Plan a flight · Sun 9:34 pm EDT (01:34 UTC)

Richmond International to Indianapolis International RIC → IND

441 nautical miles (508 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now RIC is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 19 knots, gusting to 27; IND 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: 74 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 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 255 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
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), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 69 to 108 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 78 to 226 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 98 to 108 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 147 to 333 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 RIC.

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

BCS3 at 600 ft, 0 nm south, 8:06 pm EDT (00:06 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 0006/FL006/TP BCS3/SK BASES 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through RIC
Where
over RIC
Time
00:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
bases 600 ft
E170 at 500 ft, 18 nm north, 8:01 pm EDT (00:01 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. 59 nm along the route, 18 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV CHO/TM 0001/FL005/TP E170/SK OVC005
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
over CHO
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
CRJ9 at 15,000 ft, 43 nm south, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 177 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BKW/TM 0023/FL150/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over BKW
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
E135 descending, 43 nm south, 8:05 pm EDT (00:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 177 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV BKW/TM 0005/FLDURD/TP E135/SK BASES 032
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over BKW
Time
00:05 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E135
Sky
bases 3,200 ft
CRJ9 climbing, 16 nm southwest, 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 206 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 0015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 014 TOPS 070
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
bases 1,400 ft tops 7,000 ft
BCS3 at 25,000 ft, 48 nm north, 8:58 pm EDT (00:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 216 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PKB UA /OV JPU/TM 0058/FL250/TP BCS3/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over JPU
Time
00:58 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
P28A climbing, 22 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 265 nm along the route, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions
C150 climbing, 48 nm north, 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 284 nm along the route, 48 nm north 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
CRJ9 descending, 36 nm north, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 353 nm along the route, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005
E145 climbing, 36 nm north, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 353 nm along the route, 36 nm north 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, 12 nm south, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 363 nm along the route, 12 nm south 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
B737 at 23,000 ft, 22 nm south, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 363 nm along the route, 22 nm south 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
B739 climbing, 23 nm south, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 363 nm along the route, 23 nm south 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
A333 at 4,000 ft, 25 nm south, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): overcast. 373 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270010/TM 2244/FL040/TP A333/SK B025 OVC T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Sky
B025 overcast T035

1 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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (RIC, ROA, EKN, CRW, CVG, IND). 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	300° at 11 kt	+11 kt	13 °C	109 kt	4 h 03 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	+12 kt	12 °C	108 kt	4 h 05 min	1:39 am EDT (05:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 12 kt	+11 kt	9 °C	109 kt	4 h 03 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 11 kt	+9 kt	6 °C	111 kt	3 h 58 min	1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 10 kt	+8 kt	2 °C	112 kt	3 h 56 min	1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 11 kt	+10 kt	-2 °C	110 kt	4 h 01 min	1:35 am EDT (05:35 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	+12 kt	-6 °C	108 kt	4 h 05 min	1:39 am EDT (05:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 14 kt	+13 kt	-9 °C	107 kt	4 h 07 min	1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 20 kt	+18 kt	-20 °C	102 kt	4 h 19 min	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 29 kt	+20 kt	-32 °C	100 kt	4 h 25 min	1:59 am EDT (05:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 37 kt	+27 kt	-39 °C	93 kt	4 h 45 min	2:19 am EDT (06:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 37 kt	+28 kt	-48 °C	92 kt	4 h 48 min	2:22 am EDT (06:22 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
RIC	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	190/33	200/29 14°	210/31 12°	210/38 6°	230/42 -7°	230/68 -16°	220/84 -29°	220/86 -40°	220/81 -52°
ROA	used from 49 nm out; 67 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°
EKN	used from 98 nm out; 42 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°
CRW	used from 147 nm out; 40 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°
CVG	used from 294 nm out; 43 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°
IND	used from 392 nm out; 24 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -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
RIC Richmond, VA	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 19 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	4,000 ft	167 ft	8:59 pm EDT (00:59 UTC)
LKU Louisa, VA	39 nm out, 18 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the north (010°) at 5 knots	7 mi	400 ft	493 ft	23:35 UTC
CHO Charlottesville, VA	59 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	7 mi	500 ft	640 ft	01:28 UTC
HSP Hot Springs, VA	118 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line	reported, no category	from the east-northeast (060°) at 7 knots	0.25 mi	none	3,792 ft	22:15 UTC
CRW Charleston, WV	206 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: mist	variable at 6 knots	1 mi	700 ft	947 ft	00:54 UTC
GAS Gallipolis, OH	245 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	no report just now				565 ft
JRO Jackson, OH	265 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	726 ft	23:35 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	343 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	481 ft	00:53 UTC
OXD Oxford, OH	373 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,400 ft	1,040 ft	01:15 UTC
BAK Columbus, IN	412 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	656 ft	00:45 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	796 ft	8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,792 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IND when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for IND

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, a few clouds at 700 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet

The forecast for RIC, the departure

From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 353 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at RIC 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IND is before sunrise there (7:52 am EDT (11:52 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Richmond International, Indianapolis International.