Bangor International to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International BGR → CVG
786 nautical miles (904 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 265° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC). Right now BGR is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 4 knots; CVG is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 4 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 288 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 448 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 50 to 537 nm out.
- 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 656 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 149 to 149 nm out.
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 BGR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 4 nm east, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 696 nm along the route, 4 nm east 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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 9 forecast points nearest it (BGR, BML, ALB, SYR, PSB, AGC, CLE, CMH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 320° at 10 kt | +2 kt | 13 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 40 min | 8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | 0 | 10 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 33 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | 0 | 7 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 33 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | +3 kt | 4 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 43 min | 8:47 am EDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | +5 kt | 1 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 50 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +8 kt | -3 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 01 min | 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +10 kt | -7 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 09 min | 9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 20 kt | +12 kt | -10 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 17 min | 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 27 kt | +20 kt | -22 °C | 100 kt | 7 h 52 min | 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 34 kt | +26 kt | -36 °C | 94 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:26 am EDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 45 kt | +40 kt | -42 °C | 80 kt | 9 h 50 min | 11:54 am EDT (15:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 46 kt | +42 kt | -50 °C | 78 kt | 10 h 05 min | 12:09 pm EDT (16:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGR | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/21 | 260/11 7° | 270/17 5° | 260/12 -1° | 240/34 -10° | 250/67 -20° | 240/80 -35° | 240/87 -45° | 250/99 -55° |
| BML | used from 50 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 260/22 | 300/13 8° | 280/13 4° | 260/13 0° | 260/16 -11° | 240/45 -21° | 240/59 -36° | 240/77 -44° | 240/83 -53° |
| ALB | used from 149 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| SYR | used from 298 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| PSB | used from 398 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AGC | used from 497 nm out; 53 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° |
| CLE | used from 597 nm out; 60 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° |
| CMH | used from 646 nm out; 16 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° |
| CVG | used from 746 nm out; 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGR Bangor, ME | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,200 feet Weather: light rain | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 4,200 ft | 192 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
| WVL Waterville, ME | 40 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,300 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 5,000 ft | 332 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| IZG Fryeburg, ME | 99 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 9 mi | 200 ft | 454 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| LEB Lebanon, NH | 169 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 7 mi | 2,100 ft | 603 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| RME Rome, NY | 298 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,700 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,700 ft | 504 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 358 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 1 mi | 500 ft | 1,099 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| BFD Bradford, PA | 467 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | 1,800 ft | 2,143 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| AXQ Clarion, PA | 517 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,457 ft | ||||
| BVI Beaver Falls, PA | 567 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | none | 1,252 ft | 19:47 UTC | |
| LCK Columbus, OH | 696 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 743 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 736 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 1,076 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| CVG Covington, KY | destination | VFR | from the west (260°) at 4 knots | 7 mi | none | 896 ft | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,143 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, 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet IFR
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for CVG
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 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, sky obscured at 200 feet
- 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 BGR, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 547 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 557 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 567 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 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 BGR 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 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: Bangor International, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.