Indianapolis International to Pensacola International IND → PNS
557 nautical miles (641 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 185°, about 190° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 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: 1 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 08:00–15:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (IND, LOU, BNA, HSV, BHM, MGM, MOB). 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 | 310° at 15 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 4 h 21 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −8 kt | 15 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 21 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 17 min | 1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −8 kt | 7 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 21 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | −7 kt | 3 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 23 min | 1:31 pm CDT (18:31 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −10 kt | 0 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 17 min | 1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −12 kt | -3 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 13 min | 1:21 pm CDT (18:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 22 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 09 min | 1:17 pm CDT (18:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 22 kt | −8 kt | -18 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 21 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 33 kt | −20 kt | -33 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 59 min | 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 45 kt | −33 kt | -41 °C | 153 kt | 3 h 38 min | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 43 kt | −33 kt | -51 °C | 153 kt | 3 h 38 min | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| LOU | used from 50 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| BNA | used from 149 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| HSV | used from 249 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BHM | used from 348 nm out; 8 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| MGM | used from 398 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 320/19 | 330/16 17° | 340/21 11° | 330/11 5° | 330/27 -6° | 330/21 -17° | 330/37 -32° | 340/44 -40° | 360/30 -52° |
| MOB | used from 497 nm out; 61 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
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 | ||||
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 40 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| TEL Tell City, IN | 99 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | no report just now | 659 ft | ||||
| JQD Hartford, KY | 139 nm out, 15 nm west of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | 219 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 599 ft | ||||
| LUG Lewisburg, TN | 258 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 718 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 308 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 368 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| EET Alabaster, AL | 398 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 585 ft | ||||
| SEM Selma, AL | 447 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 166 ft | ||||
| PNS Pensacola, FL | destination | no report just now | 120 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 845 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PNS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC)
PNS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 4 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at PNS 6:21 pm CDT (23:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 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, Pensacola International.