Quad Cities International to Washington Dulles International MLI → IAD
616 nautical miles (709 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 100°, about 099° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC). 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: 8 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 TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 388 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 447 to 586 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 60 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 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, FWA, CMH, AGC, EKN, RIC). 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 15 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 4 h 34 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 12 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 32 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 12 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 34 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 8 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 36 min | 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | −11 kt | 4 °C | 131 kt | 4 h 42 min | 8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 0 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 38 min | 8:42 am EDT (12:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -3 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 32 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −20 kt | -8 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 24 min | 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -9 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 24 min | 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 31 kt | −27 kt | -20 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 11 min | 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 39 kt | −31 kt | -35 °C | 151 kt | 4 h 05 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 50 kt | −43 kt | -42 °C | 163 kt | 3 h 47 min | 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 48 kt | −41 kt | -49 °C | 161 kt | 3 h 50 min | 7:54 am EDT (11:54 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; 63 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 50 nm out; 36 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° |
| FWA | used from 149 nm out; 70 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° |
| CMH | used from 298 nm out; 36 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° |
| AGC | used from 447 nm out; 47 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° |
| EKN | used from 497 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| RIC | used from 596 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
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 | ||||
| VYS Peru, IL | 60 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 654 ft | ||||
| IKK Kankakee, IL | 119 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 629 ft | ||||
| RZL Rensselaer, IN | 149 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 698 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 199 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| EDJ Bellefontaine, OH | 308 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,121 ft | ||||
| OSU Columbus, OH | 348 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 905 ft | ||||
| CDI Cambridge, OH | 417 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 798 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 487 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 497 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 586 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| IAD Washington, DC | destination | no report just now | 312 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,243 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC)
IAD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at MLI 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC), at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 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, Washington Dulles International.