Southeast Iowa Regional to Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County BRL → PLN
399 nautical miles (459 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 041° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 BRL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A321 at 32,000 ft, 6 nm southeast, 8:56 pm CDT (01:56 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: pocket continuous light turbulence. 100 nm along the route, 6 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
RPJ UA /OV PLL/TM 0156/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT/RM POCKET CONS LGT TB
- Report
- a routine report filed through RPJ
- Where
- over PLL
- Time
- 01:56 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- continuous light
- Remarks
- pocket continuous light turbulence
- E295 at 37,000 ft, 2 nm northwest, 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. 190 nm along the route, 2 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through UES
- Where
- over BAE
- Time
- 00:53 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E295
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
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 5 forecast points nearest it (BRL, DBQ, JOT, GRB, TVC). 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 | 250° at 29 kt | −27 kt | 147 kt | 2 h 43 min | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 25 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 2 h 50 min | 1:59 am EDT (05:59 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 12 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 59 min | 2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 8 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 06 min | 2:15 am EDT (06:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 5 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 03 min | 2:12 am EDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −12 kt | 1 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 01 min | 2:10 am EDT (06:10 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −13 kt | -3 °C | 133 kt | 3 h | 2:09 am EDT (06:09 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −14 kt | -7 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 59 min | 2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 23 kt | −14 kt | -8 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 59 min | 2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 28 kt | −16 kt | -20 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 56 min | 2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 37 kt | −18 kt | -35 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 53 min | 2:02 am EDT (06:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 48 kt | −17 kt | -44 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 55 min | 2:04 am EDT (06:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 69 kt | −27 kt | -53 °C | 147 kt | 2 h 43 min | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRL | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| DBQ | used from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| JOT | used from 150 nm out; 85 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° |
| GRB | used from 200 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| TVC | used from 299 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 260/31 | 280/22 15° | 290/18 10° | 270/13 2° | 290/25 -10° | 300/35 -21° | 310/52 -37° | 320/59 -47° | 300/84 -54° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRL Burlington, IA | departure | no report just now | 698 ft | ||||
| GBG Galesburg, IL | 30 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 764 ft | ||||
| MLI Moline, IL | 50 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL | 120 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 742 ft | ||||
| JVL Janesville, WI | 140 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 807 ft | ||||
| UES Waukesha, WI | 190 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 911 ft | ||||
| SBM Sheboygan, WI | 229 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 755 ft | ||||
| MBL Manistee, MI | 299 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 621 ft | ||||
| TVC Traverse City, MI | 339 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 623 ft | ||||
| CVX Charlevoix, MI | 369 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 668 ft | ||||
| PLN Pellston, MI | destination | no report just now | 720 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 911 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PLN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC)
PLN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 BRL 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at PLN 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PLN is before sunrise there (7:51 am EDT (11:51 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: Southeast Iowa Regional, Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County.