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Wilmington Air Park Airport to Daniel K Inouye International ILN → HNL

3,883 nautical miles (4,469 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 32 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:45 am HST (16:45 UTC). 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: 5 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 1348 to 1448 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120755
    MKCW WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17W
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 90 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 339 to 829 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 888 to 1487 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 908 to 1328 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 958 to 1128 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1048 to 1438 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1068 to 1557 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1677 to 1917 nm out.

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 08:00–15:00 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 17 forecast points nearest it (CVG, IND, SPI, BRL, COU, MKC, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, GJT, BCE, ELY, BIH, FAT, SFO, FOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft320° at 4 kt+1 kt23 °C119 kt32 h 38 min7:18 am HST (17:18 UTC)
6,500 ft340° at 7 kt−1 kt6 °C121 kt32 h 05 min6:45 am HST (16:45 UTC)
8,500 ft330° at 9 kt03 °C120 kt32 h 22 min7:02 am HST (17:02 UTC)
10,500 ft330° at 13 kt02 °C120 kt32 h 22 min7:02 am HST (17:02 UTC)
12,500 ft330° at 19 kt0-1 °C120 kt32 h 22 min7:02 am HST (17:02 UTC)
14,500 ft330° at 23 kt0-5 °C120 kt32 h 22 min7:02 am HST (17:02 UTC)
16,500 ft330° at 28 kt0-8 °C120 kt32 h 22 min7:02 am HST (17:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180330° at 31 kt0-11 °C120 kt32 h 22 min7:02 am HST (17:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240330° at 35 kt+2 kt-22 °C118 kt32 h 54 min7:34 am HST (17:34 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300310° at 39 kt+11 kt-35 °C109 kt35 h 37 min10:17 am HST (20:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340300° at 38 kt+20 kt-42 °C100 kt38 h 50 min1:30 pm HST (23:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 36 kt+31 kt-46 °C89 kt43 h 38 min6:18 pm HST (04:18 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
CVGused from 0 nm out; 30 nm from the line300/19310/23 15°320/20 9°310/18 3°300/26 -6°290/36 -19°310/32 -34°310/53 -43°310/61 -51°
INDused from 50 nm out; 42 nm from the line270/22290/19 15°270/19 8°270/18 4°290/28 -7°280/35 -20°270/37 -34°300/51 -42°300/61 -51°
SPIused from 200 nm out; 49 nm from the line260/28250/22 15°250/14 9°260/20 6°280/27 -7°280/34 -19°280/48 -32°280/59 -41°300/60 -49°
BRLused from 349 nm out; 59 nm from the line250/32250/19 17°260/15 11°270/16 3°290/23 -7°260/42 -20°270/52 -34°280/63 -39°290/64 -48°
COUused from 399 nm out; 79 nm from the line250/36260/14 16°250/5 12°260/12 6°260/24 -7°260/35 -19°280/58 -31°280/62 -40°290/60 -49°
MKCused from 449 nm out; 60 nm from the line240/49240/21 20°220/19 13°230/21 6°260/26 -7°250/37 -19°270/66 -31°270/65 -38°280/60 -48°
OMAused from 549 nm out; 78 nm from the line230/47240/33 21°230/22 13°220/27 5°240/35 -8°250/43 -21°260/47 -33°260/59 -36°270/58 -46°
GRIused from 599 nm out; 74 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
GLDused from 749 nm out; 63 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
DENused from 898 nm out; 42 nm from the line270/24 11°230/13 5°230/48 -8°230/46 -20°230/63 -30°240/78 -36°240/78 -48°
GJTused from 1048 nm out; 74 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
BCEused from 1248 nm out; 87 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
ELYused from 1348 nm out; 80 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
BIHused from 1497 nm out; 101 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
FATused from 1647 nm out; 46 nm from the line140/11180/15 3°150/14 -3°200/14 -6°240/17 -16°320/25 -23°270/22 -31°240/29 -37°230/36 -44°
SFOused from 1747 nm out; 52 nm from the line090/9050/12 4°010/17 -2°350/34 -3°360/70 -11°360/75 -22°350/57 -38°330/37 -42°280/25 -44°
FOTused from 2845 nm out; 1069 nm from the line020/14010/18 4°010/27 0°360/45 -1°350/59 -12°350/66 -23°350/79 -39°350/73 -48°330/40 -48°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ILN Wilmington, OH departure no report just now 1,076 ft
DEC Decatur, IL 240 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 681 ft
STJ St Joseph, MO 519 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 826 ft
CFO Denver, CO 958 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,515 ft
RIF Richfield, UT 1318 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,318 ft
MER Atwater, CA 1727 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 190 ft
HNL Honolulu, HI destination no report just now 13 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,515 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HNL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:45 am HST (16:45 UTC)

HNL 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, at the departure end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
  • 6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 968 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC on the route, 1677 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ILN 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC), at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm HST (04:32 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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Daniel K Inouye International.