Plan a flight · Mon 3:46 am PDT (10:46 UTC)

Henderson Executive to Chicago O'Hare International HND → ORD

1,315 nautical miles (1,513 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 066°, about 053° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 66-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:50 pm CDT (17:50 UTC). Right now HND is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 14 knots; ORD is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 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: 2,171 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

SIGMET W20W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 26,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 4:55 am PDT (11:55 UTC). Near the route, 110 nm along the route.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120955
MKCW WST 120955
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 20W
VALID UNTIL 1155Z
AZ UT NV
FROM 50E ELY-40ENE BCE-70NNE PGS-70N LAS-ELY-50E ELY
AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL260.
```
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 319 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 408 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 120 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 588 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 329 to 538 nm out.
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). Near the route, 388 nm along 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 route from 518 to 608 nm out.
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 route from 727 to 1175 nm out.

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 HND.

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

A359 at 38,000 ft, 18 nm south, 3:13 am PDT (10:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-37. 408 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU185015/TM 1013/FL380/TP A359/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-37
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
15 nm south (185°) of HBU
Time
10:13 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
A359
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-37
GLF6 at 47,000 ft, 40 nm south, 12:47 am PDT (07:47 UTC): remarks: moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc. 448 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU105046/TM 0747/FL470/TP GLF6/RM MOD MTW +/-1500FPM. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
46 nm east (105°) of HBU
Time
07:47 UTC
Height
at 47,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Remarks
moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc
B38M at 22,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 1:14 am PDT (08:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 498 nm along the route, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216059/TM 0814/FL220/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
59 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
08:14 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zdvwc
B737 descending, 37 nm north, 1:10 am PDT (08:10 UTC): light chop turbulence. 548 nm along the route, 37 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0810/FLDURD/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
08:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light chop

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (LAS, BCE, FMN, GJT, PUB, DEN, GLD, GRI, OMA, DSM, BRL, DBQ, JOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
5,500 ft	240° at 29 kt	−29 kt	17 °C	149 kt	8 h 50 min	2:36 pm CDT (19:36 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	−25 kt	12 °C	145 kt	9 h 04 min	2:50 pm CDT (19:50 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	−24 kt	9 °C	144 kt	9 h 08 min	2:54 pm CDT (19:54 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 27 kt	−25 kt	4 °C	145 kt	9 h 04 min	2:50 pm CDT (19:50 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 30 kt	−28 kt	0 °C	148 kt	8 h 53 min	2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 33 kt	−31 kt	-5 °C	151 kt	8 h 43 min	2:29 pm CDT (19:29 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 37 kt	−35 kt	-9 °C	155 kt	8 h 29 min	2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 38 kt	−35 kt	-10 °C	155 kt	8 h 29 min	2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 48 kt	−47 kt	-21 °C	167 kt	7 h 52 min	1:38 pm CDT (18:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 59 kt	−59 kt	-32 °C	179 kt	7 h 21 min	1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 64 kt	−66 kt	-37 °C	186 kt	7 h 04 min	12:50 pm CDT (17:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 62 kt	−64 kt	-46 °C	184 kt	7 h 09 min	12:55 pm CDT (17:55 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
LAS	used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line		210/20 8°	210/29 4°	200/32 -3°	200/51 -15°	210/64 -21°	220/70 -30°	220/66 -38°	220/55 -44°
BCE	used from 100 nm out; 62 nm from the line				200/32 -2°	210/57 -15°	220/71 -22°	220/69 -30°	220/64 -38°	220/67 -44°
FMN	used from 249 nm out; 98 nm from the line			220/16 6°	220/39 1°	220/50 -10°	230/67 -23°	230/94 -29°	230/102 -35°	230/90 -46°
GJT	used from 299 nm out; 68 nm from the line			220/26 6°	230/39 0°	220/55 -13°	230/60 -23°	230/78 -31°	230/80 -35°	230/74 -44°
PUB	used from 448 nm out; 74 nm from the line			260/45 11°	240/38 6°	230/47 -8°	230/51 -19°	240/74 -29°	240/82 -35°	250/72 -48°
DEN	used from 498 nm out; 46 nm from the line			270/24 11°	230/13 5°	230/48 -8°	230/46 -20°	230/63 -30°	240/78 -36°	240/78 -48°
GLD	used from 598 nm out; 54 nm from the line		260/37	260/25 14°	250/27 8°	230/36 -8°	230/49 -21°	250/71 -30°	260/82 -36°	250/73 -48°
GRI	used from 747 nm out; 76 nm from the line		230/39 23°	230/32 15°	210/29 7°	230/31 -8°	230/43 -21°	250/52 -31°	260/59 -35°	260/59 -46°
OMA	used from 896 nm out; 39 nm from the line	230/47	240/33 21°	230/22 13°	220/27 5°	240/35 -8°	250/43 -21°	260/47 -33°	260/59 -36°	270/58 -46°
DSM	used from 996 nm out; 37 nm from the line	250/47	260/25 20°	240/19 11°	240/31 5°	250/26 -9°	260/38 -20°	260/47 -34°	270/58 -37°	270/61 -47°
BRL	used from 1096 nm out; 65 nm from the line	250/32	250/19 17°	260/15 11°	270/16 3°	290/23 -7°	260/42 -20°	270/52 -34°	280/63 -39°	290/64 -48°
DBQ	used from 1145 nm out; 49 nm from the line	250/27	260/23 17°	240/26 10°	260/30 4°	280/26 -9°	280/36 -21°	270/41 -36°	280/52 -41°	290/67 -48°
JOT	used from 1245 nm out; 39 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°

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
HND Las Vegas, NV	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	2,491 ft	2:56 am PDT (09:56 UTC)
AZC Colorado City, AZ	120 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	4,873 ft	10:35 UTC
KNB Kanab, UT	139 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	reported, no category	from the southeast (140°) at 0 knots	10+ mi	none	4,867 ft	10:35 UTC
AIB Nucla, CO	339 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the southwest (230°) at 12 knots	1.5 mi	6,000 ft	5,945 ft	07:15 UTC
GUC Gunnison, CO	418 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	7,679 ft	09:56 UTC
COS Colorado Springs, CO	528 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 16 knots, gusting to 28	10+ mi	none	6,187 ft	09:54 UTC
SYF St Francis, KS	667 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	3,429 ft	10:35 UTC
LNK Lincoln, NE	906 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,218 ft	09:54 UTC
OMA Omaha, NE	956 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	984 ft	09:52 UTC
DSM Des Moines, IA	1056 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet, a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	957 ft	09:54 UTC
DPA Chicago/West Chicago, IL	1295 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	758 ft	09:52 UTC
ORD Chicago, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	680 ft	4:51 am CDT (09:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,679 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ORD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:50 pm CDT (17:50 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ORD

From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet

The forecast for HND, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC on the route, 498 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at HND 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC), at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 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 Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Henderson Executive, Chicago O'Hare International.