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Charlotte/Douglas International to Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport CLT → ICT

808 nautical miles (930 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 292° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 3:27 am CDT (08:27 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CLT is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots; ICT is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25. 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: 7 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 7,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 120 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 210 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 180 to 230 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 259 to 299 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 CLT.

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

SF50 at 7,000 ft, 35 nm north, 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, imc, remarks: ZTLFD-45. At the departure end, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HKY UA /OV BZM/TM 2237/FL070/TP SF50/SK IMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD-45
```
Report
a routine report filed through HKY
Where
over BZM
Time
22:37 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
instrument conditions
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZTLFD-45
CRJ9 at 30,000 ft, 16 nm north, 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-42. 110 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV090040/TM 2246/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 300/RM ZTLFD-42
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
40 nm east (090°) of VXV
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate at 30,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-42
E75S at 29,000 ft, 4 nm north, 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-39. 150 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV/TM 2221/FL290/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZTLFD-39
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over VXV
Time
22:21 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
Remarks
ZTLFD-39
E170 at 33,000 ft, 5 nm west, 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-03. 170 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV270025/TM 2222/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 330/RM ZTLFD-03
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
25 nm west (270°) of VXV
Time
22:22 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop at 33,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-03
T206 at 9,000 ft, 36 nm south, 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC): remarks: ZME60. 220 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA340032/TM 2247/FL090/TP T206/SK TOP070/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
32 nm north (340°) of CHA
Time
22:47 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
T206
Sky
TOP070
Remarks
ZME60
A319 at 25,000 ft, 49 nm north, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 269 nm along the route, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
A319 at 32,000 ft, 3 nm west, 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME62. 299 nm along the route, 3 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315020/TM 2256/FL320/TP A319/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME62
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
22:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZME62
B77W at 31,000 ft, 4 nm north, 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 309 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315030/TM 2327/FL310/TP B77W/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
30 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
23:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B77W
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B738 at 34,000 ft, 10 nm northeast, 7:41 pm EDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 329 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CKV
Where
over CKV
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B38M at 25,000 ft, 35 nm south, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 369 nm along the route, 35 nm south 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
B737 at 31,000 ft, 34 nm north, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 399 nm along the route, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 43 nm south, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 409 nm along the route, 43 nm south 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 7 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, BNA, CGI, 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	260° at 13 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	7 h 33 min	3:27 am CDT (08:27 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	+15 kt	14 °C	105 kt	7 h 42 min	3:36 am CDT (08:36 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+20 kt	11 °C	100 kt	8 h 05 min	3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 23 kt	+23 kt	8 °C	97 kt	8 h 20 min	4:14 am CDT (09:14 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 25 kt	+24 kt	5 °C	96 kt	8 h 25 min	4:19 am CDT (09:19 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 25 kt	+24 kt	1 °C	96 kt	8 h 25 min	4:19 am CDT (09:19 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 26 kt	+25 kt	-4 °C	95 kt	8 h 30 min	4:24 am CDT (09:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 26 kt	+25 kt	-7 °C	95 kt	8 h 30 min	4:24 am CDT (09:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-18 °C	93 kt	8 h 41 min	4:35 am CDT (09:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 38 kt	+37 kt	-32 °C	83 kt	9 h 44 min	5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 40 kt	+39 kt	-40 °C	81 kt	9 h 59 min	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 39 kt	+37 kt	-50 °C	83 kt	9 h 44 min	5:38 am CDT (10:38 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
GSP	used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line	300/22	310/22 11°	300/22 7°	290/28 5°	270/36 -5°	250/42 -18°	230/54 -31°	230/59 -40°	230/65 -50°
TYS	used from 100 nm out; 28 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
BNA	used from 200 nm out; 61 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°
CGI	used from 349 nm out; 65 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°
SGF	used from 499 nm out; 90 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 699 nm out; 79 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 749 nm out; 35 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
CLT Charlotte, NC	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	747 ft	7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC)
AVL Asheville, NC	80 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,100 feet, scattered clouds at 4,100 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	2,163 ft	23:54 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	150 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	7 mi	1,800 ft	986 ft	23:53 UTC
RKW Rockwood, TN	190 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	variable at 6 knots, gusting to 12	10+ mi	700 ft	1,664 ft	00:35 UTC
JWN Nashville, TN	299 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	501 ft	23:50 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	399 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	00:00 UTC
DXE Dexter, MO	449 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				304 ft
TVB Cabool, MO	549 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	no report just now				1,220 ft
SGF Springfield, MO	619 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	23:52 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO	669 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	977 ft	23:53 UTC
EQA El Dorado, KS	778 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,379 ft	23:15 UTC
ICT Wichita, KS	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	1,332 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 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, 3:27 am CDT (08:27 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 CLT, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 1 nm from the route, 289 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at ICT 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 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 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: Charlotte/Douglas International, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport.