Chicago O'Hare International to Myrtle Beach International ORD → MYR
655 nautical miles (753 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 137°, about 140° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:23 am EDT (04:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 972 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 E13E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 15 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 377 to 417 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112255 MKCE WST 112255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 13E VALID UNTIL 0055Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 30NNW AIR-30NNE RIC-60S RIC-30NW HMV-10ESE APE-30NNW AIR AREA TS MOV FROM 24015KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- 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 route from 238 to 446 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 327 to 466 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 407 to 506 nm out.
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
Not fetched just now.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (JOT, IND, CVG, CRW, TRI, GSP, FLO). 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 | 290° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 5 h 02 min | 12:50 am EDT (04:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 11 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 43 min | 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 11 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 8 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 5 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 1 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -3 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −21 kt | -7 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 24 kt | −21 kt | -8 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 28 kt | −23 kt | -20 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 35 min | 12:23 am EDT (04:23 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 31 kt | −20 kt | -33 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 41 min | 12:29 am EDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 33 kt | −18 kt | -40 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 45 min | 12:33 am EDT (04:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 37 kt | −23 kt | -49 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 35 min | 12:23 am EDT (04:23 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; 30 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° |
| IND | used from 99 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
| CVG | used from 198 nm out; 11 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° |
| CRW | used from 298 nm out; 81 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° |
| TRI | used from 347 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| GSP | used from 496 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| FLO | used from 545 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 240/25 | 270/23 11° | 250/36 10° | 240/38 7° | 240/50 -4° | 230/66 -15° | 220/75 -30° | 210/77 -40° | 220/73 -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 | no report just now | 680 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | 30 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 596 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 109 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| AID Anderson, IN | 149 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 919 ft | ||||
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 238 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 481 ft | ||||
| SYM Morehead, KY | 298 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,028 ft | ||||
| PBX Pikeville, KY | 357 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,464 ft | ||||
| VJI Abingdon, VA | 417 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,087 ft | ||||
| JQF Concord, NC | 516 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 704 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 536 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 605 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | destination | no report just now | 25 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,087 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:23 am EDT (04:23 UTC)
MYR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 228 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 585 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at ORD 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC), at MYR 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MYR is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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: Chicago O'Hare International, Myrtle Beach International.