Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field to Pittsburgh International MKC → PIT
667 nautical miles (767 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 078°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 3 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 119 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 last 318 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 10 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
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 7 forecast points nearest it (MKC, COU, SPI, IND, FWA, CMH, AGC). 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 15 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 4 h 54 min | 6:13 am EDT (10:13 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 4 h 52 min | 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 13 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 54 min | 6:13 am EDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 9 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 59 min | 6:18 am EDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 08 min | 6:27 am EDT (10:27 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −11 kt | 1 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 05 min | 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −14 kt | -3 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 59 min | 6:18 am EDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 50 min | 6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 22 kt | −18 kt | -8 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 50 min | 6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 28 kt | −22 kt | -19 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 42 min | 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 35 kt | −25 kt | -34 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 36 min | 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 50 kt | −37 kt | -42 °C | 157 kt | 4 h 15 min | 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 52 kt | −36 kt | -50 °C | 156 kt | 4 h 17 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 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° |
| COU | used from 50 nm out; 50 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 149 nm out; 58 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 299 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° |
| FWA | used from 448 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CMH | used from 498 nm out; 31 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 597 nm out; 59 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° |
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 | no report just now | 756 ft | ||||
| HIG Higginsville, MO | 40 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 840 ft | ||||
| MBY Moberly, MO | 100 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 866 ft | ||||
| PPQ Pittsfield, IL | 179 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 709 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 229 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 269 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 358 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 605 ft | ||||
| MIE Muncie, IN | 428 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 937 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 478 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| OSU Columbus, OH | 537 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 905 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 647 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | destination | no report just now | 1,202 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,202 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC)
PIT 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 20 nm from the route, 109 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at MKC 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIT is before sunrise there (7:28 am EDT (11:28 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
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, Pittsburgh International.