Plan a flight · Mon 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC)

Abilene Regional to Fort Wayne International ABI → FWA

865 nautical miles (995 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 049°, about 044° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC). Right now ABI is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 13 knots; FWA is marginal VFR, wind from the south (170°) 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: 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

AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 239 to 457 nm out.
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 last 60 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 ABI.

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

A21N at 31,000 ft, 25 nm northwest, 5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 775 nm along the route, 25 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAF UA /OV BVT/TM 1033/FL310/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAF
Where
over BVT
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb
B38M at 32,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC): light turbulence. 815 nm along the route, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MZZ UA /OV MZZ240015/TM 1103/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MZZ
Where
15 nm southwest (240°) of MZZ
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light
B39M at 34,000 ft, 4 nm northwest, 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 4 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUS UA /OV IWH/TM 1123/FL340/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUS
Where
over IWH
Time
11:23 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
E75S at 24,000 ft, 14 nm south, 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC): light chop turbulence from 24,000 ft to 25,000 ft. At the destination end, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MZZ UA /OV MZZ/TM 1107/FL240/TP E75S/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 250-240
```
Report
a routine report filed through MZZ
Where
over MZZ
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 25,000 ft to 24,000 ft
A320 at 36,000 ft, 48 nm northwest, 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 48 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSH UA /OV GSH/TM 1125/FL360/TP A320/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSH
Where
over GSH
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 0 nm east, 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 0 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1120/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
F2TH at 40,000 ft, 12 nm south, 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA170012/TM 1106/FL400/TP F2TH/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
12 nm south (170°) of FWA
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
none
CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 0 nm east, 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC): mist. At the destination end, 0 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
09:45 UTC
Height
at 5,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Weather
shallow st

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 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 (ABI, SPS, OKC, FSM, SGF, STL, SPI, IND, FWA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	240° at 28 kt	−28 kt		148 kt	5 h 51 min	1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	−22 kt	19 °C	142 kt	6 h 05 min	1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	−18 kt	14 °C	138 kt	6 h 16 min	1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	−16 kt	11 °C	136 kt	6 h 22 min	1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	−15 kt	7 °C	135 kt	6 h 24 min	1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−16 kt	3 °C	136 kt	6 h 22 min	1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 20 kt	−18 kt	-1 °C	138 kt	6 h 16 min	1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 22 kt	−19 kt	-6 °C	139 kt	6 h 13 min	1:47 pm EDT (17:47 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 23 kt	−20 kt	-7 °C	140 kt	6 h 11 min	1:45 pm EDT (17:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 31 kt	−28 kt	-18 °C	148 kt	5 h 51 min	1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 49 kt	−38 kt	-31 °C	158 kt	5 h 28 min	1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 52 kt	−34 kt	-40 °C	154 kt	5 h 37 min	1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 53 kt	−24 kt	-50 °C	144 kt	6 h	1:34 pm EDT (17:34 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
ABI	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		200/30 19°	220/12 16°	220/11 9°	230/15 -5°	250/26 -15°	250/39 -28°	270/36 -38°	280/30 -51°
SPS	used from 50 nm out; 47 nm from the line	220/35	220/31 18°	230/16 14°	230/10 8°	250/18 -5°	250/32 -16°	260/51 -28°	280/46 -38°	300/50 -50°
OKC	used from 149 nm out; 73 nm from the line	220/43	230/31 17°	260/13 16°	270/11 7°	240/20 -6°	250/32 -17°	260/60 -28°	280/50 -37°	290/45 -50°
FSM	used from 248 nm out; 53 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
SGF	used from 348 nm out; 60 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
STL	used from 497 nm out; 73 nm from the line	250/26	240/21 15°	240/22 11°	250/23 6°	270/28 -7°	260/30 -19°	280/52 -31°	280/57 -40°	300/57 -49°
SPI	used from 646 nm out; 58 nm from the line	260/28	250/22 15°	250/14 9°	260/20 6°	280/27 -7°	280/34 -19°	280/48 -32°	280/59 -41°	300/60 -49°
IND	used from 696 nm out; 72 nm from the line	270/22	290/19 15°	270/19 8°	270/18 4°	290/28 -7°	280/35 -20°	270/37 -34°	300/51 -42°	300/61 -51°
FWA	used from 795 nm out; 45 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°

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
ABI Abilene, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC)
RPH Graham, TX	70 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	reported, no category	variable at 6 knots		none	1,122 ft	07:35 UTC
GLE Gainesville, TX	139 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	845 ft	11:15 UTC
ADM Ardmore, OK	179 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	776 ft	11:15 UTC
GZL Stigler, OK	288 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	599 ft	11:15 UTC
ASG Springdale, AR	358 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,352 ft	10:48 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	487 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	10:55 UTC
CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL	596 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	412 ft	10:53 UTC
BLV Belleville, IL	606 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	459 ft	10:55 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	775 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	10:54 UTC
GUS Peru, IN	815 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	810 ft	10:55 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet Weather: mist	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	3 mi	25,000 ft	814 ft	7:30 am EDT (11:30 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,790 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FWA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FWA

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for ABI, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 17 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds 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 ABI 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC), at FWA 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Abilene Regional, Fort Wayne International.