Martha'S Vineyard Airport to Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport MVY → BMI
830 nautical miles (956 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 1:47 pm CDT (18:47 UTC). 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 692 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 395 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 198 to 405 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 MVY.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (ACK, BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CLE, FWA, JOT). 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 | 330° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 12 °C | 115 kt | 7 h 13 min | 1:47 pm CDT (18:47 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 14 kt | +6 kt | 12 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 17 min | 1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 14 kt | +7 kt | 9 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 21 min | 1:55 pm CDT (18:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 33 min | 2:07 pm CDT (19:07 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | +13 kt | 2 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 45 min | 2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 54 min | 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 03 min | 2:37 pm CDT (19:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 25 kt | +19 kt | -9 °C | 101 kt | 8 h 13 min | 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 27 kt | +22 kt | -21 °C | 98 kt | 8 h 28 min | 3:02 pm CDT (20:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -36 °C | 92 kt | 9 h 01 min | 3:35 pm CDT (20:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | +40 kt | -43 °C | 80 kt | 10 h 22 min | 4:56 pm CDT (21:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 47 kt | +40 kt | -51 °C | 80 kt | 10 h 22 min | 4:56 pm CDT (21:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACK | used from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 340/16 | 270/32 14° | 260/37 9° | 260/30 4° | 250/41 -9° | 250/49 -21° | 240/92 -34° | 240/107 -42° | 240/94 -52° |
| BDL | used from 49 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 020/15 | 010/19 10° | 340/10 7° | 300/17 3° | 280/23 -10° | 250/35 -22° | 250/44 -38° | 250/55 -42° | 250/57 -51° |
| JFK | used from 148 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
| AVP | used from 198 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| PSB | used from 297 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AGC | used from 395 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| CLE | used from 445 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| FWA | used from 593 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| JOT | used from 741 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVY Vineyard Haven, MA | departure | no report just now | 66 ft | ||||
| GON Groton (New London), CT | 69 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| DXR Danbury, CT | 129 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 456 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 227 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 287 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| OYM St Marys, PA | 356 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,934 ft | ||||
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 455 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| CLE Cleveland, OH | 504 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 799 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 662 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 814 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 702 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| RZL Rensselaer, IN | 751 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 698 ft | ||||
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | destination | no report just now | 871 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,934 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BMI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:47 pm CDT (18:47 UTC)
BMI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 49 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 425 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 445 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 455 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at MVY 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC), at BMI 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 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: Martha'S Vineyard Airport, Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport.