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Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to Laguardia Airport ICT → LGA

1,109 nautical miles (1,276 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 073°, about 069° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 4 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 889 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • SIGMET 6E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1009 to 1089 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD AND DE NJ NY MD CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20WNW SAX-70S HTO-50ESE SBY-30WSW HAR-20WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 110 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 479 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 809 to 999 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 829 to 1069 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the last 80 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 12 forecast points nearest it (ICT, MKC, COU, STL, SPI, IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft250° at 16 kt−16 kt136 kt8 h 09 min6:48 am EDT (10:48 UTC)
5,500 ft280° at 15 kt−15 kt13 °C135 kt8 h 13 min6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC)
7,500 ft290° at 16 kt−15 kt12 °C135 kt8 h 13 min6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC)
9,500 ft290° at 16 kt−14 kt9 °C134 kt8 h 17 min6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC)
11,500 ft290° at 13 kt−12 kt5 °C132 kt8 h 24 min7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC)
13,500 ft290° at 15 kt−13 kt1 °C133 kt8 h 20 min6:59 am EDT (10:59 UTC)
15,500 ft290° at 17 kt−15 kt-3 °C135 kt8 h 13 min6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC)
17,500 ft290° at 19 kt−17 kt-7 °C137 kt8 h 06 min6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 20 kt−17 kt-8 °C137 kt8 h 06 min6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 25 kt−22 kt-20 °C142 kt7 h 49 min6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 34 kt−30 kt-34 °C150 kt7 h 24 min6:03 am EDT (10:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 45 kt−40 kt-41 °C160 kt6 h 56 min5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 45 kt−39 kt-49 °C159 kt6 h 58 min5:37 am EDT (09:37 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ICTused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/48230/39 19°240/24 14°240/20 8°240/22 -6°250/31 -18°250/61 -29°260/58 -38°270/54 -49°
MKCused from 100 nm out; 55 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
COUused from 200 nm out; 31 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
STLused from 300 nm out; 26 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
SPIused from 350 nm out; 37 nm from the line220/21250/23 16°260/27 9°270/14 6°270/23 -7°270/31 -19°270/28 -33°290/48 -42°300/55 -52°
INDused from 449 nm out; 62 nm from the line290/16310/20 16°320/21 10°330/13 3°300/25 -7°320/32 -19°330/46 -34°320/61 -43°320/63 -50°
CVGused from 599 nm out; 58 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
CMHused from 649 nm out; 22 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -47°
AGCused from 749 nm out; 58 nm from the line350/14330/20 11°340/18 8°330/17 3°340/22 -11°340/31 -22°330/33 -36°300/34 -41°300/35 -47°
PSBused from 899 nm out; 19 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
AVPused from 999 nm out; 38 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
JFKused from 1049 nm out; 40 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ICT Wichita, KS departure no report just now 1,332 ft
EQA El Dorado, KS 30 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,379 ft
BUM Butler, MO 150 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 893 ft
COU Columbia, MO 260 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 889 ft
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL 360 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
IND Indianapolis, IN 539 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 796 ft
DAY Dayton, OH 629 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,009 ft
OSU Columbus, OH 689 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 905 ft
PIT Pittsburgh, PA 819 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,202 ft
UNV State College, PA 929 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,231 ft
ABE Allentown, PA 1039 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 393 ft
LGA New York, NY destination no report just now 20 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,379 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LGA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)

LGA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 260 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 799 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 799 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LGA is before sunrise there (7:03 am EDT (11:03 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 southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport, Laguardia Airport.