Lubbock Preston Smith International to Indianapolis International LBB → IND
830 nautical miles (955 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LBB is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 15 knots; IND is VFR, wind calm. 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 LBB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A320 at 35,000 ft, 18 nm north, 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 60 nm along the route, 18 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
- Report
- a routine report filed through CDS
- Where
- 30 nm west (270°) of CDS
- Time
- 00:43 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- ZFW47
- B38M at 23,700 ft, 22 nm south, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 770 nm along the route, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 30 nm south (190°) of TTH
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Height
- at 23,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light
- A21N at 17,000 ft, 43 nm south, 8:28 pm CDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. At the destination end, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 45 nm south (183°) of IND
- Time
- 01:28 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Sky
- clear
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- clear since departing KIND southbound
- E170 at 23,000 ft, 25 nm north, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 25 nm north 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
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 8 forecast points nearest it (LBB, SPS, OKC, TUL, SGF, STL, EVV, IND). 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 | 210° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 6 h 12 min | 4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 20 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 09 min | 4:17 am EDT (08:17 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 14 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 06 min | 4:14 am EDT (08:14 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 01 min | 4:09 am EDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 8 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 04 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 3 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 04 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 04 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 01 min | 4:09 am EDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 01 min | 4:09 am EDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -17 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 56 min | 4:04 am EDT (08:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 37 kt | −26 kt | -31 °C | 146 kt | 5 h 41 min | 3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 42 kt | −28 kt | -40 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 36 min | 3:44 am EDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 45 kt | −29 kt | -51 °C | 149 kt | 5 h 34 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 180/26 20° | 210/21 13° | 230/21 7° | 250/25 -5° | 250/34 -16° | 250/52 -28° | 260/47 -38° | 260/49 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 100 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 180/26 | 200/25 16° | 220/19 13° | 220/20 9° | 230/26 -5° | 230/34 -15° | 260/37 -28° | 270/42 -39° | 280/40 -51° |
| OKC | used from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/29 16° | 230/22 14° | 240/17 9° | 240/28 -6° | 250/35 -15° | 270/42 -29° | 270/43 -39° | 280/38 -51° |
| TUL | used from 300 nm out; 8 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| SGF | used from 400 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| STL | used from 550 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| EVV | used from 700 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| IND | used from 750 nm out; 55 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB Lubbock, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 15 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC) |
| PVW Plainview, TX | 20 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,374 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 160 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,922 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| PWA Oklahoma City, OK | 230 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,299 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 330 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| JLN Joplin, MO | 410 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 977 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | 470 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 01:52 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 530 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| BLV Belleville, IL | 650 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| GRE Greenville, IL | 680 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 540 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 780 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 796 ft | 9:54 pm EDT (01:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,374 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IND when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IND
- 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
The forecast for LBB, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
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 LBB 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IND is before sunrise there (7:52 am EDT (11:52 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: Lubbock Preston Smith International, Indianapolis International.