Plan a flight · Mon 10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC)

Chippewa Valley Regional to Lincoln Airport EAU → LNK

335 nautical miles (385 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 226°, about 225° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 23-knot headwind), arriving about 2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC). Right now EAU is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 5 knots; LNK is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 14 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: 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 2W: 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 98 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 EAU.

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

BE36 at 6,000 ft, 38 nm northwest, 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC): no turbulence. 138 nm along the route, 38 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FRM UA /OV FRM/TM 1312/FL060/TP BE36/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FRM
Where
over FRM
Time
13:12 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Turbulence
none
B737 at 35,000 ft, 46 nm northwest, 10:21 am CDT (15:21 UTC): no turbulence. 256 nm along the route, 46 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SUX UA /OV SUX/TM 1521/FL350/TP B737/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SUX
Where
over SUX
Time
15:21 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
A21N at 35,000 ft, 26 nm northwest, 10:33 am CDT (15:33 UTC): remarks: mountain wave. 295 nm along the route, 26 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNK UA /OV SCB/TM 1533/FL350/TP A21N/RM MTN WAVE
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNK
Where
over SCB
Time
15:33 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Remarks
mountain wave

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (LSE, MSP, MCW, OMA). 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	220° at 23 kt	+23 kt		97 kt	3 h 27 min	2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 30 kt	+30 kt	19 °C	90 kt	3 h 43 min	2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 35 kt	+35 kt	14 °C	85 kt	3 h 56 min	2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 36 kt	+35 kt	9 °C	85 kt	3 h 56 min	2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 35 kt	+34 kt	5 °C	86 kt	3 h 54 min	2:50 pm CDT (19:50 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 35 kt	+33 kt	0 °C	87 kt	3 h 51 min	2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 34 kt	+32 kt	-5 °C	88 kt	3 h 48 min	2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 34 kt	+31 kt	-9 °C	89 kt	3 h 46 min	2:42 pm CDT (19:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 43 kt	+37 kt	-21 °C	83 kt	4 h 02 min	2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 53 kt	+40 kt	-32 °C	80 kt	4 h 11 min	3:07 pm CDT (20:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 63 kt	+43 kt	-37 °C	77 kt	4 h 21 min	3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 61 kt	+41 kt	-47 °C	79 kt	4 h 14 min	3:10 pm CDT (20:10 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
LSE	used from 0 nm out; 50 nm from the line	240/16	230/27 20°	250/35 12°	260/28 5°	260/30 -9°	260/37 -21°	260/38 -36°	280/44 -37°	280/52 -47°
MSP	used from 49 nm out; 57 nm from the line	140/8	210/22 19°	230/31 13°	240/31 5°	240/29 -9°	250/34 -21°	250/38 -36°	260/46 -38°	270/55 -47°
MCW	used from 98 nm out; 17 nm from the line	220/19	210/29 20°	230/35 13°	250/35 5°	250/33 -9°	260/44 -21°	260/46 -33°	270/58 -37°	270/59 -46°
OMA	used from 197 nm out; 68 nm from the line	210/23	240/34 20°	230/40 14°	220/43 7°	240/38 -8°	250/47 -21°	270/70 -29°	270/79 -36°	270/68 -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
EAU Eau Claire, WI	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	913 ft	9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC)
RGK Red Wing, MN	39 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	778 ft	15:35 UTC
RST Rochester, MN	69 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	7 mi	none	1,317 ft	14:54 UTC
AEL Albert Lea, MN	108 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,261 ft	15:35 UTC
FXY Forest City, IA	138 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,229 ft	15:30 UTC
POH Pocahontas, IA	187 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				1,225 ft
DNS Denison, IA	246 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	1,274 ft	15:35 UTC
OMA Omaha, NE	285 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 10 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	984 ft	15:52 UTC
MLE Omaha, NE	295 nm out, 9 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots, gusting to 14	10+ mi	none	1,050 ft	15:35 UTC
LNK Lincoln, NE	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	1,218 ft	9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LNK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for LNK

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, 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 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for EAU, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 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 EAU 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC), at LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Chippewa Valley Regional, Lincoln Airport.