Akron-Canton Regional to Valley International CAK → HRL
1,194 nautical miles (1,374 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 227°, about 234° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:55 pm CDT (17:55 UTC). Right now CAK is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots; HRL is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 3 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: 22 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 328 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
- B763 at 200 ft, 22 nm northwest, 4:05 am EDT (08:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. 189 nm along the route, 22 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0805/FL002/TP B763/SK VV002/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 1 nm west (270°) of CVG
- Time
- 08:05 UTC
- Height
- at 200 ft
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- sky obscured from 200 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
- B752 climbing, 24 nm northwest, 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. 189 nm along the route, 24 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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, BNA, MEM, JAN, SHV, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, BRO). 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 | 240° at 8 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 10 h 45 min | 2:25 pm CDT (19:25 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 8 kt | +7 kt | 16 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 34 min | 2:14 pm CDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 8 kt | +6 kt | 12 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 28 min | 2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 8 kt | +4 kt | 9 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 18 min | 1:58 pm CDT (18:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | +4 kt | 5 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 18 min | 1:58 pm CDT (18:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | +4 kt | 1 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 18 min | 1:58 pm CDT (18:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +5 kt | -3 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 23 min | 2:03 pm CDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 16 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 28 min | 2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 19 kt | +9 kt | -16 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 45 min | 2:25 pm CDT (19:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 28 kt | 0 | -31 °C | 120 kt | 9 h 57 min | 1:37 pm CDT (18:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 36 kt | −1 kt | -41 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 52 min | 1:32 pm CDT (18:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 40 kt | −9 kt | -51 °C | 129 kt | 9 h 15 min | 12:55 pm CDT (17:55 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; 47 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; 12 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° |
| CVG | used from 149 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| LOU | used from 199 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| BNA | used from 299 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 448 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| JAN | used from 597 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| SHV | used from 746 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| LCH | used from 796 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 896 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| PSX | used from 995 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 160/24 | 190/17 17° | 200/10 15° | L/V 8° | 260/7 -5° | 220/10 -12° | 310/11 -30° | 320/13 -40° | 010/29 -51° |
| CRP | used from 1095 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 140/21 | 160/22 17° | 180/14 13° | 210/6 9° | 270/10 -5° | 200/8 -13° | L/V -29° | L/V -40° | 030/28 -51° |
| BRO | used from 1144 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 160/15 | 160/15 18° | 170/11 14° | 150/7 9° | L/V -4° | 170/6 -15° | 100/15 -29° | 100/14 -41° | 040/26 -51° |
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) |
| LCK Columbus, OH | 100 nm out, 5 nm east 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 |
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 139 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 1,076 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| SDF Louisville, KY | 259 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots | 3 mi | none | 500 ft | 08:21 UTC |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 378 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 501 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 478 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| GLH Greenville, MS | 637 nm out, 13 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 | 786 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| GLS Galveston, TX | 955 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5 ft | 12:46 UTC |
| LBX Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX | 985 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,200 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| HRL Harlingen, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet | from the east (090°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 36 ft | 2:52 am CDT (07:52 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 HRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:55 pm CDT (17:55 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for HRL
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
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 17 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 23 nm from the route, 368 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm CDT (00:28 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, Valley International.