Indianapolis International to Portland International IND → PDX
1,627 nautical miles (1,872 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 295°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 2:51 pm PDT (21:51 UTC). 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: 587 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 route from 200 to 549 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 599 to 1367 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 808 to 948 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 848 to 958 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 908 to 1078 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 958 to 1457 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1208 to 1617 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1387 to 1427 nm out.
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
Not fetched just now.
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 15 forecast points nearest it (IND, SPI, BRL, DSM, OMA, FSD, ONL, PIR, RAP, MLS, BIL, DLN, LWS, YKM, PDX). 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 | 210° at 11 kt | +2 kt | 15 °C | 118 kt | 13 h 47 min | 2:51 pm PDT (21:51 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | +3 kt | 11 °C | 117 kt | 13 h 54 min | 2:58 pm PDT (21:58 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 8 kt | +4 kt | 6 °C | 116 kt | 14 h 02 min | 3:06 pm PDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 11 kt | +6 kt | 2 °C | 114 kt | 14 h 16 min | 3:20 pm PDT (22:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | +9 kt | -1 °C | 111 kt | 14 h 39 min | 3:43 pm PDT (22:43 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +10 kt | -5 °C | 110 kt | 14 h 47 min | 3:51 pm PDT (22:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +11 kt | -9 °C | 109 kt | 14 h 56 min | 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 18 kt | +12 kt | -12 °C | 108 kt | 15 h 04 min | 4:08 pm PDT (23:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 21 kt | +16 kt | -23 °C | 104 kt | 15 h 39 min | 4:43 pm PDT (23:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 29 kt | +23 kt | -35 °C | 97 kt | 16 h 46 min | 5:50 pm PDT (00:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 40 kt | +36 kt | -40 °C | 84 kt | 19 h 22 min | 8:26 pm PDT (03:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 46 kt | +43 kt | -46 °C | 77 kt | 21 h 08 min | 10:12 pm PDT (05:12 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° |
| SPI | used from 100 nm out; 59 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° |
| BRL | used from 150 nm out; 61 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° |
| DSM | used from 299 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 399 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| FSD | used from 449 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
| ONL | used from 549 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 649 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| RAP | used from 748 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| MLS | used from 898 nm out; 116 nm from the line | 150/23 2° | 190/29 4° | 210/44 2° | 220/32 -10° | 210/36 -21° | 200/48 -37° | 230/63 -40° | 240/71 -47° | |
| BIL | used from 948 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 080/13 | 180/9 -2° | 210/38 0° | 220/51 -11° | 210/46 -22° | 210/58 -35° | 230/73 -39° | 230/72 -45° | |
| DLN | used from 1098 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 090/6 -6° | 240/22 -4° | 210/34 -16° | 210/62 -25° | 210/66 -34° | 210/82 -36° | 220/77 -42° | ||
| LWS | used from 1297 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| YKM | used from 1447 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| PDX | used from 1547 nm out; 55 nm from the line | L/V | 030/7 1° | 020/12 -6° | 020/29 -9° | 010/69 -16° | 010/81 -25° | 360/83 -40° | 360/67 -46° | 320/29 -42° |
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 | no report just now | 796 ft | ||||
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | 130 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 871 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 170 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 479 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| ICR Winner, SD | 649 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,032 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 788 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| GCC Gillette, WY | 898 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,365 ft | ||||
| POY Powell, WY | 1038 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,096 ft | ||||
| DLN Dillon, MT | 1208 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,244 ft | ||||
| JSY Joseph, OR | 1397 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,126 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 1467 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| PDX Portland, OR | destination | no report just now | 30 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,244 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:51 pm PDT (21:51 UTC)
PDX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 PDX 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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
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, Portland International.