Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to General Downing - Peoria International LIT → PIA
376 nautical miles (433 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 018°, about 018° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC). Right now LIT is VFR, wind calm; PIA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 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: 3 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, 19 nm east, 6:19 am CDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 20 nm along the route, 19 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 | −13 kt | 133 kt | 2 h 50 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 2 h 48 min | 10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 50 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −13 kt | 10 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 50 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −12 kt | 7 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 51 min | 10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 3 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 52 min | 10:11 am CDT (15:11 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −10 kt | -2 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 54 min | 10:13 am CDT (15:13 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | −9 kt | -6 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 55 min | 10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 25 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 56 min | 10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 29 kt | −9 kt | -18 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 55 min | 10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 46 kt | −1 kt | -31 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 06 min | 10:25 am CDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 54 kt | −1 kt | -40 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 06 min | 10:25 am CDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 52 kt | +12 kt | -50 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 29 min | 10:48 am CDT (15:48 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 99 nm out; 95 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 198 nm out; 35 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 297 nm out; 19 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 Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC) |
| SRC Searcy, AR | 40 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 11:56 UTC |
| HBZ Heber Springs, AR | 49 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 99 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| MNF Mountain View, MO | 139 nm out, 19 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,182 ft | ||||
| SUS St Louis, MO | 247 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Weather: shallow fog | calm | 10+ mi | none | 463 ft | 11:54 UTC |
| STL St Louis, MO | 257 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 617 ft | 11:51 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 327 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 11:52 UTC |
| PIA Peoria, IL | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 660 ft | 6:54 am CDT (11:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,182 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PIA
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 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 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 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 PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 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, General Downing - Peoria International.