Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to Appleton International ICT → ATW
566 nautical miles (651 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 043°, about 039° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC). Right now ICT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 10 knots; ATW is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) 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: 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 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 first 407 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 ICT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (ICT, SLN, MKC, DSM, DBQ, GRB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 240° at 37 kt | −35 kt | 155 kt | 3 h 39 min | 10:08 am CDT (15:08 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | −25 kt | 145 kt | 3 h 54 min | 10:23 am CDT (15:23 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −22 kt | 15 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 59 min | 10:28 am CDT (15:28 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 10 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 59 min | 10:28 am CDT (15:28 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −23 kt | 6 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 57 min | 10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | −23 kt | 2 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 57 min | 10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 26 kt | −23 kt | -3 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 57 min | 10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 27 kt | −22 kt | -8 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 59 min | 10:28 am CDT (15:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 27 kt | −22 kt | -9 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 59 min | 10:28 am CDT (15:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 36 kt | −29 kt | -20 °C | 149 kt | 3 h 48 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 53 kt | −40 kt | -33 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 32 min | 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 59 kt | −40 kt | -39 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 32 min | 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 61 kt | −36 kt | -48 °C | 156 kt | 3 h 38 min | 10:07 am CDT (15:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| SLN | used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| MKC | used from 99 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| DSM | used from 199 nm out; 75 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° |
| DBQ | used from 347 nm out; 51 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° |
| GRB | used from 496 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT Wichita, KS | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,332 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| EWK Newton, KS | 20 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,533 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| FOE Topeka, KS | 109 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,077 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| TOP Topeka, KS | 119 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 881 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 179 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 826 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| CNC Chariton, IA | 278 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,050 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| OXV Knoxville, IA | 298 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 12,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | 12,000 ft | 928 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 367 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 10:52 UTC |
| DBQ Dubuque, IA | 417 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,076 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| DLL Baraboo, WI | 496 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 980 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| FLD Fond du Lac, WI | 546 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 808 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| ATW Appleton, WI | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 918 ft | 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,533 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ATW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ATW
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for ICT, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 19 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, 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 ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at ATW 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 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: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport, Appleton International.