Cyril E King Airport to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport STT → MSP
2,129 nautical miles (2,450 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 325°, about 338° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 25 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 1110 to 1250 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 5E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft). Over the route from 1200 to 1260 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 1340 to 1439 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1360 to 1429 nm out.
- 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 route from 1380 to 1739 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 1380 to 1509 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 1929 to 2089 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 STT.
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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, ILM, FLO, RDU, TRI, CRW, CVG, IND, JOT, 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 | 290° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 11 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 32 min | 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 14 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 32 min | 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 11 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 32 min | 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 8 °C | 107 kt | 19 h 54 min | 12:37 am CDT (05:37 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 20 h 05 min | 12:48 am CDT (05:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 0 °C | 104 kt | 20 h 28 min | 1:11 am CDT (06:11 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 20 h 52 min | 1:35 am CDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 21 kt | +19 kt | -7 °C | 101 kt | 21 h 05 min | 1:48 am CDT (06:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | +20 kt | -19 °C | 100 kt | 21 h 17 min | 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 28 kt | +22 kt | -33 °C | 98 kt | 21 h 43 min | 2:26 am CDT (07:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 36 kt | +29 kt | -41 °C | 91 kt | 23 h 24 min | 4:07 am CDT (09:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 35 kt | +31 kt | -50 °C | 89 kt | 23 h 55 min | 4:38 am CDT (09:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 939 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
| MLB | used from 700 nm out; 413 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
| ILM | used from 850 nm out; 308 nm from the line | 300/18 | 300/22 13° | 300/21 8° | 290/28 4° | 280/38 -7° | 270/40 -18° | 250/49 -32° | 250/50 -40° | 270/33 -50° |
| FLO | used from 1200 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -48° |
| RDU | used from 1300 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 330/30 | 340/24 12° | 330/26 7° | 320/30 3° | 330/39 -8° | 310/30 -20° | 300/33 -33° | 310/34 -39° | 310/41 -47° |
| TRI | used from 1350 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| CRW | used from 1499 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| CVG | used from 1549 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| IND | used from 1649 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| JOT | used from 1749 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
| DBQ | used from 1899 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| LSE | used from 1999 nm out; 8 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 2099 nm out; 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STT Charlotte Amalie, VI | departure | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1190 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 31 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 1310 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| CVG Covington, KY | 1609 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 896 ft | ||||
| LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL | 1829 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 679 ft | ||||
| LSE La Crosse, WI | 2029 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 655 ft | ||||
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | no report just now | 841 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 896 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, 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC)
MSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/2698 VIEQUES, PR, Monday, January 19, 2026 through Friday, December 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, at the departure end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 18 December · ZSU
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, 1250 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 1609 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 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 STT 5:59 pm AST (21:59 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSP is before sunrise there (7:25 am CDT (12:25 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: Cyril E King Airport, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.