MC Ghee Tyson Airport to Indianapolis International TYS → IND
259 nautical miles (298 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 336°, about 342° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 19-knot headwind), arriving about 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TYS is marginal VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots; IND is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 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: 276 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 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 TYS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (TYS, LOU, IND). 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 | 320° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 101 kt | 2 h 34 min | 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 13 °C | 97 kt | 2 h 40 min | 5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | +27 kt | 10 °C | 93 kt | 2 h 47 min | 5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 28 kt | +27 kt | 6 °C | 93 kt | 2 h 47 min | 5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | +27 kt | 2 °C | 93 kt | 2 h 47 min | 5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 28 kt | +28 kt | -1 °C | 92 kt | 2 h 49 min | 5:52 am EDT (09:52 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 29 kt | +29 kt | -4 °C | 91 kt | 2 h 51 min | 5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 30 kt | +29 kt | -7 °C | 91 kt | 2 h 51 min | 5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 37 kt | +37 kt | -19 °C | 83 kt | 3 h 07 min | 6:10 am EDT (10:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 52 kt | +52 kt | -34 °C | 68 kt | 3 h 49 min | 6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 60 kt | +60 kt | -40 °C | 60 kt | 4 h 19 min | 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 47 kt | +46 kt | -49 °C | 74 kt | 3 h 30 min | 6:33 am EDT (10:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| LOU | used from 99 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| IND | used from 199 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS Knoxville, TN | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 2,800 ft | 986 ft | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| JAU Jacksboro, TN | 30 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,400 feet, scattered clouds at 2,100 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,800 ft | 1,179 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| SME Somerset, KY | 80 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | 300 ft | 927 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| DVK Danville, KY | 109 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog | from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 1,021 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| LOU Louisville, KY | 169 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 545 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| SER Seymour, IN | 209 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 582 ft | ||||
| BAK Columbus, IN | 229 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 656 ft | 01:45 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | marginal VFR Weather: mist | from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots | 3 mi | none | 796 ft | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,179 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, 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for IND
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 200 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
The forecast for TYS, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 TYS 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IND is before sunrise there (7:52 am EDT (11:52 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: MC Ghee Tyson Airport, Indianapolis International.