Plan a flight · Mon 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC)

Chicago O'Hare International to Snow Lake Seaplane Base ORD → IN2

129 nautical miles (149 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 096°, about 099° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 60-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC). Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 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 20 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

CRJ9 at 38,000 ft, 33 nm south, 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. 60 nm along the route, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1106/FL380/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OXI
Where
over OXI
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
A320 at 36,000 ft, 18 nm south, 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC): no turbulence. 90 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSH UA /OV GSH/TM 1125/FL360/TP A320/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSH
Where
over GSH
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
none
A320 at 30,000 ft, 32 nm south, 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better. 110 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1149/FL300/TP A320/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM DURD FL300-260 FL250 BETTER
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASW
Where
over OLK
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better
A321 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm south, 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1120/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 46 nm south, 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC): mist. At the destination end, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
09:45 UTC
Height
at 5,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Weather
shallow st

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 2 forecast points nearest it (JOT, FWA). 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	260° at 21 kt	−20 kt		140 kt	55 min	9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC)
5,500 ft	280° at 18 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	56 min	9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)
7,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	−16 kt	12 °C	136 kt	57 min	9:16 am EDT (13:16 UTC)
9,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	−15 kt	9 °C	135 kt	57 min	9:16 am EDT (13:16 UTC)
11,500 ft	280° at 18 kt	−18 kt	5 °C	138 kt	56 min	9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)
13,500 ft	280° at 20 kt	−20 kt	1 °C	140 kt	55 min	9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 23 kt	−23 kt	-3 °C	143 kt	54 min	9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 25 kt	−25 kt	-6 °C	145 kt	53 min	9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 26 kt	−26 kt	-7 °C	146 kt	53 min	9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 32 kt	−32 kt	-19 °C	152 kt	51 min	9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 37 kt	−37 kt	-35 °C	157 kt	49 min	9:08 am EDT (13:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 51 kt	−51 kt	-43 °C	171 kt	45 min	9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 64 kt	−60 kt	-51 °C	180 kt	43 min	9:02 am EDT (13:02 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; 44 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°
FWA	used from 50 nm out; 70 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	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
ORD Chicago, IL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	680 ft	6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC)
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	20 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	11:50 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	70 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	798 ft	11:54 UTC
EKM Elkhart, IN	90 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	777 ft	12:15 UTC
IN2 Jamestown, IN	destination	no report just now				965 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 965 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IN2 when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC)

IN2 has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for ORD, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 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 south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 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 IN2 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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, 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, Snow Lake Seaplane Base.