Austin-Bergstrom International to Pittsburgh International AUS → PIT
1,051 nautical miles (1,210 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 049°, about 045° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC). Right now AUS is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 4 knots; PIT is low IFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 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: 647 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 397 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 20 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 AUS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 30 nm northwest, 12:04 am CDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 922 nm along the route, 30 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 10 forecast points nearest it (CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, CGI, BNA, LOU, CVG, CMH, 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 | 250° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 8 h 05 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 8 h 17 min | 10:47 am EDT (14:47 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −7 kt | 14 °C | 127 kt | 8 h 17 min | 10:47 am EDT (14:47 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 10 °C | 127 kt | 8 h 17 min | 10:47 am EDT (14:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | −4 kt | 7 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 29 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −4 kt | 3 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 29 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −4 kt | -1 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 29 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −5 kt | -5 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 24 min | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 17 kt | −5 kt | -6 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 24 min | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 23 kt | −4 kt | -17 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 29 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 39 kt | −5 kt | -32 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 24 min | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 46 kt | −8 kt | -41 °C | 128 kt | 8 h 13 min | 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 39 kt | −4 kt | -50 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 29 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SHV | used from 149 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LIT | used from 297 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 446 nm out; 22 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° |
| CGI | used from 545 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| BNA | used from 595 nm out; 67 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 694 nm out; 51 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 793 nm out; 38 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° |
| CMH | used from 892 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| AGC | used from 992 nm out; 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Austin, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 541 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 20 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 19,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 19,000 ft | 789 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| GGG Longview, TX | 198 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 365 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 248 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 179 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 377 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 205 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| NQA Millington, TN | 506 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 322 ft | 23:50 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 545 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 734 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 100 ft | 775 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| LEX Lexington, KY | 803 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 3 mi | 200 ft | 979 ft | 06:12 UTC |
| EOP Waverly, OH | 902 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | 1,300 ft | 661 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 1021 nm out, 8 nm southeast 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 |
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | destination | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 300 ft | 1,202 ft | 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,202 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC)
Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for PIT
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, a broken layer at 300 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for AUS, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 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 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 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.
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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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Pittsburgh International.