Portland International Jetport to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport PWM → MSP
985 nautical miles (1,133 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 282°, about 297° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 2:04 pm CDT (19:04 UTC). Right now PWM is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 3 knots; MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 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: 417 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, fog). Over the first 239 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Over the first 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 30 to 209 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 527 to 935 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 PWM.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (PWM, BML, ALB, SYR, BUF, TVC, GRB, LSE, MSP). 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 | 280° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 9 h 34 min | 2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 12 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 23 min | 2:04 pm CDT (19:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 9 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 23 min | 2:04 pm CDT (19:04 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 6 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 34 min | 2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 2 °C | 101 kt | 9 h 45 min | 2:26 pm CDT (19:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | +20 kt | -2 °C | 100 kt | 9 h 51 min | 2:32 pm CDT (19:32 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 9 h 57 min | 2:38 pm CDT (19:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 25 kt | +22 kt | -11 °C | 98 kt | 10 h 03 min | 2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 29 kt | +26 kt | -22 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 29 min | 3:10 pm CDT (20:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 34 kt | +32 kt | -38 °C | 88 kt | 11 h 12 min | 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 43 kt | +41 kt | -45 °C | 79 kt | 12 h 28 min | 5:09 pm CDT (22:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 53 kt | +49 kt | -51 °C | 71 kt | 13 h 52 min | 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWM | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/11 | 260/11 8° | 310/14 5° | 310/19 1° | 300/26 -11° | 290/31 -22° | 270/48 -40° | 250/60 -43° | 250/69 -51° |
| BML | used from 50 nm out; 54 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° |
| ALB | used from 99 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| SYR | used from 199 nm out; 79 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 298 nm out; 107 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 497 nm out; 138 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 696 nm out; 57 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° |
| LSE | used from 845 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| MSP | used from 895 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWM Portland, ME | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet, a broken layer at 3,700 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet | from the north (360°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,700 ft | 75 ft | 4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC) |
| LEB Lebanon, NH | 90 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 200 ft | 603 ft | 09:31 UTC |
| BTV Burlington, VT | 129 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light rain, mist | calm | 3 mi | 300 ft | 334 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| OGS Ogdensburg, NY | 229 nm out, 21 nm north of the line | reported, no category | calm | 3 mi | none | 301 ft | 09:15 UTC |
| CYPQ Peterborough, | 348 nm out, 23 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist | from the west (280°) at 2 knots | 1 mi | 900 ft | 628 ft | 09:26 UTC |
| CYVV Wiarton, | 467 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: mist | from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots | 6 mi | 800 ft | 729 ft | 09:18 UTC |
| APN Alpena, MI | 577 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 689 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| TVC Traverse City, MI | 656 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 623 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| MNM Menominee, MI | 746 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | VFR | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 624 ft | 08:57 UTC |
| CWA Mosinee, WI | 836 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 17,000 feet, overcast at 19,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 17,000 ft | 1,277 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| EAU Eau Claire, WI | 915 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 913 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 18,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 18,000 ft | 841 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,277 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, 2:04 pm CDT (19:04 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MSP
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
The forecast for PWM, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 300 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet and more above
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
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 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at PWM 6:03 pm EDT (22:03 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 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 Jetport, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.