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 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MLI is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 10 knots; LIT is VFR, wind calm. 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 MLI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C750 at 43,000 ft, 3 nm north, 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 392 nm along the route, 3 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
- Report
- a routine report filed through LIT
- Where
- 25 nm north (360°) of LIT
- Time
- 00:50 UTC
- Height
- at 43,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C750
- Turbulence
- continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
- Remarks
- zme
- CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 45 nm west, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. At the destination end, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
- Report
- a routine report filed through HOT
- Where
- over HOT
- Time
- 00:10 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME20
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 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 | 230° at 24 kt | +18 kt | 102 kt | 4 h 02 min | 1:42 am CDT (06:42 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | +15 kt | 15 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 55 min | 1:35 am CDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +9 kt | 12 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 42 min | 1:22 am CDT (06:22 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +6 kt | 9 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:16 am CDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +4 kt | 5 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 33 min | 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +6 kt | 1 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:16 am CDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +7 kt | -3 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 38 min | 1:18 am CDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 20 kt | +8 kt | -6 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 40 min | 1:20 am CDT (06:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 27 kt | +6 kt | -18 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:16 am CDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 35 kt | +1 kt | -32 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 27 min | 1:07 am CDT (06:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | −5 kt | -41 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 17 min | 12:57 am CDT (05:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 50 kt | −7 kt | -52 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 14 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 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; 28 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° |
| STL | used from 98 nm out; 53 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° |
| COU | used from 196 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| SGF | used from 245 nm out; 83 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° |
| LIT | used from 294 nm out; 93 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° |
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 south (170°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC) |
| GBG Galesburg, IL | 29 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 764 ft | 02:15 UTC |
| MQB Macomb, IL | 59 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 705 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| PPQ Pittsfield, IL | 108 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 709 ft | 02:15 UTC |
| UUV Sullivan, MO | 196 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 933 ft | 02:35 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 | 01:56 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 16,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 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.
At LIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for LIT
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 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 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MLI, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 MLI 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC), at LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LIT is before sunrise there (7:11 am CDT (12:11 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: Quad Cities International, Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field.