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Charleston Afb/Intl Airport to Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport CHS → ICT

897 nautical miles (1,033 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CHS is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots; ICT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 14 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Near the route, 160 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 189 to 259 nm out.
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 last 50 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 CHS.

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

BE40 at 29,000 ft, 42 nm south, 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 26,000 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zme. 419 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUP UA /OV TUP045041/TM 2322/FL290/TP BE40/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 290-260/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUP
Where
41 nm northeast (045°) of TUP
Time
23:22 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
BE40
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop from 29,000 ft to 26,000 ft
Remarks
zme
C525 at 2,000 ft, 12 nm south, 7:56 pm EDT (23:56 UTC): a broken layer above 3,600 ft. At the departure end, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KCHS UA /OV JZI/TM 2356/FL020/TP C525/SK BKN036
```
Report
a routine report filed through KCHS
Where
over JZI
Time
23:56 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Sky
a broken layer from 3,600 ft
B739 at 15,000 ft, 49 nm north, 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 15,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLO UA /OV FLO200032/TM 2320/FL150/TP B739/SK SKC /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLO
Where
32 nm south (200°) of FLO
Time
23:20 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
PA32 at 7,000 ft, 18 nm northeast, 8:17 pm EDT (00:17 UTC): 8 °C, remarks: smooth. 100 nm along the route, 18 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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AGS UA /OV KAIK360010/TM 0017/FL070/TP PA32/WX FV99SM/TA 8/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
10 nm north (360°) of KAIK
Time
00:17 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Weather
flight visibility 99 miles
Temperature
8 °C
Remarks
smooth
B712 at 3,000 ft, 19 nm northeast, 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. 289 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast 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
B38M at 25,000 ft, 26 nm northeast, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 459 nm along the route, 26 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME26
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 499 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through DYR
Where
over DYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33

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 9 forecast points nearest it (CHS, CAE, ATL, HSV, BNA, MEM, SGF, TUL, ICT). 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	270° at 15 kt	+14 kt		106 kt	8 h 28 min	5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	+18 kt	14 °C	102 kt	8 h 48 min	5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC)
8,500 ft	280° at 23 kt	+23 kt	12 °C	97 kt	9 h 15 min	6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 26 kt	+26 kt	9 °C	94 kt	9 h 33 min	6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 27 kt	+27 kt	5 °C	93 kt	9 h 39 min	6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 27 kt	+27 kt	1 °C	93 kt	9 h 39 min	6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 26 kt	+26 kt	-3 °C	94 kt	9 h 33 min	6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 26 kt	+26 kt	-6 °C	94 kt	9 h 33 min	6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 27 kt	+26 kt	-18 °C	94 kt	9 h 33 min	6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 35 kt	+34 kt	-32 °C	86 kt	10 h 26 min	7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 35 kt	+34 kt	-41 °C	86 kt	10 h 26 min	7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 33 kt	+32 kt	-50 °C	88 kt	10 h 12 min	7:20 am CDT (12:20 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
CHS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	260/22	280/26 12°	260/37 12°	250/40 8°	240/54 -4°	230/55 -15°	220/61 -31°	200/66 -41°	210/62 -52°
CAE	used from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line	260/27	310/26 11°	280/31 9°	270/36 7°	250/39 -4°	230/57 -16°	220/74 -30°	220/83 -40°	220/73 -51°
ATL	used from 150 nm out; 62 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°
HSV	used from 299 nm out; 38 nm from the line	290/15	330/34 16°	330/38 11°	330/40 5°	320/36 -7°	320/31 -18°	320/44 -34°	330/53 -41°	330/34 -48°
BNA	used from 399 nm out; 76 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°
MEM	used from 449 nm out; 64 nm from the line	240/9	280/14 17°	280/20 12°	290/25 5°	320/25 -6°	330/31 -18°	320/52 -32°	330/58 -41°	320/42 -50°
SGF	used from 598 nm out; 85 nm from the line	210/21	210/21 16°	240/28 12°	260/24 7°	280/21 -6°	280/26 -18°	290/38 -31°	290/37 -41°	300/49 -52°
TUL	used from 798 nm out; 69 nm from the line	200/27	210/28 15°	240/24 13°	250/19 8°	250/28 -6°	260/25 -16°	270/34 -30°	280/41 -39°	280/41 -52°
ICT	used from 848 nm out; 25 nm from the line	190/34	210/34 18°	240/28 13°	260/23 7°	250/23 -6°	240/29 -17°	260/40 -30°	260/47 -40°	270/42 -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
CHS Charleston, SC	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,500 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC)
DYB Summerville, SC	20 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	55 ft	01:55 UTC
AHN Athens, GA	179 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	812 ft	01:51 UTC
LZU Lawrenceville, GA	209 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,061 ft	01:56 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	289 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, scattered clouds at 2,900 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	682 ft	01:53 UTC
GZS Pulaski, TN	379 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.5 mi	500 ft	688 ft	01:55 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	469 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	01:53 UTC
PGR Paragould, AR	548 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				290 ft
BBG Branson, MO	688 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	01:45 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO	758 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	977 ft	01:53 UTC
PPF Parsons, KS	808 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	900 ft	01:52 UTC
ICT Wichita, KS	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	1,332 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,332 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ICT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC)

Wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ICT

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for CHS, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ICT is before sunrise there (7:35 am CDT (12:35 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 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: Charleston Afb/Intl Airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport.