Plan a flight · Tue 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC)

Quad Cities International to Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field MLI → LIT

411 nautical miles (473 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 192°, about 191° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:13 am CDT (13:13 UTC). Right now MLI is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 10 knots; LIT is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 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

AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 265 nm of the route.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. AIRMET in force: 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 265 nm of the route. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 15,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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

B752 at 2,000 ft, 41 nm east, 4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC): remarks: legit 40 knots tailwind from 2,000 ft to 1,500 ft during the descent runway 13. 39 nm along the route, 41 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
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PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 0941/FL020/TP B752/RM LEGIT 40KT TAILWIND 020-015 DURD RY13
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Report
a routine report filed through PIA
Where
over PIA
Time
09:41 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Remarks
legit 40 knots tailwind from 2,000 ft to 1,500 ft during the descent runway 13

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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 5 forecast points nearest it (BRL, STL, COU, SGF, LIT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	260° at 24 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	3 h 38 min	8:44 am CDT (13:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	270° at 18 kt	+5 kt	17 °C	115 kt	3 h 34 min	8:40 am CDT (13:40 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	+7 kt	14 °C	113 kt	3 h 38 min	8:44 am CDT (13:44 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 19 kt	+8 kt	10 °C	112 kt	3 h 40 min	8:46 am CDT (13:46 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 22 kt	+9 kt	5 °C	111 kt	3 h 42 min	8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 24 kt	+8 kt	1 °C	112 kt	3 h 40 min	8:46 am CDT (13:46 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 27 kt	+8 kt	-4 °C	112 kt	3 h 40 min	8:46 am CDT (13:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 29 kt	+7 kt	-8 °C	113 kt	3 h 38 min	8:44 am CDT (13:44 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 42 kt	+2 kt	-19 °C	118 kt	3 h 29 min	8:35 am CDT (13:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 61 kt	−8 kt	-29 °C	128 kt	3 h 13 min	8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 59 kt	−11 kt	-38 °C	131 kt	3 h 08 min	8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 51 kt	−12 kt	-49 °C	132 kt	3 h 07 min	8:13 am CDT (13:13 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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
BRL	used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line	270/33	270/24 18°	260/33 11°	270/41 5°	260/44 -9°	270/52 -20°	290/79 -28°	290/76 -37°	290/73 -49°
STL	used from 98 nm out; 53 nm from the line	280/33	270/18 19°	230/16 13°	230/21 6°	270/29 -8°	280/42 -20°	290/71 -28°	300/68 -38°	300/59 -48°
COU	used from 196 nm out; 68 nm from the line	270/30	290/13 18°	250/16 14°	240/23 6°	270/33 -7°	280/44 -20°	280/69 -29°	280/65 -38°	280/55 -49°
SGF	used from 245 nm out; 83 nm from the line	250/33	260/16 20°	280/10 15°	250/11 7°	260/30 -7°	270/42 -18°	280/56 -29°	280/54 -38°	280/48 -49°
LIT	used from 294 nm out; 93 nm from the line	240/25	260/17 17°	270/10 14°	270/11 8°	280/17 -7°	290/33 -16°	300/37 -29°	300/38 -38°	320/30 -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	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	589 ft	4:52 am CDT (09:52 UTC)
GBG Galesburg, IL	29 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	764 ft	09:55 UTC
MQB Macomb, IL	59 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	705 ft	09:55 UTC
PPQ Pittsfield, IL	108 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	709 ft	09:55 UTC
UUV Sullivan, MO	196 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	933 ft	09:55 UTC
UBX Cuba, MO	206 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				1,023 ft
MNF Mountain View, MO	274 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				1,182 ft
CVK Ash Flat, AR	313 nm out, 14 nm east of the line	no report just now				717 ft
HBZ Heber Springs, AR	362 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				632 ft
SRC Searcy, AR	382 nm out, 18 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	264 ft	09:56 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	destination	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	4:53 am CDT (09:53 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.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

MLI Moline, IL

the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English

METAR KMLI 130952Z AUTO 29010KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP082 T02110161

METAR: a routine hourly observation
KMLI: the station, KMLI
130952Z: observed 4:52 am CDT (09:52 UTC)
AUTO: fully automated report, nobody checked it
29010KT: wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots
10SM: visibility 10 miles
CLR: clear skies
21/16: temperature 21 °C (70 °F), dew point 16 °C (61 °F)
A2979: altimeter setting 29.79 inches of mercury
RMK: remarks follow
AO2: automated station with a precipitation sensor
SLP082: sea-level pressure 1008.2 hPa
T02110161: temperature 21.1 °C (70 °F), dew point 16.1 °C (61 °F)

TAF KMLI 130520Z 1306/1406 22012G18KT P6SM SCT250 WS015/24040KT FM131000 28008KT P6SM SCT250 FM131400 29008KT P6SM SCT013 BKN250 PROB30 1314/1318 4SM -SHRA BR BKN035 FM140000 34007KT P6SM BKN100 OVC250 PROB30 1402/1406 4SM -TSRA BR BKN030CB

TAF: a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
KMLI: the station, KMLI
130520Z: issued 12:20 am CDT (05:20 UTC)
1306/1406 22012G18KT P6SM SCT250 WS015/24040KT: valid from Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) to Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, wind shear below 1,500 feet: wind from 240° at 40 knots above it
FM131000 28008KT P6SM SCT250: from Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
FM131400 29008KT P6SM SCT013 BKN250: from Tue 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,300 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
PROB30 1314/1318 4SM -SHRA BR BKN035: a 30% chance from Tue 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC) to Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
FM140000 34007KT P6SM BKN100 OVC250: from Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet, overcast at 25,000 feet
PROB30 1402/1406 4SM -TSRA BR BKN030CB: a 30% chance from Tue 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC) to Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, mist, a broken layer at 3,000 feet (thunderheads)

GBG Galesburg, IL