The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field CID → LIT
430 nautical miles (495 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 183°, about 181° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 19-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:42 pm CDT (18:42 UTC). Right now CID is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 10 knots; LIT is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 7 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 route from 98 to 225 nm out.
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
- CRJ2 at 2,000 ft, 31 nm east, 10:21 am CDT (15:21 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zkcfdc xj. 117 nm along the route, 31 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
UIN UA /OV KUIN/TM 1521/FL020/TP CRJ2/TB NEG/RM /ZKCFDC XJ
- Report
- a routine report filed through UIN
- Where
- over KUIN
- Time
- 15:21 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- zkcfdc xj
- PA28 at 3,000 ft, 13 nm west, 10:22 am CDT (15:22 UTC): remarks: wind shear at at 3,000 ft, 8 west of cou put aircraft in 45 degree bank no damage no injuries. 186 nm along the route, 13 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
COU UA /OV KCOU/TM 1522/FL030/TP PA28/RM WIND SHEAR AT 030, 8 WEST OF COU. PUT ACFT IN 45 DEGREE BANK. NO DAMAGE NO INJURIES
- Report
- a routine report filed through COU
- Where
- over KCOU
- Time
- 15:22 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PA28
- Remarks
- wind shear at at 3,000 ft, 8 west of cou put aircraft in 45 degree bank no damage no injuries
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (BRL, COU, SGF, LIT). 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 25 kt | +14 kt | 106 kt | 4 h 03 min | 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +12 kt | 16 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 59 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +9 kt | 13 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 52 min | 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +8 kt | 9 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 50 min | 2:26 pm CDT (19:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +6 kt | 5 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 46 min | 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | +6 kt | 1 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 46 min | 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 24 kt | +5 kt | -4 °C | 115 kt | 3 h 44 min | 2:20 pm CDT (19:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 25 kt | +4 kt | -7 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 42 min | 2:18 pm CDT (19:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 34 kt | +6 kt | -18 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 46 min | 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 62 kt | −13 kt | -30 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 14 min | 1:50 pm CDT (18:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 61 kt | −19 kt | -37 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 06 min | 1:42 pm CDT (18:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 51 kt | −18 kt | -48 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 07 min | 1:43 pm CDT (18:43 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 50 nm from the line | 240/28 | 240/25 18° | 250/26 12° | 260/29 5° | 260/24 -8° | 270/36 -20° | 280/57 -33° | 290/65 -37° | 290/54 -46° |
| COU | used from 98 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 240/28 | 240/22 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 270/23 -7° | 260/39 -19° | 290/70 -30° | 290/71 -37° | 290/58 -48° |
| SGF | used from 244 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 220/23 | 240/29 16° | 240/21 13° | 240/15 7° | 270/28 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 280/67 -29° | 290/59 -37° | 290/51 -49° |
| LIT | used from 342 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/23 | 250/23 17° | 250/18 11° | 250/18 7° | 250/27 -7° | 270/23 -15° | 290/50 -30° | 300/43 -38° | 320/38 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 9:52 am CDT (14:52 UTC) |
| AWG Washington, IA | 39 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 754 ft | 15:15 UTC |
| FFL Fairfield, IA | 49 nm out, 9 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 14 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 800 ft | 15:15 UTC |
| EOK Keokuk, IA | 88 nm out, 18 nm east of the line | reported, no category | from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 671 ft | 15:15 UTC |
| MYJ Mexico, MO | 166 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 822 ft | 15:15 UTC |
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 196 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | variable at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 549 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 254 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots, gusting to 15 | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| TVB Cabool, MO | 284 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,220 ft | ||||
| UNO West Plains, MO | 303 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots, gusting to 15 | 9 mi | none | 1,228 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| HBZ Heber Springs, AR | 381 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| CXW Conway, AR | 411 nm out, 17 nm west of the line | VFR | from the west (260°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 276 ft | 15:15 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | destination | VFR | from the west (260°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,228 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:42 pm CDT (18:42 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for LIT
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for CID, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Tue 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 166 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC), at LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 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, Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field.