South Arkansas Regional AT Goodwin Field to Southeast Iowa Regional ELD → BRL
461 nautical miles (531 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 010°, about 007° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:13 pm CDT (04:13 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ELD is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 5 knots; BRL is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 3 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 ELD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- G280 at 41,000 ft, 34 nm east, 5:12 pm CDT (22:12 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ZME44. 59 nm along the route, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
PBF UA /OV PBF180005/TM 2212/FL410/TP G280/TB CONS LGT/RM ZME44
- Report
- a routine report filed through PBF
- Where
- 5 nm south (180°) of PBF
- Time
- 22:12 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- G280
- Turbulence
- continuous light
- Remarks
- ZME44
- CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 26 nm west, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 69 nm along the route, 26 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
- Report
- a routine report filed through HOT
- Where
- over HOT
- Time
- 00:10 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME20
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 4 forecast points nearest it (LIT, SGF, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 3 h 26 min | 11:13 pm CDT (04:13 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 3 h 30 min | 11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 28 min | 11:15 pm CDT (04:15 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −14 kt | 10 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 26 min | 11:13 pm CDT (04:13 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −11 kt | 7 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 31 min | 11:18 pm CDT (04:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −7 kt | 3 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 38 min | 11:25 pm CDT (04:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −3 kt | -1 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 45 min | 11:32 pm CDT (04:32 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +2 kt | -5 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 54 min | 11:41 pm CDT (04:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 17 kt | +3 kt | -6 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 56 min | 11:43 pm CDT (04:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 22 kt | +6 kt | -18 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 03 min | 11:50 pm CDT (04:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 38 kt | +17 kt | -31 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 29 min | 12:16 am CDT (05:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 41 kt | +18 kt | -42 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 31 min | 12:18 am CDT (05:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 54 kt | +23 kt | -52 °C | 97 kt | 4 h 45 min | 12:32 am CDT (05:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| SGF | used from 196 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| COU | used from 245 nm out; 72 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 392 nm out; 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELD El Dorado, AR | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 277 ft | 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) |
| CDH Camden, AR | 20 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots | 9 mi | none | 129 ft | 22:15 UTC |
| SUZ Benton, AR | 88 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 389 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 98 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 16,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| CCA Clinton, AR | 147 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 513 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| UNO West Plains, MO | 226 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,228 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 275 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| VIH Rolla/Vichy, MO | 294 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,147 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 324 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 549 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| HAE Hannibal, MO | 392 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 768 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| EOK Keokuk, IA | 442 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | reported, no category | from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 671 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| BRL Burlington, IA | destination | VFR | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 698 ft | 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,228 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:13 pm CDT (04:13 UTC)
Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for BRL
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for ELD, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 ELD 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC), at BRL 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BRL is before sunrise there (7:12 am CDT (12:12 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: South Arkansas Regional AT Goodwin Field, Southeast Iowa Regional.