Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport to Atlantic City International BMI → ACY
662 nautical miles (762 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 091°, about 094° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:48 am EDT (10:48 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BMI is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 6 knots; ACY is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) 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: 3 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
- SIGMET E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the last 138 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120555 MKCE WST 120555 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E VALID UNTIL 0755Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
- 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 last 573 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 375 to 524 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 198 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 BMI.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (JOT, IND, FWA, CMH, AGC, PSB, ACY). 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 | 300° at 12 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 5 h 03 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 13 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 03 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 03 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 03 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 06 min | 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 1 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 03 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 59 min | 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −16 kt | -8 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 52 min | 7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 19 kt | −16 kt | -9 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 52 min | 7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 28 kt | −23 kt | -21 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 38 min | 7:21 am EDT (11:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | −27 kt | -35 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 30 min | 7:13 am EDT (11:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | −42 kt | -42 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 05 min | 6:48 am EDT (10:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 42 kt | −38 kt | -49 °C | 158 kt | 4 h 11 min | 6:54 am EDT (10:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOT | used from 0 nm out; 64 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° |
| IND | used from 49 nm out; 64 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° |
| FWA | used from 148 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CMH | used from 198 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| AGC | used from 346 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| PSB | used from 494 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| ACY | used from 543 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 871 ft | 12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC) |
| TIP Rantoul, IL | 40 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 737 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 89 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 605 ft | 06:33 UTC |
| MIE Muncie, IN | 158 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 3 mi | none | 937 ft | 06:01 UTC |
| MRT Marysville, OH | 257 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 1,020 ft | 21:09 UTC |
| OSU Columbus, OH | 267 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 6 mi | 1,000 ft | 905 ft | 06:13 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 375 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 1,194 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 435 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 1,198 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 514 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 703 ft | 06:25 UTC |
| MTN Baltimore, MD | 583 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: rain | from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 22 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| ILG Wilmington, DE | 613 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots | 8 mi | 800 ft | 79 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots | 4 mi | 500 ft | 74 ft | 2:23 am EDT (06:23 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,198 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ACY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:48 am EDT (10:48 UTC)
Wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 400 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for ACY
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for BMI, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 24 nm from the route, 553 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at BMI 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC), at ACY 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ACY is before sunrise there (7:04 am EDT (11:04 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
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: Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport, Atlantic City International.