Plan a flight · Sun 9:36 pm CDT (02:36 UTC)

Chicago Midway International to Corpus Christi International MDW → CRP

968 nautical miles (1,113 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 213°, about 217° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:32 am CDT (10:32 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MDW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 5 knots; CRP is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 12 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 MDW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B39M at 35,000 ft, 16 nm southeast, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the departure end, 16 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
C750 at 43,000 ft, 32 nm southeast, 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 449 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
25 nm north (360°) of LIT
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C750
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
Remarks
zme
CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 10 nm east, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 509 nm along the route, 10 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOT
Where
over HOT
Time
00:10 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME20
B39M at 27,000 ft, 40 nm southeast, 7:42 pm CDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 798 nm along the route, 40 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (JOT, SPI, STL, CGI, SGF, LIT, SHV, CLL, PSX, CRP). 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	220° at 18 kt	+18 kt		102 kt	9 h 29 min	7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+18 kt	16 °C	102 kt	9 h 29 min	7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+16 kt	13 °C	104 kt	9 h 18 min	6:54 am CDT (11:54 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 15 kt	+13 kt	10 °C	107 kt	9 h 03 min	6:39 am CDT (11:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 13 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	8 h 48 min	6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+10 kt	2 °C	110 kt	8 h 48 min	6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	+10 kt	-2 °C	110 kt	8 h 48 min	6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 16 kt	+10 kt	-5 °C	110 kt	8 h 48 min	6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 20 kt	+11 kt	-16 °C	109 kt	8 h 53 min	6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 28 kt	+4 kt	-31 °C	116 kt	8 h 21 min	5:57 am CDT (10:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 35 kt	+4 kt	-41 °C	116 kt	8 h 21 min	5:57 am CDT (10:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 40 kt	−2 kt	-52 °C	122 kt	7 h 56 min	5:32 am CDT (10:32 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
JOT	used from 0 nm out; 7 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -52°
SPI	used from 100 nm out; 24 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°
STL	used from 199 nm out; 9 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
CGI	used from 299 nm out; 88 nm from the line	240/20	270/15 15°	280/15 11°	300/13 6°	290/20 -6°	280/24 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/47 -41°	310/49 -51°
SGF	used from 349 nm out; 84 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
LIT	used from 399 nm out; 62 nm from the line	220/21	230/17 16°	250/24 12°	260/15 7°	260/13 -5°	280/25 -16°	290/35 -30°	300/42 -40°	300/40 -52°
SHV	used from 549 nm out; 68 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
CLL	used from 698 nm out; 71 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -51°
PSX	used from 848 nm out; 35 nm from the line	160/24	160/23 19°	180/14 15°	210/11 9°	240/8 -4°	250/8 -13°	320/14 -29°	300/16 -40°	340/17 -51°
CRP	used from 898 nm out; 45 nm from the line	150/24	180/19 19°	190/13 14°	200/14 9°	230/5 -4°	170/6 -14°	360/6 -29°	L/V -40°	350/18 -52°

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
MDW Chicago, IL	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	619 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL	90 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	871 ft	01:56 UTC
SPI Springfield, IL	150 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	597 ft	01:52 UTC
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL	199 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	01:50 UTC
MNF Mountain View, MO	339 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	no report just now				1,182 ft
MPJ Morrilton, AR	469 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	no report just now				923 ft
TXK Texarkana, AR	579 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	01:53 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	658 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	01:53 UTC
DKR Crockett, TX	728 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	no report just now				348 ft
TME Houston, TX	818 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	165 ft	02:15 UTC
VCT Victoria, TX	898 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,900 feet	from the east (100°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	115 ft	01:51 UTC
CRP Corpus Christi, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,182 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CRP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:32 am CDT (10:32 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

30% chance between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 4,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for CRP

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet

The forecast for MDW, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 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 MDW 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at CRP 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CRP is before sunrise there (7:28 am CDT (12:28 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

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

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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

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: Chicago Midway International, Corpus Christi International.