Midland International Air And Space Port to Indianapolis International MAF → IND
902 nautical miles (1,038 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 054°, about 045° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC). Right now MAF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 14 knots; IND is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 4 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 route from 99 to 575 nm out.
- 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 last 20 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 MAF.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B38M at 32,000 ft, 41 nm north, 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
MZZ UA /OV MZZ240015/TM 1103/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through MZZ
- Where
- 15 nm southwest (240°) of MZZ
- Time
- 11:03 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- continuous light
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 11 forecast points nearest it (INK, ABI, SPS, OKC, TUL, FSM, SGF, COU, 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 | 240° at 30 kt | −30 kt | 150 kt | 6 h 01 min | 1:34 pm EDT (17:34 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 20 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 18 min | 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 15 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 32 min | 2:05 pm EDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 12 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 41 min | 2:14 pm EDT (18:14 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 8 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 44 min | 2:17 pm EDT (18:17 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 4 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 38 min | 2:11 pm EDT (18:11 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 32 min | 2:05 pm EDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -5 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 24 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 24 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 31 kt | −29 kt | -17 °C | 149 kt | 6 h 03 min | 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 49 kt | −43 kt | -30 °C | 163 kt | 5 h 32 min | 1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 50 kt | −38 kt | -39 °C | 158 kt | 5 h 43 min | 1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 48 kt | −28 kt | -50 °C | 148 kt | 6 h 06 min | 1:39 pm EDT (17:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INK | used from 0 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ABI | used from 50 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| SPS | used from 149 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 220/35 | 220/31 18° | 230/16 14° | 230/10 8° | 250/18 -5° | 250/32 -16° | 260/51 -28° | 280/46 -38° | 300/50 -50° |
| OKC | used from 297 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 347 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| FSM | used from 446 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| SGF | used from 496 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| COU | used from 595 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| STL | used from 644 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| EVV | used from 793 nm out; 65 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 843 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAF Midland, TX | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,872 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| SNK Snyder, TX | 79 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,430 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 228 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,019 ft | 10:52 UTC |
| PVJ Pauls Valley, OK | 297 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 970 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| MKO Muskogee, OK | 406 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 611 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| ROG Rogers, AR | 486 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,358 ft | 10:58 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 605 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 714 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 8 mi | none | 412 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| BLV Belleville, IL | 724 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 853 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 796 ft | 6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,872 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, 1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IND
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, mist, shallow fog, overcast 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
- From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MAF, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 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 MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC)).
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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: Midland International Air And Space Port, Indianapolis International.