MC Allen International to Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport MFE → BMI
976 nautical miles (1,124 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 026°, about 022° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 18-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC). Right now MFE is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots; BMI is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 6 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 MFE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B38M at 29,000 ft, 35 nm east, 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft. At the destination end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0452/FL290/TP B38M/TB NEG 230-290
- Report
- a routine report filed through TIP
- Where
- over RBS
- Time
- 04:52 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- no from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft
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 10 forecast points nearest it (BRO, CRP, PSX, CLL, SHV, LIT, SGF, 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 | 200° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 7 h 04 min | 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 7 h 04 min | 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 15 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 07 min | 8:40 am CDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 7 h 14 min | 8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 7 h 27 min | 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 30 min | 9:03 am CDT (14:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 34 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −9 kt | -4 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 34 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 13 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 34 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 17 kt | −9 kt | -16 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 34 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 25 kt | −2 kt | -30 °C | 122 kt | 8 h | 9:33 am CDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 30 kt | −2 kt | -40 °C | 122 kt | 8 h | 9:33 am CDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 34 kt | +4 kt | -52 °C | 116 kt | 8 h 25 min | 9:58 am CDT (14:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 150/22 | 160/18 18° | 160/13 14° | 150/9 10° | 050/5 -3° | L/V -15° | 100/13 -29° | 120/15 -40° | 080/9 -52° |
| CRP | used from 50 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 150/24 | 180/19 19° | 190/13 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/5 -4° | 170/6 -14° | 360/6 -29° | L/V -40° | 350/18 -52° |
| PSX | used from 149 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 160/24 | 160/23 19° | 180/14 15° | 210/11 9° | 240/8 -4° | 250/8 -13° | 320/14 -29° | 300/16 -40° | 340/17 -51° |
| CLL | used from 249 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SHV | used from 349 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LIT | used from 498 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SGF | used from 697 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| CGI | used from 747 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 797 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 897 nm out; 11 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | departure | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 107 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| EBG Edinburg, TX | 20 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 75 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | 100 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 22,000 ft | 46 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| TME Houston, TX | 249 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,400 ft | 165 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| UTS Huntsville, TX | 309 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 362 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 488 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 389 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| HOT Hot Springs, AR | 568 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 540 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CCA Clinton, AR | 638 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 513 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| MNF Mountain View, MO | 727 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,182 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 867 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 927 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 871 ft | 12:56 am CDT (05:56 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 BMI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC)
Wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for BMI
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- 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 MFE, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
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 MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 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.
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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: MC Allen International, Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport.