Plan a flight · Mon 7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC)

Chicago Executive to Lakefront Airport PWK → NEW

732 nautical miles (842 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 189°, about 191° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC). Right now PWK is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots; NEW is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 3 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: 2 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

AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the last 218 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 PWK.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 36,000 ft, 26 nm east, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 267 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 46 nm west, 6:18 am CDT (11:18 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 623 nm along the route, 46 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAN UA /OV MHZ225040/TM 1118/FL080/TP BE36/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAN
Where
40 nm southwest (225°) of MHZ
Time
11:18 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
C25A at 41,000 ft, 27 nm east, 6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 27 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
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HSA UA /OV KPCU314014/TM 1105/FL410/TP C25A/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through HSA
Where
14 nm northwest (314°) of KPCU
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 40,000 ft, 12 nm west, 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV067024/TM 1103/FL400/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
24 nm northeast (067°) of KHRV
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 36,000 ft, 12 nm west, 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV339030/TM 1058/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm north (339°) of KHRV
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (JOT, SPI, EVV, CGI, MEM, JAN, MSY). 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	250° at 16 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	6 h 29 min	1:35 pm CDT (18:35 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	+5 kt	15 °C	115 kt	6 h 22 min	1:28 pm CDT (18:28 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	+4 kt	12 °C	116 kt	6 h 19 min	1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	+3 kt	8 °C	117 kt	6 h 15 min	1:21 pm CDT (18:21 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	+2 kt	5 °C	118 kt	6 h 12 min	1:18 pm CDT (18:18 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+1 kt	1 °C	119 kt	6 h 09 min	1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 20 kt	0	-3 °C	120 kt	6 h 06 min	1:12 pm CDT (18:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 22 kt	−1 kt	-6 °C	121 kt	6 h 03 min	1:09 pm CDT (18:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 26 kt	−4 kt	-18 °C	124 kt	5 h 54 min	1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 37 kt	−11 kt	-31 °C	131 kt	5 h 35 min	12:41 pm CDT (17:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 45 kt	−17 kt	-40 °C	137 kt	5 h 21 min	12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 45 kt	−24 kt	-51 °C	144 kt	5 h 05 min	12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 14 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°
SPI	used from 99 nm out; 64 nm from the line	260/28	250/22 15°	250/14 9°	260/20 6°	280/27 -7°	280/34 -19°	280/48 -32°	280/59 -41°	300/60 -49°
EVV	used from 198 nm out; 57 nm from the line	270/25	290/17 15°	260/10 8°	270/16 5°	280/29 -6°	280/33 -19°	290/38 -33°	300/53 -41°	310/54 -51°
CGI	used from 247 nm out; 45 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
MEM	used from 346 nm out; 73 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
JAN	used from 495 nm out; 81 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
MSY	used from 643 nm out; 70 nm from the line	150/9	140/8 18°	L/V 13°	L/V 6°	320/15 -5°	310/16 -16°	320/32 -31°	340/35 -40°	350/34 -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
PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,500 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	644 ft	6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC)
LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL	30 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	679 ft	11:45 UTC
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL	129 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	754 ft	11:53 UTC
FOA Flora, IL	208 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	472 ft	11:55 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	267 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	471 ft	11:45 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	307 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	410 ft	10:53 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	396 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	11:53 UTC
UOX Oxford, MS	475 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	452 ft	11:55 UTC
OSX Kosciusko, MS	544 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	no report just now				494 ft
JAN Jackson, MS	594 nm out, 20 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	9 mi	none	346 ft	11:54 UTC
HDC Hammond, LA	702 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	46 ft	11:55 UTC
NEW New Orleans, LA	destination	VFR	from the north (360°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	7 ft	6:53 am CDT (11:53 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 NEW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC)

Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for NEW

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 PWK 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at NEW 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 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 Executive, Lakefront Airport.