Rick Husband Amarillo International to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AMA → CVG
846 nautical miles (973 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 069°, about 061° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC). Right now AMA is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots; CVG is low IFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 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: 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 3W: 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 458 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 60 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 AMA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B752 climbing, 3 nm east, 2:37 am CDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. At the destination end, 3 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 0737/FLDURC/TP B752/SK B001 OVC T015
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 5 west cvg
- Time
- 07:37 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- B752
- Sky
- B001 overcast T015
- B763 at 200 ft, 3 nm southwest, 3:05 am CDT (08:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 3 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0805/FL002/TP B763/SK VV002/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 1 nm west (270°) of CVG
- Time
- 08:05 UTC
- Height
- at 200 ft
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- sky obscured from 200 ft
- 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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL, SGF, COU, STL, EVV, LOU, 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 28 kt | −28 kt | 148 kt | 5 h 43 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 22 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 55 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −19 kt | 14 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 05 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 13 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 7 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 13 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 3 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 08 min | 10:47 am EDT (14:47 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −22 kt | -1 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 57 min | 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -5 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 50 min | 10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 26 kt | −26 kt | -6 °C | 146 kt | 5 h 48 min | 10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 32 kt | −33 kt | -18 °C | 153 kt | 5 h 32 min | 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 53 kt | −51 kt | -30 °C | 171 kt | 4 h 57 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 55 kt | −49 kt | -39 °C | 169 kt | 5 h | 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 53 kt | −42 kt | -50 °C | 162 kt | 5 h 13 min | 9:52 am EDT (13:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 50 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 240/35 22° | 240/27 14° | 230/25 6° | 240/38 -7° | 230/44 -19° | 250/73 -28° | 270/66 -37° | 270/58 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 149 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 249 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| SGF | used from 348 nm out; 49 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 498 nm out; 69 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° |
| STL | used from 547 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| EVV | used from 647 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| LOU | used from 746 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| CVG | used from 796 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA Amarillo, TX | departure | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,606 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
| PPA Pampa, TX | 40 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 3,245 ft | 08:10 UTC |
| JWG Watonga, OK | 159 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,551 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 199 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,167 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| BVO Bartlesville, OK | 289 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 716 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| JLN Joplin, MO | 368 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 977 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 488 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| UBX Cuba, MO | 527 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,023 ft | ||||
| BLV Belleville, IL | 607 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 756 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 845 ft | 08:00 UTC |
| BAK Columbus, IN | 796 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 656 ft | 01:45 UTC |
| CVG Covington, KY | destination | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 896 ft | 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,606 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 100 feet marginal VFR
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist IFR
The whole forecast for CVG
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 100 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 100 feet
- At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for AMA, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 19 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 17 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 11,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at AMA 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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: Rick Husband Amarillo International, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.