University Of Illinois/Willard Airport to Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport CMI → BMI
39 nautical miles (45 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 312°, about 315° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC). Right now CMI is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots; BMI is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 9 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 1W: 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 whole route.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. AIRMET in force: 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 whole route. A pilot reported smooth air, at 26,000 ft, 42 nm west, 6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. A pilot reported no icing, at 26,000 ft, 42 nm west, 6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC). The freezing level is about 14,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 CMI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 26,000 ft, 42 nm west, 6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: DV8 ENDEE8. At the destination end, 42 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 1115/FL260/TP B737/SK TOP 250/WX TCU/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DV8 ENDEE8
- Report
- a routine report filed through PIA
- Where
- over PIA
- Time
- 11:15 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- top 25,000 ft
- Weather
- towering cumulus
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- DV8 ENDEE8
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 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 1 forecast point nearest it (SPI). 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 | 270° at 28 kt | +21 kt | 99 kt | 24 min | 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 25 kt | +16 kt | 18 °C | 104 kt | 22 min | 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 28 kt | +17 kt | 13 °C | 103 kt | 23 min | 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 30 kt | +16 kt | 8 °C | 104 kt | 22 min | 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 32 kt | +15 kt | 4 °C | 105 kt | 22 min | 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | +17 kt | 0 °C | 103 kt | 23 min | 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 31 kt | +18 kt | -5 °C | 102 kt | 23 min | 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 31 kt | +19 kt | -8 °C | 101 kt | 23 min | 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 45 kt | +38 kt | -20 °C | 82 kt | 29 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 73 kt | +71 kt | -28 °C | 49 kt | 48 min | 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 71 kt | +69 kt | -38 °C | 51 kt | 46 min | 8:29 am CDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 72 kt | +70 kt | -49 °C | 50 kt | 47 min | 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPI | used from 0 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 280/32 | 260/25 19° | 260/28 12° | 250/32 5° | 260/31 -8° | 280/45 -20° | 300/73 -28° | 300/71 -38° | 300/72 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL | departure | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 754 ft | 6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC) |
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 871 ft | 6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 871 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KCMI 131153Z 22008KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02000144 10217 20200 53007 $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KCMI
- the station, KCMI
- 131153Z
- observed 6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)
- 22008KT
- wind from the southwest at 8 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 20/14
- temperature 20 °C (68 °F), dew point 14 °C (57 °F)
- A2988
- altimeter setting 29.88 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP113
- sea-level pressure 1011.3 hPa
- T02000144
- temperature 20 °C (68 °F), dew point 14.4 °C (58 °F)
- 10217
- highest temperature in the last six hours 21.7 °C (71 °F)
- 20200
- lowest temperature in the last six hours 20 °C (68 °F)
- 53007
- pressure in the last three hours rising, faster lately, change 0.7 hPa
- $
- the station needs maintenance
TAF KCMI 131120Z 1312/1412 22010KT P6SM FEW150 WS020/28035KT FM131300 24010KT P6SM FEW150 FM140000 20005KT P6SM BKN200 FM140500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1406/1412 4SM TSRA BKN030CB
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KCMI
- the station, KCMI
- 131120Z
- issued 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC)
- 1312/1412 22010KT P6SM FEW150 WS020/28035KT
- valid from Tue 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) to Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, wind shear below 2,000 feet: wind from 280° at 35 knots above it
- FM131300 24010KT P6SM FEW150
- from Tue 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- FM140000 20005KT P6SM BKN200
- from Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- FM140500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN080
- from Wed 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- PROB30 1406/1412 4SM TSRA BKN030CB
- a 30% chance from Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) to Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,000 feet (thunderheads)
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KBMI 131156Z 23009KT 10SM SCT110 19/14 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01940144 10233 20189 53008
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KBMI
- the station, KBMI
- 131156Z
- observed 6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC)
- 23009KT
- wind from the southwest at 9 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- SCT110
- scattered clouds at 11,000 feet
- 19/14
- temperature 19 °C (66 °F), dew point 14 °C (57 °F)
- A2987
- altimeter setting 29.87 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP107
- sea-level pressure 1010.7 hPa
- T01940144
- temperature 19.4 °C (67 °F), dew point 14.4 °C (58 °F)
- 10233
- highest temperature in the last six hours 23.3 °C (74 °F)
- 20189
- lowest temperature in the last six hours 18.9 °C (66 °F)
- 53008
- pressure in the last three hours rising, faster lately, change 0.8 hPa
TAF KBMI 131120Z 1312/1412 24010KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT250 FM131500 24010KT P6SM FEW120 FEW250 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1403/1406 4SM TSRA OVC030CB FM140600 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 TEMPO 1406/1410 2SM TSRA BR OVC025CB
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KBMI
- the station, KBMI
- 131120Z
- issued 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC)
- 1312/1412 24010KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT250
- valid from Tue 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) to Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM131500 24010KT P6SM FEW120 FEW250
- from Tue 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080
- from Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- PROB30 1403/1406 4SM TSRA OVC030CB
- a 30% chance from Tue 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) to Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 3,000 feet (thunderheads)
- FM140600 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040
- from Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- TEMPO 1406/1410 2SM TSRA BR OVC025CB
- at times from Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) to Wed 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, thunderstorms with rain, mist, overcast at 2,500 feet (thunderheads)
At BMI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for BMI
- From Tue 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- 30% chance between Tue 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) and 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 3,000 feet (thunderheads)
- From Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- At times between Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, thunderstorms with rain, mist, overcast at 2,500 feet (thunderheads)
The forecast for CMI, the departure
- From Tue 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Wed 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- 30% chance between Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,000 feet (thunderheads)
BMI: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF KBMI 131120Z 1312/1412 24010KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT250 FM131500 24010KT P6SM FEW120 FEW250 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1403/1406 4SM TSRA OVC030CB FM140600 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 TEMPO 1406/1410 2SM TSRA BR OVC025CB
CMI: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF KCMI 131120Z 1312/1412 22010KT P6SM FEW150 WS020/28035KT FM131300 24010KT P6SM FEW150 FM140000 20005KT P6SM BKN200 FM140500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1406/1412 4SM TSRA BKN030CB
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
CMI: 11 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
- closed Taxiway A5 closed until Fri 30 Oct, 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) · CMI 09/119
as issued
!CMI 09/119 CMI TWY A5 CLSD 2609301904-2610302300
- closed Apron fixed Base operate Ramp southeast 380 ft closed until Fri 30 Oct, 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC) · CMI 09/120
as issued
!CMI 09/120 CMI APRON FIXED BASE OPR RAMP SE 380FT CLSD 2609301904-2610302200
BMI: 22 notices in force, 4 starting within a week. all of them, grouped →
- closed Runway 02/20 closed to TGL until Tue 13 Oct, 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC) · BMI 10/063
as issued
!BMI 10/063 BMI RWY 02/20 CLSD TO TGL 2610131130-2610131530
- closed Runway 02/20 closed except scheduled aircraft and Emerg aircraft or 30 minutes prior permission required 309-834-7396 until Tue 13 Oct, 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC) · BMI 10/064
as issued
!BMI 10/064 BMI RWY 02/20 CLSD EXC SKED ACFT AND EMERG ACFT OR 30MIN PPR 309-834-7396 2610131130-2610131530
- closed Runway 11/29 closed except crossing until Mon 30 Nov, 5:30 pm CST (23:30 UTC) · BMI 06/053
as issued
!BMI 06/053 BMI RWY 11/29 CLSD EXC XNG 2606111200-2611302330
4 notices near the line (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):
- Navigation aid localizer runway 24 FAN marker out of service until Sun 7 Nov 2027, 3:11 pm CST (21:11 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 27 nm off the line · DEC 03/097
as issued
!DEC 03/097 DEC NAV LOC RWY 24 FAN MKR U/S 2603191238-2711072111EST
- Navigation aid ILS runway 06 outer marker out of service until Sun 7 Nov 2027, 3:11 pm CST (21:11 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 27 nm off the line · DEC 03/096
as issued
!DEC 03/096 DEC NAV ILS RWY 06 OM U/S 2603191142-2711072111EST
- Obstruction tower lights (ASN 1997-above ground level-2460-OE) 40°08′N 88°44′W (19.4 nautical miles NNE December) 1,062 ft (349 ft above ground level) out of service until Fri 13 Nov, 1:47 am CST (07:47 UTC) · 20 nm along the route, 10 nm off the line · DEC 09/068
as issued
!DEC 09/068 DEC OBST TOWER LGT (ASN 1997-AGL-2460-OE) 400835N0884439W (19.4NM NNE DEC) 1062FT (349FT AGL) U/S 2609290749-2611130747
- Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1016519) 40°08′N 88°44′W (19.4 nautical miles NNE December) 1056.8FT (343.8FT above ground level) out of service until Fri 30 Oct, 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) · 20 nm along the route, 10 nm off the line · DEC 09/067
as issued
!DEC 09/067 DEC OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1016519) 400834.70N0884438.70W (19.4NM NNE DEC) 1056.8FT (343.8FT AGL) U/S 2609290737-2610301200
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked 2 minutes ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at CMI 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC), at BMI 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: University Of Illinois/Willard Airport, Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport.