John Wayne/Orange County to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport SNA → MSP
1,321 nautical miles (1,520 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 052°, about 040° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 62-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 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: 1,133 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 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 70 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 546 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 238 to 705 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 258 to 308 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 318 to 814 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 496 to 626 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 566 to 884 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 566 to 765 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 route from 864 to 1221 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). Near the route, 1053 nm along 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 SNA.
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 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (ONT, LAS, BCE, GJT, DEN, BFF, ONL, FSD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 14 °C | 141 kt | 9 h 22 min | 5:31 pm CDT (22:31 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 11 °C | 144 kt | 9 h 10 min | 5:19 pm CDT (22:19 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −26 kt | 8 °C | 146 kt | 9 h 03 min | 5:12 pm CDT (22:12 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −27 kt | 3 °C | 147 kt | 8 h 59 min | 5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | −30 kt | -1 °C | 150 kt | 8 h 48 min | 4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −34 kt | -6 °C | 154 kt | 8 h 35 min | 4:44 pm CDT (21:44 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | −37 kt | -11 °C | 157 kt | 8 h 25 min | 4:34 pm CDT (21:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 40 kt | −38 kt | -12 °C | 158 kt | 8 h 22 min | 4:31 pm CDT (21:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 49 kt | −47 kt | -22 °C | 167 kt | 7 h 55 min | 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 58 kt | −58 kt | -32 °C | 178 kt | 7 h 25 min | 3:34 pm CDT (20:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 61 kt | −62 kt | -37 °C | 182 kt | 7 h 15 min | 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 60 kt | −61 kt | -46 °C | 181 kt | 7 h 18 min | 3:27 pm CDT (20:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
| LAS | used from 99 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| BCE | used from 298 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 200/32 -2° | 210/57 -15° | 220/71 -22° | 220/69 -30° | 220/64 -38° | 220/67 -44° | |||
| GJT | used from 447 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 645 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| BFF | used from 794 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| ONL | used from 943 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| FSD | used from 1092 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
| MSP | used from 1241 nm out; 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNA Santa Ana, CA | departure | no report just now | 55 ft | ||||
| SBD San Bernardino, CA | 40 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| BVU Boulder City, NV | 199 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,203 ft | ||||
| KNB Kanab, UT | 328 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,867 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 496 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| EGE Eagle, CO | 635 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,547 ft | ||||
| FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO | 735 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,020 ft | ||||
| IBM Kimball, NE | 814 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,925 ft | ||||
| ANW Ainsworth, NE | 993 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,588 ft | ||||
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | 1152 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,430 ft | ||||
| TKC Tracy, MN | 1211 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,335 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | no report just now | 841 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,547 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, 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC)
MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 189 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · 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 SNA 6:20 pm PDT (01:20 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.
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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: John Wayne/Orange County, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.