Russian Mission Airport to Houston County RSH → CHU
2,610 nautical miles (3,003 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 081°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 15 h at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:37 am CDT (06:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now RSH is marginal VFR, wind from the south (180°) 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
- 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 2160 to 2480 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 2170 to 2320 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 RSH.
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 14:00–21:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (BET, MCG, TKA, GKN, ORT, YAK, JNU, ANN). 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 | 210° at 12 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 21 h 45 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 9 kt | −6 kt | -5 °C | 126 kt | 20 h 43 min | 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | −8 kt | -5 °C | 128 kt | 20 h 23 min | 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −11 kt | -8 °C | 131 kt | 19 h 55 min | 6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −17 kt | -11 °C | 137 kt | 19 h 03 min | 5:40 am CDT (10:40 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | −22 kt | -15 °C | 142 kt | 18 h 23 min | 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 37 kt | −26 kt | -18 °C | 146 kt | 17 h 53 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 44 kt | −30 kt | -22 °C | 150 kt | 17 h 24 min | 4:01 am CDT (09:01 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 45 kt | −31 kt | -23 °C | 151 kt | 17 h 17 min | 3:54 am CDT (08:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 59 kt | −42 kt | -33 °C | 162 kt | 16 h 07 min | 2:44 am CDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 67 kt | −54 kt | -44 °C | 174 kt | 15 h | 1:37 am CDT (06:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 68 kt | −51 kt | -49 °C | 171 kt | 15 h 16 min | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 66 kt | −49 kt | -51 °C | 169 kt | 15 h 27 min | 2:04 am CDT (07:04 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BET | used from 0 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 200/16 | 200/17 -8° | 190/20 -15° | 190/21 -22° | 190/17 -31° | 170/5 -36° | 200/11 -48° | 200/19 -56° | 220/23 -54° |
| MCG | used from 50 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 190/14 | 210/14 -7° | 200/15 -14° | 190/17 -20° | 180/24 -33° | 220/15 -39° | 280/31 -49° | 270/40 -55° | 250/29 -52° |
| TKA | used from 250 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 180/9 | 190/10 -6° | 190/11 -12° | 190/14 -19° | 190/21 -32° | 180/13 -43° | 280/25 -49° | 270/34 -52° | 250/32 -51° |
| GKN | used from 400 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 180/13 | 200/15 -5° | 190/17 -12° | 190/15 -19° | 200/7 -32° | 200/9 -44° | 250/29 -50° | 260/41 -50° | 240/43 -49° |
| ORT | used from 500 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 250/11 -5° | 250/15 -11° | 250/17 -19° | 250/17 -32° | 250/19 -44° | 260/22 -51° | 260/36 -51° | 250/43 -48° | |
| YAK | used from 650 nm out; 132 nm from the line | 250/9 | 250/14 -5° | 250/18 -11° | 250/21 -18° | 260/34 -29° | 260/56 -38° | 250/57 -46° | 250/69 -47° | 250/76 -48° |
| JNU | used from 750 nm out; 163 nm from the line | 210/8 | 250/17 -4° | 260/19 -10° | 270/24 -17° | 260/47 -25° | 260/67 -35° | 260/80 -43° | 260/88 -45° | 260/85 -48° |
| ANN | used from 1150 nm out; 390 nm from the line | 200/15 | 290/7 1° | 250/16 -4° | 260/35 -7° | 260/62 -18° | 260/79 -29° | 270/83 -41° | 260/77 -48° | 260/75 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSH Russian Mission, AK | departure | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 58 ft | 7:22 am AKDT (15:22 UTC) |
| CJX Crooked Creek, AK | 90 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 182 ft | ||||
| GKN Gulkana, AK | 450 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 1,586 ft | 15:20 UTC |
| CYDB Burwash, | 630 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 15 mi | none | 2,645 ft | 15:00 UTC |
| CYQH Watson Lake, | 940 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet | variable at 2 knots | 40 mi | 22,000 ft | 2,225 ft | 15:00 UTC |
| GFK Grand Forks, ND | 2260 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots | 2 mi | 400 ft | 845 ft | 15:33 UTC |
| MIC Minneapolis, MN | 2490 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| CHU Caledonia, MN | destination | no report just now | 1,179 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,645 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:37 am CDT (06:37 UTC)
CHU has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8889 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 330 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
- 6/4348 GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 2240 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZMP
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 2480 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at RSH 7:37 pm AKDT (03:37 UTC), at CHU 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CHU is before sunrise there (7:17 am CDT (12:17 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: Russian Mission Airport, Houston County.