Plan a flight · Mon 9:36 am MDT (15:36 UTC)

Friedman Memorial to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport SUN → MSP

908 nautical miles (1,045 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 077°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC). Right now SUN is IFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots; MSP is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 3 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

SIGMET C22C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 37,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 am MDT (16:55 UTC). Near the route, 629 nm along the route.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 121455
MKCC WST 121455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22C
VALID UNTIL 1655Z
SD ND
FROM 60W GFK-30WNW FAR-40NNE PIR-50NNE DPR-30NNW BIS-60W GFK
AREA TS MOV FROM 21040KT. TOPS TO FL370.
```
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 first 878 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 210 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 319 nm of 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 SUN.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E75 at 7,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 9:18 am MDT (15:18 UTC): no icing. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SUN UA /OV SUN/TM 1518/FL070/TP E75/SK BASE057 TOP 094/IC NEG/ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SUN
Where
over SUN
Time
15:18 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
E75
Sky
BASE057 top 9,400 ft
Icing
neg/zlc
E75 at 7,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 9:17 am MDT (15:17 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SUN UA /OV SUN/TM 1517/FL070/TP E75/SK BASE 057/ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SUN
Where
over SUN
Time
15:17 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
E75
Sky
base 5,700 ft; zlc
MU2 at 12,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 8:07 am MDT (14:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SUN UA /OV SUN/TM 1407/FL120/TP MU2/SK BASE 055 TOP 118 /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SUN
Where
over SUN
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
MU2
Sky
base 5,500 ft top 11,800 ft; zlc
E170 descending, 19 nm south, 9:27 am MDT (15:27 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 21 bases 5,100 ft. 100 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IDA UA /OV IDA/TM 1527/FLUNK/TP E170/RM DURD RW21 BASES 051
```
Report
a routine report filed through IDA
Where
over IDA
Time
15:27 UTC
Height
at height unknown
Aircraft
E170
Remarks
during the descent runway 21 bases 5,100 ft
E170 at 7,500 ft, 24 nm south, 9:22 am MDT (15:22 UTC): overcast above 7,500 ft, remarks: runway 19 brag. 150 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV N JAC/TM 1522/FL075/TP E170/SK OVC075/RM RWY 19 BRAG
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
north jac
Time
15:22 UTC
Height
at 7,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
overcast from 7,500 ft
Remarks
runway 19 brag
BE9L at 15,000 ft, 25 nm south, 8:41 am MDT (14:41 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 549 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHP UA /OV PHP340020/TM 1441/FL150/TP BE9L/SK TOP 155 BKN/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM -ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHP
Where
20 nm north (340°) of PHP
Time
14:41 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Sky
top 15,500 ft broken
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zdvwc
BE9L at 15,000 ft, 19 nm south, 8:53 am MDT (14:53 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 569 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIR UA /OV PIR270040/TM 1453/FL150/TP BE9L/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIR
Where
40 nm west (270°) of PIR
Time
14:53 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
SF50 at 4,000 ft, 28 nm south, 7:47 am MDT (13:47 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 609 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIR UA /OV PIR/TM 1347/FL040/TP SF50/SK BASE008-TOP040/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIR
Where
over PIR
Time
13:47 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
BASE008-TOP040
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A321 at 35,000 ft, 42 nm north, 7:38 am MDT (13:38 UTC): no turbulence. 609 nm along the route, 42 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MBG UA /OV MBG/TM 1338/FL350/TP A321/SK TOP310/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MBG
Where
over MBG
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
TOP310
Turbulence
none
SF50 at 13,000 ft, 27 nm south, 7:36 am MDT (13:36 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 13,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 829 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RWF UA /OV RWF/TM 1336/FL130/TP SF50/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RWF
Where
over RWF
Time
13:36 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
SR22 at 4,000 ft, 39 nm north, 6:46 am MDT (12:46 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear and A million. 868 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
STC UA /OV KSTC/TM 1246/FL040/TP SR22/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM CLEAR AND A MILLION
```
Report
a routine report filed through STC
Where
over KSTC
Time
12:46 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
clear and A million

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 9 forecast points nearest it (PIH, LND, BIL, MLS, RAP, PIR, ABR, AXN, 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	280° at 6 kt	−5 kt	6 °C	125 kt	7 h 16 min	5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 9 kt	−9 kt	9 °C	129 kt	7 h 02 min	5:38 pm CDT (22:38 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 14 kt	−12 kt	5 °C	132 kt	6 h 53 min	5:29 pm CDT (22:29 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	−16 kt	2 °C	136 kt	6 h 41 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	−19 kt	-3 °C	139 kt	6 h 32 min	5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 29 kt	−23 kt	-7 °C	143 kt	6 h 21 min	4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 33 kt	−26 kt	-12 °C	146 kt	6 h 13 min	4:49 pm CDT (21:49 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 34 kt	−27 kt	-13 °C	147 kt	6 h 11 min	4:47 pm CDT (21:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 44 kt	−33 kt	-24 °C	153 kt	5 h 56 min	4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 49 kt	−41 kt	-34 °C	161 kt	5 h 38 min	4:14 pm CDT (21:14 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 51 kt	−43 kt	-37 °C	163 kt	5 h 34 min	4:10 pm CDT (21:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 53 kt	−47 kt	-44 °C	167 kt	5 h 26 min	4:02 pm CDT (21:02 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
PIH	used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line		L/V	180/8 -1°	190/21 -6°	210/56 -18°	190/64 -28°	210/68 -31°	210/60 -36°	210/54 -42°
LND	used from 150 nm out; 103 nm from the line			220/16 3°	230/26 -1°	210/30 -14°	220/57 -26°	220/60 -31°	220/62 -38°	220/52 -44°
BIL	used from 250 nm out; 91 nm from the line		L/V	250/11 -1°	240/20 -2°	230/28 -15°	220/28 -28°	220/53 -34°	220/55 -39°	220/63 -44°
MLS	used from 349 nm out; 113 nm from the line		320/9 -2°	270/14 0°	260/22 -1°	220/30 -14°	210/43 -26°	230/53 -34°	230/54 -38°	230/59 -44°
RAP	used from 399 nm out; 74 nm from the line		310/18 6°	270/15 6°	260/20 2°	240/28 -11°	240/42 -23°	240/47 -35°	230/47 -36°	240/56 -44°
PIR	used from 549 nm out; 43 nm from the line		300/15 10°	270/10 10°	220/18 4°	220/36 -11°	230/43 -21°	240/48 -33°	240/51 -37°	240/55 -44°
ABR	used from 649 nm out; 35 nm from the line	020/9	230/5 12°	190/14 11°	200/25 5°	230/37 -11°	230/50 -23°	240/39 -34°	240/49 -38°	240/55 -46°
AXN	used from 749 nm out; 70 nm from the line	110/18	200/12 17°	220/22 12°	230/26 4°	240/31 -10°	240/45 -21°	240/38 -36°	250/49 -38°	260/56 -47°
MSP	used from 849 nm out; 35 nm from the line	140/8	210/22 19°	230/31 13°	240/31 5°	240/29 -9°	250/34 -21°	250/38 -36°	260/46 -38°	270/55 -47°

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
SUN Hailey, ID	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots	7 mi	700 ft	5,319 ft	8:50 am MDT (14:50 UTC)
AOC Arco, ID	40 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				5,334 ft
IDA Idaho Falls, ID	100 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: light rain	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	4,743 ft	14:53 UTC
COD Cody, WY	240 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	500 ft	5,102 ft	14:56 UTC
BYG Buffalo, WY	329 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	500 ft	4,970 ft	15:23 UTC
GCC Gillette, WY	379 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	4,365 ft	15:27 UTC
EFC Belle Fourche, SD	459 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				3,190 ft
MKA Miller, SD	659 nm out, 23 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,569 ft
ATY Watertown, SD	739 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the northeast (050°) at 8 knots	2.5 mi	200 ft	1,749 ft	15:19 UTC
HCD Hutchinson, MN	858 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,062 ft	14:51 UTC
MSP Minneapolis, MN	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	841 ft	9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,334 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, 4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC)

Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSP

From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 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 3,500 feet
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet

The forecast for SUN, the departure

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 1,200 feet, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet and more above
From Mon 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above

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 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at SUN 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 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

Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Friedman Memorial, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.