The Eastern Iowa Airport to MC Ghee Tyson Airport CID → TYS
513 nautical miles (590 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 133°, about 131° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 3 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:09 am EDT (06:09 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CID is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 6 knots; TYS is marginal VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 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 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 424 to 493 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 69 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
- UAL2499 at 28,000 ft, 9 nm south, 9:15 pm CDT (02:15 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 9 nm south 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
- B38M at 21,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 8:09 pm CDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 365 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through SDF
- Where
- over IIU
- Time
- 01:09 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- B739 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm southwest, 8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 375 nm along the route, 46 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
- Report
- a routine report filed through BWG
- Where
- 10 nm west (270°) of BWG
- Time
- 01:51 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate chop
- Remarks
- zme
- A320 descending, 4 nm northeast, 8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. At the destination end, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
- Report
- a routine report filed through TYS
- Where
- 4 northeast tys
- Time
- 01:52 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- A320
- Remarks
- base 2,100 ft
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, SPI, EVV, LOU, TYS). 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 15 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 3 h 59 min | 3:08 am EDT (07:08 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 3 h 51 min | 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 12 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 45 min | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 9 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 41 min | 2:50 am EDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 5 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 45 min | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 2 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 43 min | 2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −19 kt | -2 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 41 min | 2:50 am EDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 38 min | 2:47 am EDT (06:47 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -7 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 37 min | 2:46 am EDT (06:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -19 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 29 min | 2:38 am EDT (06:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -33 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:28 am EDT (06:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 51 kt | −51 kt | -41 °C | 171 kt | 3 h | 2:09 am EDT (06:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 49 kt | −49 kt | -51 °C | 169 kt | 3 h 02 min | 2:11 am EDT (06:11 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; 50 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° |
| SPI | used from 99 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| EVV | used from 246 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| LOU | used from 345 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| TYS | used from 444 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
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 (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC) |
| MUT Muscatine, IA | 39 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | reported, no category | calm | 10+ mi | none | 547 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| MLI Moline, IL | 59 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 02:52 UTC |
| PIA Peoria, IL | 118 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 660 ft | 02:54 UTC |
| DEC Decatur, IL | 177 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 9 mi | none | 681 ft | 02:54 UTC |
| MTO Mattoon/Charleston, IL | 217 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 722 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| LWV Lawrenceville, IL | 266 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 429 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| TEL Tell City, IN | 325 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 659 ft | ||||
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 365 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 300 ft | 775 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| EKQ Monticello, KY | 434 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,600 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,600 ft | 962 ft | 02:56 UTC |
| SCX Oneida, TN | 463 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 1,544 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| TYS Knoxville, TN | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 2,000 ft | 986 ft | 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,544 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TYS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:09 am EDT (06:09 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for TYS
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for CID, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
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 TYS 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TYS is before sunrise there (7:39 am EDT (11:39 UTC)).
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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, MC Ghee Tyson Airport.