Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois to Oakland County International MWA → PTK
391 nautical miles (449 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 039°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:41 am EDT (12:41 UTC). Right now MWA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots; PTK is low IFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 264 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 MWA.
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 08:00–15:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (EVV, IND, FWA, CLE). 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 | 280° at 19 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 2 h 59 min | 8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 3 h 09 min | 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −4 kt | 12 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 09 min | 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −6 kt | 8 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 06 min | 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −8 kt | 5 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 03 min | 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −9 kt | 1 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | −9 kt | -2 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 26 kt | −9 kt | -6 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 27 kt | −9 kt | -7 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 31 kt | −13 kt | -19 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 56 min | 8:42 am EDT (12:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 35 kt | −14 kt | -34 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 55 min | 8:41 am EDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 51 kt | −10 kt | -43 °C | 130 kt | 3 h | 8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 60 kt | −6 kt | -51 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 06 min | 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVV | used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| IND | used from 98 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| FWA | used from 195 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| CLE | used from 342 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWA Marion, IL | departure | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 4:35 am CDT (09:35 UTC) |
| HSB Harrisburg, IL | 20 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 398 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| FWC Fairfield, IL | 49 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 127 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| GPC Greencastle, IN | 156 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 842 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| GUS Peru, IN | 215 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 810 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| IWH Wabash, IN | 234 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 795 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 264 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a few clouds at 30,000 feet Weather: mist, shallow fog | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 1.5 mi | none | 814 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| JXN Jackson, MI | 342 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,000 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 361 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | none | 839 ft | 08:53 UTC | |
| PTK Pontiac, MI | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots | 8 mi | 400 ft | 980 ft | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,000 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:41 am EDT (12:41 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for PTK
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 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 MWA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC), at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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: Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois, Oakland County International.