Columbia Metro Airport to Akron-Canton Regional CAE → CAK
419 nautical miles (482 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 358°, about 005° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC). 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 90 to 200 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 150 to 329 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 249 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 CAE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (CAE, GSP, TRI, CRW, AGC, CLE). 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 | 300° at 11 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 3 h 41 min | 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 15 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 04 min | 2:46 pm EDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +19 kt | 12 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 09 min | 2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +19 kt | 9 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 09 min | 2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +21 kt | 6 °C | 99 kt | 4 h 14 min | 2:56 pm EDT (18:56 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | +20 kt | 3 °C | 100 kt | 4 h 11 min | 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | +18 kt | -1 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 06 min | 2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | +16 kt | -5 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 02 min | 2:44 pm EDT (18:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 27 kt | +16 kt | -6 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 02 min | 2:44 pm EDT (18:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | +15 kt | -19 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 59 min | 2:41 pm EDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 33 kt | +13 kt | -34 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 55 min | 2:37 pm EDT (18:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 43 kt | +24 kt | -42 °C | 96 kt | 4 h 22 min | 3:04 pm EDT (19:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 47 kt | +34 kt | -50 °C | 86 kt | 4 h 52 min | 3:34 pm EDT (19:34 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 340/11 | 330/13 14° | 350/24 11° | 350/26 8° | 340/26 -5° | 350/33 -18° | 340/31 -32° | 340/30 -41° | 330/32 -52° |
| GSP | used from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 330/14 | 360/26 17° | 360/22 11° | 330/20 6° | 310/27 -5° | 320/24 -18° | 310/28 -33° | 320/38 -40° | 330/30 -51° |
| TRI | used from 100 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 340/26 15° | 330/23 10° | 330/23 6° | 290/28 -6° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -34° | 310/47 -41° | 320/47 -49° | |
| CRW | used from 200 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 270/8 | 320/23 15° | 320/22 10° | 330/25 5° | 300/30 -6° | 290/34 -19° | 280/37 -35° | 290/48 -42° | 310/58 -50° |
| AGC | used from 349 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 270/15 | 320/17 14° | 320/22 9° | 340/23 4° | 310/25 -8° | 290/30 -19° | 280/40 -36° | 290/49 -45° | 300/53 -49° |
| CLE | used from 399 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 280/17 | 270/17 14° | 280/22 10° | 290/26 4° | 290/25 -8° | 280/31 -21° | 280/35 -36° | 280/43 -44° | 300/53 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE Columbia, SC | departure | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| FDW Winnsboro, SC | 20 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 577 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | 80 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 110 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| UKF North Wilkesboro, NC | 140 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,303 ft | ||||
| BLF Bluefield, WV | 200 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,856 ft | ||||
| BKW Beckley, WV | 230 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,503 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 269 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 329 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CDI Cambridge, OH | 359 nm out, 9 nm west of the line | no report just now | 798 ft | ||||
| PHD New Philadelphia, OH | 389 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 894 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | destination | no report just now | 1,225 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,856 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC)
CAK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 6 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 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at CAE 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC), at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 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: Columbia Metro Airport, Akron-Canton Regional.