Plan a flight · Sun 7:46 pm CDT (00:46 UTC)

Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport to James M Cox Dayton International AFW → DAY

755 nautical miles (869 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 053°, about 049° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now AFW is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24; DAY is IFR, wind from the northwest (320°) 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: 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 last 10 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 AFW.

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

B737 at 31,000 ft, 26 nm southeast, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 487 nm along the route, 26 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25
B38M at 23,700 ft, 27 nm northwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 606 nm along the route, 27 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
30 nm south (190°) of TTH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,700 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
B737 at 23,000 ft, 36 nm southeast, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 706 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
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, 33 nm southeast, 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 706 nm along the route, 33 nm southeast of the line.
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
A333 at 4,000 ft, 31 nm south, 5:44 pm CDT (22:44 UTC): overcast. 706 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
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
B753 at 32,000 ft, 36 nm southeast, 5:11 pm CDT (22:11 UTC): no turbulence. 706 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2211/FL320/TP B753/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
22:11 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B753
Turbulence
none
B744 climbing, 26 nm southeast, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 716 nm along the route, 26 nm southeast of the line.
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
E145 climbing, 0 nm north, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm north of the line.
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
E545 at 28,000 ft, 25 nm north, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 25 nm north of the line.
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, 44 nm northeast, 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. At the destination end, 44 nm northeast of the line.
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

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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (DAL, FSM, LIT, CGI, EVV, IND, CVG). 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 8 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	5 h 54 min	2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC)
5,500 ft	280° at 8 kt	−7 kt		127 kt	5 h 57 min	2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 12 kt	−8 kt	13 °C	128 kt	5 h 54 min	2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−10 kt	10 °C	130 kt	5 h 48 min	2:34 am EDT (06:34 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−9 kt	6 °C	129 kt	5 h 51 min	2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	−9 kt	2 °C	129 kt	5 h 51 min	2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	−7 kt	-2 °C	127 kt	5 h 57 min	2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	−6 kt	-6 °C	126 kt	6 h	2:46 am EDT (06:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 20 kt	−6 kt	-7 °C	126 kt	6 h	2:46 am EDT (06:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 25 kt	−4 kt	-18 °C	124 kt	6 h 05 min	2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 42 kt	−10 kt	-32 °C	130 kt	5 h 48 min	2:34 am EDT (06:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 46 kt	−13 kt	-41 °C	133 kt	5 h 41 min	2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 42 kt	−9 kt	-50 °C	129 kt	5 h 51 min	2:37 am EDT (06:37 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
DAL	used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
FSM	used from 99 nm out; 82 nm from the line	200/18	210/19 15°	230/22 13°	250/18 7°	270/20 -5°	280/24 -16°	280/35 -30°	290/37 -40°	300/40 -52°
LIT	used from 248 nm out; 63 nm from the line	220/12	250/12 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	310/14 -5°	310/25 -17°	310/40 -31°	310/38 -41°	310/46 -52°
CGI	used from 348 nm out; 85 nm from the line	250/10	290/12 17°	290/18 11°	300/22 5°	320/25 -8°	330/30 -18°	320/53 -33°	320/66 -42°	320/56 -50°
EVV	used from 497 nm out; 48 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
IND	used from 646 nm out; 38 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
CVG	used from 696 nm out; 35 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -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
AFW Fort Worth, TX	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet	from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	723 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
TKI Dallas, TX	40 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	588 ft	23:53 UTC
HHW Hugo, OK	109 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	572 ft	00:30 UTC
MEZ Mena, AR	179 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,079 ft	23:35 UTC
RUE Russellville, AR	248 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	409 ft	23:53 UTC
CVK Ash Flat, AR	348 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	no report just now				717 ft
POF Poplar Bluff, MO	408 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	330 ft	23:53 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	497 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	00:35 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	567 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	421 ft	23:54 UTC
BAK Columbus, IN	666 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	656 ft	23:45 UTC
HLB Batesville, IN	696 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	975 ft	00:35 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	8 mi	600 ft	1,009 ft	7:56 pm EDT (23:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,079 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for DAY

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for AFW, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet

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

6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
9/2934 DALLAS, TX 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport, James M Cox Dayton International.