Myrtle Beach International to Chicago Midway International MYR → MDW
641 nautical miles (738 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 331° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 19-knot headwind), arriving about 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC). 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: 655 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 109 to 227 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 168 to 247 nm out.
- 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 197 to 622 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 197 to 316 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 MYR.
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 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 (FLO, TRI, CRW, CVG, IND, 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 | 320° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 11 °C | 101 kt | 6 h 21 min | 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 12 °C | 99 kt | 6 h 28 min | 8:13 am CDT (13:13 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 9 °C | 97 kt | 6 h 36 min | 8:21 am CDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 6 °C | 97 kt | 6 h 36 min | 8:21 am CDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 2 °C | 98 kt | 6 h 32 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | +24 kt | -1 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 41 min | 8:26 am CDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | +26 kt | -4 °C | 94 kt | 6 h 49 min | 8:34 am CDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -7 °C | 93 kt | 6 h 54 min | 8:39 am CDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 32 kt | +31 kt | -19 °C | 89 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:57 am CDT (13:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 35 kt | +33 kt | -34 °C | 87 kt | 7 h 22 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 46 kt | +42 kt | -41 °C | 78 kt | 8 h 13 min | 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 39 kt | +36 kt | -49 °C | 84 kt | 7 h 38 min | 9:23 am CDT (14:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLO | used from 0 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| TRI | used from 148 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 296 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| CVG | used from 345 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 493 nm out; 38 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 543 nm out; 65 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° |
| JOT | used from 592 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | departure | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 49 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 118 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| JQF Concord, NC | 138 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 704 ft | ||||
| VJI Abingdon, VA | 237 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,087 ft | ||||
| PBX Pikeville, KY | 296 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,464 ft | ||||
| SYM Morehead, KY | 355 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,028 ft | ||||
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 424 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 481 ft | ||||
| AID Anderson, IN | 503 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 919 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 543 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | 622 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 596 ft | ||||
| MDW Chicago, IL | destination | no report just now | 619 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,087 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MDW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC)
MDW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 69 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 424 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at MYR 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC), at MDW 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: Myrtle Beach International, Chicago Midway International.