Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to Indianapolis International LIT → IND
412 nautical miles (474 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 042° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 3 h at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:03 am EDT (12:03 UTC). Right now LIT is VFR, wind calm; IND is marginal VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 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: 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 69 nm of the 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 LIT.
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 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 (LIT, MEM, CGI, 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 | 260° at 21 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 3 h 06 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −12 kt | 13 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 07 min | 8:10 am EDT (12:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 06 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 7 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 06 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 3 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 04 min | 8:07 am EDT (12:07 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −15 kt | -2 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 03 min | 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 25 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 26 kt | −16 kt | -7 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 30 kt | −17 kt | -18 °C | 137 kt | 3 h | 8:03 am EDT (12:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 39 kt | −16 kt | -32 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 52 kt | −15 kt | -41 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 03 min | 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 51 kt | −8 kt | -51 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 13 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 49 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 98 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| EVV | used from 245 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| IND | used from 343 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT Little Rock, AR | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
| SRC Searcy, AR | 39 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| BVX Batesville, AR | 59 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 465 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| PGR Paragould, AR | 118 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 290 ft | ||||
| MAW Malden, MO | 157 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 295 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 196 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| MWA Marion, IL | 236 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| HSB Harrisburg, IL | 255 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 398 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| AJG Mount Carmel, IL | 314 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 500 ft | 429 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 363 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 373 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 2.5 mi | none | 845 ft | 08:58 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 3 mi | none | 796 ft | 4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 845 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, 8:03 am EDT (12:03 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 200 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IND
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 200 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 LIT, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, Indianapolis International.