Plan a flight · Mon 8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC)

Willow Run Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field YIP → EUG

1,724 nautical miles (1,984 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 293° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 9:17 pm PDT (04:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now YIP is low IFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots; EUG is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 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: 2 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 C18C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC). Near the route, 737 nm along the route.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 121155
MKCC WST 121155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
SD ND
FROM 50NE BIS-70W FAR-40N PIR-40N DPR-50NE 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 60 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 528 to 1425 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 967 to 1236 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1046 to 1594 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1266 to 1455 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1395 to 1714 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 YIP.

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

B722 at 6,000 ft, 15 nm south, 8:08 am EDT (12:08 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DXO210015/TM 1208/FL060/TP B722/SK TOPS 016
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
15 nm southwest (210°) of DXO
Time
12:08 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
B722
Sky
tops 1,600 ft
BE58 climbing, 41 nm south, 7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1134/FLDURC/TP BE58/SK B002 T018
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
11:34 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE58
Sky
B002 T018
B717 at 400 ft, 8 nm east, 7:23 am EDT (11:23 UTC): remarks: bases 400 ft during the descent. At the departure end, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 1123/FL004/TP B717/RM BASES 004 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
11:23 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
B717
Remarks
bases 400 ft during the descent
B350 at 2,000 ft, 28 nm north, 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK090005/TM 1122/FL020/TP B350/WX FV10SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
5 nm east (090°) of PTK
Time
11:22 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B350
Weather
flight visibility 10 miles
MD83 at 2,500 ft, 41 nm south, 6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC): clear from 2,500 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: base 1,000 ft tops 2,500 ft clear above. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1043/FL025/TP MD83/RM BASE 010 TOPS 025 CLEAR ABOVE
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
10:43 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
MD83
Remarks
base 1,000 ft tops 2,500 ft clear above
B739 at 9,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 9,000 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 295° at 13 knots, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DXO033026/TM 1033/FL090/TP B739/SK SKC/WV 29513KTS/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
26 nm northeast (033°) of DXO
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
clear
Wind
from 295° at 13 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent
CL35 at 6,000 ft, 23 nm north, 6:47 am EDT (10:47 UTC): overcast from 1,400 ft to 2,600 ft; clear from 2,600 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear above 2,600 ft. At the departure end, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK270006/TM 1047/FL060/TP CL35/SK OVC014-TOP026/RM CLEAR ABOVE 026
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
6 nm west (270°) of PTK
Time
10:47 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
CL35
Sky
overcast from 1,400 ft, tops 2,600 ft
Remarks
clear above 2,600 ft
B739 at 34,000 ft, 7 nm south, 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 7 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 1058/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
C441 at 5,000 ft, 48 nm north, 7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 668 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1152/FL050/TP C441/SK BASEUNKN-TOP032/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABR
Where
over ABR
Time
11:52 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C441
Sky
BASEUNKN-TOP032
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb

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 15 forecast points nearest it (FWA, MKG, GRB, LSE, MCW, MSP, FSD, ABR, PIR, RAP, MLS, BIL, DLN, BOI, RDM). 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	270° at 14 kt	+13 kt	5 °C	107 kt	16 h 07 min	9:26 pm PDT (04:26 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	+12 kt	11 °C	108 kt	15 h 58 min	9:17 pm PDT (04:17 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+12 kt	6 °C	108 kt	15 h 58 min	9:17 pm PDT (04:17 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	+14 kt	2 °C	106 kt	16 h 16 min	9:35 pm PDT (04:35 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+16 kt	-2 °C	104 kt	16 h 35 min	9:54 pm PDT (04:54 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+16 kt	-6 °C	104 kt	16 h 35 min	9:54 pm PDT (04:54 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+16 kt	-9 °C	104 kt	16 h 35 min	9:54 pm PDT (04:54 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 18 kt	+16 kt	-12 °C	104 kt	16 h 35 min	9:54 pm PDT (04:54 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 24 kt	+20 kt	-24 °C	100 kt	17 h 14 min	10:33 pm PDT (05:33 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 31 kt	+28 kt	-35 °C	92 kt	18 h 44 min	12:03 am PDT (07:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 39 kt	+35 kt	-39 °C	85 kt	20 h 17 min	1:36 am PDT (08:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 44 kt	+43 kt	-46 °C	77 kt	22 h 23 min	3:42 am PDT (10:42 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; 97 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 50 nm out; 59 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; 75 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; 79 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°
MCW	used from 399 nm out; 53 nm from the line	250/36	250/24 19°	240/26 11°	250/30 5°	270/22 -9°	260/30 -21°	260/31 -36°	280/53 -38°	280/66 -48°
MSP	used from 448 nm out; 57 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°
FSD	used from 498 nm out; 79 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°
ABR	used from 648 nm out; 50 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°
PIR	used from 698 nm out; 30 nm from the line		230/15 15°	220/22 14°	220/24 6°	200/32 -10°	210/48 -22°	240/45 -33°	240/43 -37°	250/55 -46°
RAP	used from 797 nm out; 64 nm from the line		250/28 16°	260/31 10°	240/25 4°	210/35 -10°	200/45 -23°	230/47 -31°	230/47 -36°	230/51 -46°
MLS	used from 947 nm out; 85 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°
BIL	used from 997 nm out; 86 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°
DLN	used from 1196 nm out; 46 nm from the line			190/10 -4°	220/23 -4°	210/21 -18°	210/43 -28°	210/60 -33°	210/72 -37°	210/67 -44°
BOI	used from 1345 nm out; 95 nm from the line		320/11 1°	280/8 -5°	220/14 -11°	200/60 -19°	190/66 -31°	210/46 -32°	220/50 -33°	220/43 -39°
RDM	used from 1495 nm out; 116 nm from the line		360/14 -2°	020/25 -8°	360/34 -13°	360/75 -16°	360/88 -25°	360/80 -39°	350/47 -42°	360/11 -43°

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
YIP Detroit, MI	departure	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	715 ft	8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC)
JXN Jackson, MI	40 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	3 mi	none	1,000 ft	11:56 UTC
MWC Milwaukee, WI	209 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	744 ft	11:55 UTC
RST Rochester, MN	409 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	8 mi	none	1,317 ft	11:54 UTC
TKC Tracy, MN	538 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	1,335 ft	12:15 UTC
PIR Pierre, SD	737 nm out, 23 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the northeast (050°) at 8 knots	3 mi	400 ft	1,744 ft	11:53 UTC
EFC Belle Fourche, SD	897 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	no report just now				3,190 ft
RED Red Lodge, MT	1126 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	no report just now				5,762 ft
SMN Salmon, ID	1325 nm out, 11 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 5,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	5,500 ft	4,044 ft	11:56 UTC
MYL Mc Call, ID	1415 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,100 ft	5,024 ft	11:51 UTC
RDM Redmond, OR	1634 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 8,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	8,500 ft	3,081 ft	11:56 UTC
EUG Eugene, OR	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	373 ft	4:54 am PDT (11:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,762 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At EUG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:17 pm PDT (04:17 UTC)

Wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for EUG

From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for YIP, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
30% chance between Tue 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at YIP 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at EUG 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EUG is after sunset there (6:34 pm PDT (01:34 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Willow Run Airport, Mahlon Sweet Field.