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Santa Barbara Municipal to Indianapolis International SBA → IND

1,628 nautical miles (1,874 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 069°, about 055° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:27 am EDT (14:27 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: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 669 to 789 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 250 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 250 to 390 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 250 to 849 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 300 to 579 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 320 to 410 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 400 to 829 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 430 to 679 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 649 to 779 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 route from 849 to 1359 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). Over the last 50 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 SBA.

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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (SBA, WJF, LAS, BCE, FMN, ALS, PUB, GLD, GCK, SLN, MKC, COU, SPI, IND). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft230° at 28 kt−24 kt10 °C144 kt11 h 18 min12:30 pm EDT (16:30 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 25 kt−23 kt12 °C143 kt11 h 23 min12:35 pm EDT (16:35 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 22 kt−21 kt9 °C141 kt11 h 33 min12:45 pm EDT (16:45 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 22 kt−20 kt4 °C140 kt11 h 38 min12:50 pm EDT (16:50 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 24 kt−22 kt0 °C142 kt11 h 28 min12:40 pm EDT (16:40 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 27 kt−25 kt-4 °C145 kt11 h 14 min12:26 pm EDT (16:26 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 30 kt−28 kt-8 °C148 kt11 h12:12 pm EDT (16:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 31 kt−29 kt-9 °C149 kt10 h 56 min12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 41 kt−38 kt-20 °C158 kt10 h 18 min11:30 am EDT (15:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 52 kt−51 kt-30 °C171 kt9 h 31 min10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 55 kt−56 kt-37 °C176 kt9 h 15 min10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 49 kt−51 kt-47 °C171 kt9 h 31 min10:43 am EDT (14:43 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SBAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the lineL/V190/13 5°210/20 2°220/22 -3°260/19 -13°230/35 -22°220/43 -28°220/46 -36°220/45 -44°
WJFused from 50 nm out; 13 nm from the line200/28 6°210/28 3°210/29 -4°210/28 -14°220/41 -20°220/47 -29°220/46 -37°220/53 -44°
LASused from 150 nm out; 77 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
BCEused from 350 nm out; 78 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
FMNused from 499 nm out; 71 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ALSused from 649 nm out; 39 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
PUBused from 749 nm out; 9 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
GLDused from 849 nm out; 64 nm from the line230/49230/42 15°220/26 8°240/18 -7°230/27 -21°240/62 -30°240/61 -35°250/57 -47°
GCKused from 949 nm out; 53 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
SLNused from 999 nm out; 76 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
MKCused from 1149 nm out; 70 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
COUused from 1299 nm out; 50 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
SPIused from 1399 nm out; 50 nm from the line220/21250/23 16°260/27 9°270/14 6°270/23 -7°270/31 -19°270/28 -33°290/48 -42°300/55 -52°
INDused from 1548 nm out; 55 nm from the line290/16310/20 16°320/21 10°330/13 3°300/25 -7°320/32 -19°330/46 -34°320/61 -43°320/63 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SBA Santa Barbara, CA departure no report just now 13 ft
MHV Mojave, CA 90 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 2,801 ft
HND Las Vegas, NV 250 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,491 ft
PGA Page, AZ 440 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,316 ft
CEZ Cortez, CO 569 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,917 ft
PUB Pueblo, CO 779 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 4,729 ft
TQK Scott City, KS 949 nm out, 13 nm south of the line no report just now 2,968 ft
SLN Salina, KS 1099 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,288 ft
MHK Manhattan, KS 1149 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,066 ft
PPQ Pittsfield, IL 1419 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line no report just now 709 ft
DEC Decatur, IL 1508 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 681 ft
IND Indianapolis, IN destination no report just now 796 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,917 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, 10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 230 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 250 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 260 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 1359 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at SBA 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Santa Barbara Municipal, Indianapolis International.