Wilmington Air Park Airport to Wilmington International ILN → ILM
419 nautical miles (482 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 136°, about 143° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:22 am EDT (08:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ILN is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots; ILM is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) 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: 12 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 220 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 230 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 180 to 299 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 240 nm along 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
- MD83 climbing, 45 nm northeast, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 (CMH, CRW, ROA, RDU, ILM). 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 | 300° at 23 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 2 h 57 min | 4:27 am EDT (08:27 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 2 h 57 min | 4:27 am EDT (08:27 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 10 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 56 min | 4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 7 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 56 min | 4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 5 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 58 min | 4:28 am EDT (08:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −21 kt | 1 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 58 min | 4:28 am EDT (08:28 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 25 kt | −23 kt | -3 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 56 min | 4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 28 kt | −25 kt | -6 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 53 min | 4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 29 kt | −25 kt | -7 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 53 min | 4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 32 kt | −26 kt | -19 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 52 min | 4:22 am EDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 36 kt | −24 kt | -32 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 55 min | 4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 42 kt | −23 kt | -39 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 56 min | 4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 36 kt | −24 kt | -48 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 55 min | 4:25 am EDT (08:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH | used from 0 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CRW | used from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| ROA | used from 150 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| RDU | used from 250 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| ILM | used from 349 nm out; 45 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° |
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 | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots | 9 mi | 900 ft | 1,076 ft | 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC) |
| HOC Hillsboro, OH | 20 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| DWU Ashland, KY | 70 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 9,000 ft | 546 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| HTS Huntington, WV | 90 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 828 ft | 04:58 UTC |
| EBD Williamson, WV | 130 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,883 ft | ||||
| BLF Bluefield, WV | 180 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west (280°) at 10 knots, gusting to 19 | 2.5 mi | 300 ft | 2,856 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| HLX Galax Hillsville, VA | 210 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 2,693 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| GSO Greensboro, NC | 270 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,500 feet | from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 4,000 ft | 925 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| SCR Siler City, NC | 299 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,200 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 7,000 ft | 615 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 359 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 189 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| EYF Elizabethtown, NC | 379 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 131 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| ILM Wilmington, NC | destination | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 31 ft | 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,856 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ILM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:22 am EDT (08:22 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for ILM
- 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
The forecast for ILN, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 400 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 6 nm from the route, 379 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at ILN 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC), at ILM 6:41 pm EDT (22:41 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ILM is before sunrise there (7:14 am EDT (11:14 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, Wilmington International.