North Central West Virginia Airport to Topeka Regional CKB → FOE
718 nautical miles (827 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 273°, about 281° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC). 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: 5 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 first 329 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 50 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 160 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 CKB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (EKN, CRW, CMH, CVG, IND, SPI, STL, COU, MKC). 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 | 270° at 17 kt | +18 kt | 12 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 02 min | 8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 14 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 58 min | 8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +16 kt | 11 °C | 104 kt | 6 h 54 min | 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 7 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 43 min | 8:26 am CDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 3 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 35 min | 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +14 kt | 0 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 46 min | 8:29 am CDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +17 kt | -4 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 58 min | 8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 23 kt | +20 kt | -7 °C | 100 kt | 7 h 11 min | 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -19 °C | 96 kt | 7 h 29 min | 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 36 kt | +30 kt | -33 °C | 90 kt | 7 h 59 min | 9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 49 kt | +42 kt | -41 °C | 78 kt | 9 h 12 min | 10:55 am CDT (15:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 48 kt | +41 kt | -50 °C | 79 kt | 9 h 05 min | 10:48 am CDT (15:48 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKN | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| CMH | used from 100 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 150 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 249 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| SPI | used from 349 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| STL | used from 449 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 499 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| MKC | used from 599 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | departure | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 60 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| RZT Chillicothe, OH | 130 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 725 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 170 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| BAK Columbus, IN | 259 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 329 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| MTO Mattoon/Charleston, IL | 369 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 722 ft | ||||
| PPQ Pittsfield, IL | 489 nm out, 21 nm north of the line | no report just now | 709 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 559 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| HIG Higginsville, MO | 629 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 840 ft | ||||
| MKC Kansas City, MO | 669 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 756 ft | ||||
| FOE Topeka, KS | destination | no report just now | 1,077 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,223 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FOE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC)
FOE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 17 nm from the route, 210 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 549 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at CKB 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC), at FOE 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 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: North Central West Virginia Airport, Topeka Regional.