Plan a flight · Sun 8:49 pm CDT (01:49 UTC)

University Of Illinois/Willard Airport to Orlando International CMI → MCO

777 nautical miles (895 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 152°, about 155° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:08 am EDT (07:08 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CMI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots; MCO is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 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: 3 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). Near the route, 299 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 329 to 419 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 CMI.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B38M at 23,700 ft, 9 nm east, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
30 nm south (190°) of TTH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,700 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
A319 at 25,000 ft, 9 nm northeast, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 209 nm along the route, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
B712 at 3,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 339 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
5 nm south (180°) of CHA
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
SCT030-TOP032 C
CRJ9 at 3,000 ft, 10 nm west, 5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 4,000 ft. 339 nm along the route, 10 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV 090005/TM 2251/FL030/TP CRJ9/SK OVC030-TOP040
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
wind from 090° at 5 knots
Time
22:51 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 4,000 ft
B752 descending, 12 nm west, 6:03 pm CDT (23:03 UTC): remarks: final runway 26R atl. 429 nm along the route, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2303/FLDURD/TP B752/SK BASES 031 TOPS 045/RM FINAL RWY 26R ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B752
Sky
bases 3,100 ft tops 4,500 ft
Remarks
final runway 26R atl
B737 at 33,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC): light chop turbulence. 668 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2335/FL330/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
A321 at 34,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. 738 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 34 nm west, 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 738 nm along the route, 34 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
P28A at 1,000 ft, 12 nm east, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): clear. At the destination end, 12 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 2315/FL010/TP P28A/SK CLR
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFB
Where
over SFB
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
C172 at 1,100 ft, 4 nm southeast, 8:12 pm CDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 4 nm southeast, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,100 ft, 4 nm southeast, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2315/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,100 ft, 4 nm southeast, 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2300/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 4,000 ft, 35 nm south, 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC): clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB252035/TM 2330/FL040/TP C172/SK SKC 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
35 nm west (252°) of MLB
Time
23:30 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear from 4,000 ft

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 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 (SPI, EVV, BNA, TYS, ATL, CSG, JAX, MLB). 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	300° at 16 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	5 h 51 min	3:40 am EDT (07:40 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	−21 kt		141 kt	5 h 31 min	3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−23 kt	13 °C	143 kt	5 h 26 min	3:15 am EDT (07:15 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 26 kt	−24 kt	10 °C	144 kt	5 h 24 min	3:13 am EDT (07:13 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 29 kt	−26 kt	7 °C	146 kt	5 h 19 min	3:08 am EDT (07:08 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 28 kt	−25 kt	3 °C	145 kt	5 h 22 min	3:11 am EDT (07:11 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 28 kt	−22 kt	-2 °C	142 kt	5 h 28 min	3:17 am EDT (07:17 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 27 kt	−20 kt	-6 °C	140 kt	5 h 33 min	3:22 am EDT (07:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 27 kt	−19 kt	-7 °C	139 kt	5 h 35 min	3:24 am EDT (07:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 25 kt	−18 kt	-18 °C	138 kt	5 h 38 min	3:27 am EDT (07:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 31 kt	−21 kt	-33 °C	141 kt	5 h 31 min	3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 27 kt	−15 kt	-41 °C	135 kt	5 h 45 min	3:34 am EDT (07:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 22 kt	−7 kt	-50 °C	127 kt	6 h 07 min	3:56 am EDT (07:56 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
SPI	used from 0 nm out; 77 nm from the line	210/13	260/11 17°	270/18 10°	290/21 4°	310/20 -8°	330/25 -19°	320/49 -34°	320/60 -44°	320/59 -50°
EVV	used from 50 nm out; 54 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°
BNA	used from 199 nm out; 47 nm from the line	280/13	340/34 16°	330/38 10°	330/44 5°	330/39 -8°	330/38 -19°	320/49 -34°	330/53 -40°	330/35 -47°
TYS	used from 299 nm out; 65 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°
ATL	used from 349 nm out; 54 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
CSG	used from 498 nm out; 80 nm from the line	300/20	330/41 15°	320/42 11°	320/41 7°	300/33 -6°	290/33 -18°	270/32 -34°	260/31 -41°	260/24 -51°
JAX	used from 548 nm out; 90 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
MLB	used from 748 nm out; 53 nm from the line	240/7	240/11 17°	240/13 13°	250/15 8°	230/25 -5°	210/25 -16°	210/24 -31°	190/29 -41°	190/27 -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
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL	departure	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	754 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)
HUF Terre Haute, IN	50 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	589 ft	00:53 UTC
OWB Owensboro, KY	150 nm out, 20 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	407 ft	00:56 UTC
BWG Bowling Green, KY	199 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	547 ft	00:53 UTC
SRB Sparta, TN	269 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	0.25 mi	none	1,025 ft	01:35 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	339 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,900 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	682 ft	00:53 UTC
PDK Atlanta, GA	419 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	998 ft	00:53 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	498 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	00:53 UTC
DQH Douglas, GA	578 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	256 ft	23:35 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	688 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	00:53 UTC
SFB Orlando, FL	758 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	00:53 UTC
MCO Orlando, FL	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	96 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,025 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MCO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:08 am EDT (07:08 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MCO

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for CMI, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 18,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8693 Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 419 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZTL
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 508 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 668 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at CMI 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MCO is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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 lower Mississippi valley · 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: University Of Illinois/Willard Airport, Orlando International.