Plan a flight · Sun 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC)

Chicago O'Hare International to Shenandoah Valley Regional ORD → SHD

470 nautical miles (540 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 115°, about 118° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:23 pm EDT (03:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 6 knots; SHD is marginal VFR, wind from the north (360°) 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: 344 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 last 180 nm of the route.

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 last 270 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 130 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 60 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

UAL2761 at 31,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 218° at 58 knots. 400 nm along the route, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 3917N 07949W 2357 F310 218/058KT TB CONT MOD TURB IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 26 nm northeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 30 nm along the route, 26 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, 2 nm northwest, 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, 2 nm northwest 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
UAL2761 at 33,000 ft, 45 nm northeast, 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC): no turbulence, wind 310° at 40 knots. 130 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 4139N 08447W 2324 F330 310/040KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
E145 at 2,600 ft, 4 nm northwest, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 140 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest 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, 4 nm northwest, 5:01 pm CDT (22:01 UTC): overcast from 2,500 ft to 3,300 ft. 140 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest 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, 4 nm northwest, 4:33 pm CDT (21:33 UTC): no turbulence. 140 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest 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, 12 nm south, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 200 nm along the route, 12 nm south 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, 37 nm southwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 210 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest 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
C150 at 1,500 ft, 2 nm southeast, 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. 230 nm along the route, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV MRT/TM 2218/FL015/TP C150/SK OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over MRT
Time
22:18 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C150
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft
S22T at 2,000 ft, 4 nm west, 4:47 pm CDT (21:47 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 260 nm along the route, 4 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 2147/FL020/TP S22T/SK B020 T030
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
21:47 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
S22T
Sky
B020 T030
C150 climbing, 11 nm south, 5:45 pm CDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 270 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 2245/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B015 T038
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LHQ
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B015 T038
P28A descending, 29 nm southwest, 5:14 pm CDT (22:14 UTC): scattered clouds above 1,200 ft. 310 nm along the route, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV KUNI/TM 2214/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK SCT012/WX 3SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over KUNI
Time
22:14 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
scattered clouds from 1,200 ft
Weather
3SM
A321 at 32,000 ft, 19 nm northeast, 4:52 pm CDT (21:52 UTC): no turbulence. 380 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CKB/TM 2152/FL320/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CKB
Time
21:52 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none

3 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 5 forecast points nearest it (JOT, FWA, CMH, CRW, EKN). 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	330° at 11 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	3 h 39 min	11:56 pm EDT (03:56 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 14 kt	−13 kt	13 °C	133 kt	3 h 32 min	11:49 pm EDT (03:49 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 14 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	3 h 34 min	11:51 pm EDT (03:51 UTC)
9,500 ft	350° at 14 kt	−9 kt	7 °C	129 kt	3 h 39 min	11:56 pm EDT (03:56 UTC)
11,500 ft	350° at 13 kt	−7 kt	4 °C	127 kt	3 h 42 min	11:59 pm EDT (03:59 UTC)
13,500 ft	350° at 13 kt	−8 kt	0 °C	128 kt	3 h 40 min	11:57 pm EDT (03:57 UTC)
15,500 ft	340° at 14 kt	−10 kt	-4 °C	130 kt	3 h 37 min	11:54 pm EDT (03:54 UTC)
17,500 ft	330° at 15 kt	−12 kt	-9 °C	132 kt	3 h 34 min	11:51 pm EDT (03:51 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 16 kt	−13 kt	-10 °C	133 kt	3 h 32 min	11:49 pm EDT (03:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 19 kt	−18 kt	-21 °C	138 kt	3 h 24 min	11:41 pm EDT (03:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 24 kt	−22 kt	-35 °C	142 kt	3 h 19 min	11:36 pm EDT (03:36 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 29 kt	−25 kt	-40 °C	145 kt	3 h 14 min	11:31 pm EDT (03:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 35 kt	−32 kt	-48 °C	152 kt	3 h 06 min	11:23 pm EDT (03:23 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; 38 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; 61 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°
CMH	used from 200 nm out; 32 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 300 nm out; 66 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°
EKN	used from 350 nm out; 38 nm from the line		270/18 13°	310/5 7°	140/7 3°	210/16 -9°	220/41 -20°	210/57 -32°	220/57 -38°	230/49 -47°

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, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	596 ft	23:50 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	70 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	798 ft	23:54 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	140 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	814 ft	23:57 UTC
VNW Van Wert, OH	160 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	786 ft	23:35 UTC
MRT Marysville, OH	230 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	1,020 ft	21:09 UTC
CMH Columbus, OH	260 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	815 ft	23:51 UTC
ZZV Zanesville, OH	300 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,100 ft	899 ft	00:14 UTC
PKB Parkersburg, WV	330 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	2.5 mi	400 ft	858 ft	23:53 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV	380 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,700 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet Weather: light rain	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,700 ft	1,223 ft	23:53 UTC
SHD Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,600 feet, overcast at 3,400 feet Weather: heavy rain	from the north (360°) at 4 knots	5 mi	1,600 ft	1,201 ft	7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,223 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SHD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:23 pm EDT (03:23 UTC)

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

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 SHD 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SHD is before sunrise there (7:21 am EDT (11:21 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 now, the Northeast · 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, Shenandoah Valley Regional.