Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport to St. Louis Lambert International TOL → STL
346 nautical miles (398 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 243°, about 248° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC). Right now TOL is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots; STL is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 7 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: 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, fog). Over the first 148 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 TOL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 1,700 ft, 0 nm southeast, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 0 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0620/FL017/TP B738/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 06:20 UTC
- Height
- at 1,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,700 ft, tops 2,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
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 4 forecast points nearest it (FWA, IND, SPI, STL). 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 | 270° at 20 kt | +18 kt | 102 kt | 3 h 24 min | 7:27 am CDT (12:27 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +14 kt | 14 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 16 min | 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 16 min | 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 7 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 18 min | 7:21 am CDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 3 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 22 min | 7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | +18 kt | 0 °C | 102 kt | 3 h 24 min | 7:27 am CDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 24 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 3 h 24 min | 7:27 am CDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 26 kt | +19 kt | -7 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 26 min | 7:29 am CDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 32 kt | +25 kt | -19 °C | 95 kt | 3 h 39 min | 7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 41 kt | +32 kt | -33 °C | 88 kt | 3 h 56 min | 7:59 am CDT (12:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 52 kt | +37 kt | -42 °C | 83 kt | 4 h 10 min | 8:13 am CDT (13:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 61 kt | +31 kt | -51 °C | 89 kt | 3 h 53 min | 7:56 am CDT (12:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 48 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° |
| IND | used from 148 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| SPI | used from 198 nm out; 73 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° |
| STL | used from 296 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOL Toledo, OH | departure | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | none | 683 ft | 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC) |
| DFI Defiance, OH | 30 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 706 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 69 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a few clouds at 30,000 feet Weather: mist, shallow fog | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 1.5 mi | none | 814 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| GUS Peru, IN | 119 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 810 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 158 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 605 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| DNV Danville, IL | 188 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 696 ft | ||||
| CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL | 227 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 754 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| TAZ Taylorville, IL | 277 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 622 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 326 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| STL St Louis, MO | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 617 ft | 3:51 am CDT (08:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 814 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At STL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for STL
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for TOL, the departure
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
- At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility ½ mile, fog, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 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 TOL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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: Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport, St. Louis Lambert International.