Quad Cities International to Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field MLI → FAY
671 nautical miles (772 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 122°, about 121° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:33 am EDT (07:33 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 route from 197 to 513 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 404 to 533 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 493 to 602 nm out.
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 MLI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (BRL, JOT, IND, CVG, TRI, ROA, RDU). 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 | 290° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 4 h 50 min | 4:22 am EDT (08:22 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | −21 kt | 11 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 46 min | 4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 11 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 46 min | 4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −21 kt | 8 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 46 min | 4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 4 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 48 min | 4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 0 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 46 min | 4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -3 °C | 144 kt | 4 h 40 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | −26 kt | -6 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 36 min | 4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -7 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 34 min | 4:06 am EDT (08:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | −30 kt | -19 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 28 min | 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 35 kt | −34 kt | -34 °C | 154 kt | 4 h 21 min | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 47 kt | −47 kt | -41 °C | 167 kt | 4 h 01 min | 3:33 am EDT (07:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 44 kt | −44 kt | -49 °C | 164 kt | 4 h 05 min | 3:37 am EDT (07:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRL | used from 0 nm out; 56 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° |
| JOT | used from 49 nm out; 61 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° |
| IND | used from 148 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| CVG | used from 247 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| TRI | used from 395 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| ROA | used from 542 nm out; 81 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 592 nm out; 51 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLI Moline, IL | departure | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 59 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | 89 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 871 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 187 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| BAK Columbus, IN | 247 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 335 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| IOB Mount Sterling, KY | 365 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| JKL Jackson, KY | 404 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,380 ft | ||||
| GEV Jefferson, NC | 523 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,177 ft | ||||
| INT Winston Salem, NC | 572 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| SOP Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC | 641 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 459 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | destination | no report just now | 189 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,177 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:33 am EDT (07:33 UTC)
FAY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 306 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at MLI 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC), at FAY 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAY is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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: Quad Cities International, Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field.