Plan a flight · Sun 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)

Chicago O'Hare International to Albert J Ellis Airport ORD → OAJ

646 nautical miles (744 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 128°, about 131° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 20-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 6 knots; OAJ is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 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

SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 328 to 497 nm out.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 112355
MKCE WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

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 189 to 457 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 328 to 487 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 408 to 477 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

E145 at 9,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 4:56 pm CDT (21:56 UTC): moderate turbulence, overcast up to 9,000 ft, heavy rain. 487 nm along the route, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 2156/FL090/TP E145/SK OVCUNKN-TOP090/WX +RA/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through LYH
Where
over LYH
Time
21:56 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast, tops 9,000 ft
Weather
heavy rain
Turbulence
moderate
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 33 nm northeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 33 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, 14 nm northeast, 5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft. 60 nm along the route, 14 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, 31 nm northeast, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 129 nm along the route, 31 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
CRJ9 climbing, 31 nm northeast, 5:01 pm CDT (22:01 UTC): overcast from 2,500 ft to 3,300 ft. 129 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2201/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK OVC025 - TOPS 033
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
22:01 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
overcast from 2,500 ft, tops 3,300 ft
CRJ2 at 3,300 ft, 31 nm northeast, 4:33 pm CDT (21:33 UTC): no turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2133/FL033/TP CRJ2/SK B28 T33/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
21:33 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
B28 T33
Turbulence
smooth
E545 at 28,000 ft, 33 nm northeast, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 199 nm along the route, 33 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, 10 nm northeast, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 209 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast 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, 38 nm southwest, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 219 nm along the route, 38 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
B739 climbing, 49 nm southwest, 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 219 nm along the route, 49 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
C150 climbing, 5 nm south, 4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 219 nm along the route, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV MGY/TM 2132/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B017 T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over MGY
Time
21:32 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B017 T036
B737 at 23,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 229 nm along the route, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B753 at 32,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 5:11 pm CDT (22:11 UTC): no turbulence. 229 nm along the route, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2211/FL320/TP B753/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
22:11 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B753
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 28,000 ft, 37 nm southwest, 5:33 pm CDT (22:33 UTC): light turbulence. 278 nm along the route, 37 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

13 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 8 forecast points nearest it (JOT, FWA, CVG, CMH, CRW, ROA, RDU, ILM). 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 11 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	5 h	1:23 am EDT (05:23 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	4 h 54 min	1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	4 h 54 min	1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	−11 kt	8 °C	131 kt	4 h 56 min	1:19 am EDT (05:19 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	−11 kt	5 °C	131 kt	4 h 56 min	1:19 am EDT (05:19 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−11 kt	1 °C	131 kt	4 h 56 min	1:19 am EDT (05:19 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	−12 kt	-3 °C	132 kt	4 h 54 min	1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	−13 kt	-7 °C	133 kt	4 h 51 min	1:14 am EDT (05:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 17 kt	−14 kt	-8 °C	134 kt	4 h 49 min	1:12 am EDT (05:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 22 kt	−15 kt	-20 °C	135 kt	4 h 47 min	1:10 am EDT (05:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 32 kt	−14 kt	-33 °C	134 kt	4 h 49 min	1:12 am EDT (05:12 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 37 kt	−14 kt	-40 °C	134 kt	4 h 49 min	1:12 am EDT (05:12 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 37 kt	−20 kt	-49 °C	140 kt	4 h 37 min	1:00 am EDT (05:00 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 50 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 199 nm out; 42 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 249 nm out; 59 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 298 nm out; 44 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°
ROA	used from 398 nm out; 47 nm from the line	280/9	290/15 12°	290/11 8°	210/6 3°	210/30 -6°	220/46 -19°	210/74 -30°	220/78 -39°	220/64 -48°
RDU	used from 497 nm out; 39 nm from the line	240/28	250/22 10°	230/30 11°	230/40 7°	230/45 -4°	220/69 -15°	220/83 -29°	210/84 -40°	220/75 -52°
ILM	used from 597 nm out; 51 nm from the line	230/27	220/35 14°	230/45 13°	230/48 8°	240/59 -4°	230/57 -14°	220/66 -30°	210/66 -40°	210/59 -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 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC)
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	30 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	596 ft	23:50 UTC
GUS Peru, IN	109 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	810 ft	23:55 UTC
MIE Muncie, IN	149 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	937 ft	23:53 UTC
ILN Wilmington, OH	239 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots	5 mi	700 ft	1,076 ft	23:54 UTC
HOC Hillsboro, OH	259 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	no report just now				977 ft
HTS Huntington, WV	328 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	variable at 5 knots	1 mi	700 ft	828 ft	23:51 UTC
PSK Dublin, VA	447 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	reported, no category	from the west (270°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	2,104 ft	23:35 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC	507 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,600 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	2,600 ft	925 ft	23:54 UTC
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	557 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 4,800 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	4,800 ft	435 ft	23:51 UTC
ISO Kinston, NC	626 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,200 feet, overcast at 2,900 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	2,900 ft	92 ft	23:50 UTC
OAJ Jacksonville, NC	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	92 ft	7:56 pm EDT (23:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,104 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OAJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for OAJ

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 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 OAJ 6:39 pm EDT (22:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OAJ is before sunrise there (7:13 am EDT (11:13 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

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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, Albert J Ellis Airport.