Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to Central Nebraska Regional ICT → GRI
203 nautical miles (234 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 349°, about 345° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:15 am CDT (07:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ICT is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20; GRI is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 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: 1 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 whole 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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (ICT, SLN, GRI). 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 | 220° at 42 kt | −26 kt | 21 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 23 min | 2:15 am CDT (07:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 36 kt | −17 kt | 19 °C | 137 kt | 1 h 29 min | 2:21 am CDT (07:21 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | −10 kt | 15 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 34 min | 2:26 am CDT (07:26 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −9 kt | 11 °C | 129 kt | 1 h 34 min | 2:26 am CDT (07:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 1 h 34 min | 2:26 am CDT (07:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −8 kt | 2 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 35 min | 2:27 am CDT (07:27 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −8 kt | -3 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 35 min | 2:27 am CDT (07:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 24 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 35 min | 2:27 am CDT (07:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 35 kt | −10 kt | -19 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 34 min | 2:26 am CDT (07:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 58 kt | −9 kt | -31 °C | 129 kt | 1 h 34 min | 2:26 am CDT (07:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 61 kt | +2 kt | -38 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 43 min | 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 56 kt | +4 kt | -48 °C | 116 kt | 1 h 45 min | 2:37 am CDT (07:37 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; 24 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° |
| SLN | used from 48 nm out; 5 nm from the line | 210/53 | 230/41 20° | 240/26 14° | 230/16 8° | 240/25 -7° | 240/35 -19° | 250/61 -30° | 260/65 -38° | 260/56 -49° |
| GRI | used from 145 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° |
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) |
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 29 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 14 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 1,542 ft | 04:52 UTC |
| SLN Salina, KS | 68 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 1,288 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CNK Concordia, KS | 116 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | VFR Weather: light rain | from the south (180°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 1,488 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| TKO Mankato, KS | 136 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,859 ft | ||||
| HSI Hastings, NE | 184 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,961 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| GRI Grand Island, NE | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,847 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,961 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GRI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:15 am CDT (07:15 UTC)
Wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for GRI
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, 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 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
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 GRI 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm CDT (00:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GRI is before sunrise there (7:41 am CDT (12:41 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, Central Nebraska Regional.