Lakefront Airport to Chicago Executive NEW → PWK
732 nautical miles (842 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 007°, about 005° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:30 am CDT (15:30 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: 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 SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the first 59 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 NEW.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (MSY, JAN, MEM, CGI, EVV, SPI, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 5 h 46 min | 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 5 h 49 min | 10:33 am CDT (15:33 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −5 kt | 13 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 51 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −4 kt | 10 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 54 min | 10:38 am CDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 7 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 57 min | 10:41 am CDT (15:41 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −2 kt | 3 °C | 122 kt | 6 h | 10:44 am CDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −1 kt | -1 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 03 min | 10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | 0 | -5 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 06 min | 10:50 am CDT (15:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 23 kt | 0 | -6 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 06 min | 10:50 am CDT (15:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 27 kt | +3 kt | -18 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 15 min | 10:59 am CDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 37 kt | +11 kt | -31 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 43 min | 11:27 am CDT (16:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 47 kt | +16 kt | -40 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 02 min | 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 47 kt | +23 kt | -51 °C | 97 kt | 7 h 33 min | 12:17 pm CDT (17:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| JAN | used from 49 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| MEM | used from 198 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 346 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| EVV | used from 495 nm out; 61 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° |
| SPI | used from 544 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| JOT | used from 643 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW New Orleans, LA | departure | no report just now | 7 ft | ||||
| HDC Hammond, LA | 30 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| JAN Jackson, MS | 139 nm out, 20 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| OSX Kosciusko, MS | 188 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 494 ft | ||||
| UOX Oxford, MS | 257 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 452 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 336 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 425 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| MWA Marion, IL | 465 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 471 ft | ||||
| FOA Flora, IL | 524 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 472 ft | ||||
| CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL | 603 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 754 ft | ||||
| LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL | 702 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 679 ft | ||||
| PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL | destination | no report just now | 644 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 754 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PWK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC)
PWK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 NEW 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC), at PWK 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 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: Lakefront Airport, Chicago Executive.