Wilmington Air Park Airport to Indianapolis International ILN → IND
117 nautical miles (135 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 279°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ILN is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots; IND is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 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: 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). 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 ILN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 46 nm northeast, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 2 forecast points nearest it (CVG, IND). 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 | 320° at 19 kt | +15 kt | 105 kt | 1 h 07 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | +14 kt | 15 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 06 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 06 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 1 h 04 min | 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 04 min | 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +14 kt | -1 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 06 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 1 h 09 min | 3:44 am EDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 26 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 1 h 11 min | 3:46 am EDT (07:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 36 kt | +23 kt | -19 °C | 97 kt | 1 h 12 min | 3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 51 kt | +29 kt | -34 °C | 91 kt | 1 h 17 min | 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 65 kt | +46 kt | -42 °C | 74 kt | 1 h 35 min | 4:10 am EDT (08:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 52 kt | +39 kt | -50 °C | 81 kt | 1 h 27 min | 4:02 am EDT (08:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG | used from 0 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 49 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILN Wilmington, OH | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 1,076 ft | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 29 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 481 ft | 06:28 UTC |
| BAK Columbus, IN | 98 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 656 ft | 01:45 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 796 ft | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,076 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IND when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for IND
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 200 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
The forecast for ILN, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 900 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 39 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at ILN 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IND is before sunrise there (7:52 am EDT (11:52 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: Wilmington Air Park Airport, Indianapolis International.