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Charleston Afb/Intl Airport to Detroit Metro Wayne County CHS → DTW

581 nautical miles (668 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 345°, about 352° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CHS is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots; DTW is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) 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: 1,733 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). Over the route from 276 to 384 nm out.

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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 148 to 266 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 207 to 354 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 last 354 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 CHS.

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

PA46 at 23,000 ft, 34 nm west, 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 22,000 ft to 23,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-44. 226 nm along the route, 34 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV HMV090010/TM 2328/FL230/TP PA46/TB LGT- MOD CHOP 230-220/RM ZTLFD-44
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
10 nm east (090°) of HMV
Time
23:28 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
PA46
Turbulence
light moderate chop from 23,000 ft to 22,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-44
C525 at 2,000 ft, 12 nm south, 7:56 pm EDT (23:56 UTC): a broken layer above 3,600 ft. At the departure end, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KCHS UA /OV JZI/TM 2356/FL020/TP C525/SK BKN036
```
Report
a routine report filed through KCHS
Where
over JZI
Time
23:56 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Sky
a broken layer from 3,600 ft
B739 at 15,000 ft, 22 nm east, 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 15,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 49 nm along the route, 22 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLO UA /OV FLO200032/TM 2320/FL150/TP B739/SK SKC /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLO
Where
32 nm south (200°) of FLO
Time
23:20 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
SR22 at 8,000 ft, 41 nm east, 8:18 pm EDT (00:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: thin layer below but can see lights from the ground. 98 nm along the route, 41 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLO UA /OV BBP/TM 0018/FL080/TP SR22/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM THIN LAYER BELOW BUT CAN SEE LIGHTS FROM THE GROUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLO
Where
over BBP
Time
00:18 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
thin layer below but can see lights from the ground
C52C at 12,500 ft, 38 nm east, 8:34 pm EDT (00:34 UTC): no icing, overcast up to 12,500 ft, 1 °C. 246 nm along the route, 38 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA240030/TM 0034/FL125/TP C52C/SK OVCUNKN-TOP125/TA +1/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
30 nm southwest (240°) of ROA
Time
00:34 UTC
Height
at 12,500 ft
Aircraft
C52C
Sky
overcast, tops 12,500 ft
Temperature
+1
Icing
none
CRJ9 at 15,000 ft, 25 nm east, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 295 nm along the route, 25 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BKW/TM 0023/FL150/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over BKW
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
E135 descending, 25 nm east, 8:05 pm EDT (00:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 295 nm along the route, 25 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV BKW/TM 0005/FLDURD/TP E135/SK BASES 032
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over BKW
Time
00:05 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E135
Sky
bases 3,200 ft
CRJ9 climbing, 13 nm northeast, 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 335 nm along the route, 13 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 0015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 014 TOPS 070
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
bases 1,400 ft tops 7,000 ft
P28A climbing, 36 nm west, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 364 nm along the route, 36 nm west 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 25,000 ft, 40 nm east, 8:58 pm EDT (00:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 394 nm along the route, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PKB UA /OV JPU/TM 0058/FL250/TP BCS3/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over JPU
Time
00:58 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 19 nm west, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 443 nm along the route, 19 nm west 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
P28A descending, 27 nm southwest, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): a broken layer from 2,200 ft to 2,500 ft. 541 nm along the route, 27 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV 1G0/TM 0008/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK BKN022 TOPS025
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over 1G0
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
a broken layer from 2,200 ft, tops 2,500 ft
C525 descending, 30 nm west, 9:41 pm EDT (01:41 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 551 nm along the route, 30 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0141/FLDURD/TP C525/SK TOPS035 BKN010/WX 2SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
01:41 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C525
Sky
TOPS035 BKN010
Weather
2SM
A320 climbing, 30 nm west, 8:14 pm EDT (00:14 UTC): overcast. 551 nm along the route, 30 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0014/FLDURC/TP A320/SK B025 OVC T040
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
00:14 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
A320
Sky
B025 overcast T040

6 more routine reports are on the map.

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 8 forecast points nearest it (CHS, FLO, CAE, GSP, TRI, CRW, 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
4,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+13 kt	11 °C	107 kt	5 h 26 min	3:32 am EDT (07:32 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+14 kt	11 °C	106 kt	5 h 29 min	3:35 am EDT (07:35 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+13 kt	9 °C	107 kt	5 h 26 min	3:32 am EDT (07:32 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+12 kt	6 °C	108 kt	5 h 23 min	3:29 am EDT (07:29 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+11 kt	3 °C	109 kt	5 h 20 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+11 kt	-1 °C	109 kt	5 h 20 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 21 kt	+10 kt	-5 °C	110 kt	5 h 17 min	3:23 am EDT (07:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 22 kt	+10 kt	-8 °C	110 kt	5 h 17 min	3:23 am EDT (07:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 25 kt	+2 kt	-20 °C	118 kt	4 h 55 min	3:01 am EDT (07:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 33 kt	−6 kt	-32 °C	126 kt	4 h 37 min	2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 42 kt	−17 kt	-39 °C	137 kt	4 h 14 min	2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 44 kt	−15 kt	-49 °C	135 kt	4 h 18 min	2:24 am EDT (06:24 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
CHS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	260/22	280/26 12°	260/37 12°	250/40 8°	240/54 -4°	230/55 -15°	220/61 -31°	200/66 -41°	210/62 -52°
FLO	used from 49 nm out; 35 nm from the line	240/25	270/23 11°	250/36 10°	240/38 7°	240/50 -4°	230/66 -15°	220/75 -30°	210/77 -40°	220/73 -52°
CAE	used from 98 nm out; 61 nm from the line	260/27	310/26 11°	280/31 9°	270/36 7°	250/39 -4°	230/57 -16°	220/74 -30°	220/83 -40°	220/73 -51°
GSP	used from 148 nm out; 78 nm from the line	300/22	310/22 11°	300/22 7°	290/28 5°	270/36 -5°	250/42 -18°	230/54 -31°	230/59 -40°	230/65 -50°
TRI	used from 197 nm out; 58 nm from the line		310/28 11°	320/32 7°	330/30 2°	300/28 -9°	280/34 -21°	250/37 -31°	240/39 -38°	250/35 -48°
CRW	used from 295 nm out; 22 nm from the line	320/16	310/16 12°	320/12 7°	320/12 2°	330/15 -11°	280/11 -22°	230/26 -30°	240/33 -37°	240/37 -47°
CMH	used from 394 nm out; 34 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 492 nm out; 51 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
CHS Charleston, SC	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,500 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC)
MNI Manning, SC	39 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	102 ft	01:55 UTC
SMS Sumter, SC	69 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	182 ft	01:30 UTC
CLT Charlotte, NC	148 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	747 ft	01:52 UTC
HKY Hickory, NC	187 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,189 ft	01:53 UTC
MKJ Marion/Wytheville, VA	246 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet	from the west (260°) at 14 knots, gusting to 18	7 mi	1,000 ft	2,558 ft	23:35 UTC
CRW Charleston, WV	335 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	variable at 4 knots	1 mi	700 ft	947 ft	01:54 UTC
UNI Athens/Albany, OH	394 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 100 feet, overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	2.5 mi	100 ft	765 ft	22:15 UTC
CMH Columbus, OH	443 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	9 mi	800 ft	815 ft	01:51 UTC
MFD Mansfield, OH	492 nm out, 13 nm east 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
PCW Port Clinton, OH	532 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, a few clouds at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,200 ft	590 ft	01:55 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	8 mi	2,000 ft	645 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,558 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DTW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,600 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for DTW

From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,600 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, a broken layer at 400 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet

The forecast for CHS, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DTW is before sunrise there (7:42 am EDT (11:42 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Charleston Afb/Intl Airport, Detroit Metro Wayne County.