317 ft	23:54 UTC
JYG St James, MN	489 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,067 ft	23:55 UTC
PQN Pipestone, MN	569 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 19,000 feet	calm	8 mi	none	1,736 ft	23:55 UTC
PHP Philip, SD	798 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	2,209 ft	23:55 UTC
RAP Rapid City, SD	858 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	3,203 ft	00:03 UTC
WRL Worland, WY	1068 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet	from the north (350°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	4,251 ft	23:53 UTC
JAC Jackson, WY	1197 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the northeast (040°) at 4 knots	7 mi	4,800 ft	6,451 ft	23:56 UTC
IDA Idaho Falls, ID	1247 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	4 mi	2,400 ft	4,743 ft	00:04 UTC
SUN Hailey, ID	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet Weather: light rain	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	7 mi	1,300 ft	5,319 ft	5:47 pm MDT (23:47 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SUN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for SUN

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 am MDT (10:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet

The forecast for PTK, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at SUN 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm MDT (01:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SUN is before sunrise there (7:47 am MDT (13:47 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Oakland County International, Friedman Memorial.