Chicago O'Hare International to Corpus Christi International ORD → CRP
974 nautical miles (1,120 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 212°, about 215° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 UTC). Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots; CRP is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 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: 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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
- SF30 at 21,000 ft, 42 nm southeast, 4:35 am CDT (09:35 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: zhu. 805 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV DAS02002/TM 0935/FL210/TP SF30/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- DAS02002
- Time
- 09:35 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF30
- Temperature
- −10 °C
- Icing
- light rime
- Remarks
- zhu
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (JOT, SPI, STL, CGI, SGF, LIT, SHV, CLL, PSX, CRP). 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 | 230° at 19 kt | +18 kt | 102 kt | 9 h 33 min | 3:19 pm CDT (20:19 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 16 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 22 min | 3:08 pm CDT (20:08 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 17 min | 3:03 pm CDT (20:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 06 min | 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 56 min | 2:42 pm CDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 2 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 56 min | 2:42 pm CDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +11 kt | -3 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 56 min | 2:42 pm CDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 19 kt | +11 kt | -7 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 56 min | 2:42 pm CDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 22 kt | +13 kt | -16 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 06 min | 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 35 kt | +7 kt | -31 °C | 113 kt | 8 h 37 min | 2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 39 kt | +5 kt | -40 °C | 115 kt | 8 h 28 min | 2:14 pm CDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | −9 kt | -50 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 33 min | 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOT | used from 0 nm out; 7 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° |
| SPI | used from 99 nm out; 27 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° |
| STL | used from 199 nm out; 4 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| CGI | used from 298 nm out; 91 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° |
| SGF | used from 348 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| LIT | used from 397 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| SHV | used from 546 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 695 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| PSX | used from 844 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 160/24 | 190/17 17° | 200/10 15° | L/V 8° | 260/7 -5° | 220/10 -12° | 310/11 -30° | 320/13 -40° | 010/29 -51° |
| CRP | used from 944 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 140/21 | 160/22 17° | 180/14 13° | 210/6 9° | 270/10 -5° | 200/8 -13° | L/V -29° | L/V -40° | 030/28 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD Chicago, IL | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 680 ft | 4:51 am CDT (09:51 UTC) |
| LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL | 20 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 679 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 149 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| SUS St Louis, MO | 238 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 1.75 mi | none | 463 ft | 10:38 UTC |
| MNF Mountain View, MO | 348 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,182 ft | ||||
| MPJ Morrilton, AR | 477 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 923 ft | ||||
| HOT Hot Springs, AR | 517 nm out, 16 nm east of the line | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 540 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 586 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 389 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| DKR Crockett, TX | 735 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 348 ft | ||||
| TME Houston, TX | 825 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,400 ft | 165 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| VCT Victoria, TX | 904 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (080°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 115 ft | 09:51 UTC |
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 23,000 ft | 46 ft | 4:51 am CDT (09:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,182 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CRP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for CRP
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
The forecast for ORD, the departure
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the 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 CRP 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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.
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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, Corpus Christi International.