Plan a flight · Mon 12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC)

Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field to Denver International MKC → DEN

469 nautical miles (540 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 279°, about 278° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 4:24 am MDT (10:24 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MKC is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20; DEN is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 23 knots, gusting to 29. 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 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 379 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 90 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 70 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 MKC.

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

A320 descending, 3 nm south, 10:19 pm CDT (03:19 UTC): no turbulence up to 10,000 ft. At the destination end, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0319/FLDURD/TP A320/TB NEG BLO 100
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Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
03:19 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
no below 10,000 ft

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 4 forecast points nearest it (MKC, SLN, GLD, DEN). 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 44 kt	+28 kt		92 kt	5 h 06 min	4:57 am MDT (10:57 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 39 kt	+29 kt	18 °C	91 kt	5 h 09 min	5:00 am MDT (11:00 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 30 kt	+23 kt	14 °C	97 kt	4 h 50 min	4:41 am MDT (10:41 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	+19 kt	11 °C	101 kt	4 h 39 min	4:30 am MDT (10:30 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+17 kt	6 °C	103 kt	4 h 33 min	4:24 am MDT (10:24 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 23 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	4 h 36 min	4:27 am MDT (10:27 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	+20 kt	-3 °C	100 kt	4 h 41 min	4:32 am MDT (10:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 25 kt	+21 kt	-7 °C	99 kt	4 h 44 min	4:35 am MDT (10:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 34 kt	+25 kt	-20 °C	95 kt	4 h 56 min	4:47 am MDT (10:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 57 kt	+49 kt	-30 °C	71 kt	6 h 36 min	6:27 am MDT (12:27 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 59 kt	+53 kt	-37 °C	67 kt	7 h	6:51 am MDT (12:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 55 kt	+52 kt	-48 °C	68 kt	6 h 54 min	6:45 am MDT (12:45 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; 25 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°
SLN	used from 100 nm out; 41 nm from the line	210/53	230/41 20°	240/26 14°	230/16 8°	240/25 -7°	240/35 -19°	250/61 -30°	260/65 -38°	260/56 -49°
GLD	used from 249 nm out; 60 nm from the line		230/49	230/42 15°	220/26 8°	240/18 -7°	230/27 -21°	240/62 -30°	240/61 -35°	250/57 -47°
DEN	used from 399 nm out; 45 nm from the line			240/21 14°	250/44 6°	220/49 -8°	220/49 -21°	230/54 -30°	240/57 -35°	240/49 -45°

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
MKC Kansas City, MO	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	756 ft	11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC)
LWC Lawrence, KS	30 nm out, 11 nm south of the line	VFR	variable at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	833 ft	04:52 UTC
TOP Topeka, KS	50 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	881 ft	04:53 UTC
MHK Manhattan, KS	100 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	1,066 ft	04:52 UTC
TKO Mankato, KS	170 nm out, 19 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,859 ft
PHG Phillipsburg, KS	219 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,910 ft	05:35 UTC
OIN Oberlin, KS	279 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	2,706 ft	05:35 UTC
ADT Atwood, KS	299 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 21 knots, gusting to 28	10+ mi	none	2,990 ft	05:35 UTC
SYF St Francis, KS	339 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 17 knots	10+ mi	none	3,429 ft	05:35 UTC
AKO Akron, CO	399 nm out, 22 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	4,716 ft	04:53 UTC
DEN Denver, CO	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 22,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 23 knots, gusting to 29	10+ mi	none	5,433 ft	10:53 pm MDT (04:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,433 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DEN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:24 am MDT (10:24 UTC)

Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for DEN

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet

The forecast for MKC, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 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 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 MKC 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at DEN 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DEN is before sunrise there (7:05 am MDT (13:05 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field, Denver International.