Wilmington International to Daytona Beach International ILM → DAB
345 nautical miles (398 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 209°, about 219° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC). Right now ILM is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 9 knots; DAB is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 9 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 ILM.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (ILM, CHS, SAV, JAX). 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 | 330° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 2 h 40 min | 1:33 pm EDT (17:33 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | −10 kt | 15 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 39 min | 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −12 kt | 13 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 37 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −12 kt | 10 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 37 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −13 kt | 6 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 36 min | 1:29 pm EDT (17:29 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −16 kt | 2 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 32 min | 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 25 kt | −19 kt | -2 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 29 min | 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 350° at 26 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 27 min | 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 30 kt | −24 kt | -19 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 24 min | 1:17 pm EDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 360° at 40 kt | −35 kt | -31 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 14 min | 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 350° at 31 kt | −26 kt | -41 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 22 min | 1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 28 kt | −9 kt | -50 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 40 min | 1:33 pm EDT (17:33 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILM | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/14 | 320/19 15° | 340/22 11° | 340/20 6° | 340/32 -6° | 340/34 -19° | 350/40 -32° | 340/35 -41° | 300/33 -50° |
| CHS | used from 99 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/14 15° | 340/18 11° | 350/19 8° | 360/29 -5° | 350/33 -19° | 360/39 -31° | 360/28 -42° | 320/29 -50° |
| SAV | used from 197 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 340/14 | 330/21 16° | 340/26 12° | 350/25 8° | 360/28 -6° | 360/29 -19° | 360/36 -31° | 360/27 -42° | 330/31 -51° |
| JAX | used from 247 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 320/17 | 330/21 17° | 320/21 14° | 310/23 8° | 340/19 -6° | 360/26 -19° | 010/44 -30° | 360/35 -41° | 330/22 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILM Wilmington, NC | departure | VFR | from the west-northwest (290°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 31 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC | 39 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 31 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| DAB Daytona Beach, FL | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 34 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 34 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)
Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for DAB
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ILM, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
- 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
- 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at ILM 6:41 pm EDT (22:41 UTC), at DAB 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:21 pm EDT (23:21 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: Wilmington International, Daytona Beach International.