Akron-Canton Regional to Myrtle Beach International CAK → MYR
451 nautical miles (519 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 164°, about 171° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC). Right now CAK is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots; MYR is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 11 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: 543 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 255 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 78 to 225 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 147 to 284 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 5E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft). Over the route from 372 to 431 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 69 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
- B738 at 33,000 ft, 19 nm east, 4:44 am EDT (08:44 UTC): -39 °C, wind 350° at 65 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 157 nm along the route, 19 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
EKN UA /OV EKN188027 /TM 0844 /FL330 /TP B738 /TA M39 /WV 35065KT /TB MOD-CONS /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through EKN
- Where
- 27 nm south (188°) of EKN
- Time
- 08:44 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Temperature
- −39 °C
- Wind
- from 350° at 65 knots
- Turbulence
- mod-cons
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
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 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 (CLE, AGC, EKN, ROA, RDU, FLO). 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 | 320° at 20 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 3 h 15 min | 9:01 am EDT (13:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 10 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 12 min | 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 10 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 11 min | 8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 7 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 08 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −26 kt | 4 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 05 min | 8:51 am EDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | −29 kt | 0 °C | 149 kt | 3 h 02 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 34 kt | −33 kt | -3 °C | 153 kt | 2 h 57 min | 8:43 am EDT (12:43 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 38 kt | −36 kt | -7 °C | 156 kt | 2 h 53 min | 8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 39 kt | −37 kt | -8 °C | 157 kt | 2 h 52 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 40 kt | −39 kt | -20 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 50 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 46 kt | −45 kt | -34 °C | 165 kt | 2 h 44 min | 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 51 kt | −50 kt | -40 °C | 170 kt | 2 h 39 min | 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 43 kt | −39 kt | -49 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 50 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 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; 59 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° |
| AGC | used from 49 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| EKN | used from 98 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| ROA | used from 196 nm out; 9 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° |
| RDU | used from 294 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 330/30 | 340/24 12° | 330/26 7° | 320/30 3° | 330/39 -8° | 310/30 -20° | 300/33 -33° | 310/34 -39° | 310/41 -47° |
| FLO | used from 343 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAK Akron, OH | departure | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 5 mi | 600 ft | 1,225 ft | 4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC) |
| PHD New Philadelphia, OH | 29 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots | 3 mi | 800 ft | 894 ft | 09:32 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 49 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist | from the west (270°) at 5 knots | 6 mi | 500 ft | 1,194 ft | 09:38 UTC |
| SXL Summersville, WV | 167 nm out, 20 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,819 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 186 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 2,301 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| MTV Martinsville, VA | 265 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,500 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 948 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| GSO Greensboro, NC | 294 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,600 feet | from the west (270°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 925 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| SOP Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC | 353 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 372 nm out, 22 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 189 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| MAO Marion, SC | 421 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 92 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | destination | VFR | from the west (260°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for MYR
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 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
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC on the route, 382 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at MYR 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 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, Myrtle Beach International.