Plan a flight · Sun 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)

Indianapolis International to Rickenbacker International IND → LCK

155 nautical miles (179 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 087°, about 092° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IND is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots; LCK is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 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: 445 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 last 78 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

E170 at 23,000 ft, 27 nm northwest, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 27 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
A333 at 4,000 ft, 46 nm south, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): overcast. 58 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270010/TM 2244/FL040/TP A333/SK B025 OVC T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Sky
B025 overcast T035
B744 climbing, 36 nm south, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 68 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 north cvg
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B744
Sky
B022 overcast T036
Turbulence
lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
B737 at 23,000 ft, 46 nm south, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 68 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B739 climbing, 46 nm south, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 68 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
B753 at 32,000 ft, 46 nm south, 6:11 pm EDT (22:11 UTC): no turbulence. 68 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2211/FL320/TP B753/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
22:11 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B753
Turbulence
none
E145 climbing, 7 nm north, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 97 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 2351/FLDURC/TP E145/SK B005 T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B005 T035
E545 at 28,000 ft, 30 nm north, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 107 nm along the route, 30 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 2315/FL280/TP E545/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E545
Turbulence
none
C150 at 1,500 ft, 25 nm north, 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. 136 nm along the route, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV MRT/TM 2218/FL015/TP C150/SK OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over MRT
Time
22:18 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C150
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 11 nm north, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
C150 climbing, 13 nm east, 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 2245/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B015 T038
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LHQ
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B015 T038
P28A descending, 49 nm southeast, 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC): scattered clouds above 1,200 ft. At the destination end, 49 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV KUNI/TM 2214/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK SCT012/WX 3SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over KUNI
Time
22:14 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
scattered clouds from 1,200 ft
Weather
3SM

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (IND, CVG, CMH). 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	340° at 14 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	1 h 15 min	10:08 pm EDT (02:08 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 19 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	1 h 14 min	10:07 pm EDT (02:07 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	−5 kt	11 °C	125 kt	1 h 14 min	10:07 pm EDT (02:07 UTC)
9,500 ft	350° at 21 kt	−4 kt	8 °C	124 kt	1 h 15 min	10:08 pm EDT (02:08 UTC)
11,500 ft	350° at 22 kt	−2 kt	4 °C	122 kt	1 h 16 min	10:09 pm EDT (02:09 UTC)
13,500 ft	350° at 24 kt	−3 kt	0 °C	123 kt	1 h 16 min	10:09 pm EDT (02:09 UTC)
15,500 ft	350° at 26 kt	−5 kt	-4 °C	125 kt	1 h 14 min	10:07 pm EDT (02:07 UTC)
17,500 ft	340° at 29 kt	−7 kt	-9 °C	127 kt	1 h 13 min	10:06 pm EDT (02:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 29 kt	−7 kt	-10 °C	127 kt	1 h 13 min	10:06 pm EDT (02:06 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 32 kt	−10 kt	-21 °C	130 kt	1 h 12 min	10:05 pm EDT (02:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 38 kt	−17 kt	-36 °C	137 kt	1 h 08 min	10:01 pm EDT (02:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 33 kt	−25 kt	-40 °C	145 kt	1 h 04 min	9:57 pm EDT (01:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 34 kt	−29 kt	-47 °C	149 kt	1 h 02 min	9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 24 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
CVG	used from 49 nm out; 44 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -47°
CMH	used from 97 nm out; 38 nm from the line	340/14	320/13 12°	350/12 8°	360/10 2°	350/27 -10°	340/20 -22°	320/31 -35°	270/25 -39°	260/32 -48°

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 south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	796 ft	7:54 pm EDT (23:54 UTC)
AID Anderson, IN	29 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	919 ft	23:35 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	97 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	8 mi	600 ft	1,009 ft	23:56 UTC
ILN Wilmington, OH	117 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots	5 mi	700 ft	1,076 ft	23:54 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	743 ft	7:55 pm EDT (23:55 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 LCK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC)

Wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet IFR

The whole forecast for LCK

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for IND, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at LCK 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LCK is after sunset there (6:58 pm EDT (22:58 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 · 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: Indianapolis International, Rickenbacker International.