Akron-Canton Regional to Daytona Beach International CAK → DAB
705 nautical miles (811 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 178°, about 185° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC). Right now CAK is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots; DAB is VFR, wind from the west (280°) 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: 140 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 268 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 89 to 288 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 218 to 347 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 258 to 318 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 496 to 606 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 CAK.
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 08:00–15:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CRW, ROA, TRI, GSP, CAE, SAV, JAX, MLB). 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 | 330° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 11 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 09 min | 9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −18 kt | 13 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 07 min | 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −20 kt | 11 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 02 min | 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −22 kt | 8 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 58 min | 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 28 kt | −23 kt | 4 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 56 min | 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 30 kt | −25 kt | 0 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 52 min | 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 32 kt | −26 kt | -4 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 50 min | 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 33 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 4 h 46 min | 9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 34 kt | −29 kt | -19 °C | 149 kt | 4 h 44 min | 9:26 am EDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 38 kt | −33 kt | -33 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 36 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 42 kt | −37 kt | -41 °C | 157 kt | 4 h 29 min | 9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 35 kt | −25 kt | -50 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 52 min | 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 58 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| CMH | used from 50 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
| CRW | used from 99 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| ROA | used from 199 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 248 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| GSP | used from 298 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| CAE | used from 347 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| SAV | used from 496 nm out; 7 nm from the line | 330/16 | 310/15 14° | 320/23 10° | 310/30 7° | 310/30 -6° | 300/28 -19° | 270/25 -32° | 300/25 -39° | 320/26 -50° |
| JAX | used from 596 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
| MLB | used from 695 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -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 | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots | 4 mi | 500 ft | 1,225 ft | 4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC) |
| PHD New Philadelphia, OH | 30 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet | calm | 7 mi | 900 ft | 894 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 89 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet | from the west (280°) at 5 knots | 9 mi | 1,400 ft | 858 ft | 08:33 UTC |
| CRW Charleston, WV | 149 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain, mist | variable at 4 knots | 6 mi | 800 ft | 947 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| MKJ Marion/Wytheville, VA | 238 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet | from the west (280°) at 14 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 2,558 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| HKY Hickory, NC | 308 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,189 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| CAE Columbia, SC | 417 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 235 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| AQX Allendale, SC | 477 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 161 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| SAV Savannah, GA | 526 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 50 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| SSI St Simons Island, GA | 586 nm out, 14 nm west of the line | VFR | from the west (280°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 18 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 685 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (280°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 33 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| DAB Daytona Beach, FL | destination | VFR | from the west (280°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 34 ft | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,558 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for DAB
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 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
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 635 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
- 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
- 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at DAB 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:21 pm EDT (23:21 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, Daytona Beach International.