Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field to Chicago Executive ASE → PWK
879 nautical miles (1,012 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 073°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 5 h at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:03 am CDT (12:03 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: 4 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 1W: 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 first 80 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the first 210 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 180 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- 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 190 to 769 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 ASE.
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 (DEN, GLD, GRI, OMA, DSM, DBQ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | −32 kt | 21 °C | 152 kt | 5 h 47 min | 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −25 kt | 14 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 04 min | 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 11 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 14 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −22 kt | 7 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 11 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −23 kt | 2 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 09 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −25 kt | -2 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 04 min | 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 28 kt | −27 kt | -7 °C | 147 kt | 5 h 59 min | 8:02 am CDT (13:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 28 kt | −28 kt | -8 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 56 min | 7:59 am CDT (12:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 33 kt | −33 kt | -20 °C | 153 kt | 5 h 45 min | 7:48 am CDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 45 kt | −45 kt | -32 °C | 165 kt | 5 h 20 min | 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 53 kt | −54 kt | -39 °C | 174 kt | 5 h 03 min | 7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 55 kt | −56 kt | -48 °C | 176 kt | 5 h | 7:03 am CDT (12:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| GLD | used from 200 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| GRI | used from 300 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| OMA | used from 450 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| DSM | used from 549 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| DBQ | used from 699 nm out; 44 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° |
| JOT | used from 799 nm out; 52 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASE Aspen, CO | departure | no report just now | 7,837 ft | ||||
| LXV Leadville, CO | 20 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 9,933 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 110 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| RYA Wray, CO | 220 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,677 ft | ||||
| LXN Lexington, NE | 340 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,412 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 410 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 519 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| AIO Atlantic, IA | 559 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,164 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 619 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 709 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL | 829 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 742 ft | ||||
| PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL | destination | no report just now | 644 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 9,933 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, 7:03 am CDT (12:03 UTC)
PWK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 ASE 6:31 pm MDT (00:31 UTC), at PWK 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 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: Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field, Chicago Executive.