Norfolk International to Kansas City International ORF → MCI
885 nautical miles (1,018 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 294° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC). 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: 15 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 139 to 169 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 30 to 547 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 149 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 229 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 159 to 318 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 109 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 ORF.
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 02:00–09:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (ORF, RIC, ROA, CRW, CVG, LOU, EVV, STL, COU, MKC). 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 | 280° at 18 kt | +19 kt | 101 kt | 8 h 46 min | 9:33 am CDT (14:33 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 14 °C | 102 kt | 8 h 41 min | 9:28 am CDT (14:28 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +16 kt | 10 °C | 104 kt | 8 h 31 min | 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 7 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 26 min | 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 3 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 21 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +17 kt | -1 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 36 min | 9:23 am CDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | +20 kt | -4 °C | 100 kt | 8 h 51 min | 9:38 am CDT (14:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 23 kt | +22 kt | -7 °C | 98 kt | 9 h 02 min | 9:49 am CDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 26 kt | +26 kt | -19 °C | 94 kt | 9 h 25 min | 10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 34 kt | +33 kt | -32 °C | 87 kt | 10 h 10 min | 10:57 am CDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 44 kt | +43 kt | -40 °C | 77 kt | 11 h 30 min | 12:17 pm CDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 42 kt | +40 kt | -49 °C | 80 kt | 11 h 04 min | 11:51 am CDT (16:51 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -51° |
| RIC | used from 50 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
| ROA | used from 99 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| CRW | used from 249 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| CVG | used from 348 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 398 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 497 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| STL | used from 597 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 746 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| MKC | used from 845 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF Norfolk, VA | departure | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| PHF Newport News, VA | 20 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 42 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 149 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 209 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 318 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 408 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| LOU Louisville, KY | 457 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 545 ft | ||||
| OLY Olney-Noble, IL | 577 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 482 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 666 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 766 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| GPH Mosby, MO | 865 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 777 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | destination | no report just now | 1,027 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC)
MCI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC on the route, 766 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 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: Norfolk International, Kansas City International.