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Dubois Municipal to Indianapolis International DUB → IND

1,071 nautical miles (1,232 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 094°, about 084° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 726 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 198 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    MT WY
    FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 119 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 first 139 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 307 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 188 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 149 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 DUB.

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 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 (LND, RAP, PIR, ONL, OMA, DSM, BRL, SPI, IND). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft220° at 12 kt−6 kt15 °C126 kt8 h 30 min4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 15 kt−8 kt13 °C128 kt8 h 22 min4:34 am EDT (08:34 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 17 kt−11 kt10 °C131 kt8 h 11 min4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 18 kt−13 kt6 °C133 kt8 h 03 min4:15 am EDT (08:15 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 20 kt−16 kt2 °C136 kt7 h 52 min4:04 am EDT (08:04 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 22 kt−18 kt-3 °C138 kt7 h 46 min3:58 am EDT (07:58 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 24 kt−20 kt-7 °C140 kt7 h 39 min3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 25 kt−21 kt-8 °C141 kt7 h 36 min3:48 am EDT (07:48 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 25 kt−23 kt-20 °C143 kt7 h 29 min3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 29 kt−29 kt-34 °C149 kt7 h 11 min3:23 am EDT (07:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 41 kt−41 kt-41 °C161 kt6 h 39 min2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 49 kt−50 kt-50 °C170 kt6 h 18 min2:30 am EDT (06:30 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LNDused from 0 nm out; 45 nm from the line180/33 10°190/50 3°210/59 -9°200/50 -21°190/41 -34°230/55 -39°240/65 -47°
RAPused from 149 nm out; 125 nm from the line120/15 12°180/22 11°220/26 5°230/35 -9°240/40 -22°240/50 -37°240/51 -41°240/47 -47°
PIRused from 347 nm out; 106 nm from the lineL/V 17°230/13 12°220/22 6°250/31 -9°250/34 -21°240/50 -35°230/61 -43°240/62 -51°
ONLused from 397 nm out; 66 nm from the line200/20 17°230/26 14°240/21 7°250/27 -9°260/32 -19°240/44 -34°240/56 -41°250/62 -51°
OMAused from 545 nm out; 65 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
DSMused from 645 nm out; 49 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
BRLused from 793 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/20250/21 16°240/22 10°260/20 5°270/16 -7°290/22 -18°320/41 -34°320/56 -43°310/68 -53°
SPIused from 892 nm out; 43 nm from the line210/13260/11 17°270/18 10°290/21 4°310/20 -8°330/25 -19°320/49 -34°320/60 -44°320/59 -50°
INDused from 992 nm out; 55 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
DUB Dubois, WY departure no report just now 7,298 ft
HSG Thermopolis, WY 59 nm out, 15 nm north of the line no report just now 4,891 ft
HAD Casper, WY 149 nm out, 23 nm south of the line no report just now 5,370 ft
IEN Pine Ridge, SD 317 nm out, 6 nm north of the line no report just now 3,332 ft
ANW Ainsworth, NE 426 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,588 ft
RBE Bassett, NE 446 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,349 ft
SUX Sioux City, IA 585 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
DSM Des Moines, IA 714 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 957 ft
OOA Oskaloosa, IA 773 nm out, 2 nm south of the line no report just now 840 ft
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL 942 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 871 ft
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL 982 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 754 ft
IND Indianapolis, IN destination no report just now 796 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 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, 2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)

IND has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 DUB 6:40 pm MDT (00:40 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IND is before sunrise there (7:52 am EDT (11:52 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Dubois Municipal, Indianapolis International.