Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport to Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport VPS → ICT
692 nautical miles (796 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 314° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now VPS is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots; ICT is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20. 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: 129 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). Over the last 168 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 VPS.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (MOB, JAN, LIT, FSM, TUL, ICT). 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 | 230° at 17 kt | +4 kt | 116 kt | 5 h 58 min | 6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +8 kt | 17 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 11 min | 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | +9 kt | 13 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 14 min | 7:02 am CDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +9 kt | 10 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 14 min | 7:02 am CDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 14 min | 7:02 am CDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 17 min | 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +11 kt | -2 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 21 min | 7:09 am CDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 14 kt | +12 kt | -5 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 24 min | 7:12 am CDT (12:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | +21 kt | -16 °C | 99 kt | 6 h 59 min | 7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 35 kt | +35 kt | -30 °C | 85 kt | 8 h 08 min | 8:56 am CDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 39 kt | +39 kt | -40 °C | 81 kt | 8 h 33 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 39 kt | +39 kt | -51 °C | 81 kt | 8 h 33 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOB | used from 0 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| JAN | used from 148 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| LIT | used from 296 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| FSM | used from 445 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| TUL | used from 543 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| ICT | used from 642 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | departure | VFR | from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 84 ft | 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC) |
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 30 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (270°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 120 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| MEI Meridian, MS | 158 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 04:58 UTC |
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 257 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 162 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| GLH Greenville, MS | 287 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 130 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 385 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west (270°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| MPJ Morrilton, AR | 425 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 923 ft | ||||
| FYV Fayetteville, AR | 504 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,252 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| BVO Bartlesville, OK | 603 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 716 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| WLD Winfield/Arkansas City, KS | 662 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 1,160 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| ICT Wichita, KS | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 1,332 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,332 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ICT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC)
Wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ICT
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for VPS, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, 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 VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC), at ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ICT is before sunrise there (7:35 am CDT (12:35 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: Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport.