Flight planning: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International CVG / KCVG
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in Covington, Kentucky, in plain English: right now marginal VFR: flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility, Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- B737 at 23,000 ft, 3 nm southwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over CVG
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Height
- at 23,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- light
- B739 climbing, 7 nm west, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 5 west cvg
- Time
- 23:31 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- B739
- Sky
- B026 overcast T036
- B744 climbing, 8 nm north, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 10 north cvg
- Time
- 00:02 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- B744
- Sky
- B022 overcast T036
- Turbulence
- lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
- A333 at 4,000 ft, 12 nm west, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): overcast.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV CVG270010/TM 2244/FL040/TP A333/SK B025 OVC T035
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 10 nm west (270°) of CVG
- Time
- 22:44 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A333
- Sky
- B025 overcast T035
- CRJ9 at 28,000 ft, 53 nm southeast, 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC): light turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV FGX/TM 2233/FL280/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over FGX
- Time
- 22:33 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- light
- E145 climbing, 55 nm north, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 2351/FLDURC/TP E145/SK B005 T035
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over DAY
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- B005 T035
- CRJ9 descending, 61 nm south, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft.
as filed, and in English
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
- Report
- a routine report filed through LEX
- Where
- over LEX
- Time
- 23:43 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- tops OVC062 bases OVC018
- M600 at 1,800 ft, 68 nm southwest, 6:12 pm EDT (22:12 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft.
as filed, and in English
LOU UA /OV DURD/TM 2212/FL018/TP M600/SK OVC018-TOPO37
- Report
- a routine report filed through LOU
- Where
- over DURD
- Time
- 22:12 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- M600
- Sky
- OVC018-TOPO37
- E170 climbing, 73 nm southwest, 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
SDF UA /OV SDF/TM 2226/FLDURC/TP E170/SK B022 T036
- Report
- a routine report filed through SDF
- Where
- over SDF
- Time
- 22:26 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- E170
- Sky
- B022 T036
- A321 at 21,000 ft, 80 nm north, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over ROD
- Time
- 00:23 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- none
- E545 at 28,000 ft, 80 nm north, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 2315/FL280/TP E545/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over ROD
- Time
- 23:15 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E545
- Turbulence
- none
- C150 at 1,500 ft, 93 nm northeast, 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV MRT/TM 2218/FL015/TP C150/SK OVC018
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over MRT
- Time
- 22:18 UTC
- Height
- at 1,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C150
- Sky
- overcast from 1,800 ft
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point GSP, 276 nm southeast of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 300° (northwest) | 22 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 22 knots | 11 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 300° (northwest) | 22 knots | 7 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 290° (west) | 28 knots | 5 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 270° (west) | 36 knots | -5 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 250° (west) | 42 knots | -18 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 54 knots | -31 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 59 knots | -40 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 65 knots | -50 °C |
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; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local over this airport · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.