Plan a flight · Mon 8:57 am CDT (13:57 UTC)

Appleton International to Indianapolis International ATW → IND

290 nautical miles (334 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 159°, about 161° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:44 am EDT (15:44 UTC). Right now ATW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 6 knots; IND is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 ATW.

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

E170 at 15,000 ft, 48 nm west, 6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
Y50 UA /OV Y50330025/TM 1156/FL150/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through Y50
Where
25 nm northwest (330°) of Y50
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate chop
B739 at 34,000 ft, 15 nm west, 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence. 68 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 1058/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
B39M at 36,000 ft, 20 nm west, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC): no turbulence. 126 nm along the route, 20 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWK UA /OV OBK/TM 1318/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWK
Where
over OBK
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
A320 at 36,000 ft, 47 nm east, 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC): no turbulence. 193 nm along the route, 47 nm east 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
CRJ9 at 38,000 ft, 16 nm east, 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. 193 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1106/FL380/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OXI
Where
over OXI
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
B39M at 34,000 ft, 42 nm northeast, 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC): no turbulence. 242 nm along the route, 42 nm northeast 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, 42 nm east, 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC): light chop turbulence from 24,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 251 nm along the route, 42 nm east 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
B38M at 32,000 ft, 27 nm northeast, 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC): light turbulence. 261 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast 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
EMBRAER at 400 ft, 33 nm southeast, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC): haze, remarks: ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft. At the destination end, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1337/FL004/TP EMBRAER/WX HZ/RM ILS RWY 23 CEILING 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAK
Where
over KBAK
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
EMBRAER
Weather
haze
Remarks
ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft
G280 at 200 ft, 33 nm southeast, 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC): fog, remarks: ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground. At the destination end, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1310/FL002/TP G280/WX FG/RM ILS RWY 23 RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AQUIRED AT 200 FEET AGL
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAK
Where
over KBAK
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
G280
Weather
fog
Remarks
ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground

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 4 forecast points nearest it (GRB, MKG, JOT, IND). 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	260° at 24 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	2 h 20 min	12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC)
5,500 ft	270° at 21 kt	−5 kt		125 kt	2 h 19 min	12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	−4 kt	12 °C	124 kt	2 h 20 min	12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	−3 kt	8 °C	123 kt	2 h 21 min	12:18 pm EDT (16:18 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 20 kt	−6 kt	6 °C	126 kt	2 h 18 min	12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)
13,500 ft	270° at 22 kt	−9 kt	1 °C	129 kt	2 h 15 min	12:12 pm EDT (16:12 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 25 kt	−12 kt	-3 °C	132 kt	2 h 12 min	12:09 pm EDT (16:09 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 29 kt	−15 kt	-7 °C	135 kt	2 h 09 min	12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 29 kt	−16 kt	-8 °C	136 kt	2 h 08 min	12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 35 kt	−17 kt	-20 °C	137 kt	2 h 07 min	12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 40 kt	−15 kt	-35 °C	135 kt	2 h 09 min	12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 50 kt	−28 kt	-43 °C	148 kt	1 h 58 min	11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 62 kt	−43 kt	-50 °C	163 kt	1 h 47 min	11:44 am EDT (15:44 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
GRB	used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line	250/32	250/22 17°	240/18 8°	280/21 6°	280/34 -11°	280/35 -21°	280/39 -37°	270/52 -45°	290/60 -49°
MKG	used from 48 nm out; 74 nm from the line	260/28	260/18 15°	250/16 9°	260/22 4°	280/31 -9°	270/35 -21°	270/44 -35°	270/42 -45°	290/61 -51°
JOT	used from 97 nm out; 58 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°
IND	used from 193 nm out; 73 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°

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
ATW Appleton, WI	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	918 ft	8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC)
OSH Oshkosh, WI	19 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	808 ft	13:53 UTC
MWC Milwaukee, WI	68 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	744 ft	13:35 UTC
MKE Milwaukee, WI	87 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	728 ft	13:52 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	164 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	13:50 UTC
VPZ Valparaiso, IN	184 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	770 ft	12:56 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	242 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	13:54 UTC
FKR Frankfort, IN	251 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	reported, no category	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots		none	860 ft	13:35 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 24,000 feet, scattered clouds at 30,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	796 ft	8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 918 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IND when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:44 am EDT (15:44 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for IND

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ATW, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 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 ATW 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 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 upper 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: Appleton International, Indianapolis International.