Southwest Florida International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport RSW → MSP
1,232 nautical miles (1,418 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 336°, about 340° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 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: 3,941 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). Over the route from 507 to 686 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 1004 to 1183 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 RSW.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, CSG, ATL, HSV, BNA, EVV, SPI, BRL, DBQ, 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 14 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 11 h 12 min | 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 16 °C | 107 kt | 11 h 31 min | 1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 12 °C | 105 kt | 11 h 44 min | 1:28 pm CDT (18:28 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 9 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 37 min | 1:21 pm CDT (18:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 5 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 24 min | 1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +13 kt | 1 °C | 107 kt | 11 h 31 min | 1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 37 min | 1:21 pm CDT (18:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 21 kt | +14 kt | -7 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 37 min | 1:21 pm CDT (18:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 24 kt | +16 kt | -18 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 51 min | 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 31 kt | +24 kt | -33 °C | 96 kt | 12 h 50 min | 2:34 pm CDT (19:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 36 kt | +29 kt | -42 °C | 91 kt | 13 h 32 min | 3:16 pm CDT (20:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 36 kt | +29 kt | -51 °C | 91 kt | 13 h 32 min | 3:16 pm CDT (20:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| TLH | used from 199 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| CSG | used from 348 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| ATL | used from 447 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| HSV | used from 497 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 596 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| EVV | used from 696 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| SPI | used from 795 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| BRL | used from 944 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DBQ | used from 994 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| LSE | used from 1093 nm out; 48 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° |
| MSP | used from 1193 nm out; 20 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | departure | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 30 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| CDK Cedar Key, FL | 169 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 11 ft | ||||
| ABY Albany, GA | 328 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 196 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 398 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 616 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 636 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| FWC Fairfield, IL | 785 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 894 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| MLI Moline, IL | 994 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 1163 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | no report just now | 841 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 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, 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC)
MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 19 nm from the route, 636 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 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 RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 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: Southwest Florida International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.