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Indianapolis International to Atlantic City International IND → ACY

542 nautical miles (624 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 093° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:34 am EDT (08:34 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IND is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots; ACY is low IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) 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: 11 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 246 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • 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.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 246 to 404 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 197 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 IND.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • B752 at 30,000 ft, 37 nm north, 10:26 pm EDT (02:26 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 384 nm along the route, 37 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    HGR UA /OV THS010020/TM 0226/FL300/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
    Report
    a routine report filed through HGR
    Where
    20 nm north (010°) of THS
    Time
    02:26 UTC
    Height
    at 30,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B752
    Turbulence
    moderate chop
    Remarks
    zob
  • B38M at 20,000 ft, 36 nm south, 11:11 pm EDT (03:11 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 394 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    IAD UA /OV AML300020/TM 0311/FL200/TP B38M/TB MOD CAT 200-250
    Report
    a routine report filed through IAD
    Where
    20 nm northwest (300°) of AML
    Time
    03:11 UTC
    Height
    at 20,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B38M
    Turbulence
    moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft
  • UAL1558 at 30,000 ft, 35 nm north, 10:22 pm EDT (02:22 UTC): moderate turbulence, -36 °C, wind 240° at 50 knots. 394 nm along the route, 35 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ARP UAL1558 4014N 07742W 0222 F300 MS36 240/050KT TB MODERATE SK CLEAR IC NONE
    Report
    a routine report filed through ARP
  • A319 at 23,000 ft, 31 nm north, 11:21 pm EDT (03:21 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 31 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MJX UA /OV CYN345010/TM 0321/FL230/TP A319/TB MOD
    Report
    a routine report filed through MJX
    Where
    10 nm north (345°) of CYN
    Time
    03:21 UTC
    Height
    at 23,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A319
    Turbulence
    moderate
  • MD83 climbing, 4 nm northwest, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 158 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest 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
  • BCS3 climbing, 14 nm north, 10:27 pm EDT (02:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 158 nm along the route, 14 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0227/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK B010
    Report
    a routine report filed through CMH
    Where
    over CMH
    Time
    02:27 UTC
    Height
    during the climb
    Aircraft
    BCS3
    Sky
    B010
  • E75S at 22,000 ft, 38 nm north, 10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zob. 345 nm along the route, 38 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    JST UA /OV JST/TM 0251/FL220/TP E75S/TB LGHT-MOD/RM ZOB
    Report
    a routine report filed through JST
    Where
    over JST
    Time
    02:51 UTC
    Height
    at 22,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E75S
    Turbulence
    lght-mod
    Remarks
    zob
  • E145 at 600 ft, 36 nm north, 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 434 nm along the route, 36 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
    Report
    a routine report filed through MDT
    Where
    over MDT
    Time
    03:20 UTC
    Height
    at 600 ft
    Aircraft
    E145
    Sky
    overcast from 600 ft
  • B712 descending, 25 nm south, 11:10 pm EDT (03:10 UTC): remarks: light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft. 443 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    BWI UA /OV RWY 15R/TM 0310/FLDURD/TP B712/RM LIGHT RAIN. LIGHT CHOP. BASES 500 FT
    Report
    a routine report filed through BWI
    Where
    runway 15R
    Time
    03:10 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    B712
    Remarks
    light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft
  • PC12 at 1,000 ft, 50 nm north, 10:28 pm EDT (02:28 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft. 473 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    RDG UA /OV 2 SOUTH RDG/TM 0228/FL010/TP PC12/SK OVC010
    Report
    a routine report filed through RDG
    Where
    2 south rdg
    Time
    02:28 UTC
    Height
    at 1,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Sky
    overcast from 1,000 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 6 forecast points nearest it (IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, ACY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft310° at 12 kt−9 kt129 kt4 h 12 min5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
5,500 ft330° at 14 kt−8 kt13 °C128 kt4 h 14 min5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
7,500 ft320° at 14 kt−9 kt11 °C129 kt4 h 12 min5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
9,500 ft320° at 14 kt−9 kt8 °C129 kt4 h 12 min5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
11,500 ft310° at 13 kt−9 kt5 °C129 kt4 h 12 min5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
13,500 ft310° at 14 kt−10 kt1 °C130 kt4 h 10 min5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC)
15,500 ft310° at 16 kt−12 kt-4 °C132 kt4 h 06 min5:18 am EDT (09:18 UTC)
17,500 ft310° at 18 kt−13 kt-8 °C133 kt4 h 05 min5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180310° at 19 kt−14 kt-9 °C134 kt4 h 03 min5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240310° at 27 kt−21 kt-21 °C141 kt3 h 51 min5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300300° at 32 kt−26 kt-35 °C146 kt3 h 43 min4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 45 kt−41 kt-41 °C161 kt3 h 22 min4:34 am EDT (08:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 37 kt−34 kt-48 °C154 kt3 h 31 min4:43 am EDT (08:43 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
INDused from 0 nm out; 25 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 49 nm out; 42 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 99 nm out; 37 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 246 nm out; 44 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 345 nm out; 74 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°
ACYused from 443 nm out; 74 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
IND Indianapolis, IN departure VFR from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 796 ft 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC)
AID Anderson, IN 30 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog calm 0.25 mi 200 ft 919 ft 05:15 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH 99 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet from the west (280°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 1,400 ft 1,009 ft 04:56 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH 158 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 1,200 ft 743 ft 04:55 UTC
LHQ Lancaster, OH 168 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 1,200 ft 868 ft 04:53 UTC
PKB Parkersburg, WV 227 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots 9 mi 900 ft 858 ft 04:53 UTC
MGW Morgantown, WV 296 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 700 ft 1,243 ft 04:53 UTC
CBE Cumberland, MD 345 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,600 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 1,600 ft 757 ft 04:55 UTC
HGR Hagerstown, MD 394 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots 6 mi 600 ft 703 ft 04:53 UTC
MTN Baltimore, MD 453 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms calm 7 mi 700 ft 22 ft 04:55 UTC
ILG Wilmington, DE 493 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19 9 mi 700 ft 79 ft 04:51 UTC
ACY Atlantic City, NJ destination low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots 7 mi 400 ft 74 ft 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,243 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ACY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:34 am EDT (08:34 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility ¾ mile, mist, overcast at 200 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for ACY
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility ¾ mile, mist, overcast at 200 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for IND, the departure
  • From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, a few clouds at 700 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

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

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 15 nm from the route, 434 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 443 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at ACY 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ACY is before sunrise there (7:04 am EDT (11:04 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Indianapolis International, Atlantic City International.