Wilmington International to Martha'S Vineyard Airport ILM → MVY
549 nautical miles (632 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 037°, about 047° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 91-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ILM is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots; MVY is low IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 11 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 320 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 40 nm of the route.
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
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 02:00–09:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (ILM, ORF, ACY, JFK, ACK). 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 | 240° at 22 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 3 h 55 min | 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 3 h 52 min | 6:57 am EDT (10:57 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | −27 kt | 11 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 44 min | 6:49 am EDT (10:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | −32 kt | 9 °C | 152 kt | 3 h 37 min | 6:42 am EDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 35 kt | −34 kt | 6 °C | 154 kt | 3 h 34 min | 6:39 am EDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 37 kt | −36 kt | 2 °C | 156 kt | 3 h 31 min | 6:36 am EDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 40 kt | −38 kt | -2 °C | 158 kt | 3 h 28 min | 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -6 °C | 161 kt | 3 h 25 min | 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 43 kt | −42 kt | -7 °C | 162 kt | 3 h 23 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 55 kt | −52 kt | -18 °C | 172 kt | 3 h 12 min | 6:17 am EDT (10:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 83 kt | −82 kt | -31 °C | 202 kt | 2 h 43 min | 5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 91 kt | −91 kt | -40 °C | 211 kt | 2 h 36 min | 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 80 kt | −78 kt | -51 °C | 198 kt | 2 h 46 min | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILM | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -51° |
| ORF | used from 100 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -51° |
| ACY | used from 250 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| JFK | used from 400 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -51° |
| ACK | used from 450 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 230/29 | 270/37 16° | 270/38 10° | 270/40 4° | 240/46 -8° | 230/52 -17° | 240/74 -31° | 240/83 -41° | 240/91 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILM Wilmington, NC | departure | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 31 ft | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| OAJ Jacksonville, NC | 40 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,100 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 4,100 ft | 92 ft | 01:56 UTC |
| EWN New Bern, NC | 60 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17 | 10+ mi | none | 17 ft | 06:54 UTC |
| ECG Elizabeth City, NC | 150 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 10 ft | 06:54 UTC |
| BID Block Island, RI | 509 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 107 ft | 06:56 UTC |
| MVY Vineyard Haven, MA | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the north (010°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 66 ft | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 107 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MVY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC)
MVY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for ILM, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind calm, 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 ILM 6:41 pm EDT (22:41 UTC), at MVY 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MVY is before sunrise there (6:50 am EDT (10:50 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, Martha'S Vineyard Airport.