Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to Lovell Field ICT → CHA
611 nautical miles (704 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 101°, about 097° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:20 am EDT (09:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ICT is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20; CHA is VFR, wind calm. 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 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 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 first 178 nm of the route.
- 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 last 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 ICT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (ICT, TUL, SGF, CGI, MEM, BNA, HSV). 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 22 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 4 h 30 min | 6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 4 h 30 min | 6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 28 min | 6:10 am EDT (10:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 30 min | 6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −14 kt | 7 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 34 min | 6:16 am EDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 3 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 34 min | 6:16 am EDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | −16 kt | -1 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 30 min | 6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 28 min | 6:10 am EDT (10:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 17 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 26 min | 6:08 am EDT (10:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -17 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 20 min | 6:02 am EDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 40 kt | −40 kt | -31 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 49 min | 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 48 kt | −48 kt | -40 °C | 168 kt | 3 h 38 min | 5:20 am EDT (09:20 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 42 kt | −40 kt | -51 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 49 min | 5:31 am EDT (09:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| TUL | used from 49 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| SGF | used from 99 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| CGI | used from 296 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 394 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BNA | used from 444 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| HSV | used from 542 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT Wichita, KS | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 1,332 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC) |
| EQA El Dorado, KS | 30 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 1,379 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| PPF Parsons, KS | 99 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17 | 10+ mi | none | 900 ft | 04:52 UTC |
| JLN Joplin, MO | 148 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 977 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | 197 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 04:52 UTC |
| UNO West Plains, MO | 266 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,228 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| TKX Kennett, MO | 365 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 261 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 424 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN | 463 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 8 mi | none | 487 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 513 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 05:10 UTC |
| UOS Sewanee, TN | 572 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 682 ft | 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,953 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:20 am EDT (09:20 UTC)
Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for CHA
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ICT, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
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 CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CHA is before sunrise there (7:44 am EDT (11:44 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: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport, Lovell Field.