Fort Wayne International to Lincoln Airport FWA → LNK
524 nautical miles (603 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 273°, about 279° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 6:31 am CDT (11:31 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: 3 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 89 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 257 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 FWA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- LJ45 at 10,000 ft, 16 nm north, 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14. At the departure end, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV OLK/TM 0431/FL100/TP LJ45/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM GROUND FOG AT FWA. FV10SM ON FINAL RY 14
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over OLK
- Time
- 04:31 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- LJ45
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- smooth
- Remarks
- ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14
- B38M at 29,000 ft, 29 nm south, 12:52 am EDT (04:52 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft. 139 nm along the route, 29 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0452/FL290/TP B38M/TB NEG 230-290
- Report
- a routine report filed through TIP
- Where
- over RBS
- Time
- 04:52 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- no from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 (FWA, JOT, BRL, DSM, 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 | 240° at 27 kt | +24 kt | 96 kt | 5 h 28 min | 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 24 kt | +23 kt | 15 °C | 97 kt | 5 h 24 min | 7:01 am CDT (12:01 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 12 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 05 min | 6:42 am CDT (11:42 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +14 kt | 7 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 57 min | 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 3 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 54 min | 6:31 am CDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +17 kt | -1 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 05 min | 6:42 am CDT (11:42 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | +21 kt | -4 °C | 99 kt | 5 h 18 min | 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 24 kt | +24 kt | -7 °C | 96 kt | 5 h 28 min | 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 30 kt | +31 kt | -19 °C | 89 kt | 5 h 53 min | 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 35 kt | +35 kt | -34 °C | 85 kt | 6 h 10 min | 7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 50 kt | +50 kt | -42 °C | 70 kt | 7 h 29 min | 9:06 am CDT (14:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 58 kt | +56 kt | -51 °C | 64 kt | 8 h 11 min | 9:48 am CDT (14:48 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| JOT | used from 49 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| BRL | used from 198 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DSM | used from 346 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 445 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | departure | no report just now | 814 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 40 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| RZL Rensselaer, IN | 89 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 698 ft | ||||
| IKK Kankakee, IL | 119 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 629 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 208 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| MLI Moline, IL | 237 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| FFL Fairfield, IA | 307 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 800 ft | ||||
| CNC Chariton, IA | 366 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,050 ft | ||||
| CSQ Creston, IA | 416 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,299 ft | ||||
| CRZ Corning, IA | 435 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,274 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 485 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| LNK Lincoln, NE | destination | no report just now | 1,218 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,299 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, 6:31 am CDT (11:31 UTC)
LNK 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 FWA 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LNK is before sunrise there (7:34 am CDT (12:34 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
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: Fort Wayne International, Lincoln Airport.