Plan a flight · Sun 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC)

Chicago Midway International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International MDW → MSY

718 nautical miles (827 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 191°, about 195° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MDW is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots; MSY is VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) 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: 2,004 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

E170 at 33,000 ft, 24 nm east, 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 249 nm along the route, 24 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 2109/FL330/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
21:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
ZME25
E170 at 33,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 269 nm along the route, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
M30 UA /OV CNG029020 /TM 2102 /FL330 /TP E170 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through M30
Where
20 nm northeast (029°) of CNG
Time
21:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
A20N at 33,000 ft, 2 nm southeast, 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 28,000 ft to 33,000 ft, remarks: ZME25. 289 nm along the route, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG/TM 2109/FL330/TP A20N/TB MOD CHOP 330-280/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
over CNG
Time
21:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
moderate chop from 33,000 ft to 28,000 ft
Remarks
ZME25
B737 at 33,000 ft, 45 nm west, 4:10 pm CDT (21:10 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 329 nm along the route, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGI UA /OV MAW/TM 2110/FL330/TP B737/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGI
Where
over MAW
Time
21:10 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zme
A319 at 15,000 ft, 47 nm east, 5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft. At the departure end, 47 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PPO UA /OV PPO/TM 2208/FL150/TP A319/TB NEG/RM DURD 150-130
```
Report
a routine report filed through PPO
Where
over PPO
Time
22:08 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft
B39M at 34,000 ft, 42 nm north, 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 42 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORD UA /OV OBK360015/TM 2100/FL340/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORD
Where
15 nm north (360°) of OBK
Time
21:00 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
C17 at 500 ft, 32 nm west, 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. At the departure end, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KADW UA /OV 1L ARR/TM 2115/FL005/TP C17/SK OVC005
```
Report
a routine report filed through KADW
Where
1L arrival
Time
21:15 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
C17
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
B772 at 34,000 ft, 34 nm east, 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC): no turbulence above 34,000 ft. 50 nm along the route, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAF UA /OV BVT340020/TM 2115/FL340/TP B772/TB NEG 340
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAF
Where
20 nm north (340°) of BVT
Time
21:15 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B772
Turbulence
no at 34,000 ft
E50P at 36,000 ft, 30 nm west, 4:25 pm CDT (21:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 60 nm along the route, 30 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 2125/FL360/TP E50P/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through PNT
Where
over PNT
Time
21:25 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
E50P
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
A321 at 35,000 ft, 47 nm west, 4:23 pm CDT (21:23 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 160 nm along the route, 47 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLO UA /OV VLA340025/TM 2123/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLO
Where
25 nm north (340°) of VLA
Time
21:23 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
A319 at 30,000 ft, 15 nm west, 4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 249 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MWA UA /OV MWA/TM 2102/FL300/TP A319/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through MWA
Where
over MWA
Time
21:02 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
A319 at 34,000 ft, 15 nm west, 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 249 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MWA UA /OV MWA/TM 2100/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through MWA
Where
over MWA
Time
21:00 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
E170 at 32,000 ft, 15 nm east, 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC): light turbulence. 259 nm along the route, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV PXV230040/TM 2104/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
40 nm southwest (230°) of PXV
Time
21:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
A321 at 34,000 ft, 36 nm west, 4:01 pm CDT (21:01 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 279 nm along the route, 36 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGI UA /OV CGI/TM 2101/FL340/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGI
Where
over CGI
Time
21:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn

4 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (JOT, SPI, EVV, CGI, MEM, JAN, MSY). 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	290° at 9 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	5 h 56 min	12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	−5 kt	16 °C	125 kt	5 h 45 min	12:33 am CDT (05:33 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−4 kt	12 °C	124 kt	5 h 47 min	12:35 am CDT (05:35 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	−6 kt	8 °C	126 kt	5 h 42 min	12:30 am CDT (05:30 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	−9 kt	4 °C	129 kt	5 h 34 min	12:22 am CDT (05:22 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 21 kt	−11 kt	0 °C	131 kt	5 h 29 min	12:17 am CDT (05:17 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	−12 kt	-4 °C	132 kt	5 h 26 min	12:14 am CDT (05:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 22 kt	−14 kt	-7 °C	134 kt	5 h 21 min	12:09 am CDT (05:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 29 kt	−22 kt	-18 °C	142 kt	5 h 03 min	11:51 pm CDT (04:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 49 kt	−33 kt	-33 °C	153 kt	4 h 42 min	11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 55 kt	−40 kt	-42 °C	160 kt	4 h 29 min	11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 51 kt	−35 kt	-50 °C	155 kt	4 h 38 min	11:26 pm CDT (04:26 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 17 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
SPI	used from 100 nm out; 66 nm from the line	210/13	260/11 17°	270/18 10°	290/21 4°	310/20 -8°	330/25 -19°	320/49 -34°	320/60 -44°	320/59 -50°
EVV	used from 150 nm out; 68 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
CGI	used from 249 nm out; 37 nm from the line	250/10	290/12 17°	290/18 11°	300/22 5°	320/25 -8°	330/30 -18°	320/53 -33°	320/66 -42°	320/56 -50°
MEM	used from 349 nm out; 54 nm from the line	240/9	280/14 17°	280/20 12°	290/25 5°	320/25 -6°	330/31 -18°	320/52 -32°	330/58 -41°	320/42 -50°
JAN	used from 499 nm out; 57 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
MSY	used from 649 nm out; 45 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -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 Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	619 ft	5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC)
IKK Kankakee, IL	40 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	629 ft	23:35 UTC
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL	110 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	754 ft	22:53 UTC
FOA Flora, IL	190 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	472 ft	23:35 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	249 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	23:45 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	289 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	23:00 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	379 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	22:53 UTC
UOX Oxford, MS	449 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	452 ft	23:35 UTC
GWO Greenwood, MS	509 nm out, 25 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	162 ft	22:53 UTC
JAN Jackson, MS	579 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	22:54 UTC
HDC Hammond, LA	688 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	23:35 UTC
MSY New Orleans, LA	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	3 ft	5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 754 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSY

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC), at MSY 6:34 pm CDT (23:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSY is before sunrise there (7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.