Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport LIT → BMI
379 nautical miles (436 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 024°, about 024° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC). Right now LIT is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 5 knots; BMI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 LIT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E170 at 14,000 ft, 17 nm east, 6:19 am CDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 20 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
- Report
- a routine report filed through LIT
- Where
- 30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
- Time
- 11:19 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ZME65
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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (LIT, CGI, STL, SPI). 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 | 250° at 24 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 2 h 48 min | 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 2 h 48 min | 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −15 kt | 13 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 48 min | 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −14 kt | 10 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 50 min | 11:59 am CDT (16:59 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 7 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 50 min | 11:59 am CDT (16:59 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −13 kt | 3 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 51 min | 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 52 min | 12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | −11 kt | -6 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 54 min | 12:03 pm CDT (17:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 25 kt | −11 kt | -7 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 54 min | 12:03 pm CDT (17:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 29 kt | −12 kt | -18 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 52 min | 12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 46 kt | −6 kt | -31 °C | 126 kt | 3 h | 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 54 kt | −7 kt | -40 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 59 min | 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 52 kt | +7 kt | -50 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 21 min | 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| CGI | used from 100 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| STL | used from 200 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| SPI | used from 299 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT Little Rock, AR | departure | VFR | from the west (260°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
| SRC Searcy, AR | 40 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 13:56 UTC |
| BVX Batesville, AR | 70 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 465 ft | 13:56 UTC |
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 100 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| PYN Piedmont, MO | 160 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 466 ft | ||||
| FAM Farmington, MO | 200 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 945 ft | 20:07 UTC |
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 249 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 412 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 269 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 13:50 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 329 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 13:52 UTC |
| DEC Decatur, IL | 349 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 871 ft | 8:56 am CDT (13:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 945 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BMI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for BMI
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
The forecast for LIT, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, 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 LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC), at BMI 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport.