Kansas City International to Topeka Regional MCI → FOE
49 nautical miles (56 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 245°, about 243° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 29-knot headwind), arriving about 10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC). Right now MCI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25; FOE is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 23. 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 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 MCI.
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 14:00–21:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (MKC). 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 | 230° at 32 kt | +31 kt | 89 kt | 33 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | +29 kt | 20 °C | 91 kt | 32 min | 10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 28 kt | +27 kt | 14 °C | 93 kt | 32 min | 10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | +29 kt | 10 °C | 91 kt | 32 min | 10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | +31 kt | 5 °C | 89 kt | 33 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | +30 kt | 1 °C | 90 kt | 33 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 31 kt | +30 kt | -4 °C | 90 kt | 33 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 31 kt | +30 kt | -7 °C | 90 kt | 33 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 43 kt | +43 kt | -21 °C | 77 kt | 38 min | 10:25 am CDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 70 kt | +63 kt | -28 °C | 57 kt | 52 min | 10:39 am CDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 72 kt | +59 kt | -36 °C | 61 kt | 48 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 59 kt | +48 kt | -49 °C | 72 kt | 41 min | 10:28 am CDT (15:28 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKC | used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 220/35 | 240/30 21° | 240/27 13° | 240/31 6° | 260/31 -7° | 250/43 -21° | 270/70 -28° | 280/72 -36° | 280/59 -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 | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCI Kansas City, MO | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | 20,000 ft | 1,027 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
| IXD Olathe, KS | 20 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,087 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| FOE Topeka, KS | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 1,077 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,087 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FOE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for FOE
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet
The forecast for MCI, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 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 MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at FOE 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 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: Kansas City International, Topeka Regional.