Waco Regional to South Bend International ACT → SBN
801 nautical miles (922 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 038°, about 031° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC). 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 last 49 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 ACT.
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 02:00–09:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (DAL, FSM, SGF, STL, SPI, JOT, 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 | 230° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 144 kt | 5 h 34 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 5 h 41 min | 8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −19 kt | 13 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 46 min | 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 10 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 51 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 7 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 59 min | 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 3 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 59 min | 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 56 min | 8:59 am EDT (12:59 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -5 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 53 min | 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 53 min | 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -17 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 43 min | 8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 35 kt | −17 kt | -31 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 51 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 44 kt | −19 kt | -41 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 46 min | 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 47 kt | −13 kt | -51 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 01 min | 9:04 am EDT (13:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| FSM | used from 148 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| SGF | used from 346 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| STL | used from 445 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 593 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| JOT | used from 692 nm out; 56 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° |
| FWA | used from 791 nm out; 67 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Waco, TX | departure | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| HQZ Mesquite, TX | 79 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 446 ft | ||||
| GVT Greenville, TX | 109 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 534 ft | ||||
| MEZ Mena, AR | 237 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,079 ft | ||||
| RUE Russellville, AR | 297 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 409 ft | ||||
| FLP Flippin, AR | 366 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 719 ft | ||||
| UNO West Plains, MO | 415 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,228 ft | ||||
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 544 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 412 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 564 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 643 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| RZL Rensselaer, IN | 742 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 698 ft | ||||
| SBN South Bend, IN | destination | no report just now | 798 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,228 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC)
SBN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 16 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at ACT 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 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: Waco Regional, South Bend International.