University Of Illinois/Willard Airport to Shreveport Regional CMI → SHV
529 nautical miles (609 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 212°, about 215° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CMI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots; SHV is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 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
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
- B38M at 29,000 ft, 33 nm north, 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft. At the departure end, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0452/FL290/TP B38M/TB NEG 230-290
- Report
- a routine report filed through TIP
- Where
- over RBS
- Time
- 04:52 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- no from 23,000 ft to 29,000 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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SPI, STL, CGI, MEM, LIT, SHV). 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 | 230° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 5 h 08 min | 6:11 am CDT (11:11 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +15 kt | 15 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 02 min | 6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +15 kt | 12 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 02 min | 6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +11 kt | 9 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 51 min | 5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +7 kt | 6 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 41 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 41 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +8 kt | -3 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 43 min | 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 17 kt | +8 kt | -6 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 43 min | 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | +10 kt | -17 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 49 min | 5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 32 kt | +5 kt | -31 °C | 115 kt | 4 h 36 min | 5:39 am CDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 43 kt | +3 kt | -41 °C | 117 kt | 4 h 31 min | 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 46 kt | −1 kt | -52 °C | 121 kt | 4 h 22 min | 5:25 am CDT (10:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPI | used from 0 nm out; 52 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° |
| STL | used from 100 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| CGI | used from 150 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 249 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 299 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 449 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
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 (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 754 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| DEC Decatur, IL | 20 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| VLA Vandalia, IL | 80 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| BLV Belleville, IL | 110 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| PYN Piedmont, MO | 210 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 466 ft | ||||
| POF Poplar Bluff, MO | 220 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 330 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BVX Batesville, AR | 299 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 465 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 369 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west (280°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| SUZ Benton, AR | 379 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 389 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| AGO Magnolia, AR | 469 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 319 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| SPH Springhill, LA | 489 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 217 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 257 ft | 12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 754 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SHV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SHV
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for CMI, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 21,000 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 CMI 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC), at SHV 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SHV is before sunrise there (7:16 am CDT (12:16 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.
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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: University Of Illinois/Willard Airport, Shreveport Regional.