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Indianapolis International to Raleigh-Durham International IND → RDU

424 nautical miles (488 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 121°, about 126° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IND is VFR, wind calm; RDU is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 12 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: 1,110 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 route from 128 to 325 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 187 to 355 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 276 to 375 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

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
B744 climbing, 10 nm northeast, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 79 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast 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
B739 climbing, 2 nm southeast, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 79 nm along the route, 2 nm southeast 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
B737 at 23,000 ft, 4 nm northwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 89 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest 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
B712 at 600 ft, 46 nm southwest, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 118 nm along the route, 46 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 46 nm southwest, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 118 nm along the route, 46 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
P28A climbing, 28 nm northeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 177 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions
CRJ9 climbing, 48 nm northeast, 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 227 nm along the route, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 0015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 014 TOPS 070
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
bases 1,400 ft tops 7,000 ft
CRJ9 at 15,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 266 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BKW/TM 0023/FL150/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over BKW
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
E135 descending, 31 nm northeast, 8:05 pm EDT (00:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 266 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV BKW/TM 0005/FLDURD/TP E135/SK BASES 032
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over BKW
Time
00:05 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E135
Sky
bases 3,200 ft
PC24 at 4,000 ft, 20 nm south, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: 18 final. 306 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLT UA /OV CLT005090/TM 2300/FL040/TP PC24/WX FIS/TB SMOOTH/RM 18 FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLT
Where
90 nm north (005°) of CLT
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
PC24
Weather
fi s
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
18 final
C52C at 12,500 ft, 10 nm north, 8:34 pm EDT (00:34 UTC): no icing, overcast up to 12,500 ft, 1 °C. 316 nm along the route, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA240030/TM 0034/FL125/TP C52C/SK OVCUNKN-TOP125/TA +1/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
30 nm southwest (240°) of ROA
Time
00:34 UTC
Height
at 12,500 ft
Aircraft
C52C
Sky
overcast, tops 12,500 ft
Temperature
+1
Icing
none
E145 at 4,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 8:36 pm EDT (00:36 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft, remarks: during the climb runway 06 KROA. 325 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 0036/FL040/TP E145/SK OVC040/RM DURGC RY06 KROA
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 4,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb runway 06 KROA
E145 at 2,200 ft, 37 nm northeast, 8:03 pm EDT (00:03 UTC): overcast above 2,200 ft, remarks: during the climb runway 06 KROA. 325 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 0003/FL022/TP E145/SK OVC022/RM DURGC RY06 KROA
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
00:03 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 2,200 ft
Remarks
during the climb runway 06 KROA

2 more routine reports are on the map.

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 5 forecast points nearest it (IND, CVG, CRW, ROA, RDU). 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	300° at 13 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	3 h 13 min	1:08 am EDT (05:08 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	3 h 08 min	1:03 am EDT (05:03 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−14 kt	10 °C	134 kt	3 h 10 min	1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 14 kt	−13 kt	7 °C	133 kt	3 h 11 min	1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	−13 kt	5 °C	133 kt	3 h 11 min	1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−13 kt	1 °C	133 kt	3 h 11 min	1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−14 kt	-4 °C	134 kt	3 h 10 min	1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−15 kt	-8 °C	135 kt	3 h 08 min	1:03 am EDT (05:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 16 kt	−15 kt	-9 °C	135 kt	3 h 08 min	1:03 am EDT (05:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 20 kt	−16 kt	-20 °C	136 kt	3 h 07 min	1:02 am EDT (05:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 30 kt	−16 kt	-32 °C	136 kt	3 h 07 min	1:02 am EDT (05:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 36 kt	−18 kt	-39 °C	138 kt	3 h 04 min	12:59 am EDT (04:59 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 37 kt	−21 kt	-48 °C	141 kt	3 h	12:55 am EDT (04:55 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; 25 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; 12 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°
CRW	used from 148 nm out; 74 nm from the line	320/16	310/16 12°	320/12 7°	320/12 2°	330/15 -11°	280/11 -22°	230/26 -30°	240/33 -37°	240/37 -47°
ROA	used from 296 nm out; 39 nm from the line	280/9	290/15 12°	290/11 8°	210/6 3°	210/30 -6°	220/46 -19°	210/74 -30°	220/78 -39°	220/64 -48°
RDU	used from 345 nm out; 54 nm from the line	240/28	250/22 10°	230/30 11°	230/40 7°	230/45 -4°	220/69 -15°	220/83 -29°	210/84 -40°	220/75 -52°

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	calm	10+ mi	none	796 ft	8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC)
BAK Columbus, IN	30 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	656 ft	01:45 UTC
HLB Batesville, IN	49 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,000 feet	calm	7 mi	none	975 ft	01:35 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	89 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	896 ft	01:21 UTC
FGX Flemingsburg, KY	138 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	1.75 mi	300 ft	913 ft	23:35 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	187 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	5 mi	1,000 ft	828 ft	01:53 UTC
EBD Williamson, WV	227 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				1,883 ft
BLF Bluefield, WV	276 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots, gusting to 16	5 mi	300 ft	2,856 ft	00:52 UTC
PSK Dublin, VA	306 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	from the west (270°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	2,104 ft	23:35 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC	375 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	925 ft	00:54 UTC
BUY Burlington, NC	394 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,900 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	616 ft	01:15 UTC
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	destination	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,500 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	3,500 ft	435 ft	9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,856 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RDU

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 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

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RDU is before sunrise there (7:19 am EDT (11:19 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 now, the Southeast · 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, Raleigh-Durham International.