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Naples Municipal to Chicago Executive APF → PWK

1,005 nautical miles (1,156 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 344°, about 347° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now APF is VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots; PWK is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 259 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 478 to 597 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 route from 597 to 627 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 APF.

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

GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 30 nm east, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 30 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 31 nm east, 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence. 50 nm along the route, 31 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
Time
22:59 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PAY1
Turbulence
none
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 6 nm northwest, 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 80 nm along the route, 6 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
B752 descending, 5 nm west, 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC): remarks: final runway 26R atl. 468 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2303/FLDURD/TP B752/SK BASES 031 TOPS 045/RM FINAL RWY 26R ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B752
Sky
bases 3,100 ft tops 4,500 ft
Remarks
final runway 26R atl
B712 at 3,000 ft, 16 nm west, 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 557 nm along the route, 16 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
5 nm south (180°) of CHA
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
SCT030-TOP032 C
CRJ9 at 3,000 ft, 16 nm west, 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 4,000 ft. 557 nm along the route, 16 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV 090005/TM 2251/FL030/TP CRJ9/SK OVC030-TOP040
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
wind from 090° at 5 knots
Time
22:51 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 4,000 ft
T206 at 9,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC): remarks: ZME60. 597 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA340032/TM 2247/FL090/TP T206/SK TOP070/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
32 nm north (340°) of CHA
Time
22:47 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
T206
Sky
TOP070
Remarks
ZME60
A319 at 25,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 696 nm along the route, 19 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
B38M at 23,700 ft, 40 nm west, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 816 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
30 nm south (190°) of TTH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,700 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
E170 at 23,000 ft, 13 nm northeast, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 866 nm along the route, 13 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
B39M at 35,000 ft, 2 nm northeast, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the destination end, 2 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 38 nm east, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 38 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (PIE, JAX, TLH, CSG, ATL, TYS, BNA, LOU, IND, JOT). 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	310° at 17 kt	+15 kt		105 kt	9 h 34 min	6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	+20 kt	14 °C	100 kt	10 h 03 min	6:43 am CDT (11:43 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 23 kt	+21 kt	12 °C	99 kt	10 h 09 min	6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	+23 kt	8 °C	97 kt	10 h 22 min	7:02 am CDT (12:02 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 26 kt	+23 kt	5 °C	97 kt	10 h 22 min	7:02 am CDT (12:02 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	+21 kt	1 °C	99 kt	10 h 09 min	6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 24 kt	+19 kt	-4 °C	101 kt	9 h 57 min	6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 24 kt	+17 kt	-7 °C	103 kt	9 h 45 min	6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 25 kt	+17 kt	-18 °C	103 kt	9 h 45 min	6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 27 kt	+15 kt	-34 °C	105 kt	9 h 34 min	6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 26 kt	+9 kt	-41 °C	111 kt	9 h 03 min	5:43 am CDT (10:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 22 kt	+7 kt	-50 °C	113 kt	8 h 54 min	5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 92 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
JAX	used from 199 nm out; 80 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
TLH	used from 249 nm out; 59 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
CSG	used from 348 nm out; 63 nm from the line	300/20	330/41 15°	320/42 11°	320/41 7°	300/33 -6°	290/33 -18°	270/32 -34°	260/31 -41°	260/24 -51°
ATL	used from 398 nm out; 47 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
TYS	used from 547 nm out; 58 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
BNA	used from 647 nm out; 68 nm from the line	280/13	340/34 16°	330/38 10°	330/44 5°	330/39 -8°	330/38 -19°	320/49 -34°	330/53 -40°	330/35 -47°
LOU	used from 696 nm out; 37 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
IND	used from 796 nm out; 33 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
JOT	used from 895 nm out; 60 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°

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
APF Naples, FL	departure	VFR	from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	8 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	50 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	25 ft	00:53 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	139 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	00:53 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	289 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	00:53 UTC
TMA Tifton, GA	328 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	354 ft	23:35 UTC
ATL Atlanta, GA	468 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,800 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,026 ft	00:52 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	557 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,900 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	682 ft	00:53 UTC
TZV Tompkinsville, KY	667 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				1,036 ft
SDF Louisville, KY	746 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	00:56 UTC
BMG Bloomington, IN	816 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	845 ft	00:53 UTC
MDW Chicago, IL	985 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	619 ft	00:53 UTC
PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 10,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	644 ft	7:52 pm CDT (00:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,036 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PWK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC)

PWK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for APF, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

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

6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 388 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
6/8693 Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 478 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at APF 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PWK 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PWK is before sunrise there (7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Naples Municipal, Chicago Executive.