Plan a flight · Sun 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC)

Richland Municipal to Mbs International MO1 → MBS

509 nautical miles (585 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 045°, about 041° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:08 am EDT (04:08 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MBS is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 5 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

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 MO1.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B738 at 38,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 4:19 pm CDT (21:19 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 37,000 ft, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 160 nm along the route, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SPI UA /OV SPI170030/TM 2119/FL380/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP BLO 370/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through SPI
Where
30 nm south (170°) of SPI
Time
21:19 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop below 37,000 ft
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
A321 at 35,000 ft, 33 nm southeast, 4:23 pm CDT (21:23 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 170 nm along the route, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLO UA /OV VLA340025/TM 2123/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLO
Where
25 nm north (340°) of VLA
Time
21:23 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
E50P at 36,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 4:25 pm CDT (21:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 249 nm along the route, 13 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 2125/FL360/TP E50P/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through PNT
Where
over PNT
Time
21:25 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
E50P
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
C17 at 500 ft, 46 nm northwest, 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. 289 nm along the route, 46 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KADW UA /OV 1L ARR/TM 2115/FL005/TP C17/SK OVC005
```
Report
a routine report filed through KADW
Where
1L arrival
Time
21:15 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
C17
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
B772 at 34,000 ft, 32 nm southeast, 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC): no turbulence above 34,000 ft. 299 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAF UA /OV BVT340020/TM 2115/FL340/TP B772/TB NEG 340
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAF
Where
20 nm north (340°) of BVT
Time
21:15 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B772
Turbulence
no at 34,000 ft
A319 at 15,000 ft, 15 nm southeast, 5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft. 339 nm along the route, 15 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PPO UA /OV PPO/TM 2208/FL150/TP A319/TB NEG/RM DURD 150-130
```
Report
a routine report filed through PPO
Where
over PPO
Time
22:08 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 20 nm northwest, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 359 nm along the route, 20 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B38M at 31,000 ft, 19 nm southeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 31,000 ft. 409 nm along the route, 19 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0004/FL310/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310 BLO
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over AZO
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft below
F2TH at 3,100 ft, 24 nm southeast, 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC): remarks: tops 3,100 ft. 419 nm along the route, 24 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV BTL/TM 2340/FL031/TP F2TH/RM TOPS 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over BTL
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
tops 3,100 ft
CRJ2 descending, 36 nm southeast, 5:30 pm CDT (22:30 UTC): overcast from 1,900 ft to 2,900 ft. At the destination end, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT/TM 2230/FLDURD/TP CRJ2/SK OVC019 - TOP029
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
over FNT
Time
22:30 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
overcast from 1,900 ft, tops 2,900 ft
C172 descending, 36 nm southeast, 4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. At the destination end, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV KFNT/TM 2132/FLDURD/TP C172/SK OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
over KFNT
Time
21:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft

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 5 forecast points nearest it (COU, STL, SPI, JOT, MKG). 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	230° at 10 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	3 h 55 min	12:08 am EDT (04:08 UTC)
5,500 ft	270° at 10 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	3 h 59 min	12:12 am EDT (04:12 UTC)
7,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	−9 kt	13 °C	129 kt	3 h 57 min	12:10 am EDT (04:10 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	−10 kt	9 °C	130 kt	3 h 55 min	12:08 am EDT (04:08 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	−8 kt	5 °C	128 kt	3 h 59 min	12:12 am EDT (04:12 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−6 kt	1 °C	126 kt	4 h 02 min	12:15 am EDT (04:15 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−6 kt	-3 °C	126 kt	4 h 02 min	12:15 am EDT (04:15 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−5 kt	-7 °C	125 kt	4 h 04 min	12:17 am EDT (04:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 20 kt	−4 kt	-8 °C	124 kt	4 h 06 min	12:19 am EDT (04:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 28 kt	+4 kt	-20 °C	116 kt	4 h 23 min	12:36 am EDT (04:36 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 47 kt	+3 kt	-35 °C	117 kt	4 h 21 min	12:34 am EDT (04:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 51 kt	+1 kt	-45 °C	119 kt	4 h 17 min	12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 62 kt	−8 kt	-50 °C	128 kt	3 h 59 min	12:12 am EDT (04:12 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
COU	used from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line	210/16	220/19 15°	240/33 10°	250/29 7°	280/21 -6°	280/19 -18°	300/34 -31°	300/40 -42°	300/60 -52°
STL	used from 50 nm out; 42 nm from the line	210/13	260/16 17°	270/21 10°	280/24 5°	310/20 -7°	320/22 -18°	320/44 -33°	320/59 -43°	310/69 -51°
SPI	used from 150 nm out; 3 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°
JOT	used from 249 nm out; 31 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
MKG	used from 349 nm out; 65 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°

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
MO1 Richland, MO	departure	no report just now				1,110 ft
JEF Jefferson City, MO	40 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	549 ft	23:53 UTC
SUS St Louis, MO	90 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	463 ft	23:54 UTC
IJX Jacksonville, IL	150 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	623 ft	23:55 UTC
SPI Springfield, IL	170 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	597 ft	23:52 UTC
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL	229 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	871 ft	23:56 UTC
IKK Kankakee, IL	289 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	629 ft	23:55 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	319 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	596 ft	23:50 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	359 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	798 ft	23:54 UTC
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	439 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	793 ft	23:53 UTC
LAN Lansing, MI	459 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	860 ft	23:53 UTC
MBS Saginaw, MI	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	668 ft	7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,110 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MBS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:08 am EDT (04:08 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MBS

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,800 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest 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 southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, 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 MO1 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC), at MBS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MBS is before sunrise there (7:46 am EDT (11:46 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 central Great Lakes · 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: Richland Municipal, Mbs International.