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Morgantown Muni/Walter L Bill Hart Field to Chicago O'Hare International MGW → ORD

389 nautical miles (448 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 303° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 11:50 pm CDT (04:50 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MGW is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 knots; ORD is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 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: 627 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

SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 110 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 50 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). Over the route from 100 to 209 nm out.

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 MGW.

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

UAL2761 at 31,000 ft, 22 nm south, 7:57 pm EDT (23:57 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 218° at 58 knots. At the departure end, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 3917N 07949W 2357 F310 218/058KT TB CONT MOD TURB IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
A321 at 30,000 ft, 33 nm northeast, 7:49 pm EDT (23:49 UTC): moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: zob. At the departure end, 33 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
2G9 UA /OV IHD/TM 2349/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD 300/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through 2G9
Where
over IHD
Time
23:49 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate at 30,000 ft
Remarks
zob
B38M at 29,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): moderate turbulence above 29,000 ft, remarks: zob. 20 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPG UA /OV AIR120030/TM 0055/FL290/TP B38M /TB OCNL MOD 290/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPG
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of AIR
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 29,000 ft
Remarks
zob
C68A at 2,700 ft, 41 nm north, 8:45 pm EDT (00:45 UTC): overcast above 2,700 ft, remarks: landing runway 10R. 30 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIT UA /OV KPIT/TM 0045/FL027/TP C68A/SK OVC027/RM LANDING RWY 10R
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIT
Where
over KPIT
Time
00:45 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
overcast from 2,700 ft
Remarks
landing runway 10R
B737 climbing, 41 nm north, 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 30 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIT UA /OV PIT/TM 2303/FLDURC/TP B737/SK B028 T034
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIT
Where
over PIT
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B737
Sky
B028 T034
E75S descending, 41 nm north, 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 30 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIT UA /OV PIT/TM 2254/FLDURD/TP E75S/SK T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIT
Where
over PIT
Time
22:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
T036
BCS3 at 25,000 ft, 38 nm south, 8:58 pm EDT (00:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 60 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PKB UA /OV JPU/TM 0058/FL250/TP BCS3/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over JPU
Time
00:58 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
CRJ7 descending, 43 nm north, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft. 90 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 0117/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM BASES 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAK
Where
over CAK
Time
01:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Remarks
bases 2,000 ft
AEST descending, 43 nm north, 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC): remarks: bases 1,600 ft. 90 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 2236/FLDURD/TP AEST/RM BASES 016
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAK
Where
over CAK
Time
22:36 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
AEST
Remarks
bases 1,600 ft
C150 climbing, 43 nm south, 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 120 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 2245/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B015 T038
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LHQ
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B015 T038
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 34 nm south, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 140 nm along the route, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
A321 at 21,000 ft, 36 nm south, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 190 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
E545 at 28,000 ft, 36 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 190 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 2315/FL280/TP E545/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E545
Turbulence
none
P28A descending, 32 nm northeast, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): a broken layer from 2,200 ft to 2,500 ft. 199 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV 1G0/TM 0008/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK BKN022 TOPS025
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over 1G0
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
a broken layer from 2,200 ft, tops 2,500 ft

8 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 4 forecast points nearest it (AGC, CMH, FWA, JOT). 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	340° at 11 kt	+8 kt		112 kt	3 h 28 min	11:51 pm CDT (04:51 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 16 kt	+10 kt	13 °C	110 kt	3 h 32 min	11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC)
8,500 ft	350° at 15 kt	+8 kt	10 °C	112 kt	3 h 28 min	11:51 pm CDT (04:51 UTC)
10,500 ft	350° at 16 kt	+7 kt	6 °C	113 kt	3 h 27 min	11:50 pm CDT (04:50 UTC)
12,500 ft	350° at 17 kt	+8 kt	2 °C	112 kt	3 h 28 min	11:51 pm CDT (04:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	350° at 19 kt	+10 kt	-2 °C	110 kt	3 h 32 min	11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC)
16,500 ft	350° at 21 kt	+12 kt	-7 °C	108 kt	3 h 36 min	11:59 pm CDT (04:59 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 22 kt	+13 kt	-10 °C	107 kt	3 h 38 min	12:01 am CDT (05:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 25 kt	+18 kt	-22 °C	102 kt	3 h 49 min	12:12 am CDT (05:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 31 kt	+28 kt	-36 °C	92 kt	4 h 14 min	12:37 am CDT (05:37 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 30 kt	+29 kt	-41 °C	91 kt	4 h 16 min	12:39 am CDT (05:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 36 kt	+35 kt	-48 °C	85 kt	4 h 35 min	12:58 am CDT (05:58 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
AGC	used from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line	140/12	350/10 12°	L/V 9°	L/V 3°	200/11 -11°	220/21 -22°	220/47 -33°	230/51 -39°	230/45 -48°
CMH	used from 50 nm out; 69 nm from the line	340/14	320/13 12°	350/12 8°	360/10 2°	350/27 -10°	340/20 -22°	320/31 -35°	270/25 -39°	260/32 -48°
FWA	used from 199 nm out; 34 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°
JOT	used from 349 nm out; 37 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°

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
MGW Morgantown, WV	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,600 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet Weather: light rain	from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 knots	7 mi	4,100 ft	1,243 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
HLG Wheeling, WV	40 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	1,194 ft	00:53 UTC
CDI Cambridge, OH	80 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet Weather: light rain	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	798 ft	01:15 UTC
ZZV Zanesville, OH	90 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	899 ft	01:05 UTC
MFD Mansfield, OH	140 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	4 mi	300 ft	1,297 ft	00:52 UTC
OWX Ottawa, OH	199 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	4 mi	400 ft	763 ft	01:15 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	249 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	814 ft	00:54 UTC
EKM Elkhart, IN	299 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	none	777 ft	23:35 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	319 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	798 ft	00:54 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	359 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	596 ft	00:50 UTC
ORD Chicago, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ORD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:50 pm CDT (04:50 UTC)

Wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for ORD

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

The forecast for MGW, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 4,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
30% chance between Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light rain showers
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 900 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,800 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 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 MGW 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC), at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ORD 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper 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: Morgantown Muni/Walter L Bill Hart Field, Chicago O'Hare International.