Plan a flight · Sun 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC)

Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Field to Centennial Airport UIN → APA

630 nautical miles (725 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 270° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 11:20 pm MDT (05:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now UIN is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots; APA is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 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

AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 98 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 30 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 UIN.

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

urgent E545 at 6,000 ft, 2 nm north, 4:49 pm CDT (21:49 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear + 5 knots fap runway 17L. At the destination end, 2 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
APA UUA /OV APA350002/TM 2149/FL060/TP E545/RM LLWS +/- 5 KT FAP RWY 17L
```
Report
an urgent report filed through APA
Where
2 nm north (350°) of APA
Time
21:49 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
E545
Remarks
low-level wind shear + 5 knots fap runway 17L
GLF5 at 45,000 ft, 22 nm south, 5:44 pm CDT (22:44 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-46. At the destination end, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV COS350025/TM 2244/FL450/TP GLF5/TB MOD /RM ZDVWC-46
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
25 nm north (350°) of COS
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
ZDVWC-46
CRJ2 at 19,000 ft, 38 nm south, 5:02 pm CDT (22:02 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb from KDEN from 12,000 ft to 19,000 ft ZDVWC-41. At the destination end, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK262015/TM 2202/FL190/TP CRJ2/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURC FROM KDEN 120-190 ZDVWC-41
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
15 nm west (262°) of BRK
Time
22:02 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
during the climb from KDEN from 12,000 ft to 19,000 ft ZDVWC-41
A321 at 30,000 ft, 45 nm north, 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-16. 502 nm along the route, 45 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SNY UA /OV SNY119051/TM 2104/FL300/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-16
```
Report
a routine report filed through SNY
Where
51 nm southeast (119°) of SNY
Time
21:04 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-16
B737 at 15,000 ft, 12 nm north, 4:37 pm CDT (21:37 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: during the climb zdvwc. 601 nm along the route, 12 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN080020/TM 2137/FL150/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL CHOP 150-180/RM DURC ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
20 nm east (080°) of DEN
Time
21:37 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light occasional chop from 15,000 ft to 18,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb zdvwc
B38M at 15,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN130020/TM 2104/FL150/TP B38M/TB LT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
20 nm southeast (130°) of DEN
Time
21:04 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
lt chop
B737 descending, 14 nm north, 5:29 pm CDT (22:29 UTC): no turbulence up to 10,000 ft. At the destination end, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 2229/FLDURD/TP B737/TB NEG BLO 100
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
22:29 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no below 10,000 ft
CRJ2 at 6,500 ft, 14 nm north, 4:31 pm CDT (21:31 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 2131/FL065/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP ON FINAL RWY16L
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
21:31 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Turbulence
light chop on final runway 16L
B752 at 31,000 ft, 39 nm south, 4:05 pm CDT (21:05 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-29. At the destination end, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 2205/FL310/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP-INTMT MOD CHOP/RM ZDVWC-29
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
continuous light chop-intmt moderate chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-29
E75L at 6,000 ft, 14 nm north, 3:34 pm CDT (20:34 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent RY16L den. At the destination end, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 2034/FL060/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY16L DEN
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
20:34 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
during the descent RY16L den
B730 at 37,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 4:11 pm CDT (21:11 UTC): remarks: mtw +15/-10KT ZDVWC-30. At the destination end, 19 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK310040/TM 2111/FL370/TP B730/RM MTW +15/-10KT ZDVWC-30
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
40 nm northwest (310°) of BRK
Time
21:11 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B730
Remarks
mtw +15/-10KT ZDVWC-30
E75L at 13,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 4:07 pm CDT (21:07 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: below 17,000 ft. At the destination end, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN200010/TM 2107/FL130/TP E75L/TB LT OCNL MOD/RM BLO 170
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
10 nm south (200°) of DEN
Time
21:07 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
lt occasional moderate
Remarks
below 17,000 ft
A20N at 9,000 ft, 36 nm north, 3:51 pm CDT (20:51 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: 090-FL180. At the destination end, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN320025/TM 2051/FL090/TP A20N/TB LT OCNL MOD/RM 090-FL180
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
25 nm northwest (320°) of DEN
Time
20:51 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
lt occasional moderate
Remarks
090-FL180

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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (BRL, COU, MKC, OMA, SLN, GRI, GLD, DEN). 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	210° at 28 kt	+12 kt	19 °C	108 kt	5 h 50 min	11:20 pm MDT (05:20 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	+16 kt	16 °C	104 kt	6 h 03 min	11:33 pm MDT (05:33 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 24 kt	+17 kt	14 °C	103 kt	6 h 07 min	11:37 pm MDT (05:37 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+19 kt	10 °C	101 kt	6 h 14 min	11:44 pm MDT (05:44 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	+21 kt	6 °C	99 kt	6 h 22 min	11:52 pm MDT (05:52 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 25 kt	+24 kt	1 °C	96 kt	6 h 34 min	12:04 am MDT (06:04 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-4 °C	93 kt	6 h 46 min	12:16 am MDT (06:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 29 kt	+29 kt	-7 °C	91 kt	6 h 55 min	12:25 am MDT (06:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 31 kt	+29 kt	-19 °C	91 kt	6 h 55 min	12:25 am MDT (06:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 41 kt	+40 kt	-32 °C	80 kt	7 h 52 min	1:22 am MDT (07:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 50 kt	+50 kt	-40 °C	70 kt	9 h	2:30 am MDT (08:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 55 kt	+56 kt	-50 °C	64 kt	9 h 51 min	3:21 am MDT (09:21 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
BRL	used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line	200/20	250/21 16°	240/22 10°	260/20 5°	270/16 -7°	290/22 -18°	320/41 -34°	320/56 -43°	310/68 -53°
COU	used from 49 nm out; 75 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°
MKC	used from 98 nm out; 62 nm from the line	200/28	220/30 16°	270/20 11°	280/22 7°	260/27 -6°	270/27 -18°	280/38 -32°	270/38 -40°	280/50 -52°
OMA	used from 197 nm out; 79 nm from the line	190/34	230/34 19°	250/25 12°	250/18 6°	250/22 -7°	250/28 -19°	260/34 -32°	260/39 -41°	280/56 -51°
SLN	used from 246 nm out; 76 nm from the line	190/37	220/39 20°	240/31 14°	250/24 7°	260/25 -7°	250/26 -17°	250/44 -31°	260/47 -40°	260/47 -50°
GRI	used from 295 nm out; 61 nm from the line		210/31 19°	240/21 14°	240/17 6°	260/27 -7°	260/34 -18°	240/45 -32°	250/56 -40°	260/62 -51°
GLD	used from 394 nm out; 72 nm from the line		190/29	200/30 15°	240/23 8°	250/39 -7°	230/39 -19°	230/57 -31°	240/67 -39°	250/62 -49°
DEN	used from 542 nm out; 56 nm from the line			190/31 16°	210/32 7°	240/41 -8°	230/47 -21°	240/56 -32°	250/65 -37°	250/61 -47°

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
UIN Quincy, IL	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	768 ft	5:54 pm CDT (22:54 UTC)
IRK Kirksville, MO	59 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	reported, no category	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	966 ft	22:55 UTC
TRX Trenton, MO	108 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	no report just now				757 ft
STJ St Joseph, MO	167 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	826 ft	22:53 UTC
FNB Falls City, NE	207 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR Weather: light rain	from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	983 ft	22:53 UTC
RPB Belleville, KS	295 nm out, 9 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,538 ft
TKO Mankato, KS	325 nm out, 9 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,859 ft
OIN Oberlin, KS	433 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	2,706 ft	23:15 UTC
ADT Atwood, KS	453 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	2,990 ft	23:15 UTC
RYA Wray, CO	512 nm out, 21 nm north of the line	no report just now				3,677 ft
CFO Denver, CO	610 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	5,515 ft	22:47 UTC
APA Denver, CO	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	14,000 ft	5,884 ft	4:53 pm MDT (22:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,884 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At APA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:20 pm MDT (05:20 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for APA

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a few clouds at 14,000 feet and more above
From Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am MDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for UIN, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few 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 UIN 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC), at APA 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at APA is before sunrise there (7:06 am MDT (13:06 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 northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Field, Centennial Airport.