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North Central West Virginia Airport to South Bend International CKB → SBN

313 nautical miles (361 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 307° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 12:46 am EDT (04:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CKB is marginal VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 3 knots; SBN is VFR, wind calm. 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 206 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 39 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

UAL2761 at 31,000 ft, 19 nm east, 7:57 pm EDT (23:57 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 218° at 58 knots. At the departure end, 19 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 3917N 07949W 2357 F310 218/058KT TB CONT MOD TURB IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B38M at 29,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): moderate turbulence above 29,000 ft, remarks: zob. 20 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPG UA /OV AIR120030/TM 0055/FL290/TP B38M /TB OCNL MOD 290/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPG
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of AIR
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 29,000 ft
Remarks
zob
BCS3 at 25,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 8:58 pm EDT (00:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 49 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest 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, 22 nm southwest, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 127 nm along the route, 22 nm southwest 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, 31 nm south, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 186 nm along the route, 31 nm south 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, 31 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 186 nm along the route, 31 nm south 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
P28A descending, 37 nm northeast, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): a broken layer from 2,200 ft to 2,500 ft. 196 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast 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, 44 nm north, 9:41 pm EDT (01:41 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 206 nm along the route, 44 nm north 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, 44 nm north, 8:14 pm EDT (00:14 UTC): overcast. 206 nm along the route, 44 nm north 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
E145 at 2,600 ft, 18 nm southwest, 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 245 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2305/FL026/TP E145/SK B026
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 2,600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B026
UAL2761 at 33,000 ft, 27 nm northeast, 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC): no turbulence, wind 310° at 40 knots. 255 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 4139N 08447W 2324 F330 310/040KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B38M at 31,000 ft, 43 nm north, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 31,000 ft. 294 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0004/FL310/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310 BLO
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over AZO
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft below
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 41 nm northwest, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 41 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
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 3 forecast points nearest it (EKN, CMH, FWA). 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	330° at 13 kt	+11 kt	13 °C	109 kt	2 h 52 min	12:52 am EDT (04:52 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 16 kt	+13 kt	12 °C	107 kt	2 h 56 min	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)
8,500 ft	350° at 15 kt	+9 kt	9 °C	111 kt	2 h 49 min	12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	360° at 15 kt	+7 kt	5 °C	113 kt	2 h 46 min	12:46 am EDT (04:46 UTC)
12,500 ft	360° at 15 kt	+7 kt	2 °C	113 kt	2 h 46 min	12:46 am EDT (04:46 UTC)
14,500 ft	350° at 18 kt	+10 kt	-2 °C	110 kt	2 h 51 min	12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)
16,500 ft	350° at 20 kt	+13 kt	-6 °C	107 kt	2 h 56 min	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	350° at 22 kt	+15 kt	-10 °C	105 kt	2 h 59 min	12:59 am EDT (04:59 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 22 kt	+19 kt	-22 °C	101 kt	3 h 06 min	1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 27 kt	+26 kt	-35 °C	94 kt	3 h 20 min	1:20 am EDT (05:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 27 kt	+25 kt	-40 °C	95 kt	3 h 18 min	1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 33 kt	+31 kt	-48 °C	89 kt	3 h 31 min	1:31 am EDT (05:31 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
EKN	used from 0 nm out; 53 nm from the line		270/18 13°	310/5 7°	140/7 3°	210/16 -9°	220/41 -20°	210/57 -32°	220/57 -38°	230/49 -47°
CMH	used from 49 nm out; 59 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°
FWA	used from 196 nm out; 33 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -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
CKB Clarksburg, WV	departure	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,400 ft	1,223 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
MPG Moundsville, WV	39 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				1,214 ft
PKB Parkersburg, WV	49 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	4 mi	600 ft	858 ft	01:53 UTC
CMH Columbus, OH	127 nm out, 22 nm southwest 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
OSU Columbus, OH	137 nm out, 22 nm southwest 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
AOH Lima, OH	196 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	4 mi	500 ft	975 ft	01:53 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	245 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	814 ft	01:54 UTC
GSH Goshen, IN	284 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	826 ft	01:53 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	destination	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	798 ft	9:54 pm EDT (01:54 UTC)

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 SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:46 am EDT (04:46 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SBN

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for CKB, the departure

From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
At times between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 600 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet

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 CKB 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBN is before sunrise there (7:53 am EDT (11:53 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 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: North Central West Virginia Airport, South Bend International.