Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field to Chicago O'Hare International TBN → ORD
320 nautical miles (369 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 036°, about 036° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TBN is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 5 knots; ORD is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 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: 412 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 3W: 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, 19 nm along 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 TBN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B739 at 35,000 ft, 33 nm southeast, 2:05 am CDT (07:05 UTC): no turbulence. 272 nm along the route, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
TIP UA /OV RBS010023/TM 0705/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through TIP
- Where
- 23 nm north (010°) of RBS
- Time
- 07:05 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- none
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 4 forecast points nearest it (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 23 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 2 h 16 min | 5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 2 h 17 min | 5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −18 kt | 12 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 19 min | 5:21 am CDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | −15 kt | 9 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 22 min | 5:24 am CDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 6 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 28 min | 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −10 kt | 3 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 28 min | 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 25 min | 5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 23 min | 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 23 kt | −15 kt | -7 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 22 min | 5:24 am CDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 29 kt | −17 kt | -19 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 20 min | 5:22 am CDT (10:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 31 kt | −12 kt | -33 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 25 min | 5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 49 kt | −16 kt | -42 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 21 min | 5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 57 kt | −11 kt | -52 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 27 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| STL | used from 49 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 146 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| JOT | used from 243 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC) |
| VIH Rolla/Vichy, MO | 29 nm out, 0 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,147 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| FYG Washington, MO | 78 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 487 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| SUS St Louis, MO | 87 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 463 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| IJX Jacksonville, IL | 155 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 623 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 175 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 07:52 UTC |
| PIA Peoria, IL | 204 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 660 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| PNT Pontiac, IL | 252 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 666 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL | 301 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 679 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| ORD Chicago, IL | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 30,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 30,000 ft | 680 ft | 2:51 am CDT (07:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC)
Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ORD
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
The forecast for TBN, the departure
- From Fri 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, am dust storm, a few clouds 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 TBN 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC), at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ORD is before sunrise there (7:00 am CDT (12:00 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.
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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: Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, Chicago O'Hare International.