The Eastern Iowa Airport to James M Cox Dayton International CID → DAY
360 nautical miles (414 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 107°, about 105° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:32 am EDT (05:32 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: 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 last 78 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 CID.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A320 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 9:03 pm CDT (02:03 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 331 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA115040/TM 0203/FL340/TP A320/TB MOD CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- 40 nm southeast (115°) of FWA
- Time
- 02:03 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- moderate chop
- UAL2499 at 28,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 9:15 pm CDT (02:15 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL2499 4138N 09137W 0215 F280 TB INTMT LGT CHOP IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- A321 at 32,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 8:56 pm CDT (01:56 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: pocket continuous light turbulence. 88 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast 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
- CRJ9 descending, 0 nm north, 8:15 pm CDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
- Report
- a routine report filed through DAY
- Where
- over DAY
- Time
- 01:15 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- T031 B005
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 (DBQ, JOT, IND, FWA, CVG). 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 | 260° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 2 h 37 min | 2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 2 h 34 min | 2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 12 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 37 min | 2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 9 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 41 min | 2:12 am EDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 46 min | 2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −13 kt | 1 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 42 min | 2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −17 kt | -2 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 38 min | 2:09 am EDT (06:09 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 33 min | 2:04 am EDT (06:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -7 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 32 min | 2:03 am EDT (06:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -19 °C | 147 kt | 2 h 27 min | 1:58 am EDT (05:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -34 °C | 152 kt | 2 h 22 min | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 49 kt | −48 kt | -43 °C | 168 kt | 2 h 09 min | 1:40 am EDT (05:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 59 kt | −58 kt | -51 °C | 178 kt | 2 h 01 min | 1:32 am EDT (05:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBQ | used from 0 nm out; 44 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 97 nm out; 46 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 243 nm out; 45 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 292 nm out; 49 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° |
| CVG | used from 341 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | departure | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| OQW Maquoketa, IA | 39 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 773 ft | ||||
| MLI Moline, IL | 58 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| VYS Peru, IL | 117 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 654 ft | ||||
| DTG Dwight, IL | 156 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| IKK Kankakee, IL | 185 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 629 ft | ||||
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 234 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 605 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 263 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| MIE Muncie, IN | 302 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 937 ft | ||||
| VES Versailles, OH | 341 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,007 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | destination | no report just now | 1,009 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,009 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC)
DAY 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 CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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: The Eastern Iowa Airport, James M Cox Dayton International.