Rickenbacker International to Indianapolis International LCK → IND
155 nautical miles (179 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 269°, about 276° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LCK is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 4 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: 445 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.
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 LCK.
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 02:00–09:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (CMH, CVG, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 1 h 25 min | 12:50 am EDT (04:50 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | +9 kt | 14 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 24 min | 12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | +9 kt | 11 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 24 min | 12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | +7 kt | 6 °C | 113 kt | 1 h 22 min | 12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 1 h 22 min | 12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | +10 kt | -1 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 25 min | 12:50 am EDT (04:50 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | +13 kt | -5 °C | 107 kt | 1 h 27 min | 12:52 am EDT (04:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -8 °C | 104 kt | 1 h 29 min | 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 41 kt | +17 kt | -20 °C | 103 kt | 1 h 30 min | 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 53 kt | +20 kt | -35 °C | 100 kt | 1 h 33 min | 12:58 am EDT (04:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 67 kt | +35 kt | -42 °C | 85 kt | 1 h 49 min | 1:14 am EDT (05:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 51 kt | +27 kt | -49 °C | 93 kt | 1 h 40 min | 1:05 am EDT (05:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH | used from 0 nm out; 28 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° |
| CVG | used from 49 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 97 nm out; 34 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCK Columbus, OH | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 743 ft | 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC) |
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 39 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots | 6 mi | 1,000 ft | 1,076 ft | 03:21 UTC |
| DAY Dayton, OH | 58 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots | 8 mi | 1,200 ft | 1,009 ft | 02:56 UTC |
| AID Anderson, IN | 126 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 0.75 mi | 500 ft | 919 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 796 ft | 10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,076 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, 12:47 am EDT (04:47 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 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 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 LCK, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 LCK 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 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.
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: Rickenbacker International, Indianapolis International.