Plan a flight · Sun 10:14 pm EDT (02:14 UTC)

Lovell Field to Cleveland-Hopkins International CHA → CLE

414 nautical miles (476 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 021°, about 026° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:27 am EDT (05:27 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CHA is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots; CLE is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) 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: 6 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

SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 325 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120155
MKCE WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
PA MD VA DC WV OH
FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.

AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 10 to 148 nm out.
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 39 to 404 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 CHA.

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

A321 at 30,000 ft, 46 nm east, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV AZQ170020/TM 2345/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm south (170°) of AZQ
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
A320 descending, 39 nm east, 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 69 nm along the route, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
B737 at 35,000 ft, 17 nm east, 9:25 pm EDT (01:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV AZQ250025/TM 0125/FL350/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
25 nm west (250°) of AZQ
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
B712 at 600 ft, 40 nm northwest, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 177 nm along the route, 40 nm northwest 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, 40 nm northwest, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 177 nm along the route, 40 nm northwest 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
P28A climbing, 30 nm east, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 237 nm along the route, 30 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 315 nm along the route, 10 nm northwest 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
CRJ7 descending, 29 nm southeast, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft. 394 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

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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (TYS, CVG, CMH, CLE). 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 13 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	3 h 38 min	1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 17 kt	+8 kt		112 kt	3 h 42 min	1:56 am EDT (05:56 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	+10 kt	10 °C	110 kt	3 h 46 min	2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	+13 kt	7 °C	107 kt	3 h 52 min	2:06 am EDT (06:06 UTC)
11,500 ft	340° at 22 kt	+16 kt	4 °C	104 kt	3 h 59 min	2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC)
13,500 ft	340° at 24 kt	+17 kt	0 °C	103 kt	4 h 01 min	2:15 am EDT (06:15 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	+17 kt	-4 °C	103 kt	4 h 01 min	2:15 am EDT (06:15 UTC)
17,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	+18 kt	-8 °C	102 kt	4 h 04 min	2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 28 kt	+18 kt	-9 °C	102 kt	4 h 04 min	2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 28 kt	+14 kt	-21 °C	106 kt	3 h 54 min	2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 33 kt	+13 kt	-35 °C	107 kt	3 h 52 min	2:06 am EDT (06:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 28 kt	−3 kt	-39 °C	123 kt	3 h 22 min	1:36 am EDT (05:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 30 kt	−9 kt	-48 °C	129 kt	3 h 13 min	1:27 am EDT (05:27 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
TYS	used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
CVG	used from 148 nm out; 89 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°
CMH	used from 246 nm out; 47 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°
CLE	used from 345 nm out; 44 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°

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
CHA Chattanooga, TN	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, scattered clouds at 2,900 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	682 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
RZR Cleveland, TN	20 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,900 ft	865 ft	01:55 UTC
RKW Rockwood, TN	59 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet	variable at 5 knots, gusting to 10	10+ mi	1,800 ft	1,664 ft	01:55 UTC
SCX Oneida, TN	89 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 800 feet	variable at 3 knots	9 mi	400 ft	1,544 ft	01:55 UTC
LOZ London, KY	138 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,212 ft	20:18 UTC
IOB Mount Sterling, KY	187 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,019 ft	01:15 UTC
SYM Morehead, KY	207 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light rain	variable at 5 knots	1.5 mi	300 ft	1,028 ft	23:22 UTC
RZT Chillicothe, OH	286 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	725 ft	01:55 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH	306 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	743 ft	01:55 UTC
GQQ Galion, OH	365 nm out, 21 nm west of the line	no report just now				1,224 ft
MFD Mansfield, OH	375 nm out, 14 nm west 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
CLE Cleveland, OH	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,100 ft	799 ft	9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,664 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CLE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:27 am EDT (05:27 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 700 feet IFR

The whole forecast for CLE

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, a few clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet

The forecast for CHA, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few 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 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at CLE 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CLE is before sunrise there (7:35 am EDT (11:35 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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: Lovell Field, Cleveland-Hopkins International.