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Cuyahoga County to Louisville Muhammad Ali International CGF → SDF

282 nautical miles (325 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 225°, about 233° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (16,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:18 am EDT (04:18 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CGF is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots; SDF is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) 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: 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 29 to 166 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 CGF.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

AC90 descending, 45 nm northeast, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV ERI240015/TM 0013/FLDURD/TP AC90/SK T046 B042
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
15 nm southwest (240°) of ERI
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
AC90
Sky
T046 B042
CRJ7 descending, 29 nm southeast, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft. 29 nm along the route, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 0117/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM BASES 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAK
Where
over CAK
Time
01:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Remarks
bases 2,000 ft
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 22 nm southeast, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 107 nm along the route, 22 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
A321 at 21,000 ft, 29 nm northwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 136 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
E545 at 28,000 ft, 29 nm northwest, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 136 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 2315/FL280/TP E545/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E545
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 descending, 19 nm northwest, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 156 nm along the route, 19 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005
E145 climbing, 19 nm northwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 156 nm along the route, 19 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 2351/FLDURC/TP E145/SK B005 T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B005 T035
B744 climbing, 6 nm northwest, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 204 nm along the route, 6 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 north cvg
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B744
Sky
B022 overcast T036
Turbulence
lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
B737 at 23,000 ft, 2 nm east, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 214 nm along the route, 2 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B739 climbing, 3 nm west, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 214 nm along the route, 3 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
B712 at 600 ft, 45 nm southeast, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 253 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 45 nm southeast, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 253 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
B38M at 21,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 9:09 pm EDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. At the destination end, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU). 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	340° at 14 kt	−5 kt		125 kt	2 h 15 min	12:25 am EDT (04:25 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	−5 kt	12 °C	125 kt	2 h 15 min	12:25 am EDT (04:25 UTC)
8,500 ft	340° at 17 kt	−6 kt	9 °C	126 kt	2 h 14 min	12:24 am EDT (04:24 UTC)
10,500 ft	340° at 18 kt	−8 kt	5 °C	128 kt	2 h 12 min	12:22 am EDT (04:22 UTC)
12,500 ft	350° at 20 kt	−11 kt	2 °C	131 kt	2 h 09 min	12:19 am EDT (04:19 UTC)
14,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	−11 kt	-2 °C	131 kt	2 h 09 min	12:19 am EDT (04:19 UTC)
16,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	−12 kt	-7 °C	132 kt	2 h 08 min	12:18 am EDT (04:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 27 kt	−12 kt	-10 °C	132 kt	2 h 08 min	12:18 am EDT (04:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 28 kt	−12 kt	-22 °C	132 kt	2 h 08 min	12:18 am EDT (04:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 33 kt	−6 kt	-35 °C	126 kt	2 h 14 min	12:24 am EDT (04:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 29 kt	+8 kt	-40 °C	112 kt	2 h 31 min	12:41 am EDT (04:41 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 30 kt	+14 kt	-48 °C	106 kt	2 h 40 min	12:50 am EDT (04:50 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 8 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -48°
CMH	used from 49 nm out; 44 nm from the line	340/14	320/13 12°	350/12 8°	360/10 2°	350/27 -10°	340/20 -22°	320/31 -35°	270/25 -39°	260/32 -48°
CVG	used from 146 nm out; 39 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -47°
LOU	used from 243 nm out; 15 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°

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
CGF Cleveland, OH	departure	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	876 ft	9:47 pm EDT (01:47 UTC)
CLE Cleveland, OH	19 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,100 ft	799 ft	01:51 UTC
MFD Mansfield, OH	68 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	4 mi	300 ft	1,297 ft	01:52 UTC
OSU Columbus, OH	117 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	9 mi	600 ft	905 ft	01:53 UTC
TZR Columbus, OH	127 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	904 ft	01:55 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	195 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	from the north (350°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	481 ft	01:53 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	214 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	896 ft	01:52 UTC
IMS Madison, IN	243 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,900 ft	819 ft	22:15 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SDF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:18 am EDT (04:18 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SDF

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Sun 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 12 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 12 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 on the route, 214 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at CGF 6:49 pm EDT (22:49 UTC), at SDF 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SDF is before sunrise there (7:48 am EDT (11:48 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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Cuyahoga County, Louisville Muhammad Ali International.