Plan a flight · Tue 5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC)

Rickenbacker International to Chicago O'Hare International LCK → ORD

261 nautical miles (300 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 301°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 26-knot headwind), arriving about 7:09 am CDT (12:09 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: 28 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 TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 164 nm of the route.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. AIRMET in force: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground), over the last 164 nm of the route. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 14,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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 08:00–15:00 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, FWA, JOT). 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	270° at 31 kt	+28 kt		92 kt	2 h 50 min	7:12 am CDT (12:12 UTC)
6,500 ft	270° at 30 kt	+26 kt	16 °C	94 kt	2 h 47 min	7:09 am CDT (12:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 35 kt	+29 kt	13 °C	91 kt	2 h 52 min	7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 38 kt	+31 kt	8 °C	89 kt	2 h 56 min	7:18 am CDT (12:18 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 39 kt	+34 kt	3 °C	86 kt	3 h 02 min	7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 39 kt	+35 kt	-1 °C	85 kt	3 h 04 min	7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 39 kt	+35 kt	-6 °C	85 kt	3 h 04 min	7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 40 kt	+36 kt	-9 °C	84 kt	3 h 06 min	7:28 am CDT (12:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 42 kt	+40 kt	-21 °C	80 kt	3 h 16 min	7:38 am CDT (12:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 55 kt	+55 kt	-30 °C	65 kt	4 h 01 min	8:23 am CDT (13:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 75 kt	+74 kt	-39 °C	46 kt	5 h 40 min	10:02 am CDT (15:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 85 kt	+84 kt	-49 °C	36 kt	7 h 15 min	11:37 am CDT (16:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 22 nm from the line	260/29	280/18 16°	260/22 10°	270/28 4°	290/33 -9°	280/27 -21°	310/49 -32°	320/70 -40°	320/89 -47°
FWA	used from 48 nm out; 53 nm from the line	280/33	270/29 16°	260/39 12°	270/39 5°	280/41 -10°	290/42 -21°	310/51 -30°	310/74 -39°	310/86 -49°
JOT	used from 193 nm out; 51 nm from the line	280/38	270/37 18°	270/43 12°	270/45 3°	260/44 -8°	280/52 -21°	300/70 -29°	300/81 -38°	300/84 -49°

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	Elevation
LCK Columbus, OH	departure	no report just now	743 ft
UYF London, OH	29 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	no report just now	1,081 ft
AXV Wapakoneta, OH	77 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	no report just now	912 ft
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	125 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	814 ft
HHG Huntington, IN	135 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	no report just now	805 ft
SBN South Bend, IN	193 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	798 ft
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	232 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	596 ft
ORD Chicago, IL	destination	no report just now	680 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,081 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

At ORD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:09 am CDT (12:09 UTC)

ORD 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.

Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line

LCK: 21 notices in force, 1 starting within a week. runway 05R/23L closed all of them, grouped →

closed Apron 3 Ramp closed to aircraft wingspan more than 135 ft at Gate 2 until Sat 31 Oct, 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) · LCK 09/050
as issued
```
!LCK 09/050 LCK APRON 3 RAMP CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 135FT AT GATE 2 2609291021-2610312100
```
closed Apron 3 Ramp closed to aircraft wingspan more than 135 ft at Gate 3 until Sat 31 Oct, 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) · LCK 09/049
as issued
```
!LCK 09/049 LCK APRON 3 RAMP CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 135FT AT GATE 3 2609291015-2610312100
```
closed Taxiway B between approach end runway 05R and approach end runway 05L, taxiway C between runway 05L/23R and runway 05R/23L, taxiway E between runway 05L/23R and runway 05R/23L, taxiway G between approach end runway 23R and approach end runway 23L closed until Sat 31 Oct, 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) · LCK 09/041
as issued
```
!LCK 09/041 LCK TWY B BTN APCH END RWY 05R AND APCH END RWY 05L, TWY C BTN RWY 05L/23R AND RWY 05R/23L, TWY E BTN RWY 05L/23R AND RWY 05R/23L, TWY G BTN APCH END RWY 23R AND APCH END RWY 23L CLSD 2609231810-2610312100
```
closed Runway 05R/23L closed until Sat 31 Oct, 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) · LCK 09/040
as issued
```
!LCK 09/040 LCK RWY 05R/23L CLSD 2609231442-2610312100
```

ORD: 64 notices in force, 2 starting within a week. runway 04R/22L closed runway 09L/27R closed runway 09R/27L closed runway 10R/28L closed all of them, grouped →

closed Taxiway B1 closed until Tue 13 Oct, 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) · ORD 10/467
as issued
```
!ORD 10/467 ORD TWY B1 CLSD 2610130448-2610131100
```
closed Taxiway B between taxiway A6 and taxiway A9 closed until Tue 13 Oct, 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) · ORD 10/468
as issued
```
!ORD 10/468 ORD TWY B BTN TWY A6 AND TWY A9 CLSD 2610130448-2610131100
```
closed Taxiway A8 closed until Tue 13 Oct, 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) · ORD 10/466
as issued
```
!ORD 10/466 ORD TWY A8 CLSD 2610130447-2610131100
```
closed Taxiway A7 closed until Tue 13 Oct, 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) · ORD 10/465
as issued
```
!ORD 10/465 ORD TWY A7 CLSD 2610130447-2610131100
```

Airports along the way: SBN runway 09L/27R closed

106 notices near the line, the first 30 (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):

Navigation aid localizer runway 09 out of service until Wed 20 Jan, 4:11 pm EST (21:11 UTC), estimated · 0 nm along the route, 25 nm off the line · VTA 07/011
as issued
```
!VTA 07/011 VTA NAV LOC RWY 09 U/S 2607201610-2701202111EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1231947) 39°58′N 83°06′W (4.2 nautical miles north TZR) 1,154 ft (299 ft above ground level) out of service until Thu 19 Nov, 5:42 pm EST (22:42 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 4 nm off the line · TZR 10/004
as issued
```
!TZR 10/004 TZR OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1231947) 395800.00N0830628.00W (4.2NM N TZR) 1154FT (299FT AGL) U/S 2610051642-2611192242EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1013917) 39°56′N 83°01′W (5.8 nautical miles northeast TZR) 1,144 ft (434 ft above ground level) out of service until Thu 19 Nov, 3:54 pm EST (20:54 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 5 nm off the line · TZR 10/003
as issued
```
!TZR 10/003 TZR OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1013917) 395631.00N0830120.00W (5.8NM NE TZR) 1144FT (434FT AGL) U/S 2610051456-2611192054EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1231947) 39°58′N 83°06′W (4.2 nautical miles NNE TZR) 1153.9FT (298.9FT above ground level) out of service until Fri 23 Oct, 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC) · 10 nm along the route, 4 nm off the line · TZR 09/008
as issued
```
!TZR 09/008 TZR OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1231947) 395800.00N0830628.00W (4.2NM NNE TZR) 1153.9FT (298.9FT AGL) U/S 2609081034-2610231033
```
Navigation aid ILS runway 09R outer marker out of service until Mon 30 Nov, 3:00 pm EST (20:00 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 11 nm off the line · OSU 08/016
as issued
```
!OSU 08/016 OSU NAV ILS RWY 09R OM U/S 2608191439-2611302000EST
```
Navigation aid CSS NDB beacon out of service until Thu 4 Feb, 4:11 pm EST (21:11 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 25 nm off the line · I23 08/003
as issued
```
!I23 08/003 I23 NAV CSS NDB U/S 2608041536-2702042111EST
```
Navigation aid ILS runway 04 outer marker out of service until Wed 16 Dec, 3:00 pm EST (20:00 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 1 nm off the line · TZR 06/024
as issued
```
!TZR 06/024 TZR NAV ILS RWY 04 OM U/S 2606260837-2612162000EST
```
Special Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH. Copter RNAV (GPS) 287, original... procedure not authorized. from Mon 8 Sep 2025, 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) until Wed 8 Sep 2027, 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) (estimated) until Wed 8 Sep 2027, 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 7 nm off the line · OH54 5/9647
as issued
```
!FDC 5/9647 OH54 SPECIAL OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, COLUMBUS, OH.
COPTER RNAV (GPS) 287, ORIG...
PROCEDURE NA.
2509081642-2709081642EST
```
Special Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH. Largy ONE departure... departure procedure not authorized. from Mon 8 Sep 2025, 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) until Wed 8 Sep 2027, 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) (estimated) until Wed 8 Sep 2027, 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 7 nm off the line · OH54 5/9648
as issued
```
!FDC 5/9648 OH54 SPECIAL OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, COLUMBUS, OH.
LARGY ONE  DEPARTURE...
DEPARTURE PROCEDURE NA.
2509081642-2709081642EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1023660) 40°00′N 83°35′W (6.8 nautical miles southeast 38I) 1753.0FT (456.0FT above ground level) out of service until Wed 3 Feb, 11:45 pm EST (04:45 UTC) · 29 nm along the route, 7 nm off the line · 38I 10/069
as issued
```
!DAY 10/069 38I OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1023660) 400030.20N0833514.40W (6.8NM SE 38I) 1753.0FT (456.0FT AGL) U/S 2610070445-2702040445
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1062695) 40°05′N 83°31′W (7.3 nautical miles east 38I) 1,383 ft (294 ft above ground level) out of service until Thu 19 Nov, 4:47 pm EST (21:47 UTC), estimated · 29 nm along the route, 3 nm off the line · 38I 10/056
as issued
```
!DAY 10/056 38I OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1062695) 400525.00N0833148.90W (7.3NM E 38I) 1383FT (294FT AGL) U/S 2610051549-2611192147EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1062695) 40°05′N 83°31′W (7.3 nautical miles east 38I) 1381.9FT (293.0FT above ground level) out of service until Sat 7 Nov, 6:47 pm EST (23:47 UTC) · 29 nm along the route, 3 nm off the line · 38I 09/199
as issued
```
!DAY 09/199 38I OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1062695) 400525.00N0833148.90W (7.3NM E 38I) 1381.9FT (293.0FT AGL) U/S 2609231103-2611072347
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASN 2024-above ground level-7480-OE) 40°00′N 83°43′W (4.9 nautical miles east I54) 1,324 ft (259 ft above ground level) out of service until Wed 11 Nov, 7:01 am EST (12:01 UTC) · 39 nm along the route, 9 nm off the line · I54 09/229
as issued
```
!DAY 09/229 I54 OBST TOWER LGT (ASN 2024-AGL-7480-OE) 400031N0834318W (4.9NM E I54) 1324FT (259FT AGL) U/S 2609271202-2611111201
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1202025) 40°01′N 83°39′W (3.9 nautical miles SSE 38I) 1357.0FT (258.9FT above ground level) out of service until Mon 9 Nov, 9:54 am EST (14:54 UTC) · 39 nm along the route, 7 nm off the line · 38I 08/098
as issued
```
!DAY 08/098 38I OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1202025) 400153.00N0833918.60W (3.9NM SSE 38I) 1357.0FT (258.9FT AGL) U/S 2608111354-2611091454
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1211762) 40°22′N 83°42′W (4.7 nautical miles east EDJ) 1784.1FT (287.1FT above ground level) out of service until Sat 30 Jan, 7:15 pm EST (00:15 UTC) · 48 nm along the route, 10 nm off the line · EDJ 10/001
as issued
```
!EDJ 10/001 EDJ OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1211762) 402220.80N0834258.90W (4.7NM E EDJ) 1784.1FT (287.1FT AGL) U/S 2610030015-2701310015
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1218738) 40°07′N 83°51′W (4.7 nautical miles west I74) 1378.0FT (285.1FT above ground level) out of service until Mon 9 Nov, 9:47 am EST (14:47 UTC) · 48 nm along the route, 7 nm off the line · I74 08/001
as issued
```
!I74 08/001 I74 OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1218738) 400713.70N0835120.10W (4.7NM W I74) 1378.0FT (285.1FT AGL) U/S 2608111347-2611091447
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1203968) 40°20′N 83°39′W (7.5 nautical miles ESE EDJ) 1669.9FT (259.8FT above ground level) out of service until Sat 17 Oct, 3:13 am EDT (07:13 UTC) · 48 nm along the route, 10 nm off the line · EDJ 07/006
as issued
```
!EDJ 07/006 EDJ OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1203968) 402007.30N0833945.80W (7.5NM ESE EDJ) 1669.9FT (259.8FT AGL) U/S 2607190713-2610170713
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASN 2023-above ground level-21264-OE) 40°23′N 83°54′W (4.3 nautical miles WNW EDJ) 1,277 ft (260 ft above ground level) out of service until Sat 7 Nov, 8:59 am EST (13:59 UTC) · 58 nm along the route, 7 nm off the line · EDJ 09/010
as issued
```
!EDJ 09/010 EDJ OBST TOWER LGT (ASN 2023-AGL-21264-OE) 402333N0835436W (4.3NM WNW EDJ) 1277FT (260FT AGL) U/S 2609231400-2611071359
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1230939) 40°19′N 83°56′W (6.4 nautical miles WSW EDJ) 1432.1FT (407.2FT above ground level) out of service until Fri 1 Jan, 7:47 pm EST (00:47 UTC) · 58 nm along the route, 3 nm off the line · EDJ 09/003
as issued
```
!EDJ 09/003 EDJ OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1230939) 401908.70N0835623.30W (6.4NM WSW EDJ) 1432.1FT (407.2FT AGL) U/S 2609040047-2701020047
```
Navigation aid ILS runway 06L outer marker out of service until Mon 24 Jan 2028, 4:11 pm EST (21:11 UTC), estimated · 58 nm along the route, 27 nm off the line · DAY 06/031
as issued
```
!DAY 06/031 DAY NAV ILS RWY 06L OM U/S 2606041637-2801242111EST
```
Navigation aid ILS runway 06L inner marker out of service until Mon 24 Jan 2028, 4:11 pm EST (21:11 UTC), estimated · 58 nm along the route, 27 nm off the line · DAY 06/030
as issued
```
!DAY 06/030 DAY NAV ILS RWY 06L IM U/S 2606041636-2801242111EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1058812) 40°20′N 84°09′W (6.4 nautical miles north SCA) 1333.7FT (330.1FT above ground level) out of service until Wed 21 Oct, 11:44 pm EDT (03:44 UTC) · 68 nm along the route, 3 nm off the line · SCA 10/068
as issued
```
!DAY 10/068 SCA OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1058812) 402049.00N0840944.00W (6.4NM N SCA) 1333.7FT (330.1FT AGL) U/S 2610070444-2610220344
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1014982) 40°15′N 84°11′W (2.1 nautical miles northwest SCA) 1224.1FT (210.0FT above ground level) out of service until Mon 30 Nov, 9:59 pm EST (02:59 UTC) · 68 nm along the route, 8 nm off the line · SCA 08/023
as issued
```
!DAY 08/023 SCA OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1014982) 401540.30N0841112.70W (2.1NM NW SCA) 1224.1FT (210.0FT AGL) U/S 2608030259-2612010259
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1332169) 40°37′N 84°15′W (8.6 nautical miles north AXV) 1,104 ft (260 ft above ground level) out of service until Thu 26 Nov, 6:57 pm EST (23:57 UTC) · 77 nm along the route, 3 nm off the line · AXV 10/002
as issued
```
!AXV 10/002 AXV OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1332169) 403759.80N0841536.50W (8.6NM N AXV) 1104FT (260FT AGL) U/S 2610122357-2611262357
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASN 2025-above ground level-7621-OE) 40°24′N 84°20′W (5.9 nautical miles SSW AXV) 1,285 ft (320 ft above ground level) out of service until Sun 18 Oct, 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC) · 77 nm along the route, 5 nm off the line · AXV 09/001
as issued
```
!AXV 09/001 AXV OBST TOWER LGT (ASN 2025-AGL-7621-OE) 402406N0842037W (5.9NM SSW AXV) 1285FT (320FT AGL) U/S 2609031350-2610181349
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1308447) 40°38′N 84°57′W (11.3 nautical miles north PLD) 1,200 ft (340 ft above ground level) out of service until Thu 19 Nov, 5:34 pm EST (22:34 UTC), estimated · 106 nm along the route, 5 nm off the line · PLD 10/150
as issued
```
!HUF 10/150 PLD OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1308447) 403817.70N0845723.40W (11.3NM N PLD) 1200FT (340FT AGL) U/S 2610051638-2611192234EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1249339) 40°48′N 84°56′W (14.9 nautical miles east C40) 1,158 ft (350 ft above ground level) out of service until Thu 19 Nov, 5:22 pm EST (22:22 UTC), estimated · 106 nm along the route, 5 nm off the line · C40 10/143
as issued
```
!HUF 10/143 C40 OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1249339) 404803.20N0845635.80W (14.9NM E C40) 1158FT (350FT AGL) U/S 2610051622-2611192222EST
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASN 2018-above ground level-15377-OE) 40°38′N 84°57′W (11.4 nautical miles northeast PLD) 1,202 ft (340 ft above ground level) out of service until Wed 21 Oct, 3:21 am EDT (07:21 UTC) · 106 nm along the route, 5 nm off the line · PLD 09/169
as issued
```
!HUF 09/169 PLD OBST TOWER LGT (ASN 2018-AGL-15377-OE) 403818N0845723W (11.4NM NE PLD) 1202FT (340FT AGL) U/S 2609060722-2610210721
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1035281) 40°48′N 84°54′W (14.3 nautical miles WSW VNW) 1113.2FT (318.2FT above ground level) out of service until Tue 13 Oct, 1:24 pm EDT (17:24 UTC) · 106 nm along the route, 5 nm off the line · VNW 08/010
as issued
```
!VNW 08/010 VNW OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1035281) 404836.00N0845455.00W (14.3NM WSW VNW) 1113.2FT (318.2FT AGL) U/S 2608291724-2610131724
```
Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1294148) 40°49′N 85°20′W (5.6 nautical miles east HHG) 1,056 ft (245 ft above ground level) out of service until Thu 19 Nov, 5:13 pm EST (22:13 UTC), estimated · 125 nm along the route, 4 nm off the line · HHG 10/135
as issued
```
!HUF 10/135 HHG OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1294148) 404951.60N0852011.20W (5.6NM E HHG) 1056FT (245FT AGL) U/S 2610051613-2611192213EST
```

From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked a minute ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.

Daylight

Sunset at LCK 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at ORD 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.

The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Aviation forecast, clouds and visibility, the Northeast, 3 hours ahead · on the government's site ↗ Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) · cloud cover and bases, visibility, and the areas of low cloud or poor visibility

Aviation forecast, surface weather, the Northeast, 3 hours ahead · on the government's site ↗ Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) · surface winds, weather, thunderstorms, and the AIRMET boxes for turbulence, icing and strong winds

Aviation forecast, clouds and visibility, the north-central states, 3 hours ahead · on the government's site ↗ Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) · cloud cover and bases, visibility, and the areas of low cloud or poor visibility

Aviation forecast, surface weather, the north-central states, 3 hours ahead · on the government's site ↗ Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) · surface winds, weather, thunderstorms, and the AIRMET boxes for turbulence, icing and strong winds

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: Rickenbacker International, Chicago O'Hare International.