The inaugural matchup between the Cornhuskers and Badgers was in 1901 in Milwaukee. Since then, this has been a great rivalry between to two teams battling for the iconic Freedom Trophy. Currently Wisconsin leads the series 9-4. Come fly into KLNK to support these two teams in a fierce rivalry!

Edit: Changed preferred routes. Fixed some outdated arrivals/departures. Fixed Non-RNAV routes.

The Cleveland, Chicago and Minneapolis ARTCCs are teaming up for the second edition of the Northern Crossings Event. This event will feature all of our three major airports, including Detroit Metropolitan (KDTW), Chicago O'hare (KORD) and Minneapolis-St Paul (KMSP). Join us for a night on Sunday, June 30th (2200-0300Z / 1800-2300ET / 1700-2200CT), as we provide 5 hours of full ATC services. Bring out your jets and turboprops for some fun regional flights. See you there!

Preferred Routes
KDTW - KORD (RNAV): KAYLN1 SMUUV WYNDE WYNDE9
KDTW - KORD (non-RNAV): METRO1 ANNTS VWV OXI7
KDTW - KMSP (RNAV): MIGGY1 SLLAP Q440 IDIOM MUSCL3
KDTW - KMSP (non-RNAV): METRO1 PISTN MBS GRB EAU9

KORD - KDTW: DUFEE ELX HOSSA VCTRZ1
KORD - KDTW (non-RNAV): ELX V100 LFD
KORD - KMSP (RNAV): PMPKN NEATO DLLAN RONIC KAMMA KKILR3
KORD - KMSP (non-RNAV): OBK BAE EAU9

KMSP - KORD (RNAV): RST1 RST ZZIPR FYTTE5
KMSP - KORD (non-RNAV): RST1 RST JVL JVL9
KMSP - KDTW: COULT7 DLL PORZL RKCTY1/KKISS1
KMSP - KDTW (non-RNAV): COULT7 DLL V170 SVM

VATSIM First Wings - The event where you lose your fears and join in on the fun that is flying online with real people providing you Air Traffic Control services.

Between 2300z on April 27th and 0200z on the 28th, VATSIM will be holding the second edition of this event, this time around in North America.

Minneapolis and Chicago Air Traffic Controllers will be our hosts for the evening, staffing Rochester, Rockford, Eastern Iowa and Duluth International.

We are all aware of the many fears one has the first time he or she flies online (we all flew our first flight at one point!), and that is why this event exists, to help you face those fears and join in on the fun!
Do not be put off flying for the fear of making a mistake, all Air Traffic Controllers are aware that the majority of pilots flying are newcomers, likely inexperienced in flying in controlled airspace, and will adapt accordingly.
The only thing we ask of you is to know how to fly your airplane. For everything else, we are here to help.

Closer to the day of, routes and a short briefing pack will be provided. On top of that, experienced pilots/air traffic controllers will be online during the event available to answer any question and help with any issue you may have.

(We would like to ask already experienced and active VATSIM-pilots to not participate in the event, as to avoid unnecessarily overloading the airfields and frequencies.)

This will be the fourth time Minneapolis has hosted the NCAA's iconic men's basketball championship. Come fly into to Minneapolis as the NCAA Final Four take place. KMSP will be fully staffed for 5 hours for you to fly whatever you want into KMSP or any of the satellite airports surrounding! Even better, US Bank Stadium is only a 20 minute drive from the airport! Enough time for you to fly in and watch a game and get out before the traffic gets bad! Come fly in and have some fun, and hopefully your bracket isn't busted!

Lace up your cleats, grab your sunflower seeds and bubblegum, and rub some dirt in your gloves! Dubbed the "greatest show on dirt", Omaha is proud to be host to the NCAA Mens' College World Series! Join us as we staff Omaha Eppley Airfield during the tournament championship weekend! KOMA will be staffed from 2300-0300z (1800-2200 CDT) for arrivals and departures.

It's hockey season again! The University of North Dakota plays The University Minnesota Duluth this week. Come fly back and forth between KGFK and KDLH to support these teams in an exciting series! IFR and VFR traffic all welcome!