Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to Quad Cities International ICT → MLI
393 nautical miles (453 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 052°, about 048° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:35 pm CDT (03:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ICT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 12 knots; MLI is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) 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 ICT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 (ICT, SLN, MKC, 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 | 200° at 26 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 2 h 46 min | 10:43 pm CDT (03:43 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 146 kt | 2 h 42 min | 10:39 pm CDT (03:39 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 14 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 44 min | 10:41 pm CDT (03:41 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 10 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 47 min | 10:44 pm CDT (03:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −19 kt | 7 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 50 min | 10:47 pm CDT (03:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 3 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 51 min | 10:48 pm CDT (03:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -1 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 50 min | 10:47 pm CDT (03:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 50 min | 10:47 pm CDT (03:47 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 22 kt | −20 kt | -6 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 48 min | 10:45 pm CDT (03:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -18 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 48 min | 10:45 pm CDT (03:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 36 kt | −21 kt | -32 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 47 min | 10:44 pm CDT (03:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 42 kt | −24 kt | -41 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 44 min | 10:41 pm CDT (03:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 52 kt | −29 kt | -52 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 38 min | 10:35 pm CDT (03:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| SLN | used from 49 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| MKC | used from 98 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| BRL | used from 246 nm out; 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT Wichita, KS | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,332 ft | 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC) |
| EQA El Dorado, KS | 29 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 1,379 ft | 23:15 UTC |
| EMP Emporia, KS | 69 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,207 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| FOE Topeka, KS | 118 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,077 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| MCI Kansas City, MO | 157 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,027 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| GPH Mosby, MO | 177 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 777 ft | 22:55 UTC |
| CHT Chillicothe, MO | 226 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 783 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| IRK Kirksville, MO | 275 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | reported, no category | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 966 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| MPZ Mount Pleasant, IA | 334 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 730 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| MUT Muscatine, IA | 364 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | reported, no category | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 547 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| MLI Moline, IL | destination | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 7:52 pm CDT (00:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,379 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MLI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:35 pm CDT (03:35 UTC)
Wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MLI
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 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 ICT, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 ICT 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at MLI 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MLI is after sunset there (6:27 pm CDT (23:27 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: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport, Quad Cities International.