Joe Foss Field to Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport FSD → ICT
358 nautical miles (411 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 185°, about 180° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 11:02 pm CDT (04:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FSD is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 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: 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 FSD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ7 descending, 9 nm southwest, 4:52 pm CDT (21:52 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ICT UA /OV 19R FINAL 100FT/TM 2152/FL100F/TP CRJ7/TB 7KTS LOSS
- Report
- a routine report filed through ICT
- Where
- 19R final 100FT
- Time
- 21:52 UTC
- Height
- at 100F
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- 7 knots loss
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 5 forecast points nearest it (FSD, OMA, GRI, SLN, 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 29 kt | +27 kt | 19 °C | 93 kt | 3 h 51 min | 11:38 pm CDT (04:38 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | +24 kt | 18 °C | 96 kt | 3 h 44 min | 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | +17 kt | 14 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 29 min | 11:16 pm CDT (04:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +12 kt | 10 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 19 min | 11:06 pm CDT (04:06 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 15 min | 11:02 pm CDT (04:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | +10 kt | 1 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 15 min | 11:02 pm CDT (04:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | +10 kt | -4 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 15 min | 11:02 pm CDT (04:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 24 kt | +10 kt | -7 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 15 min | 11:02 pm CDT (04:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | +13 kt | -18 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 21 min | 11:08 pm CDT (04:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 40 kt | +16 kt | -32 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 27 min | 11:14 pm CDT (04:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 46 kt | +15 kt | -41 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 25 min | 11:12 pm CDT (04:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 54 kt | +10 kt | -51 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 15 min | 11:02 pm CDT (04:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSD | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/16 | 220/20 17° | 240/26 13° | 230/19 6° | 240/25 -9° | 240/28 -20° | 250/39 -33° | 250/44 -43° | 260/63 -52° |
| OMA | used from 99 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 190/34 | 230/34 19° | 250/25 12° | 250/18 6° | 250/22 -7° | 250/28 -19° | 260/34 -32° | 260/39 -41° | 280/56 -51° |
| GRI | used from 149 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 210/31 19° | 240/21 14° | 240/17 6° | 260/27 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 240/45 -32° | 250/56 -40° | 260/62 -51° | |
| SLN | used from 199 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| ICT | used from 298 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 18,000 ft | 1,430 ft | 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) |
| YKN Yankton, SD | 40 nm out, 25 nm west of the line | VFR | from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,305 ft | 23:56 UTC |
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 70 nm out, 22 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,098 ft | 23:52 UTC |
| OLU Columbus, NE | 129 nm out, 15 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,447 ft | 23:56 UTC |
| LNK Lincoln, NE | 159 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,218 ft | 23:54 UTC |
| FBY Fairbury, NE | 209 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| CYW Clay Center, KS | 248 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,208 ft | ||||
| SLN Salina, KS | 288 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 1,288 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 338 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 15 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,542 ft | 23:52 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 1,542 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, 11:02 pm CDT (04:02 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 FSD, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 FSD 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 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 after sunset there (6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC)).
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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: Joe Foss Field, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport.