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The Eastern Iowa Airport to Trenton Mercer Airport CID → TTN

770 nautical miles (886 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 090° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:44 pm EDT (18:44 UTC). Right now CID is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots; TTN is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20. 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 route from 430 to 620 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 530 to 690 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.

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

B738 at 36,000 ft, 34 nm south, 7:54 am CDT (12:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 730 nm along the route, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTW UA /OV MXE240005/TM 1254/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTW
Where
5 nm southwest (240°) of MXE
Time
12:54 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
A321 at 32,000 ft, 10 nm north, 7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CID UA /OV CID360010/TM 1225/FL320/TP A321/TB INTMT LGT CHOP CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CID
Where
10 nm north (360°) of CID
Time
12:25 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
intermittent light chop continuous light chop
B752 at 34,000 ft, 43 nm north, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DBQ UA /OV DBQ300020/TM 1223/FL340/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DBQ
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of DBQ
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B39M at 36,000 ft, 29 nm north, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC): no turbulence. 170 nm along the route, 29 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWK UA /OV OBK/TM 1318/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWK
Where
over OBK
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 38,000 ft, 20 nm south, 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. 230 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1106/FL380/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OXI
Where
over OXI
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
B752 at 32,000 ft, 50 nm north, 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 250 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1303/FL320/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIV
Where
over PMM
Time
13:03 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
continuous light chop
A320 at 36,000 ft, 8 nm southwest, 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC): no turbulence. 260 nm along the route, 8 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSH UA /OV GSH/TM 1125/FL360/TP A320/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSH
Where
over GSH
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
none
B738 at 26,000 ft, 6 nm southwest, 7:21 am CDT (12:21 UTC): no turbulence from 25,000 ft to 26,000 ft. 280 nm along the route, 6 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSH UA /OV GSH090020/TM 1221/FL260/TP B738/TB NEG 260-250
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSH
Where
20 nm east (090°) of GSH
Time
12:21 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
no from 26,000 ft to 25,000 ft
A320 at 30,000 ft, 21 nm south, 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better. 280 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1149/FL300/TP A320/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM DURD FL300-260 FL250 BETTER
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASW
Where
over OLK
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better
A321 at 34,000 ft, 35 nm south, 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC): no turbulence. 300 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1120/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
F2TH at 40,000 ft, 46 nm south, 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. 300 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA170012/TM 1106/FL400/TP F2TH/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
12 nm south (170°) of FWA
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
none
F2TH descending, 10 nm northeast, 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC): remarks: base 900 ft top 1,500 ft. 350 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1317/FLDURD/TP F2TH/RM BASE 009 TOP 015
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
13:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
base 900 ft top 1,500 ft
P28A at 1,300 ft, 10 nm northeast, 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): remarks: base 1,000 ft tops 1,300 ft runway 25 final. 350 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1300/FL013/TP P28A/RM BASE 010 TOPS 013 RY25 FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
13:00 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Remarks
base 1,000 ft tops 1,300 ft runway 25 final
B738 climbing, 10 nm northeast, 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC): remarks: base 200 ft tops 1,200 ft. 350 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1219/FLDURC/TP B738/RM BASE 002 TOPS 012
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
12:19 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B738
Remarks
base 200 ft tops 1,200 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 8 forecast points nearest it (DBQ, JOT, FWA, CLE, AGC, PSB, AVP, 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	280° at 14 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	5 h 42 min	3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 12 kt	−10 kt	12 °C	130 kt	5 h 55 min	3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 13 kt	−10 kt	11 °C	130 kt	5 h 55 min	3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 14 kt	−12 kt	8 °C	132 kt	5 h 50 min	3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	−15 kt	4 °C	135 kt	5 h 42 min	3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	−17 kt	0 °C	137 kt	5 h 37 min	3:39 pm EDT (19:39 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	−19 kt	-4 °C	139 kt	5 h 32 min	3:34 pm EDT (19:34 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−21 kt	-8 °C	141 kt	5 h 28 min	3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 26 kt	−22 kt	-9 °C	142 kt	5 h 25 min	3:27 pm EDT (19:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 30 kt	−25 kt	-21 °C	145 kt	5 h 19 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 34 kt	−29 kt	-36 °C	149 kt	5 h 10 min	3:12 pm EDT (19:12 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 49 kt	−43 kt	-43 °C	163 kt	4 h 43 min	2:45 pm EDT (18:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 51 kt	−44 kt	-51 °C	164 kt	4 h 42 min	2:44 pm EDT (18:44 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
DBQ	used from 0 nm out; 38 nm from the line	250/27	260/23 17°	240/26 10°	260/30 4°	280/26 -9°	280/36 -21°	270/41 -36°	280/52 -41°	290/67 -48°
JOT	used from 100 nm out; 37 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°
FWA	used from 250 nm out; 41 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
CLE	used from 350 nm out; 69 nm from the line	310/7	350/20 14°	340/16 9°	320/21 2°	320/32 -8°	330/34 -20°	330/45 -36°	320/60 -45°	320/64 -51°
AGC	used from 500 nm out; 43 nm from the line	340/11	350/12 11°	360/25 7°	340/30 2°	340/41 -8°	340/44 -21°	350/59 -36°	340/68 -42°	340/50 -51°
PSB	used from 550 nm out; 42 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°
AVP	used from 700 nm out; 54 nm from the line	010/20	020/24 11°	360/19 8°	350/23 2°	320/24 -11°	330/25 -22°	330/27 -37°	310/28 -42°	290/30 -50°
ACY	used from 750 nm out; 55 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
CID Cedar Rapids, IA	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	869 ft	8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC)
MLI Moline, IL	50 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	589 ft	13:52 UTC
ARR Chicago/Aurora, IL	140 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	9 mi	none	712 ft	13:52 UTC
MDW Chicago, IL	180 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	619 ft	13:53 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	240 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	798 ft	13:54 UTC
TOL Toledo, OH	350 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	2 mi	300 ft	683 ft	13:52 UTC
CLE Cleveland, OH	440 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	799 ft	13:51 UTC
YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH	500 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet	from the west (260°) at 6 knots	7 mi	300 ft	1,191 ft	13:51 UTC
FIG Clearfield, PA	600 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	1,516 ft	13:54 UTC
UNV State College, PA	630 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	1,231 ft	13:53 UTC
RDG Reading, PA	720 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,000 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,000 ft	343 ft	13:54 UTC
TTN Trenton, NJ	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, scattered clouds at 3,900 feet	from the north (360°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	212 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,516 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TTN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:44 pm EDT (18:44 UTC)

Wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TTN

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 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 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

6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 470 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 490 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 500 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC), at TTN 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Trenton Mercer Airport.