General Downing - Peoria International to Evansville Regional PIA → EVV
187 nautical miles (215 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 147°, about 149° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PIA is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 4 knots; EVV is marginal 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: 3 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 last 10 nm of 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 PIA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (SPI, EVV). 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 | 250° at 16 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 1 h 31 min | 3:01 am CDT (08:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 1 h 29 min | 2:59 am CDT (07:59 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 13 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 26 min | 2:56 am CDT (07:56 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −12 kt | 8 °C | 132 kt | 1 h 25 min | 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 6 °C | 131 kt | 1 h 26 min | 2:56 am CDT (07:56 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 3 °C | 132 kt | 1 h 25 min | 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −14 kt | -2 °C | 134 kt | 1 h 24 min | 2:54 am CDT (07:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 1 h 22 min | 2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -7 °C | 137 kt | 1 h 22 min | 2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 26 kt | −21 kt | -19 °C | 141 kt | 1 h 20 min | 2:50 am CDT (07:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 30 kt | −26 kt | -33 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 17 min | 2:47 am CDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 51 kt | −45 kt | -42 °C | 165 kt | 1 h 08 min | 2:38 am CDT (07:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 54 kt | −52 kt | -52 °C | 172 kt | 1 h 05 min | 2:35 am CDT (07:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPI | used from 0 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| EVV | used from 98 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIA Peoria, IL | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 660 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | 29 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 871 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| DEC Decatur, IL | 59 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| OLY Olney-Noble, IL | 138 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 482 ft | 05:30 UTC |
| AJG Mount Carmel, IL | 157 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 0.75 mi | 500 ft | 429 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| EVV Evansville, IN | destination | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 421 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 871 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At EVV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC)
Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for EVV
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for PIA, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 18,000 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 PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC), at EVV 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EVV is before sunrise there (6:55 am CDT (11:55 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: General Downing - Peoria International, Evansville Regional.