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Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal to South Bend International SPS → SBN

739 nautical miles (850 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 048°, about 043° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC). Right now SPS is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 9 knots; SBN is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 4 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 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 first 429 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 SPS.

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

E170 at 26,000 ft, 11 nm northwest, 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW50. 190 nm along the route, 11 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUL UA /OV TUL/TM 1234/FL260/TP E170/TB LGT TO MOD CHOP/RM ZFW50
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUL
Where
over TUL
Time
12:34 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
ZFW50
A21N at 31,000 ft, 37 nm southeast, 5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 669 nm along the route, 37 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAF UA /OV BVT/TM 1033/FL310/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAF
Where
over BVT
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb
CRJ9 at 38,000 ft, 11 nm southeast, 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. 709 nm along the route, 11 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
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
B738 at 26,000 ft, 35 nm east, 7:21 am CDT (12:21 UTC): no turbulence from 25,000 ft to 26,000 ft. At the destination end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSH UA /OV GSH090020/TM 1221/FL260/TP B738/TB NEG 260-250
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSH
Where
20 nm east (090°) of GSH
Time
12:21 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
no from 26,000 ft to 25,000 ft
A320 at 30,000 ft, 46 nm southeast, 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better. At the destination end, 46 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
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, 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination 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

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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (SPS, OKC, TUL, SGF, COU, STL, SPI, JOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	240° at 31 kt	−31 kt		151 kt	4 h 54 min	2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	−23 kt		143 kt	5 h 10 min	2:17 pm EDT (18:17 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	−17 kt	14 °C	137 kt	5 h 24 min	2:31 pm EDT (18:31 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	−14 kt	11 °C	134 kt	5 h 31 min	2:38 pm EDT (18:38 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−14 kt	7 °C	134 kt	5 h 31 min	2:38 pm EDT (18:38 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−15 kt	3 °C	135 kt	5 h 28 min	2:35 pm EDT (18:35 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 20 kt	−17 kt	-2 °C	137 kt	5 h 24 min	2:31 pm EDT (18:31 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 23 kt	−20 kt	-6 °C	140 kt	5 h 17 min	2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 24 kt	−20 kt	-7 °C	140 kt	5 h 17 min	2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 32 kt	−27 kt	-18 °C	147 kt	5 h 02 min	2:09 pm EDT (18:09 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 53 kt	−39 kt	-31 °C	159 kt	4 h 39 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 56 kt	−37 kt	-40 °C	157 kt	4 h 42 min	1:49 pm EDT (17:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 55 kt	−26 kt	-50 °C	146 kt	5 h 04 min	2:11 pm EDT (18:11 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
SPS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	220/35	220/31 18°	230/16 14°	230/10 8°	250/18 -5°	250/32 -16°	260/51 -28°	280/46 -38°	300/50 -50°
OKC	used from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line	220/43	230/31 17°	260/13 16°	270/11 7°	240/20 -6°	250/32 -17°	260/60 -28°	280/50 -37°	290/45 -50°
TUL	used from 150 nm out; 17 nm from the line	230/42	250/23 17°	220/16 14°	240/10 8°	240/20 -6°	260/28 -17°	270/61 -29°	280/52 -38°	290/46 -50°
SGF	used from 250 nm out; 44 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
COU	used from 350 nm out; 50 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°
STL	used from 449 nm out; 35 nm from the line	250/26	240/21 15°	240/22 11°	250/23 6°	270/28 -7°	260/30 -19°	280/52 -31°	280/57 -40°	300/57 -49°
SPI	used from 499 nm out; 25 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°
JOT	used from 599 nm out; 56 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°

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
SPS Wichita Falls, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,019 ft	7:52 am CDT (12:52 UTC)
LAW Lawton, OK	30 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,110 ft	12:53 UTC
OUN Norman, OK	90 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,181 ft	12:45 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	170 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	638 ft	12:53 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO	270 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	977 ft	12:53 UTC
SGF Springfield, MO	320 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	12:52 UTC
JEF Jefferson City, MO	409 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	549 ft	12:53 UTC
PPQ Pittsfield, IL	499 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	709 ft	12:55 UTC
SPI Springfield, IL	549 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	597 ft	12:52 UTC
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL	599 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	871 ft	12:56 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	699 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	12:50 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	798 ft	8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,268 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SBN

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

The forecast for SPS, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 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 SPS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

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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: Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal, South Bend International.