Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport to Seattle Paine Field International TOL → PAE
1,666 nautical miles (1,917 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 296°, about 301° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 6:38 pm PDT (01:38 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: 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 C17C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 738 to 798 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 121055 MKCC WST 121055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17C VALID UNTIL 1255Z SD ND FROM 20NW BIS-60E BIS-20WNW PIR-20SW DPR-20NW BIS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- 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 first 70 nm of the route.
- 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 539 to 1297 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 918 to 1007 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1017 to 1466 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1127 to 1406 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1287 to 1626 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 TOL.
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 16 forecast points nearest it (FWA, MKG, GRB, LSE, MSP, AXN, ABR, DIK, MLS, GGW, BIL, GTF, GPI, GEG, YKM, SEA). 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 | 250° at 6 kt | +5 kt | 0 °C | 115 kt | 14 h 29 min | 6:38 pm PDT (01:38 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 8 kt | +6 kt | 8 °C | 114 kt | 14 h 37 min | 6:46 pm PDT (01:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 11 kt | +7 kt | 6 °C | 113 kt | 14 h 45 min | 6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 1 °C | 111 kt | 15 h 01 min | 7:10 pm PDT (02:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +11 kt | -1 °C | 109 kt | 15 h 17 min | 7:26 pm PDT (02:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +12 kt | -5 °C | 108 kt | 15 h 26 min | 7:35 pm PDT (02:35 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -9 °C | 107 kt | 15 h 34 min | 7:43 pm PDT (02:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 17 kt | +14 kt | -12 °C | 106 kt | 15 h 43 min | 7:52 pm PDT (02:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 24 kt | +19 kt | -24 °C | 101 kt | 16 h 30 min | 8:39 pm PDT (03:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 27 kt | +21 kt | -37 °C | 99 kt | 16 h 50 min | 8:59 pm PDT (03:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 37 kt | +32 kt | -41 °C | 88 kt | 18 h 56 min | 11:05 pm PDT (06:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 48 kt | +44 kt | -46 °C | 76 kt | 21 h 55 min | 2:04 am PDT (09:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| MKG | used from 100 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 260/28 | 260/18 15° | 250/16 9° | 260/22 4° | 280/31 -9° | 270/35 -21° | 270/44 -35° | 270/42 -45° | 290/61 -51° |
| GRB | used from 199 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| LSE | used from 249 nm out; 82 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 399 nm out; 38 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° |
| AXN | used from 499 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 110/6 | 260/10 16° | 240/17 12° | 250/20 5° | 260/29 -10° | 260/35 -22° | 260/29 -38° | 270/48 -41° | 270/61 -48° |
| ABR | used from 598 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 080/12 | 210/12 17° | 220/22 12° | 230/26 5° | 220/28 -10° | 230/41 -21° | 250/36 -36° | 260/47 -39° | 260/63 -47° |
| DIK | used from 798 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 190/12 5° | 230/29 7° | 220/33 1° | 220/43 -11° | 210/47 -23° | 220/53 -33° | 240/56 -40° | 250/72 -47° | |
| MLS | used from 947 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 290/17 -1° | 250/18 0° | 230/25 0° | 220/31 -11° | 220/32 -24° | 220/50 -32° | 220/60 -38° | 230/71 -46° | |
| GGW | used from 1047 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 100/7 -1° | 070/10 -3° | 190/6 -4° | 210/34 -10° | 230/33 -24° | 210/48 -37° | 230/65 -40° | 230/71 -46° | |
| BIL | used from 1097 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 300/14 | 270/19 -2° | 260/26 -2° | 220/28 -13° | 210/51 -25° | 220/56 -33° | 220/61 -39° | 220/72 -45° | |
| GTF | used from 1147 nm out; 53 nm from the line | L/V | L/V -7° | 240/8 -8° | 240/30 -14° | 240/40 -28° | 210/52 -38° | 210/76 -38° | 220/72 -43° | |
| GPI | used from 1297 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 090/8 -4° | 140/7 -7° | 090/10 -8° | 110/10 -19° | 210/25 -30° | 200/24 -40° | 210/31 -39° | 210/35 -42° | |
| GEG | used from 1396 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 060/7 -2° | 070/12 -6° | 050/8 -8° | 120/11 -21° | 110/18 -33° | 030/22 -37° | 040/6 -38° | 240/7 -41° | |
| YKM | used from 1546 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 360/6 | 360/11 -1° | 030/20 -7° | 040/21 -11° | 020/55 -18° | 010/84 -26° | 010/79 -40° | 010/45 -42° | 350/23 -42° |
| SEA | used from 1596 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 350/5 | 010/6 0° | 010/9 -4° | 010/27 -6° | 010/51 -15° | 360/58 -26° | 360/60 -41° | 350/55 -48° | 340/30 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOL Toledo, OH | departure | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| AZO Kalamazoo, MI | 90 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| MKE Milwaukee, WI | 199 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 728 ft | ||||
| CMY Sparta, WI | 339 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| AQP Appleton, MN | 578 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,021 ft | ||||
| ASY Ashley, ND | 718 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,034 ft | ||||
| DIK Dickinson, ND | 878 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,592 ft | ||||
| JDN Jordan, MT | 1047 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,667 ft | ||||
| GTF Great Falls, MT | 1227 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,680 ft | ||||
| SFF Spokane, WA | 1466 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,956 ft | ||||
| PAE Everett, WA | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,680 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:38 pm PDT (01:38 UTC)
PAE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8923 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 1346 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLC
- 6/8925 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 1346 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZOB
- 6/6654 28NM W TWISP, WA, Thursday, October 1, 2026 through Thursday, October 15, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 15 October · ZSE
Daylight
Sunset at TOL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at PAE 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PAE is after sunset there (6:26 pm PDT (01:26 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: Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport, Seattle Paine Field International.