Plan a flight · Sun 8:07 pm CDT (01:07 UTC)

Chicago O'Hare International to Raleigh County Memorial ORD → BKW

401 nautical miles (461 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 127°, about 130° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:42 pm EDT (03:42 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots; BKW is IFR, wind from the west (280°) at 7 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). Over the last 215 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 68 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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 ORD.

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

B39M at 35,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 29 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 29 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
A319 at 15,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft. 59 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PPO UA /OV PPO/TM 2208/FL150/TP A319/TB NEG/RM DURD 150-130
```
Report
a routine report filed through PPO
Where
over PPO
Time
22:08 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft
E145 at 2,600 ft, 27 nm northeast, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 137 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2305/FL026/TP E145/SK B026
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 2,600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B026
A321 at 21,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 196 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
E545 at 28,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 196 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 2315/FL280/TP E545/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E545
Turbulence
none
E145 climbing, 5 nm east, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 205 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 2351/FLDURC/TP E145/SK B005 T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B005 T035
B744 climbing, 44 nm southwest, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 215 nm along the route, 44 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 north cvg
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B744
Sky
B022 overcast T036
Turbulence
lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
C150 at 1,500 ft, 45 nm northeast, 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. 225 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV MRT/TM 2218/FL015/TP C150/SK OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over MRT
Time
22:18 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C150
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 254 nm along the route, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
C150 climbing, 43 nm northeast, 5:45 pm CDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 274 nm along the route, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 2245/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B015 T038
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LHQ
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B015 T038
CRJ9 at 28,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 5:33 pm CDT (22:33 UTC): light turbulence. 274 nm along the route, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV FGX/TM 2233/FL280/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over FGX
Time
22:33 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
light
P28A descending, 31 nm northeast, 5:14 pm CDT (22:14 UTC): scattered clouds above 1,200 ft. 303 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV KUNI/TM 2214/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK SCT012/WX 3SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over KUNI
Time
22:14 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
scattered clouds from 1,200 ft
Weather
3SM
P28A climbing, 14 nm southwest, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 313 nm along the route, 14 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions

5 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (JOT, FWA, CVG, CMH, CRW). 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	330° at 11 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	3 h 04 min	12:11 am EDT (04:11 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 16 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	2 h 58 min	12:05 am EDT (04:05 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 17 kt	−15 kt	11 °C	135 kt	2 h 58 min	12:05 am EDT (04:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 18 kt	−15 kt	7 °C	135 kt	2 h 58 min	12:05 am EDT (04:05 UTC)
11,500 ft	350° at 20 kt	−15 kt	4 °C	135 kt	2 h 58 min	12:05 am EDT (04:05 UTC)
13,500 ft	350° at 21 kt	−17 kt	0 °C	137 kt	2 h 56 min	12:03 am EDT (04:03 UTC)
15,500 ft	340° at 22 kt	−18 kt	-5 °C	138 kt	2 h 54 min	12:01 am EDT (04:01 UTC)
17,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	−20 kt	-9 °C	140 kt	2 h 52 min	11:59 pm EDT (03:59 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 24 kt	−20 kt	-10 °C	140 kt	2 h 52 min	11:59 pm EDT (03:59 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 27 kt	−24 kt	-22 °C	144 kt	2 h 47 min	11:54 pm EDT (03:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 29 kt	−28 kt	-35 °C	148 kt	2 h 43 min	11:50 pm EDT (03:50 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 31 kt	−30 kt	-41 °C	150 kt	2 h 40 min	11:47 pm EDT (03:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 36 kt	−35 kt	-48 °C	155 kt	2 h 35 min	11:42 pm EDT (03:42 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
JOT	used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
FWA	used from 49 nm out; 66 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°
CVG	used from 196 nm out; 49 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -47°
CMH	used from 245 nm out; 50 nm from the line	340/14	320/13 12°	350/12 8°	360/10 2°	350/27 -10°	340/20 -22°	320/31 -35°	270/25 -39°	260/32 -48°
CRW	used from 293 nm out; 45 nm from the line	320/16	310/16 12°	320/12 7°	320/12 2°	330/15 -11°	280/11 -22°	230/26 -30°	240/33 -37°	240/37 -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
ORD Chicago, IL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC)
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	29 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	596 ft	00:50 UTC
VPZ Valparaiso, IN	49 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the east (100°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	770 ft	00:56 UTC
GUS Peru, IN	108 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	810 ft	00:55 UTC
MIE Muncie, IN	156 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	937 ft	00:53 UTC
VES Versailles, OH	186 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	7 mi	1,200 ft	1,007 ft	00:55 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	205 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	7 mi	800 ft	1,009 ft	00:56 UTC
ILN Wilmington, OH	245 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	4 mi	500 ft	1,076 ft	00:54 UTC
PMH Portsmouth, OH	293 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: mist	variable at 6 knots	6 mi	900 ft	663 ft	00:55 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	323 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	1 mi	700 ft	828 ft	00:51 UTC
CRW Charleston, WV	362 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: mist	variable at 6 knots	1 mi	700 ft	947 ft	00:54 UTC
BKW Beckley, WV	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the west (280°) at 7 knots	9 mi	600 ft	2,503 ft	8:51 pm EDT (00:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,503 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BKW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:42 pm EDT (03:42 UTC)

Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet IFR

At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 200 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for BKW

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 200 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility ½ mile, drizzle, fog, overcast at 200 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 1 mile, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 900 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet

The forecast for ORD, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 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 ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at BKW 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BKW is before sunrise there (7:29 am EDT (11:29 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Chicago O'Hare International, Raleigh County Memorial.