Plan a flight · Mon 1:07 am CDT (06:07 UTC)

Appleton International to Morgantown Muni/Walter L Bill Hart Field ATW → MGW

473 nautical miles (545 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 123°, about 125° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 59-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:46 am EDT (08:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ATW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots; MGW is IFR, 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: 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 335 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 49 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 ATW.

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

A333 descending, 27 nm northeast, 12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 256 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 27 nm northeast, 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 256 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
A320 descending, 27 nm northeast, 10:27 pm CDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. 256 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
03:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
at 1,400 ft overcast
B738 at 1,800 ft, 16 nm southwest, 12:18 am CDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 266 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
05:18 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B738 at 1,300 ft, 16 nm southwest, 11:45 pm CDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 266 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
04:45 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent

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 5 forecast points nearest it (GRB, MKG, FWA, CLE, AGC). 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 13 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	3 h 33 min	5:40 am EDT (09:40 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 14 kt	−14 kt		134 kt	3 h 32 min	5:39 am EDT (09:39 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 14 kt	−14 kt	11 °C	134 kt	3 h 32 min	5:39 am EDT (09:39 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 14 kt	−13 kt	8 °C	133 kt	3 h 33 min	5:40 am EDT (09:40 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 12 kt	−11 kt	4 °C	131 kt	3 h 37 min	5:44 am EDT (09:44 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−14 kt	0 °C	134 kt	3 h 32 min	5:39 am EDT (09:39 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	−19 kt	-4 °C	139 kt	3 h 24 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 24 kt	−23 kt	-9 °C	143 kt	3 h 18 min	5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 25 kt	−25 kt	-10 °C	145 kt	3 h 16 min	5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 34 kt	−33 kt	-21 °C	153 kt	3 h 05 min	5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 46 kt	−43 kt	-36 °C	163 kt	2 h 54 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 55 kt	−53 kt	-44 °C	173 kt	2 h 44 min	4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 60 kt	−59 kt	-51 °C	179 kt	2 h 39 min	4:46 am EDT (08:46 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
GRB	used from 0 nm out; 27 nm from the line	250/36	270/23 16°	270/14 9°	240/18 4°	280/26 -9°	280/29 -20°	290/42 -36°	290/51 -45°	290/72 -55°
MKG	used from 49 nm out; 45 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
FWA	used from 197 nm out; 82 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
CLE	used from 246 nm out; 73 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
AGC	used from 394 nm out; 43 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -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
ATW Appleton, WI	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	918 ft	12:55 am CDT (05:55 UTC)
SBM Sheboygan, WI	39 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	755 ft	05:53 UTC
MKG Muskegon, MI	118 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	628 ft	05:55 UTC
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	158 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	4 mi	none	793 ft	05:53 UTC
JXN Jackson, MI	217 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	0.5 mi	none	1,000 ft	05:56 UTC
TOL Toledo, OH	266 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	7 mi	1,400 ft	683 ft	05:52 UTC
PCW Port Clinton, OH	296 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 500 feet, a few clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 5 knots	7 mi	1,600 ft	590 ft	05:55 UTC
MFD Mansfield, OH	335 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	5 mi	300 ft	1,297 ft	05:52 UTC
HLG Wheeling, WV	424 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	1,194 ft	05:53 UTC
WAY Waynesburg, PA	453 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				1,068 ft
MGW Morgantown, WV	destination	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist	calm	2.5 mi	500 ft	1,243 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 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 MGW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:46 am EDT (08:46 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet IFR

The whole forecast for MGW

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 900 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for ATW, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet

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

6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 384 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 384 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at ATW 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at MGW 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MGW is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Appleton International, Morgantown Muni/Walter L Bill Hart Field.