Monroe County to Lincoln Airport BMG → LNK
477 nautical miles (549 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 288° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 2:15 am CDT (07:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BMG is marginal VFR, wind calm; LNK is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 9 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: 4 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 149 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 BMG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A21N at 17,000 ft, 20 nm southeast, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. At the departure end, 20 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 45 nm south (183°) of IND
- Time
- 01:28 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Sky
- clear
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- clear since departing KIND southbound
- B38M at 23,700 ft, 18 nm south, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 30 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 30 nm south (190°) of TTH
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Height
- at 23,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light
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 5 forecast points nearest it (IND, SPI, BRL, DSM, OMA). 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 | 240° at 27 kt | +20 kt | 100 kt | 4 h 46 min | 2:31 am CDT (07:31 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | +22 kt | 15 °C | 98 kt | 4 h 52 min | 2:37 am CDT (07:37 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 11 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 43 min | 2:28 am CDT (07:28 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 8 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 35 min | 2:20 am CDT (07:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 4 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 30 min | 2:15 am CDT (07:15 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 0 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 38 min | 2:23 am CDT (07:23 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | +21 kt | -4 °C | 99 kt | 4 h 49 min | 2:34 am CDT (07:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 25 kt | +24 kt | -7 °C | 96 kt | 4 h 58 min | 2:43 am CDT (07:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 31 kt | +30 kt | -19 °C | 90 kt | 5 h 18 min | 3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 35 kt | +34 kt | -33 °C | 86 kt | 5 h 33 min | 3:18 am CDT (08:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 50 kt | +50 kt | -41 °C | 70 kt | 6 h 49 min | 4:34 am CDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 57 kt | +57 kt | -51 °C | 63 kt | 7 h 34 min | 5:19 am CDT (10:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | used from 0 nm out; 48 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° |
| SPI | used from 50 nm out; 73 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° |
| BRL | used from 199 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DSM | used from 298 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 398 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMG Bloomington, IN | departure | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 845 ft | 10:34 pm EDT (02:34 UTC) |
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 40 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| MTO Mattoon/Charleston, IL | 80 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 722 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| DEC Decatur, IL | 109 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | none | 681 ft | 01:54 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 149 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 01:52 UTC |
| UIN Quincy, IL | 219 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 768 ft | 01:54 UTC |
| IRK Kirksville, MO | 278 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | reported, no category | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 966 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| TRX Trenton, MO | 328 nm out, 20 nm south of the line | no report just now | 757 ft | ||||
| LWD Lamoni, IA | 348 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,130 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| SDA Shenandoah, IA | 418 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 10 knots | 9 mi | none | 971 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| AFK Nebraska City, NE | 438 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,165 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| LNK Lincoln, NE | destination | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,218 ft | 8:54 pm CDT (01:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,218 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LNK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:15 am CDT (07:15 UTC)
Wind from the south at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for LNK
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, 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 southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for BMG, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, clear skies
- At times between Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, shallow fog, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, a few clouds at 200 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 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 BMG 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 UTC), at LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LNK is before sunrise there (7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC)).
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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: Monroe County, Lincoln Airport.