Indianapolis International to Portland International Jetport IND → PWM
753 nautical miles (867 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 067°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC). Right now IND is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots; PWM is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 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: 6 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 337 to 704 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 357 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 198 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 99 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
- UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 26 nm south, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. 684 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- B763 descending, 31 nm south, 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC): overcast above 40,000 ft. 694 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
MHT UA /OV KMHT/TM 0621/FLDURD/TP B763/SK OVC004
- Report
- a routine report filed through MHT
- Where
- over KMHT
- Time
- 06:21 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- overcast from 400 ft
- B763 descending, 31 nm south, 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 694 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
MHT UA /OV RWY 35/TM 0555/FLDURD/TP B763/SK 004-005 FT
- Report
- a routine report filed through MHT
- Where
- runway 35
- Time
- 05:55 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- from 400 ft to 500 ft ft
- CRJ7 descending, 31 nm south, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 694 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
- Report
- a routine report filed through MHT
- Where
- runway 6
- Time
- 04:09 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Sky
- at 600 ft
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 10 forecast points nearest it (IND, FWA, CMH, CLE, AGC, BUF, SYR, ALB, BOS, PWM). 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 7 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 6 h 10 min | 9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 12 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 6 h 07 min | 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 07 min | 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 04 min | 9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 13 kt | −5 kt | 3 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 01 min | 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −8 kt | -1 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 53 min | 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −11 kt | -5 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 45 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −14 kt | -9 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 37 min | 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 23 kt | −15 kt | -10 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 35 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 27 kt | −19 kt | -21 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 25 min | 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | −22 kt | -36 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 18 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 45 kt | −35 kt | -43 °C | 155 kt | 4 h 51 min | 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 43 kt | −35 kt | -50 °C | 155 kt | 4 h 51 min | 7:54 am EDT (11:54 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° |
| FWA | used from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CMH | used from 99 nm out; 52 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° |
| CLE | used from 198 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| AGC | used from 297 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| BUF | used from 347 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| SYR | used from 446 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| ALB | used from 545 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| BOS | used from 644 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 110/20 | 200/26 12° | 280/24 8° | 260/29 3° | 250/47 -10° | 230/59 -19° | 230/74 -33° | 240/95 -41° | 240/96 -53° |
| PWM | used from 694 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 180/9 | 280/28 9° | 230/30 6° | 250/22 0° | 240/45 -9° | 230/63 -20° | 230/72 -34° | 240/87 -43° | 240/94 -54° |
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 | marginal VFR Weather: mist | from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots | 3 mi | none | 796 ft | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
| AID Anderson, IN | 40 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 919 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| VES Versailles, OH | 89 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 600 ft | 1,007 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 188 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 1,297 ft | 06:59 UTC |
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 268 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots | 8 mi | 1,200 ft | 1,191 ft | 06:51 UTC |
| BFD Bradford, PA | 367 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 3 mi | 200 ft | 2,143 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 446 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a few clouds at 100 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 1,000 ft | 955 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 476 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 3,500 ft | 1,099 ft | 06:56 UTC |
| SCH Schenectady, NY | 585 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: rain | from the northeast (040°) at 4 knots | 7 mi | 1,100 ft | 377 ft | 00:51 UTC |
| LEB Lebanon, NH | 664 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: light rain, mist | calm | 5 mi | 100 ft | 603 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| LCI Laconia, NH | 704 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 545 ft | 06:56 UTC |
| PWM Portland, ME | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 75 ft | 2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,143 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PWM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC)
Wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for PWM
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 3 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 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
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 248 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 268 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 277 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at PWM 6:03 pm EDT (22:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 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.
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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 Jetport.