Bowling Green-Warren County Regional to New Castle Airport BWG → ILG
534 nautical miles (615 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 069°, about 073° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:20 am EDT (15:20 UTC). 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: 2 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, mist). Over the route from 158 to 406 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 307 to 445 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 40 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 BWG.
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 08:00–15:00 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 (LOU, CRW, EKN, 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 | 320° at 16 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 4 h 12 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 20 min | 11:46 am EDT (15:46 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −2 kt | 10 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 23 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −1 kt | 7 °C | 121 kt | 4 h 25 min | 11:51 am EDT (15:51 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 23 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 27 kt | −4 kt | 1 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 18 min | 11:44 am EDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | −6 kt | -3 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 14 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 32 kt | −7 kt | -6 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 12 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 33 kt | −8 kt | -8 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 10 min | 11:36 am EDT (15:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 35 kt | −8 kt | -20 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 10 min | 11:36 am EDT (15:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 42 kt | −7 kt | -34 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 12 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 54 kt | −12 kt | -41 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 03 min | 11:29 am EDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 42 kt | −17 kt | -50 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 54 min | 11:20 am EDT (15:20 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| CRW | used from 148 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| EKN | used from 297 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| PSB | used from 445 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| ACY | used from 495 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWG Bowling Green, KY | departure | no report just now | 547 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 20 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| AAS Campbellsville, KY | 59 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 921 ft | ||||
| RGA Richmond, KY | 109 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 198 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 247 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| SXL Summersville, WV | 277 nm out, 16 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,819 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 327 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 426 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| FDK Frederick, MD | 455 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 308 ft | ||||
| MTN Baltimore, MD | 495 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| ILG Wilmington, DE | destination | no report just now | 79 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,987 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ILG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:20 am EDT (15:20 UTC)
ILG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 445 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 16 nm from the route, 455 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 485 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at BWG 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC), at ILG 6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 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: Bowling Green-Warren County Regional, New Castle Airport.