Plan a flight · Mon 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC)

Lovell Field to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International CHA → CVG

242 nautical miles (279 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 006°, about 011° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC). Right now CHA is low IFR, wind calm; CVG is IFR, wind from the south (190°) at 8 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: 2 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 116 to 213 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

E145 at 300 ft, 0 nm west, 10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC): overcast from 20,000 ft to 1,200 ft, fog, remarks: runway 20 below ils mins. At the departure end, 0 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV OV CHA/TM 1401/FL003/TP E145/SK OVC002-TOPS012/WX 1/4SM FG/RM RY 20 BELOW ILS MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over cha
Time
14:01 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 200 ft, tops 1,200 ft
Weather
1/4SM, fog
Remarks
runway 20 below ils mins
DA62 at 1,100 ft, 0 nm west, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): fog. At the departure end, 0 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1305/FL011/TP DA62/SK VV002-TOP011/WX 1/8SM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1S
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
DA62
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,100 ft
Weather
1/8SM, fog
CRJ9 at 200 ft, 0 nm west, 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: visual at mins runway 20 cha. At the departure end, 0 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1230/FL002/TP CRJ9/SK VV002/WX 1/8SM/RM VISUAL AT MINS RY 20 CHA
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1N
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft
Weather
1/8SM
Remarks
visual at mins runway 20 cha
B712 at 1,500 ft, 0 nm west, 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. At the departure end, 0 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1226/FL015/TP B712/SK TOP015/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
12:26 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
TOP015
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
E145 at 1,000 ft, 0 nm west, 8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 20 arrival weather at ils clear-air turbulence 2 mins. At the departure end, 0 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1219/FL010/TP E145/RM DURD. RY 20 ARRIVAL. WX AT ILS CAT 2 MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
12:19 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Remarks
during the descent runway 20 arrival weather at ils clear-air turbulence 2 mins
SF50 at 14,000 ft, 47 nm west, 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. 39 nm along the route, 47 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
clear from 14,000 ft
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
Remarks
ZME60
CRJ9 at 20,000 ft, 39 nm east, 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 41. 48 nm along the route, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV VXV260020/TM 1255/FL200/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 41
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
20 nm west (260°) of VXV
Time
12:55 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 41
B738 at 35,000 ft, 9 nm west, 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC): no turbulence. 97 nm along the route, 9 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV LVT/TM 1409/FL350/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
over LVT
Time
14:09 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
C56X at 18,000 ft, 40 nm east, 9:01 am EDT (13:01 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 18,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 126 nm along the route, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV LOZ/TM 1301/FL180/TP C56X/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
over LOZ
Time
13:01 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E55P at 14,000 ft, 16 nm east, 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 126 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV SME/TM 1213/FL140/TP E55P/SK TOP 010
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
over SME
Time
12:13 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
top 1,000 ft
SR22 climbing, 11 nm east, 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 174 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX180003/TM 1430/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK TOPS 017
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
3 nm south (180°) of LEX
Time
14:30 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
tops 1,700 ft
BE58 climbing, 11 nm east, 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. 184 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX045002/TM 1408/FLDURC/TP BE58/SK OVC 005
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
2 nm northeast (045°) of LEX
Time
14:08 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE58
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
BE30 climbing, 11 nm southeast, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 184 nm along the route, 11 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX180002/TM 1340/FLDURC/TP BE30/SK TOPS 013
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LEX
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE30
Sky
tops 1,300 ft
E55P climbing, 8 nm southeast, 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 184 nm along the route, 8 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX270002/TM 1222/FLDURC/TP E55P/SK VV002 TOPS 018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
2 nm west (270°) of LEX
Time
12:22 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,800 ft

11 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (TYS, LOU, CVG). 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	280° at 13 kt	0		120 kt	2 h 01 min	12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+4 kt		116 kt	2 h 05 min	1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	+4 kt	12 °C	116 kt	2 h 05 min	1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+3 kt	8 °C	117 kt	2 h 04 min	1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 24 kt	+7 kt	6 °C	113 kt	2 h 08 min	1:06 pm EDT (17:06 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 26 kt	+7 kt	2 °C	113 kt	2 h 08 min	1:06 pm EDT (17:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 27 kt	+5 kt	-2 °C	115 kt	2 h 06 min	1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 27 kt	+4 kt	-6 °C	116 kt	2 h 05 min	1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 27 kt	+3 kt	-7 °C	117 kt	2 h 04 min	1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 30 kt	+5 kt	-19 °C	115 kt	2 h 06 min	1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 41 kt	+8 kt	-34 °C	112 kt	2 h 10 min	1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 52 kt	+19 kt	-40 °C	101 kt	2 h 24 min	1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 52 kt	+32 kt	-49 °C	88 kt	2 h 45 min	1:43 pm EDT (17:43 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 61 nm from the line	320/8	330/17 16°	320/17 9°	310/24 6°	290/23 -6°	290/28 -19°	300/36 -33°	310/48 -40°	320/46 -50°
LOU	used from 97 nm out; 79 nm from the line	260/17	270/15 15°	260/19 10°	280/27 5°	280/30 -7°	280/29 -18°	280/44 -34°	290/56 -39°	310/56 -48°
CVG	used from 194 nm out; 24 nm from the line	260/20	280/18 15°	270/19 8°	290/30 5°	280/31 -7°	290/37 -19°	280/46 -35°	290/55 -40°	310/57 -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	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	200 ft	682 ft	10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC)
CSV Crossville, TN	58 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,881 ft	14:53 UTC
EKQ Monticello, KY	107 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	300 ft	962 ft	14:13 UTC
DVK Danville, KY	155 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	4 mi	100 ft	1,021 ft	14:35 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	184 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	7 mi	500 ft	979 ft	14:54 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	destination	IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet Weather: mist	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	2.5 mi	none	896 ft	10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,881 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

At times between Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet IFR

The whole forecast for CVG

From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for CHA, the departure

From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 500 feet
From Mon 11:30 am EDT (15:30 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.