Capital Region International to South Bend International LAN → SBN
100 nautical miles (115 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 231°, about 236° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 11:57 am EDT (15:57 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: 2 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 LAN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E170 at 28,000 ft, 26 nm northwest, 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 27 nm along the route, 26 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
GRR UA /OV VIO/TM 1310/FL280/TP E170/TB OCNL MOD CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through GRR
- Where
- over VIO
- Time
- 13:10 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- occasional moderate chop
- B738 at 34,000 ft, 39 nm east, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): light chop turbulence from 32,000 ft to 34,000 ft, remarks: zob. At the departure end, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
FNT UA /OV FNT179015/TM 1318/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP 340-320/RM ZOB
- Report
- a routine report filed through FNT
- Where
- 15 nm south (179°) of FNT
- Time
- 13:18 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- light chop from 34,000 ft to 32,000 ft
- Remarks
- zob
- B752 at 32,000 ft, 29 nm northwest, 9:03 am EDT (13:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 64 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1303/FL320/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through BIV
- Where
- over PMM
- Time
- 13:03 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B752
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop
- B738 at 26,000 ft, 30 nm southeast, 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC): no turbulence from 25,000 ft to 26,000 ft. 82 nm along the route, 30 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
GSH UA /OV GSH090020/TM 1221/FL260/TP B738/TB NEG 260-250
- Report
- a routine report filed through GSH
- Where
- 20 nm east (090°) of GSH
- Time
- 12:21 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- no from 26,000 ft to 25,000 ft
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA). 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 | 250° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 98 kt | 1 h 01 min | 12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | +22 kt | 14 °C | 98 kt | 1 h 01 min | 12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 26 kt | +22 kt | 9 °C | 98 kt | 1 h 01 min | 12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 26 kt | +19 kt | 6 °C | 101 kt | 59 min | 11:59 am EDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 26 kt | +15 kt | 5 °C | 105 kt | 57 min | 11:57 am EDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 27 kt | +15 kt | 0 °C | 105 kt | 57 min | 11:57 am EDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -5 °C | 104 kt | 58 min | 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -8 °C | 104 kt | 58 min | 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 36 kt | +20 kt | -21 °C | 100 kt | 1 h | 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 38 kt | +27 kt | -37 °C | 93 kt | 1 h 05 min | 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 49 kt | +25 kt | -40 °C | 95 kt | 1 h 03 min | 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 60 kt | +15 kt | -48 °C | 105 kt | 57 min | 11:57 am EDT (15:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKG | used from 0 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/27 | 240/26 15° | 270/27 9° | 280/27 5° | 280/28 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/41 -38° | 290/44 -41° | 300/60 -48° |
| FWA | used from 46 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 250/18 | 260/22 15° | 260/27 7° | 290/26 6° | 290/28 -8° | 290/39 -20° | 280/36 -37° | 290/54 -39° | 310/60 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN Lansing, MI | departure | no report just now | 860 ft | ||||
| BTL Battle Creek, MI | 36 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 951 ft | ||||
| AZO Kalamazoo, MI | 55 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| SBN South Bend, IN | destination | no report just now | 798 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 951 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:57 am EDT (15:57 UTC)
SBN 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 LAN 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 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: Capital Region International, South Bend International.