Plan a flight · Mon 1:37 am CDT (06:37 UTC)

Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to Oakland County International ICT → PTK

709 nautical miles (816 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 056° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ICT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 15 knots; PTK is IFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 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 first 300 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 190 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

B38M at 29,000 ft, 36 nm south, 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft. 469 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0452/FL290/TP B38M/TB NEG 230-290
```
Report
a routine report filed through TIP
Where
over RBS
Time
04:52 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
no from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft
LJ45 at 10,000 ft, 46 nm southeast, 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14. 589 nm along the route, 46 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV OLK/TM 0431/FL100/TP LJ45/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM GROUND FOG AT FWA. FV10SM ON FINAL RY 14
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over OLK
Time
04:31 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14
A333 descending, 27 nm southeast, 12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 27 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 27 nm southeast, 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 27 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft

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 8 forecast points nearest it (ICT, MKC, COU, BRL, SPI, JOT, FWA, CLE). 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	230° at 25 kt	−25 kt		145 kt	4 h 53 min	7:30 am EDT (11:30 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 23 kt	−23 kt		143 kt	4 h 57 min	7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 19 kt	−19 kt	13 °C	139 kt	5 h 06 min	7:43 am EDT (11:43 UTC)
9,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	−14 kt	10 °C	134 kt	5 h 17 min	7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 12 kt	−11 kt	6 °C	131 kt	5 h 25 min	8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC)
13,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	−12 kt	2 °C	132 kt	5 h 22 min	7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	−15 kt	-2 °C	135 kt	5 h 15 min	7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 21 kt	−18 kt	-6 °C	138 kt	5 h 08 min	7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 22 kt	−19 kt	-7 °C	139 kt	5 h 06 min	7:43 am EDT (11:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 28 kt	−25 kt	-19 °C	145 kt	4 h 53 min	7:30 am EDT (11:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 37 kt	−30 kt	-33 °C	150 kt	4 h 44 min	7:21 am EDT (11:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 48 kt	−35 kt	-41 °C	155 kt	4 h 34 min	7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 54 kt	−35 kt	-51 °C	155 kt	4 h 34 min	7:11 am EDT (11:11 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°
MKC	used from 100 nm out; 37 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
COU	used from 200 nm out; 59 nm from the line	230/31	230/30 15°	260/16 11°	270/14 6°	260/24 -6°	270/27 -18°	270/37 -32°	280/49 -41°	290/56 -51°
BRL	used from 300 nm out; 38 nm from the line	230/24	240/29 15°	290/16 10°	280/15 4°	260/23 -7°	260/32 -19°	260/36 -33°	280/48 -41°	280/59 -52°
SPI	used from 399 nm out; 63 nm from the line	220/21	250/23 16°	260/27 9°	270/14 6°	270/23 -7°	270/31 -19°	270/28 -33°	290/48 -42°	300/55 -52°
JOT	used from 449 nm out; 20 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -52°
FWA	used from 549 nm out; 70 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
CLE	used from 699 nm out; 105 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -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	from the south (190°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	1,332 ft	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
EMP Emporia, KS	70 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	1,207 ft	05:53 UTC
IXD Olathe, KS	140 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,087 ft	05:53 UTC
OJC Olathe, KS	150 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,096 ft	05:53 UTC
MBY Moberly, MO	260 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	866 ft	06:35 UTC
UIN Quincy, IL	319 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	768 ft	05:54 UTC
PIA Peoria, IL	399 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	660 ft	05:54 UTC
LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL	489 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	679 ft	06:10 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	519 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	06:15 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	569 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	798 ft	06:09 UTC
JXN Jackson, MI	659 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	3 mi	none	1,000 ft	06:32 UTC
PTK Pontiac, MI	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	980 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,332 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet marginal VFR

At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 300 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for PTK

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 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 PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PTK is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport, Oakland County International.