Plan a flight · Sun 9:08 pm CDT (02:08 UTC)

Easterwood Field to South Bend International CLL → SBN

825 nautical miles (950 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 033°, about 030° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CLL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots; SBN is VFR, wind calm. 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

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 CLL.

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

CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 6 nm southeast, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 288 nm along the route, 6 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOT
Where
over HOT
Time
00:10 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME20
C750 at 43,000 ft, 24 nm southeast, 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 348 nm along the route, 24 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
25 nm north (360°) of LIT
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C750
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
Remarks
zme
B39M at 35,000 ft, 37 nm northwest, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 785 nm along the route, 37 nm northwest 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
B38M at 31,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 31,000 ft. At the destination end, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0004/FL310/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310 BLO
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over AZO
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft below
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 41 nm northwest, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 41 nm northwest 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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (CLL, SHV, LIT, SGF, CGI, STL, SPI, JOT, FWA). 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	210° at 11 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	6 h 18 min	4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 11 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	6 h 21 min	4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	−12 kt	14 °C	132 kt	6 h 15 min	4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−12 kt	10 °C	132 kt	6 h 15 min	4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	−9 kt	7 °C	129 kt	6 h 24 min	4:32 am EDT (08:32 UTC)
13,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	−6 kt	3 °C	126 kt	6 h 33 min	4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−4 kt	-1 °C	124 kt	6 h 39 min	4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−2 kt	-5 °C	122 kt	6 h 46 min	4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 17 kt	−2 kt	-6 °C	122 kt	6 h 46 min	4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 22 kt	+3 kt	-17 °C	117 kt	7 h 03 min	5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 41 kt	+4 kt	-32 °C	116 kt	7 h 07 min	5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 44 kt	+5 kt	-42 °C	115 kt	7 h 10 min	5:18 am EDT (09:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 49 kt	+6 kt	-51 °C	114 kt	7 h 14 min	5:22 am EDT (09:22 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
CLL	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
SHV	used from 99 nm out; 61 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
LIT	used from 249 nm out; 59 nm from the line	220/12	250/12 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	310/14 -5°	310/25 -17°	310/40 -31°	310/38 -41°	310/46 -52°
SGF	used from 398 nm out; 101 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°
CGI	used from 447 nm out; 68 nm from the line	250/10	290/12 17°	290/18 11°	300/22 5°	320/25 -8°	330/30 -18°	320/53 -33°	320/66 -42°	320/56 -50°
STL	used from 547 nm out; 38 nm from the line	210/13	260/16 17°	270/21 10°	280/24 5°	310/20 -7°	320/22 -18°	320/44 -33°	320/59 -43°	310/69 -51°
SPI	used from 596 nm out; 56 nm from the line	210/13	260/11 17°	270/18 10°	290/21 4°	310/20 -8°	330/25 -19°	320/49 -34°	320/60 -44°	320/59 -50°
JOT	used from 696 nm out; 73 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°
FWA	used from 795 nm out; 68 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°

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 south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
PSN Palestine, TX	80 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	422 ft	01:55 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	139 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	01:53 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	209 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	01:53 UTC
BDQ Morrilton, AR	328 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	VFR	from the north (360°) at 1 knots	10+ mi	none	321 ft	01:55 UTC
CCA Clinton, AR	358 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	513 ft	23:35 UTC
CVK Ash Flat, AR	418 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				717 ft
BLV Belleville, IL	577 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	459 ft	01:55 UTC
VLA Vandalia, IL	616 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				537 ft
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL	696 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	754 ft	01:53 UTC
RZL Rensselaer, IN	765 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	698 ft	23:35 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	destination	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	798 ft	9:54 pm EDT (01:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 798 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC)

Wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SBN

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for CLL, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 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

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 CLL 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBN is before sunrise there (7:53 am EDT (11:53 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 southern Plains · 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: Easterwood Field, South Bend International.