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Indianapolis International to Philadelphia International IND → PHL

510 nautical miles (587 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 090° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:10 pm EDT (18:10 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: 3,798 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 90 to 360 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 250 to 380 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 350 to 390 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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

B738 at 36,000 ft, 4 nm west, 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 4 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTW UA /OV MXE240005/TM 1254/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTW
Where
5 nm southwest (240°) of MXE
Time
12:54 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
EMBRAER at 400 ft, 29 nm south, 9:37 am EDT (13:37 UTC): haze, remarks: ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft. At the departure end, 29 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1337/FL004/TP EMBRAER/WX HZ/RM ILS RWY 23 CEILING 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAK
Where
over KBAK
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
EMBRAER
Weather
haze
Remarks
ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft
G280 at 200 ft, 29 nm south, 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC): fog, remarks: ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground. At the departure end, 29 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1310/FL002/TP G280/WX FG/RM ILS RWY 23 RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AQUIRED AT 200 FEET AGL
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAK
Where
over KBAK
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
G280
Weather
fog
Remarks
ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground
BCS3 climbing, 47 nm south, 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC): overcast from 20,000 ft to 500 ft. 70 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1418/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK OVC002 TOPS 005
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
14:18 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
overcast from 200 ft, tops 500 ft
E75S descending, 47 nm south, 9:50 am EDT (13:50 UTC): a broken layer above 20,000 ft, remarks: cvg arrival, runway insight at at 25,000 ft feet. 70 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1350/FLDURD/TP E75S/SK BKN002/RM CVG ARRIVAL, RUNWAY INSIGHT AT 250 FEET
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
13:50 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
a broken layer from 200 ft
Remarks
cvg arrival, runway insight at at 25,000 ft feet
E75L descending, 47 nm south, 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: runway 18L arrival, picked up approach lights at minimums, at 100 ft. 70 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1338/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK VV001/RM RWY 18L ARRIVAL, PICKED UP APPROACH LIGHTS AT MINIMUMS, 001
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
runway 18L arrival, picked up approach lights at minimums, at 100 ft
CRJ9 descending, 47 nm south, 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: runway 18R als insight at at 15,000 ft feet. 70 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1321/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK VV001/RM RWY 18R ALS INSIGHT AT 150 FEET
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
13:21 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
runway 18R als insight at at 15,000 ft feet
E75S at 100 ft, 47 nm south, 8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC): sky obscured. 70 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1257/FL001/TP E75S/SK VV001
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
12:57 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
B38M climbing, 47 nm south, 8:10 am EDT (12:10 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 70 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1210/FLDURC/TP B38M/SK TOPS 005/WX 1/16SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
12:10 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
tops 500 ft
Weather
1/16SM
C25C , 27 nm south, 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC): remarks: hao arrival, had ground contact but no forward visibility. 80 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV HAO/TM 1205/FLDURD/TP C25C/WX NO FORWARD VIS/RM HAO ARRIVAL, HAD GROUND CONTACT BUT NO FORWARD VIS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over HAO
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C25C
Weather
no, forward, visibility
Remarks
hao arrival, had ground contact but no forward visibility
E75L at 26,000 ft, 7 nm north, 9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC): no turbulence up to 26,000 ft, no icing up to 26,000 ft. 90 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DQN180005/TM 1319/FL260/TP E75L/TB NEG BLO 260/IC NEG BLO 260
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
5 nm south (180°) of DQN
Time
13:19 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
no below 26,000 ft
Icing
no below 26,000 ft
CRJ9 at 29,000 ft, 14 nm south, 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC): no turbulence. 100 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV MXQ320015/TM 1439/FL290/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
15 nm northwest (320°) of MXQ
Time
14:39 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
A320 at 3,000 ft, 6 nm northwest, 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 100 nm along the route, 6 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 1335/FL030/TP A320/SK BUNKN-TOP013
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
13:35 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
BUNKN-TOP013
CRJ9 climbing, 6 nm northwest, 8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 100 nm along the route, 6 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 1246/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK T014
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
12:46 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T014

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	3 h 50 min	2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−14 kt	14 °C	134 kt	3 h 48 min	2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	−15 kt	12 °C	135 kt	3 h 47 min	2:50 pm EDT (18:50 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	−16 kt	8 °C	136 kt	3 h 45 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	−16 kt	5 °C	136 kt	3 h 45 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	−17 kt	1 °C	137 kt	3 h 43 min	2:46 pm EDT (18:46 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−19 kt	-3 °C	139 kt	3 h 40 min	2:43 pm EDT (18:43 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 26 kt	−21 kt	-7 °C	141 kt	3 h 37 min	2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 26 kt	−22 kt	-8 °C	142 kt	3 h 35 min	2:38 pm EDT (18:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 33 kt	−29 kt	-20 °C	149 kt	3 h 25 min	2:28 pm EDT (18:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 40 kt	−36 kt	-35 °C	156 kt	3 h 16 min	2:19 pm EDT (18:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 47 kt	−42 kt	-43 °C	162 kt	3 h 09 min	2:12 pm EDT (18:12 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 56 kt	−44 kt	-49 °C	164 kt	3 h 07 min	2:10 pm EDT (18:10 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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	260/18	250/20 15°	260/26 9°	290/28 5°	290/30 -7°	280/40 -20°	280/46 -35°	290/53 -38°	300/58 -47°
CVG	used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line	260/20	280/18 15°	270/19 8°	290/30 5°	280/31 -7°	290/37 -19°	280/46 -35°	290/55 -40°	310/57 -48°
CMH	used from 100 nm out; 33 nm from the line	270/15	280/20 14°	280/21 9°	290/26 4°	290/29 -7°	290/38 -20°	280/44 -35°	280/48 -42°	310/61 -48°
AGC	used from 250 nm out; 32 nm from the line	270/15	320/17 14°	320/22 9°	340/23 4°	310/25 -8°	290/30 -19°	280/40 -36°	290/49 -45°	300/53 -49°
PSB	used from 350 nm out; 57 nm from the line		330/23 14°	340/24 9°	340/25 3°	320/24 -8°	300/29 -20°	310/39 -36°	310/52 -46°	310/56 -50°
ACY	used from 450 nm out; 71 nm from the line	010/26	360/24 11°	350/28 8°	350/26 4°	340/29 -8°	350/39 -21°	350/57 -35°	350/52 -43°	310/50 -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	Elevation
IND Indianapolis, IN	departure	no report just now	796 ft
AID Anderson, IN	30 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	919 ft
DAY Dayton, OH	100 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	1,009 ft
TZR Columbus, OH	150 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	904 ft
LCK Columbus, OH	160 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	743 ft
CDI Cambridge, OH	220 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	no report just now	798 ft
HLG Wheeling, WV	260 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	1,194 ft
LBE Latrobe, PA	320 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	1,198 ft
HGR Hagerstown, MD	400 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	703 ft
MDT Harrisburg, PA	440 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	310 ft
ILG Wilmington, DE	490 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	79 ft
PHL Philadelphia, PA	destination	no report just now	35 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,198 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PHL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:10 pm EDT (18:10 UTC)

PHL 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 PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 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 now, the Northeast · 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, Philadelphia International.