Wilmington Air Park Airport to Denver International ILN → DEN
964 nautical miles (1,109 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 520 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 first 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 457 to 815 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 60 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 ILN.
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (CVG, IND, SPI, BRL, COU, MKC, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN). 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 | 240° at 28 kt | +24 kt | 21 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 02 min | 6:41 am MDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | +24 kt | 16 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 02 min | 6:41 am MDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 12 °C | 99 kt | 9 h 44 min | 6:23 am MDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 9 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 27 min | 6:06 am MDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 5 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 16 min | 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 1 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 27 min | 6:06 am MDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +21 kt | -4 °C | 99 kt | 9 h 44 min | 6:23 am MDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 22 kt | +23 kt | -7 °C | 97 kt | 9 h 56 min | 6:35 am MDT (12:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 27 kt | +28 kt | -20 °C | 92 kt | 10 h 29 min | 7:08 am MDT (13:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 38 kt | +40 kt | -32 °C | 80 kt | 12 h 03 min | 8:42 am MDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 49 kt | +50 kt | -39 °C | 70 kt | 13 h 46 min | 10:25 am MDT (16:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 51 kt | +52 kt | -49 °C | 68 kt | 14 h 11 min | 10:50 am MDT (16:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG | used from 0 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 50 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| SPI | used from 199 nm out; 50 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° |
| BRL | used from 348 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| COU | used from 397 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| MKC | used from 447 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| OMA | used from 546 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| GRI | used from 596 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| GLD | used from 745 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| DEN | used from 894 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILN Wilmington, OH | departure | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 30 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 481 ft | ||||
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 119 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 796 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 238 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| UIN Quincy, IL | 348 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 768 ft | ||||
| IRK Kirksville, MO | 407 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 966 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 517 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| HJH Hebron, NE | 636 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,468 ft | ||||
| CSB Cambridge, NE | 755 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,414 ft | ||||
| RYA Wray, CO | 854 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,677 ft | ||||
| AKO Akron, CO | 894 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,716 ft | ||||
| DEN Denver, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,433 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,433 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DEN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC)
DEN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 40 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at ILN 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC), at DEN 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DEN is before sunrise there (7:05 am MDT (13:05 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 Air Park Airport, Denver International.