Plan a flight · Sun 8:40 pm CDT (01:40 UTC)

Chicago O'Hare International to University-Oxford Airport ORD → UOX

462 nautical miles (532 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 190°, about 193° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:33 pm CDT (04:33 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots; UOX is VFR, wind calm. 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: 33 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 41 nm east, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 41 nm east 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
B39M at 35,000 ft, 20 nm east, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 30 nm along the route, 20 nm east 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
B737 at 31,000 ft, 7 nm east, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 285 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25
B38M at 25,000 ft, 39 nm east, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 354 nm along the route, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME26
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 5 nm west, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 364 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through DYR
Where
over DYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
A319 at 39,000 ft, 28 nm west, 6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: smooth. 433 nm along the route, 28 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MEM UA /OV MEM/TM 2311/FL390/TP A319/TB NEG CHOP/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through MEM
Where
over MEM
Time
23:11 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
smooth

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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (JOT, SPI, EVV, CGI, MEM). 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	270° at 10 kt	+2 kt		118 kt	3 h 55 min	12:35 am CDT (05:35 UTC)
6,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−3 kt	16 °C	123 kt	3 h 45 min	12:25 am CDT (05:25 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	−4 kt	12 °C	124 kt	3 h 44 min	12:24 am CDT (05:24 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−6 kt	7 °C	126 kt	3 h 40 min	12:20 am CDT (05:20 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	−9 kt	3 °C	129 kt	3 h 35 min	12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	−11 kt	-1 °C	131 kt	3 h 32 min	12:12 am CDT (05:12 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	−12 kt	-5 °C	132 kt	3 h 30 min	12:10 am CDT (05:10 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 22 kt	−13 kt	-8 °C	133 kt	3 h 28 min	12:08 am CDT (05:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 30 kt	−24 kt	-19 °C	144 kt	3 h 12 min	11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 52 kt	−34 kt	-34 °C	154 kt	3 h	11:40 pm CDT (04:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 59 kt	−40 kt	-43 °C	160 kt	2 h 53 min	11:33 pm CDT (04:33 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 54 kt	−35 kt	-50 °C	155 kt	2 h 59 min	11:39 pm CDT (04:39 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; 8 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°
SPI	used from 98 nm out; 60 nm from the line	210/13	260/11 17°	270/18 10°	290/21 4°	310/20 -8°	330/25 -19°	320/49 -34°	320/60 -44°	320/59 -50°
EVV	used from 197 nm out; 60 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
CGI	used from 246 nm out; 37 nm from the line	250/10	290/12 17°	290/18 11°	300/22 5°	320/25 -8°	330/30 -18°	320/53 -33°	320/66 -42°	320/56 -50°
MEM	used from 344 nm out; 64 nm from the line	240/9	280/14 17°	280/20 12°	290/25 5°	320/25 -6°	330/31 -18°	320/52 -32°	330/58 -41°	320/42 -50°

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 (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC)
LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL	20 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	679 ft	01:15 UTC
IKK Kankakee, IL	49 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	629 ft	01:15 UTC
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL	118 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	754 ft	00:53 UTC
MTO Mattoon/Charleston, IL	148 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	722 ft	00:53 UTC
MVN Mount Vernon, IL	226 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	480 ft	00:56 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	256 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	01:15 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	295 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	00:00 UTC
DYR Dyersburg, TN	364 nm out, 9 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 10 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	337 ft	18:56 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	384 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	00:53 UTC
OLV Olive Branch, MS	433 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	401 ft	00:50 UTC
UOX Oxford, MS	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	452 ft	6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 754 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At UOX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:33 pm CDT (04:33 UTC)

UOX 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 UOX 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at UOX is before sunrise there (7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 lower Mississippi valley · 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, University-Oxford Airport.