Kansas City International to Philadelphia International MCI → PHL
900 nautical miles (1,036 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 080° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:49 am EDT (13:49 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: 1,754 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 3W: 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 first 150 nm of the route.
- 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 480 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 650 to 810 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 820 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 50 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 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 02:00–09:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MKC, COU, SPI, IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, ACY). 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 13 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 6 h 43 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 43 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 12 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 43 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 8 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 46 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 55 min | 11:04 am EDT (15:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 1 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 49 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −14 kt | -3 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 43 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −16 kt | -7 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 37 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 20 kt | −17 kt | -8 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 34 min | 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 26 kt | −22 kt | -20 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 20 min | 10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | −26 kt | -34 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 10 min | 10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 45 kt | −39 kt | -41 °C | 159 kt | 5 h 40 min | 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 45 kt | −39 kt | -49 °C | 159 kt | 5 h 40 min | 9:49 am EDT (13:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKC | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| COU | used from 50 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| SPI | used from 150 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| IND | used from 300 nm out; 67 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° |
| CVG | used from 450 nm out; 58 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° |
| CMH | used from 500 nm out; 23 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° |
| AGC | used from 600 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| PSB | used from 750 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| ACY | used from 850 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCI Kansas City, MO | departure | no report just now | 1,027 ft | ||||
| GPH Mosby, MO | 20 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 777 ft | ||||
| MBY Moberly, MO | 110 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 866 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 240 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 270 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| AID Anderson, IN | 420 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 919 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 490 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| CMH Columbus, OH | 550 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 815 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 650 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 790 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 850 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 402 ft | ||||
| PHL Philadelphia, PA | destination | no report just now | 35 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,194 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PHL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC)
PHL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 120 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 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, Philadelphia International.