Akron-Canton Regional to Alexandria International CAK → AEX
787 nautical miles (906 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 227°, about 234° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC). Right now CAK is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots; AEX 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: 90 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, fog). Over the first 339 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 CAK.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 5 nm northeast, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 100 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast 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
- B752 climbing, 27 nm northwest, 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. 189 nm along the route, 27 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 0737/FLDURC/TP B752/SK B001 OVC T015
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 5 west cvg
- Time
- 07:37 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- B752
- Sky
- B001 overcast T015
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 8 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, BNA, MEM, JAN, SHV). 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 | 300° at 13 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 6 h 40 min | 9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | −1 kt | 15 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 30 min | 9:32 am CDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −1 kt | 11 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 30 min | 9:32 am CDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −3 kt | 8 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 24 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −5 kt | 4 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 18 min | 9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | −5 kt | 0 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 18 min | 9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −4 kt | -3 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 21 min | 9:23 am CDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 22 kt | −4 kt | -6 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 21 min | 9:23 am CDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 30 kt | −7 kt | -18 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 12 min | 9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 44 kt | −9 kt | -33 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 06 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 53 kt | −7 kt | -41 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 12 min | 9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 44 kt | −12 kt | -50 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 58 min | 9:00 am CDT (14:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 47 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 50 nm out; 13 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 149 nm out; 26 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° |
| LOU | used from 199 nm out; 37 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° |
| BNA | used from 299 nm out; 61 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° |
| MEM | used from 448 nm out; 77 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° |
| JAN | used from 598 nm out; 68 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° |
| SHV | used from 747 nm out; 94 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAK Akron, OH | departure | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 1,400 ft | 1,225 ft | 3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC) |
| VTA Newark, OH | 70 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 600 ft | 883 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| LCK Columbus, OH | 100 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: mist | from the west (270°) at 5 knots | 2.5 mi | 800 ft | 743 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 169 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 481 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| SDF Louisville, KY | 259 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 500 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 379 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 501 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN | 448 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 487 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| SZY Selmer, TN | 478 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 610 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 608 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 162 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| GLH Greenville, MS | 638 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 130 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for AEX
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for CAK, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 6 nm from the route, at the departure 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 departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 189 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 18 nm from the route, 369 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 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: Akron-Canton Regional, Alexandria International.