Plan a flight · Mon 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC)

Youngstown/Warren Regional to Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport YNG → BMI

377 nautical miles (434 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 266°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC). Right now YNG is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots; BMI is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 6 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 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 238 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 YNG.

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

A21N descending, 11 nm north, 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC): no turbulence, 12 °C. 59 nm along the route, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLE UA /OV CLE230005/TM 1011/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK B018 T035/TA +12/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLE
Where
5 nm southwest (230°) of CLE
Time
10:11 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
B018 T035
Temperature
+12
Turbulence
smooth
MD83 at 2,500 ft, 33 nm north, 6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC): clear from 2,500 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: base 1,000 ft tops 2,500 ft clear above. 139 nm along the route, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1043/FL025/TP MD83/RM BASE 010 TOPS 025 CLEAR ABOVE
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
10:43 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
MD83
Remarks
base 1,000 ft tops 2,500 ft clear above
A21N at 33,000 ft, 43 nm south, 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC): light chop turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV ROD/TM 0807/FL330/TP A21N/TB OCNL LT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over ROD
Time
08:07 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
occasional lt chop
CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 6 nm northeast, 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC): mist. 208 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
09:45 UTC
Height
at 5,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Weather
shallow st
A21N at 31,000 ft, 10 nm southeast, 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 297 nm along the route, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAF UA /OV BVT/TM 1033/FL310/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAF
Where
over BVT
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb

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 5 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, FWA, IND, 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	290° at 15 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	3 h 31 min	9:29 am CDT (14:29 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+11 kt	14 °C	109 kt	3 h 28 min	9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+11 kt	10 °C	109 kt	3 h 28 min	9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+14 kt	6 °C	106 kt	3 h 33 min	9:31 am CDT (14:31 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+16 kt	2 °C	104 kt	3 h 38 min	9:36 am CDT (14:36 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+18 kt	-1 °C	102 kt	3 h 42 min	9:40 am CDT (14:40 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 25 kt	+20 kt	-5 °C	100 kt	3 h 46 min	9:44 am CDT (14:44 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 28 kt	+22 kt	-7 °C	98 kt	3 h 51 min	9:49 am CDT (14:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 31 kt	+26 kt	-20 °C	94 kt	4 h 01 min	9:59 am CDT (14:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 35 kt	+29 kt	-35 °C	91 kt	4 h 09 min	10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 53 kt	+41 kt	-44 °C	79 kt	4 h 46 min	10:44 am CDT (15:44 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 62 kt	+46 kt	-51 °C	74 kt	5 h 06 min	11:04 am CDT (16:04 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
CLE	used from 0 nm out; 30 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°
CMH	used from 99 nm out; 68 nm from the line	320/12	340/26 15°	340/22 9°	320/24 3°	320/32 -7°	320/36 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/59 -44°	320/57 -50°
FWA	used from 149 nm out; 32 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 248 nm out; 64 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°
JOT	used from 297 nm out; 57 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
YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH	departure	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	8 mi	1,500 ft	1,191 ft	6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC)
CAK Akron, OH	40 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light drizzle	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	8 mi	500 ft	1,225 ft	10:51 UTC
CLE Cleveland, OH	50 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet Weather: mist	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	6 mi	1,600 ft	799 ft	10:51 UTC
MFD Mansfield, OH	89 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	8 mi	500 ft	1,297 ft	10:52 UTC
OWX Ottawa, OH	149 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	0.25 mi	100 ft	763 ft	10:55 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	208 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 30,000 feet Weather: mist, shallow fog	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	2 mi	none	814 ft	10:54 UTC
GUS Peru, IN	248 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	810 ft	09:55 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	288 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	10:54 UTC
RZL Rensselaer, IN	297 nm out, 15 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	698 ft	10:55 UTC
TIP Rantoul, IL	347 nm out, 17 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	737 ft	10:35 UTC
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL	destination	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	871 ft	5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 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, 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for BMI

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 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 southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies

The forecast for YNG, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · security · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at YNG 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Youngstown/Warren Regional, Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport.