Plan a flight · Mon 2:03 am EDT (06:03 UTC)

Youngstown/Warren Regional to Joe Foss Field YNG → FSD

724 nautical miles (833 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 294° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC). Right now YNG is marginal VFR, wind calm; FSD is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 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

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 268 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 417 to 615 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 YNG.

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

A333 descending, 23 nm north, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 129 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 23 nm north, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 129 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
A320 descending, 23 nm north, 11:27 pm EDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. 129 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
03:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
at 1,400 ft overcast
B738 at 1,800 ft, 19 nm south, 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 139 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
05:18 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B738 at 1,300 ft, 19 nm south, 12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 139 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
04:45 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (CLE, FWA, MKG, JOT, DBQ, MCW, FSD). 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 18 kt	+16 kt		104 kt	6 h 58 min	8:01 am CDT (13:01 UTC)
6,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	+17 kt	15 °C	103 kt	7 h 02 min	8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC)
8,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+13 kt	11 °C	107 kt	6 h 46 min	7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 11 kt	+11 kt	7 °C	109 kt	6 h 39 min	7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 11 kt	+11 kt	3 °C	109 kt	6 h 39 min	7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+15 kt	-1 °C	105 kt	6 h 54 min	7:57 am CDT (12:57 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+18 kt	-5 °C	102 kt	7 h 06 min	8:09 am CDT (13:09 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 20 kt	+21 kt	-8 °C	99 kt	7 h 19 min	8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 28 kt	+28 kt	-20 °C	92 kt	7 h 52 min	8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 33 kt	+33 kt	-35 °C	87 kt	8 h 19 min	9:22 am CDT (14:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 47 kt	+47 kt	-43 °C	73 kt	9 h 55 min	10:58 am CDT (15:58 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 55 kt	+54 kt	-51 °C	66 kt	10 h 58 min	12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
CLE	used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
FWA	used from 149 nm out; 72 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
MKG	used from 198 nm out; 66 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
JOT	used from 298 nm out; 67 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -52°
DBQ	used from 397 nm out; 46 nm from the line	230/33	250/30 16°	280/15 9°	260/15 5°	260/21 -7°	260/24 -20°	250/37 -33°	270/42 -43°	280/63 -52°
MCW	used from 496 nm out; 53 nm from the line	220/44	250/30 17°	230/14 12°	240/17 6°	250/22 -8°	270/29 -20°	250/34 -34°	260/52 -43°	260/59 -51°
FSD	used from 645 nm out; 55 nm from the line	190/9	230/30 18°	240/23 13°	240/20 6°	260/22 -9°	250/31 -21°	250/43 -36°	260/49 -43°	270/53 -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
YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH	departure	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,600 ft	1,191 ft	1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC)
BKL Cleveland, OH	50 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	583 ft	05:53 UTC
TOL Toledo, OH	139 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	7 mi	1,400 ft	683 ft	05:52 UTC
JXN Jackson, MI	179 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	0.5 mi	none	1,000 ft	05:56 UTC
AZO Kalamazoo, MI	228 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	5 mi	none	873 ft	05:53 UTC
ENW Kenosha, WI	337 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	742 ft	05:53 UTC
JVL Janesville, WI	387 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	807 ft	05:55 UTC
PDC Prairie du Chien, WI	476 nm out, 1 nm south of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	660 ft	17:15 UTC
MCW Mason City, IA	575 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,213 ft	05:53 UTC
EST Estherville, IA	635 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,318 ft	05:49 UTC
LYV Luverne, MN	704 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,435 ft	05:55 UTC
FSD Sioux Falls, SD	destination	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,430 ft	12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,435 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FSD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)

Wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FSD

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 14,000 feet

The forecast for YNG, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · security · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at YNG 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC), at FSD 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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: Youngstown/Warren Regional, Joe Foss Field.