Plan a flight · Sun 11:12 pm EDT (03:12 UTC)

John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County to Quad Cities International JST → MLI

534 nautical miles (614 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 281°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JST is low IFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots; MLI is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 10 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 first 366 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 69 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 69 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 JST.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B752 at 30,000 ft, 42 nm east, 10:26 pm EDT (02:26 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. At the departure end, 42 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HGR UA /OV THS010020/TM 0226/FL300/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through HGR
Where
20 nm north (010°) of THS
Time
02:26 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zob
B38M at 29,000 ft, 41 nm south, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): moderate turbulence above 29,000 ft, remarks: zob. 59 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPG UA /OV AIR120030/TM 0055/FL290/TP B38M /TB OCNL MOD 290/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPG
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of AIR
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 29,000 ft
Remarks
zob
A320 at 34,000 ft, 15 nm south, 10:03 pm EDT (02:03 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 257 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA115040/TM 0203/FL340/TP A320/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
40 nm southeast (115°) of FWA
Time
02:03 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate chop
E75S at 22,000 ft, 0 nm north, 10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zob. At the departure end, 0 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JST UA /OV JST/TM 0251/FL220/TP E75S/TB LGHT-MOD/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JST
Where
over JST
Time
02:51 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
lght-mod
Remarks
zob
C68A at 2,700 ft, 5 nm southeast, 8:45 pm EDT (00:45 UTC): overcast above 2,700 ft, remarks: landing runway 10R. 69 nm along the route, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIT UA /OV KPIT/TM 0045/FL027/TP C68A/SK OVC027/RM LANDING RWY 10R
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIT
Where
over KPIT
Time
00:45 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
overcast from 2,700 ft
Remarks
landing runway 10R
CRJ7 descending, 15 nm north, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft. 119 nm along the route, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 0117/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM BASES 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAK
Where
over CAK
Time
01:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Remarks
bases 2,000 ft
PA44 descending, 39 nm north, 10:27 pm EDT (02:27 UTC): a broken layer from 900 ft to 1,500 ft; a broken layer from 2,600 ft to 3,500 ft, fog. 237 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0227/FLDURD/TP PA44/SK BKN009 TOPS015 BKN026 TOPS035/WX FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
02:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
PA44
Sky
BKN009 TOPS015 BKN026 TOPS035
Weather
fog
C525 descending, 39 nm north, 9:41 pm EDT (01:41 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 237 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0141/FLDURD/TP C525/SK TOPS035 BKN010/WX 2SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
01:41 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C525
Sky
TOPS035 BKN010
Weather
2SM
A321 at 21,000 ft, 41 nm south, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 237 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
A320 climbing, 39 nm north, 8:14 pm EDT (00:14 UTC): overcast. 237 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0014/FLDURC/TP A320/SK B025 OVC T040
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
00:14 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
A320
Sky
B025 overcast T040
B39M at 35,000 ft, 14 nm north, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 405 nm along the route, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
A321 at 32,000 ft, 34 nm north, 9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: pocket continuous light turbulence. 494 nm along the route, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RPJ UA /OV PLL/TM 0156/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT/RM POCKET CONS LGT TB
```
Report
a routine report filed through RPJ
Where
over PLL
Time
01:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
pocket continuous light turbulence

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 6 forecast points nearest it (AGC, CLE, CMH, FWA, JOT, BRL). 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	300° at 14 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	4 h 59 min	3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+13 kt	13 °C	107 kt	4 h 59 min	3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	+12 kt	10 °C	108 kt	4 h 57 min	3:09 am CDT (08:09 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 13 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	4 h 51 min	3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 13 kt	+10 kt	2 °C	110 kt	4 h 51 min	3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 17 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	4 h 59 min	3:11 am CDT (08:11 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	+16 kt	-6 °C	104 kt	5 h 08 min	3:20 am CDT (08:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 23 kt	+18 kt	-9 °C	102 kt	5 h 14 min	3:26 am CDT (08:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 32 kt	+25 kt	-20 °C	95 kt	5 h 37 min	3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 39 kt	+27 kt	-36 °C	93 kt	5 h 45 min	3:57 am CDT (08:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 51 kt	+42 kt	-43 °C	78 kt	6 h 51 min	5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 53 kt	+42 kt	-50 °C	78 kt	6 h 51 min	5:03 am CDT (10:03 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
AGC	used from 0 nm out; 26 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
CLE	used from 99 nm out; 47 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
CMH	used from 198 nm out; 66 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°
FWA	used from 247 nm out; 21 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
JOT	used from 346 nm out; 60 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -52°
BRL	used from 494 nm out; 61 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°

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
JST Johnstown, PA	departure	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	2,284 ft	10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC)
AGC Pittsburgh, PA	49 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 knots	8 mi	700 ft	1,251 ft	02:53 UTC
PIT Pittsburgh, PA	69 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	1,202 ft	02:51 UTC
CAK Akron, OH	119 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	8 mi	1,700 ft	1,225 ft	02:51 UTC
MFD Mansfield, OH	168 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	6 mi	300 ft	1,297 ft	02:52 UTC
OWX Ottawa, OH	237 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	4 mi	400 ft	763 ft	02:55 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	297 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	814 ft	02:54 UTC
RCR Rochester, IN	336 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	IFR Weather: mist	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	2.5 mi	none	789 ft	02:55 UTC
LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL	425 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	679 ft	02:55 UTC
VYS Peru, IL	475 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	654 ft	10:30 UTC
EZI Kewanee, IL	504 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	no report just now				858 ft
MLI Moline, IL	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	589 ft	9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MLI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC)

Wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MLI

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for JST, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 4 knots, visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at JST 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC), at MLI 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MLI is before sunrise there (7:10 am CDT (12:10 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, Quad Cities International.