Indianapolis International to Washington Dulles International IND → IAD
413 nautical miles (475 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 094°, about 099° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IND is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots; IAD is IFR, wind from the north (350°) at 15 knots, gusting to 27. 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: 3,133 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.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 226 to 383 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 69 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
- MD83 climbing, 19 nm north, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 157 nm along the route, 19 nm north 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 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, CRW, EKN, RIC). 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 | 320° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 3 h 08 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −12 kt | 12 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 08 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 06 min | 5:21 am EDT (09:21 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −12 kt | 7 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 08 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −9 kt | 4 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 12 min | 5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −10 kt | 0 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 11 min | 5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 06 min | 5:21 am EDT (09:21 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −16 kt | -8 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 02 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 27 kt | −16 kt | -9 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 02 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 33 kt | −21 kt | -20 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 56 min | 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 41 kt | −25 kt | -35 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 51 min | 5:06 am EDT (09:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 47 kt | −37 kt | -40 °C | 157 kt | 2 h 38 min | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 40 kt | −31 kt | -48 °C | 151 kt | 2 h 44 min | 4:59 am EDT (08:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| CVG | used from 49 nm out; 35 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° |
| CMH | used from 98 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CRW | used from 197 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 246 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| RIC | used from 393 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND Indianapolis, IN | departure | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 796 ft | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| GEZ Shelbyville, IN | 20 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 802 ft | 06:06 UTC |
| CEV Connersville, IN | 49 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 866 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 118 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 1,076 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| LCK Columbus, OH | 157 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 743 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| UNI Athens/Albany, OH | 187 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 100 feet, overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 2.5 mi | 100 ft | 765 ft | 22:15 UTC |
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 226 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots | 8 mi | 1,300 ft | 858 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 285 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 400 ft | 1,223 ft | 06:00 UTC |
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 295 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist | calm | 2.5 mi | 500 ft | 1,243 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| LUA Luray, VA | 364 nm out, 24 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 902 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 383 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet Weather: light rain | from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 564 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| IAD Washington, DC | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north (350°) at 15 knots, gusting to 27 | 4 mi | 800 ft | 312 ft | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 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 IAD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC)
Wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet IFR
The whole forecast for IAD
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
The forecast for IND, the departure
- 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
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, 88 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAD is before sunrise there (7:16 am EDT (11:16 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: Indianapolis International, Washington Dulles International.