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Luis Munoz Marin International to Chicago Midway International SJU → MDW

1,789 nautical miles (2,059 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 326°, about 337° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 12:45 pm CDT (17:45 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: 103 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 8E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm AST (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 950 to 1010 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    FL AND NC FL SC GA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 130SSE ILM-180SE ILM-60ENE PBI-20SSE TRV-130SSE ILM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
  • SIGMET 5E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 11:55 pm AST (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 1020 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 5E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NC SC CSTL WTRS
    FROM 140E ECG-220ESE ECG-180SE ILM-130SSE ILM-60SE ECG-140E ECG
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23025KT. TOPS TO FL450.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm AST (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 1399 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 1279 to 1379 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1339 to 1469 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 route from 1349 to 1529 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 SJU.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, ILM, FLO, RDU, TRI, CRW, CVG, IND, FWA, JOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft290° at 9 kt+7 kt11 °C113 kt15 h 50 min1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC)
6,500 ft290° at 9 kt+8 kt14 °C112 kt15 h 58 min1:41 pm CDT (18:41 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 11 kt+9 kt12 °C111 kt16 h 07 min1:50 pm CDT (18:50 UTC)
10,500 ft280° at 12 kt+9 kt9 °C111 kt16 h 07 min1:50 pm CDT (18:50 UTC)
12,500 ft280° at 13 kt+9 kt5 °C111 kt16 h 07 min1:50 pm CDT (18:50 UTC)
14,500 ft270° at 15 kt+10 kt1 °C110 kt16 h 16 min1:59 pm CDT (18:59 UTC)
16,500 ft270° at 18 kt+10 kt-3 °C110 kt16 h 16 min1:59 pm CDT (18:59 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 20 kt+11 kt-6 °C109 kt16 h 25 min2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 23 kt+12 kt-17 °C108 kt16 h 34 min2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 21 kt+6 kt-32 °C114 kt15 h 42 min1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 25 kt+1 kt-41 °C119 kt15 h 02 min12:45 pm CDT (17:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 28 kt+3 kt-50 °C117 kt15 h 17 min1:00 pm CDT (18:00 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
MIAused from 0 nm out; 886 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -51°
MLBused from 700 nm out; 373 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
ILMused from 800 nm out; 322 nm from the line270/22270/23 11°260/35 10°240/41 6°240/49 -5°240/61 -16°230/74 -30°220/79 -40°230/71 -51°
FLOused from 1149 nm out; 35 nm from the line300/16320/14 12°320/19 7°290/26 5°260/39 -6°250/45 -18°230/62 -32°230/83 -40°230/64 -51°
RDUused from 1249 nm out; 78 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°
TRIused from 1299 nm out; 73 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
CRWused from 1449 nm out; 73 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
CVGused from 1499 nm out; 50 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
INDused from 1599 nm out; 50 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°
FWAused from 1699 nm out; 70 nm from the line300/17320/20 16°330/20 10°340/15 3°310/27 -8°320/37 -20°330/52 -36°330/65 -43°330/60 -50°
JOTused from 1749 nm out; 33 nm from the line250/23270/22 15°250/16 10°240/9 4°280/22 -7°280/29 -19°300/29 -34°290/50 -43°300/64 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SJU San Juan, PR departure no report just now 9 ft
CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC 1149 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 31 ft
VUJ Albemarle, NC 1269 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 609 ft
LUK Cincinnati, OH 1569 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 481 ft
AID Anderson, IN 1649 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 919 ft
MDW Chicago, IL destination no report just now 619 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 919 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MDW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:45 pm CDT (17:45 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/4508 CEIBA, PR 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZSU
  • 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 1209 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, 1569 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC), at MDW 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 Caribbean
Radar now, the Caribbean · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Luis Munoz Marin International, Chicago Midway International.