University Of Illinois/Willard Airport to Indianapolis International CMI → IND
93 nautical miles (107 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 101°, about 104° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC). 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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
- EMBRAER at 400 ft, 33 nm southeast, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC): haze, remarks: ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft. At the destination end, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1337/FL004/TP EMBRAER/WX HZ/RM ILS RWY 23 CEILING 004
- Report
- a routine report filed through BAK
- Where
- over KBAK
- Time
- 13:37 UTC
- Height
- at 400 ft
- Aircraft
- EMBRAER
- Weather
- haze
- Remarks
- ils runway 23 ceiling at 400 ft
- G280 at 200 ft, 33 nm southeast, 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC): fog, remarks: ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground. At the destination end, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BAK UA /OV KBAK/TM 1310/FL002/TP G280/WX FG/RM ILS RWY 23 RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AQUIRED AT 200 FEET AGL
- Report
- a routine report filed through BAK
- Where
- over KBAK
- Time
- 13:10 UTC
- Height
- at 200 ft
- Aircraft
- G280
- Weather
- fog
- Remarks
- ils runway 23 runway environment aquired at at 20,000 ft feet above ground
- B38M at 32,000 ft, 41 nm north, 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
MZZ UA /OV MZZ240015/TM 1103/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through MZZ
- Where
- 15 nm southwest (240°) of MZZ
- Time
- 11:03 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- continuous light
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 1 forecast point nearest it (IND). 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 | 270° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 40 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 40 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 12 °C | 139 kt | 40 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 7 °C | 138 kt | 40 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 5 °C | 138 kt | 40 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 1 °C | 140 kt | 40 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -2 °C | 144 kt | 39 min | 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -6 °C | 147 kt | 38 min | 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 28 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 38 min | 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -20 °C | 155 kt | 36 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 37 kt | −36 kt | -34 °C | 156 kt | 36 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 51 kt | −48 kt | -42 °C | 168 kt | 33 min | 10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 61 kt | −58 kt | -51 °C | 178 kt | 31 min | 10:30 am EDT (14:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | used from 0 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
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 | no report just now | 754 ft | ||||
| PRG Paris, IL | 28 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 654 ft | ||||
| CFJ Crawfordsville, IN | 65 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 800 ft | ||||
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | no report just now | 796 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 800 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IND when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC)
IND 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 CMI 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 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: University Of Illinois/Willard Airport, Indianapolis International.