Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to General Downing - Peoria International XNA → PIA
341 nautical miles (392 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 038°, about 037° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now XNA is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 7 knots; PIA is 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 TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 185 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 XNA.
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (SGF, COU, SPI). 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 | 240° at 31 kt | −28 kt | 148 kt | 2 h 18 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 2 h 28 min | 6:33 am CDT (11:33 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 34 min | 6:39 am CDT (11:39 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 36 min | 6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 8 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 35 min | 6:40 am CDT (11:40 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −14 kt | 3 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 33 min | 6:38 am CDT (11:38 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −16 kt | -2 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 30 min | 6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 25 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 28 min | 6:33 am CDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 26 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 28 min | 6:33 am CDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 32 kt | −24 kt | -18 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 22 min | 6:27 am CDT (11:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 56 kt | −27 kt | -31 °C | 147 kt | 2 h 19 min | 6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 60 kt | −29 kt | -40 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 17 min | 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 58 kt | −16 kt | -49 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 30 min | 6:35 am CDT (11:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGF | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| COU | used from 146 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| SPI | used from 244 nm out; 49 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,288 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
| HFJ Monett, MO | 39 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,316 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | 68 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 08:52 UTC |
| OZS Camdenton, MO | 127 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,061 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| AIZ Kaiser/Lake Ozark, MO | 136 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 175 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 549 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| HAE Hannibal, MO | 244 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 768 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| PPQ Pittsfield, IL | 263 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 709 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| CTK Canton, IL | 321 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 660 ft | 3:54 am CDT (08:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,316 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC)
Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PIA
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
The forecast for XNA, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, 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 XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIA is before sunrise there (7:06 am CDT (12:06 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
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: Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport, General Downing - Peoria International.