Quad Cities International to Sarasota/Bradenton International MLI → SRQ
930 nautical miles (1,070 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 153°, about 152° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:13 am EDT (06:13 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: 30 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 356 to 505 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 20:00–03:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (BRL, SPI, EVV, BNA, HSV, BHM, CSG, TLH, PIE). 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 13 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 7 h 13 min | 3:01 am EDT (07:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 6 h 39 min | 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | −23 kt | 14 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 30 min | 2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | −24 kt | 10 °C | 144 kt | 6 h 28 min | 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 27 kt | −25 kt | 7 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 25 min | 2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | −24 kt | 3 °C | 144 kt | 6 h 28 min | 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −22 kt | -2 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 33 min | 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 36 min | 2:24 am EDT (06:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -7 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 39 min | 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 24 kt | −19 kt | -18 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 41 min | 2:29 am EDT (06:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | −25 kt | -34 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 25 min | 2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 32 kt | −25 kt | -41 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 25 min | 2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 25 kt | −18 kt | -50 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 44 min | 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 43 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| SPI | used from 49 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/11 17° | 270/18 10° | 290/21 4° | 310/20 -8° | 330/25 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 320/60 -44° | 320/59 -50° |
| EVV | used from 198 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| BNA | used from 297 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| HSV | used from 396 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BHM | used from 495 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| CSG | used from 544 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 300/20 | 330/41 15° | 320/42 11° | 320/41 7° | 300/33 -6° | 290/33 -18° | 270/32 -34° | 260/31 -41° | 260/24 -51° |
| TLH | used from 643 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| PIE | used from 792 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
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, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 99 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| FWC Fairfield, IL | 208 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 356 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 445 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| ANB Anniston, AL | 524 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | no report just now | 612 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 604 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 722 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| FPY Perry, FL | 762 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 44 ft | ||||
| SPG St Petersburg, FL | 910 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6 ft | ||||
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | destination | no report just now | 29 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 660 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SRQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC)
SRQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 24 nm from the route, 356 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 6/8792 Lake City, FL, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local on the route, 732 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MLI 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at SRQ 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SRQ is before sunrise there (7:28 am EDT (11:28 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, Sarasota/Bradenton International.