Easterwood Field to Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport CLL → ICT
427 nautical miles (492 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 353°, about 350° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CLL is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots; ICT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 12 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: 1 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 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 179 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 CLL.
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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (CLL, DAL, OKC, 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 | 210° at 32 kt | −26 kt | 146 kt | 2 h 55 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −17 kt | 17 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 07 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −11 kt | 15 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 16 min | 6:16 am CDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −7 kt | 11 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 22 min | 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −5 kt | 7 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 25 min | 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −6 kt | 3 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 23 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −7 kt | -2 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 22 min | 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 19 kt | −8 kt | -5 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 20 min | 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 23 kt | −6 kt | -16 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 23 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 42 kt | 0 | -29 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 34 min | 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 41 kt | +6 kt | -39 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 45 min | 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 40 kt | +14 kt | -50 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 02 min | 7:02 am CDT (12:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| DAL | used from 50 nm out; 64 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° |
| OKC | used from 199 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| ICT | used from 348 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL College Station, TX | departure | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 320 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
| LHB Hearne, TX | 20 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 284 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| LXY Mexia, TX | 60 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 544 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| LNC Lancaster, TX | 119 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| HQZ Mesquite, TX | 129 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 446 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 189 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 749 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 229 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | none | 776 ft | 07:35 UTC | |
| OUN Norman, OK | 288 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,181 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 338 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,000 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| BKN Blackwell, OK | 378 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,030 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| EGT Wellington, KS | 407 nm out, 0 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,277 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| ICT Wichita, KS | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,332 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 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, 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC)
Wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ICT
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 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 CLL, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 129 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 5 nm from the route, 139 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at CLL 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 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
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: Easterwood Field, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport.