Plan a flight · Sun 9:40 pm CDT (02:40 UTC)

Acadiana Regional to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International ARA → CVG

648 nautical miles (745 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 031°, about 031° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ARA is VFR, wind calm; CVG 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: 2 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 ARA.

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

C510 at 41,000 ft, 24 nm northwest, 9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 41,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 100 nm along the route, 24 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HEZ UA /OV HEZ /TM 0218 /FL410 /TP C510 /SK SKC /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HEZ
Where
over HEZ
Time
02:18 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C510
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B38M at 25,000 ft, 44 nm northwest, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 399 nm along the route, 44 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME26
B738 at 34,000 ft, 25 nm northwest, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 458 nm along the route, 25 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CKV
Where
over CKV
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B739 at 34,000 ft, 5 nm north, 8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 488 nm along the route, 5 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of BWG
Time
01:51 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B38M at 21,000 ft, 2 nm west, 8:09 pm CDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 578 nm along the route, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B712 at 600 ft, 38 nm southeast, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 598 nm along the route, 38 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 38 nm southeast, 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 598 nm along the route, 38 nm southeast of the line.
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
B744 climbing, 8 nm north, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. At the destination end, 8 nm north 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
B737 at 23,000 ft, 3 nm southwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 3 nm southwest 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

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 (MSY, JAN, MEM, HSV, BNA, 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	290° at 10 kt	−3 kt		123 kt	5 h 16 min	3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 12 kt	+2 kt		118 kt	5 h 29 min	4:09 am EDT (08:09 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 14 kt	+3 kt	14 °C	117 kt	5 h 32 min	4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 16 kt	+5 kt	10 °C	115 kt	5 h 38 min	4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 16 kt	+7 kt	6 °C	113 kt	5 h 44 min	4:24 am EDT (08:24 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	+7 kt	2 °C	113 kt	5 h 44 min	4:24 am EDT (08:24 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 18 kt	+6 kt	-1 °C	114 kt	5 h 41 min	4:21 am EDT (08:21 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+5 kt	-4 °C	115 kt	5 h 38 min	4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 19 kt	+5 kt	-5 °C	115 kt	5 h 38 min	4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 26 kt	+8 kt	-17 °C	112 kt	5 h 47 min	4:27 am EDT (08:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 43 kt	+14 kt	-32 °C	106 kt	6 h 07 min	4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 50 kt	+16 kt	-41 °C	104 kt	6 h 14 min	4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 41 kt	+20 kt	-51 °C	100 kt	6 h 29 min	5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
MSY	used from 0 nm out; 75 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
JAN	used from 100 nm out; 41 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
MEM	used from 249 nm out; 83 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
HSV	used from 349 nm out; 68 nm from the line	310/20	330/20 16°	320/27 11°	340/23 5°	320/23 -7°	340/30 -17°	320/50 -33°	330/61 -41°	340/41 -50°
BNA	used from 399 nm out; 34 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
LOU	used from 498 nm out; 58 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
CVG	used from 598 nm out; 25 nm from the line	320/18	350/32 16°	350/35 10°	350/30 3°	330/30 -7°	340/44 -20°	340/58 -35°	330/72 -41°	320/36 -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
ARA New Iberia, LA	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	24 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
BTR Baton Rouge, LA	50 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	69 ft	01:53 UTC
HEZ Natchez, MS	100 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	272 ft	01:56 UTC
HKS Jackson, MS	159 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	341 ft	01:53 UTC
OSX Kosciusko, MS	219 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				494 ft
TUP Tupelo, MS	299 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	346 ft	01:53 UTC
SNH Savannah, TN	359 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	472 ft	02:10 UTC
JWN Nashville, TN	448 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	501 ft	02:15 UTC
BWG Bowling Green, KY	498 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	none	547 ft	02:27 UTC
LOU Louisville, KY	578 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1 mi	none	545 ft	02:33 UTC
JVY Jeffersonville, IN	588 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	5,000 ft	477 ft	02:35 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	896 ft	9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 896 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, 3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a few clouds at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for CVG

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for ARA, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 13 nm from the route, 458 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
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 ARA 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CVG is before sunrise there (7:45 am EDT (11:45 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Acadiana Regional, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.