Plan a flight · Mon 8:07 am EDT (12:07 UTC)

South Bend International to Santa FE Regional SBN → SAF

994 nautical miles (1,143 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 255°, about 260° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 22-knot headwind), arriving about 4:16 pm MDT (22:16 UTC). Right now SBN is VFR, wind calm; SAF 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: 1 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 TANGO 2W: 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 209 to 725 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the last 129 nm of the route.
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). Near the route, 874 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 60 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 SBN.

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

urgent B763 at 2,000 ft, 24 nm south, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 457 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOE UUA /OV 130003/TM 1157/FL020/TP B763/WV LLWS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through FOE
Where
wind from 130° at 3 knots
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Wind
low-level wind shear
urgent BE20 at 500 ft, 32 nm southeast, 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear 500FT a 10-knot loss of airspeed zkc fd dl. 735 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBL UUA /OV LBL/TM 0934/FL005/TP BE20/RM LLWS 500FT +/-10KT ZKC FD DL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through LBL
Where
over LBL
Time
09:34 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Remarks
low-level wind shear 500FT a 10-knot loss of airspeed zkc fd dl
A320 at 30,000 ft, 46 nm southeast, 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better. At the departure end, 46 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1149/FL300/TP A320/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM DURD FL300-260 FL250 BETTER
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASW
Where
over OLK
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better
A320 at 36,000 ft, 17 nm southeast, 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 17 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSH UA /OV GSH/TM 1125/FL360/TP A320/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSH
Where
over GSH
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 38,000 ft, 18 nm south, 7:06 am EDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1106/FL380/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OXI
Where
over OXI
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 22,000 ft, 4 nm northwest, 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj. 497 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1200/FL220/TP PC12/TA M09/IC LGT RIME/RM NEG ICING AT FL200 /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHK
Where
over MHK
Time
12:00 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj
CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 20 nm southeast, 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zkc fd dl. 656 nm along the route, 20 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DDC UA /OV DDC090024/TM 1125/FL280/TP CRJ7/TB LGT/RM ZKC FD DL
```
Report
a routine report filed through DDC
Where
24 nm east (090°) of DDC
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
light
Remarks
zkc fd dl

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 8 forecast points nearest it (JOT, BRL, COU, MKC, SLN, GCK, TCC, ABQ). 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	240° at 31 kt	+31 kt	22 °C	89 kt	11 h 10 min	5:17 pm MDT (23:17 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	+25 kt	18 °C	95 kt	10 h 28 min	4:35 pm MDT (22:35 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	+22 kt	13 °C	98 kt	10 h 09 min	4:16 pm MDT (22:16 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	+22 kt	9 °C	98 kt	10 h 09 min	4:16 pm MDT (22:16 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 23 kt	+24 kt	5 °C	96 kt	10 h 21 min	4:28 pm MDT (22:28 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 26 kt	+26 kt	0 °C	94 kt	10 h 34 min	4:41 pm MDT (22:41 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 28 kt	+29 kt	-4 °C	91 kt	10 h 55 min	5:02 pm MDT (23:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 30 kt	+31 kt	-7 °C	89 kt	11 h 10 min	5:17 pm MDT (23:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 42 kt	+43 kt	-20 °C	77 kt	12 h 55 min	7:02 pm MDT (01:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 63 kt	+62 kt	-30 °C	58 kt	17 h 08 min	11:15 pm MDT (05:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 64 kt	+63 kt	-38 °C	57 kt	17 h 26 min	11:33 pm MDT (05:33 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 61 kt	+57 kt	-49 °C	63 kt	15 h 47 min	9:54 pm MDT (03:54 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; 60 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°
BRL	used from 149 nm out; 51 nm from the line	250/32	250/19 17°	260/15 11°	270/16 3°	290/23 -7°	260/42 -20°	270/52 -34°	280/63 -39°	290/64 -48°
COU	used from 298 nm out; 88 nm from the line	250/36	260/14 16°	250/5 12°	260/12 6°	260/24 -7°	260/35 -19°	280/58 -31°	280/62 -40°	290/60 -49°
MKC	used from 348 nm out; 47 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°
SLN	used from 497 nm out; 26 nm from the line	230/49	240/41 22°	230/26 15°	220/21 7°	240/38 -8°	240/44 -21°	260/77 -29°	270/70 -36°	270/63 -48°
GCK	used from 646 nm out; 33 nm from the line		240/40 22°	240/40 14°	240/38 7°	230/39 -7°	230/45 -20°	250/73 -28°	260/74 -36°	260/64 -49°
TCC	used from 795 nm out; 110 nm from the line		240/20	230/22 13°	230/27 6°	230/40 -7°	240/55 -18°	240/74 -27°	240/68 -37°	250/64 -49°
ABQ	used from 944 nm out; 66 nm from the line			220/19 9°	220/35 3°	230/50 -8°	240/64 -19°	230/83 -26°	230/85 -36°	230/80 -48°

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
SBN South Bend, IN	departure	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	798 ft	7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC)
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	50 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	11:50 UTC
PIA Peoria, IL	169 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	660 ft	11:54 UTC
FSW Fort Madison, IA	238 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	721 ft	11:55 UTC
EZZ Cameron, MO	378 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,040 ft	11:55 UTC
STJ St Joseph, MO	407 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	826 ft	11:53 UTC
SLN Salina, KS	546 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	11:53 UTC
GBD Great Bend, KS	606 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	1,886 ft	11:56 UTC
GCK Garden City, KS	705 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 20 knots, gusting to 31	10+ mi	none	2,890 ft	11:54 UTC
CAO Clayton, NM	845 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	4,969 ft	11:55 UTC
LVS Las Vegas, NM	954 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line	reported, no category	calm	10+ mi	none	6,877 ft	11:53 UTC
SAF Santa Fe, NM	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	6,348 ft	5:53 am MDT (11:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:16 pm MDT (22:16 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SAF

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet

The forecast for SBN, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 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 SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at SAF 6:31 pm MDT (00:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: South Bend International, Santa FE Regional.