Charlotte/Douglas International to Kirksville Regional CLT → IRK
623 nautical miles (717 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 301°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 1:19 am CDT (06:19 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: 4 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 109 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 59 to 208 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). Over the route from 79 to 247 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 CLT.
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 20:00–03:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TRI, TYS, LOU, EVV, STL, COU, BRL). 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 | 300° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 11 °C | 104 kt | 5 h 59 min | 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 13 °C | 101 kt | 6 h 10 min | 1:30 am CDT (06:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | +22 kt | 10 °C | 98 kt | 6 h 21 min | 1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | +24 kt | 6 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 29 min | 1:49 am CDT (06:49 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 26 kt | +25 kt | 3 °C | 95 kt | 6 h 33 min | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -1 °C | 95 kt | 6 h 33 min | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -5 °C | 95 kt | 6 h 33 min | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 27 kt | +26 kt | -8 °C | 94 kt | 6 h 38 min | 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 29 kt | +27 kt | -19 °C | 93 kt | 6 h 42 min | 2:02 am CDT (07:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 38 kt | +37 kt | -33 °C | 83 kt | 7 h 30 min | 2:50 am CDT (07:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 41 kt | +40 kt | -40 °C | 80 kt | 7 h 47 min | 3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 40 kt | +39 kt | -49 °C | 81 kt | 7 h 41 min | 3:01 am CDT (08:01 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP | used from 0 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| TRI | used from 49 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| TYS | used from 148 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| LOU | used from 198 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| EVV | used from 297 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| STL | used from 445 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| COU | used from 544 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/19 15° | 240/33 10° | 250/29 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/19 -18° | 300/34 -31° | 300/40 -42° | 300/60 -52° |
| BRL | used from 594 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Charlotte, NC | departure | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 40 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| GCY Greeneville, TN | 109 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,607 ft | ||||
| MOR Morristown, TN | 129 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,312 ft | ||||
| BYL Williamsburg, KY | 188 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,177 ft | ||||
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 287 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 775 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 356 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| FOA Flora, IL | 416 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 472 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 485 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| PPQ Pittsfield, IL | 534 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 709 ft | ||||
| HAE Hannibal, MO | 564 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 768 ft | ||||
| IRK Kirksville, MO | destination | no report just now | 966 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,607 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IRK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC)
IRK 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 CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at IRK 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IRK is before sunrise there (7:17 am CDT (12:17 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: Charlotte/Douglas International, Kirksville Regional.