Plan a flight · Mon 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC)

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 5 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC). Right now MLI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots; SRQ is VFR, wind from the northeast (040°) 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: 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 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, at the departure end.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 416 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, 831 nm along 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

E550 at 8,700 ft, 32 nm northeast, 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC): clear from 8,700 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: visual conditions clear during the climb. 247 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV EVV/TM 1030/FL087/TP E550/SK SKC/RM VMC CLR DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
over EVV
Time
10:30 UTC
Height
at 8,700 ft
Aircraft
E550
Sky
clear
Remarks
visual conditions clear during the climb
E170 at 2,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 722 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog
B739 at 34,000 ft, 16 nm northeast, 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 762 nm along the route, 16 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
E55P at 25,000 ft, 19 nm west, 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 782 nm along the route, 19 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop

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 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	300° at 18 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	6 h 53 min	1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−14 kt		134 kt	6 h 56 min	1:59 pm EDT (17:59 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 14 kt	−13 kt	13 °C	133 kt	7 h	2:03 pm EDT (18:03 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	−12 kt	10 °C	132 kt	7 h 03 min	2:06 pm EDT (18:06 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−10 kt	6 °C	130 kt	7 h 09 min	2:12 pm EDT (18:12 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−12 kt	3 °C	132 kt	7 h 03 min	2:06 pm EDT (18:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	−15 kt	-1 °C	135 kt	6 h 53 min	1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	−17 kt	-5 °C	137 kt	6 h 47 min	1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 22 kt	−18 kt	-6 °C	138 kt	6 h 44 min	1:47 pm EDT (17:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 24 kt	−20 kt	-18 °C	140 kt	6 h 39 min	1:42 pm EDT (17:42 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 34 kt	−30 kt	-32 °C	150 kt	6 h 12 min	1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 40 kt	−37 kt	-41 °C	157 kt	5 h 55 min	12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 38 kt	−36 kt	-51 °C	156 kt	5 h 58 min	1:01 pm EDT (17:01 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th 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; 43 nm from the line	250/32	250/19 17°	260/15 11°	270/16 3°	290/23 -7°	260/42 -20°	270/52 -34°	280/63 -39°	290/64 -48°
SPI	used from 49 nm out; 30 nm from the line	260/28	250/22 15°	250/14 9°	260/20 6°	280/27 -7°	280/34 -19°	280/48 -32°	280/59 -41°	300/60 -49°
EVV	used from 198 nm out; 39 nm from the line	270/25	290/17 15°	260/10 8°	270/16 5°	280/29 -6°	280/33 -19°	290/38 -33°	300/53 -41°	310/54 -51°
BNA	used from 297 nm out; 49 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°
HSV	used from 396 nm out; 33 nm from the line	300/20	310/14 16°	310/18 10°	310/15 4°	320/19 -5°	290/16 -18°	320/36 -32°	320/47 -41°	330/42 -50°
BHM	used from 495 nm out; 51 nm from the line	310/19	310/15 16°	320/19 11°	330/15 5°	330/23 -5°	320/14 -18°	320/36 -32°	330/44 -40°	340/36 -51°
CSG	used from 544 nm out; 31 nm from the line	330/27	340/28 16°	350/28 11°	330/17 6°	340/25 -6°	350/33 -18°	330/46 -32°	340/45 -41°	350/31 -52°
TLH	used from 643 nm out; 61 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
PIE	used from 792 nm out; 83 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°

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-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	589 ft	5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC)
PIA Peoria, IL	59 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	660 ft	10:54 UTC
SPI Springfield, IL	99 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	597 ft	10:52 UTC
FWC Fairfield, IL	208 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	434 ft	10:55 UTC
JWN Nashville, TN	356 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	501 ft	10:55 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	445 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	10:53 UTC
ANB Anniston, AL	524 nm out, 8 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	612 ft	10:53 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	604 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	10:51 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	722 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	83 ft	10:53 UTC
FPY Perry, FL	762 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	300 ft	44 ft	10:55 UTC
SPG St Petersburg, FL	910 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	6 ft	10:53 UTC
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	destination	VFR	from the northeast (040°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC)

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, 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SRQ

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MLI, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

Daylight

Sunset at MLI 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC), at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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.