Fort Wayne International to General Mitchell International FWA → MKE
169 nautical miles (194 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 315°, about 321° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 2:17 am CDT (07:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FWA is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots; MKE is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots. 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: 6 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 99 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, 2 nm north, 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14. 20 nm along the route, 2 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
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 2 forecast points nearest it (FWA, MKG). 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 | 300° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 104 kt | 1 h 38 min | 2:22 am CDT (07:22 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 15 °C | 103 kt | 1 h 38 min | 2:22 am CDT (07:22 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 11 °C | 104 kt | 1 h 38 min | 2:22 am CDT (07:22 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 6 °C | 107 kt | 1 h 35 min | 2:19 am CDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 2 °C | 109 kt | 1 h 33 min | 2:17 am CDT (07:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +17 kt | -2 °C | 103 kt | 1 h 38 min | 2:22 am CDT (07:22 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | +22 kt | -5 °C | 98 kt | 1 h 43 min | 2:27 am CDT (07:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 26 kt | +26 kt | -8 °C | 94 kt | 1 h 48 min | 2:32 am CDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 34 kt | +34 kt | -20 °C | 86 kt | 1 h 58 min | 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 50 kt | +49 kt | -36 °C | 71 kt | 2 h 23 min | 3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 63 kt | +62 kt | -44 °C | 58 kt | 2 h 55 min | 3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 65 kt | +64 kt | -51 °C | 56 kt | 3 h 01 min | 3:45 am CDT (08:45 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° |
| MKG | used from 99 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
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 | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet Weather: mist, shallow fog | from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots | 6 mi | none | 814 ft | 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC) |
| GSH Goshen, IN | 40 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR Weather: light rain | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 826 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| SBN South Bend, IN | 70 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 798 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| BEH Benton Harbor, MI | 89 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | none | 649 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL | 149 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 728 ft | 04:51 UTC |
| MKE Milwaukee, WI | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 728 ft | 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 826 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MKE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:17 am CDT (07:17 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MKE
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for FWA, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a few clouds at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet
- At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, a broken layer at 500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered 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 FWA 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MKE is before sunrise there (7:01 am CDT (12:01 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, General Mitchell International.