Plan a flight · Sun 10:24 pm CDT (03:24 UTC)

Chicago O'Hare International to Idaho Falls Regional ORD → IDA

1,066 nautical miles (1,226 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 283°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 7:05 am MDT (13:05 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots; IDA is IFR, wind from the north (360°) 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: 337 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

SIGMET 2C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 797 nm along the route.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120255
MKCC WST 120255
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2C
VALID UNTIL 0455Z
NE CO WY
FROM 40SE CZI-30WNW BFF-30SSE LAR-70NW LAR-40SE CZI
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
```
AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 219 to 309 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 468 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 657 to 986 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 757 to 1036 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 787 to 1006 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 229 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 219 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 ORD.

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

urgent CRJ2 at 7,000 ft, 41 nm south, 8:04 pm CDT (01:04 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: low-level wind shear dept runway 03 gain/loss unknown. 817 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CPR UUA /OV CPR035002/TM 0104/FL070/TP CRJ2/TB CONT MOD TURB/RM LLWS DEPT RY03 GAIN/LOSS UNKN
```
Report
an urgent report filed through CPR
Where
2 nm northeast (035°) of CPR
Time
01:04 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Turbulence
continuous moderate turbulence
Remarks
low-level wind shear dept runway 03 gain/loss unknown
S22T at 15,000 ft, 33 nm north, 8:47 pm CDT (01:47 UTC): moderate rime icing above 15,000 ft, -5 °C. 976 nm along the route, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV DNW010020/TM 0147/FL150/TP S22T/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 150 /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
20 nm north (010°) of DNW
Time
01:47 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
S22T
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
moderate rime at 15,000 ft zlc
B39M at 35,000 ft, 32 nm southeast, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the departure end, 32 nm southeast 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
A321 at 32,000 ft, 16 nm south, 8:56 pm CDT (01:56 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: pocket continuous light turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RPJ UA /OV PLL/TM 0156/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT/RM POCKET CONS LGT TB
```
Report
a routine report filed through RPJ
Where
over PLL
Time
01:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
pocket continuous light turbulence
B763 at 32,000 ft, 21 nm north, 8:29 pm CDT (01:29 UTC): light to moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 588 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RAP UA /OV RAP084081/TM 0129/FL320/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CAT/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through RAP
Where
81 nm east (084°) of RAP
Time
01:29 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zdvwc
BE20 at 15,000 ft, 38 nm north, 8:56 pm CDT (01:56 UTC): -5 °C, remarks: clear out at at 22,000 ft ZDVWC-31. 737 nm along the route, 38 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CUT UA /OV ECS340020/TM 0156/FL150/TP BE20/TA M05/IC T RIME 150-180/RM CLR OUT AT 220 ZDVWC-31
```
Report
a routine report filed through CUT
Where
20 nm north (340°) of ECS
Time
01:56 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
T rime from 15,000 ft to 18,000 ft
Remarks
clear out at at 22,000 ft ZDVWC-31
UAL1076 at 30,000 ft, 28 nm north, 9:36 pm CDT (02:36 UTC): light turbulence, wind 225° at 60 knots. 876 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1076 4405N 10749W 0236 F300 225/060KT TB CONT LGT TURB IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
A320 descending, 4 nm north, 7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC): overcast above 7,500 ft, remarks: braking action good during the descent runway 19. 1006 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV JAC/TM 0054/FLUNKN/TP A320/SK OVC075/RM BRAKING ACTION GOOD DURD RY19
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
over JAC
Time
00:54 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 7,500 ft
Remarks
braking action good during the descent runway 19

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 9 forecast points nearest it (JOT, DBQ, MCW, FSD, ONL, PIR, RAP, LND, PIH). 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	220° at 22 kt	+10 kt	15 °C	110 kt	9 h 41 min	7:05 am MDT (13:05 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 21 kt	+12 kt	15 °C	108 kt	9 h 52 min	7:16 am MDT (13:16 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 21 kt	+11 kt	11 °C	109 kt	9 h 47 min	7:11 am MDT (13:11 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 22 kt	+13 kt	7 °C	107 kt	9 h 58 min	7:22 am MDT (13:22 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 24 kt	+16 kt	3 °C	104 kt	10 h 15 min	7:39 am MDT (13:39 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+17 kt	-1 °C	103 kt	10 h 21 min	7:45 am MDT (13:45 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	+19 kt	-6 °C	101 kt	10 h 33 min	7:57 am MDT (13:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-9 °C	100 kt	10 h 40 min	8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 32 kt	+27 kt	-21 °C	93 kt	11 h 28 min	8:52 am MDT (14:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 40 kt	+33 kt	-33 °C	87 kt	12 h 15 min	9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 50 kt	+46 kt	-40 °C	74 kt	14 h 24 min	11:48 am MDT (17:48 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 56 kt	+54 kt	-48 °C	66 kt	16 h 09 min	1:33 pm MDT (19:33 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
JOT	used from 0 nm out; 35 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°
DBQ	used from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line	230/33	250/30 16°	280/15 9°	260/15 5°	260/21 -7°	260/24 -20°	250/37 -33°	270/42 -43°	280/63 -52°
MCW	used from 199 nm out; 34 nm from the line	220/44	250/30 17°	230/14 12°	240/17 6°	250/22 -8°	270/29 -20°	250/34 -34°	260/52 -43°	260/59 -51°
FSD	used from 349 nm out; 37 nm from the line	190/9	230/30 18°	240/23 13°	240/20 6°	260/22 -9°	250/31 -21°	250/43 -36°	260/49 -43°	270/53 -47°
ONL	used from 448 nm out; 50 nm from the line		210/31 20°	230/27 13°	230/18 7°	220/19 -8°	240/26 -20°	250/44 -35°	270/52 -39°	260/57 -47°
PIR	used from 498 nm out; 68 nm from the line		170/22 19°	190/25 13°	210/32 6°	240/23 -9°	250/32 -21°	250/38 -36°	260/44 -40°	260/52 -47°
RAP	used from 598 nm out; 60 nm from the line		180/23 12°	200/38 13°	210/38 6°	220/28 -10°	230/34 -21°	230/37 -36°	250/52 -38°	250/59 -46°
LND	used from 797 nm out; 110 nm from the line			200/23 6°	220/31 1°	220/39 -11°	230/39 -23°	220/51 -28°	220/66 -37°	230/68 -45°
PIH	used from 996 nm out; 78 nm from the line		L/V	240/13 1°	240/15 -3°	210/42 -15°	200/70 -25°	220/74 -29°	220/71 -36°	220/62 -43°

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	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC)
RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL	50 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	742 ft	02:54 UTC
DBQ Dubuque, IA	129 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,076 ft	02:53 UTC
HPT Hampton, IA	239 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,176 ft	03:15 UTC
SXK Maurice, IA	368 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,408 ft	03:15 UTC
AGZ Wagner, SD	468 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,477 ft	03:15 UTC
ICR Winner, SD	538 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	2,032 ft	02:53 UTC
CUT Custer, SD	697 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots	9 mi	none	5,619 ft	02:53 UTC
HSG Thermopolis, WY	906 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	7 mi	1,200 ft	4,891 ft	03:15 UTC
JAC Jackson, WY	1006 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	6,451 ft	02:56 UTC
IDA Idaho Falls, ID	destination	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	4,743 ft	9:15 pm MDT (03:15 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IDA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:05 am MDT (13:05 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet IFR

The whole forecast for IDA

From Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 5:00 am MDT (11:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet

The forecast for ORD, the departure

From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 30,000 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 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 IDA 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IDA is before sunrise there (7:38 am MDT (13:38 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

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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, Idaho Falls Regional.