Cleveland-Hopkins International to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International CLE → BHM
525 nautical miles (605 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 208°, about 216° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 18-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:05 pm CDT (04:05 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 3 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 E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 79 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E VALID UNTIL 0155Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- 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 406 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 307 to 337 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 109 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 CLE.
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 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 (CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, TYS, BNA, HSV, BHM). 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 17 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 4 h 06 min | 11:23 pm CDT (04:23 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 57 min | 11:14 pm CDT (04:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | −14 kt | 10 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 55 min | 11:12 pm CDT (04:12 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 27 kt | −16 kt | 6 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 52 min | 11:09 pm CDT (04:09 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 28 kt | −18 kt | 3 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 48 min | 11:05 pm CDT (04:05 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 29 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 48 min | 11:05 pm CDT (04:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 48 min | 11:05 pm CDT (04:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 31 kt | −17 kt | -9 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 50 min | 11:07 pm CDT (04:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 30 kt | −16 kt | -20 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 52 min | 11:09 pm CDT (04:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 37 kt | −15 kt | -35 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 53 min | 11:10 pm CDT (04:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 35 kt | −10 kt | -40 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 02 min | 11:19 pm CDT (04:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 29 kt | −3 kt | -48 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 16 min | 11:33 pm CDT (04:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| CMH | used from 50 nm out; 23 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° |
| CVG | used from 149 nm out; 52 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° |
| LOU | used from 248 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| TYS | used from 297 nm out; 68 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° |
| BNA | used from 347 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| HSV | used from 397 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BHM | used from 496 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE Cleveland, OH | departure | no report just now | 799 ft | ||||
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 50 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,297 ft | ||||
| CMH Columbus, OH | 99 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 815 ft | ||||
| LCK Columbus, OH | 109 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 743 ft | ||||
| AMT West Union, OH | 169 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 896 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 238 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| EKQ Monticello, KY | 307 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 962 ft | ||||
| SRB Sparta, TN | 367 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,025 ft | ||||
| UOS Sewanee, TN | 416 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| BGF Winchester, TN | 426 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 978 ft | ||||
| BFZ Albertville, AL | 476 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,032 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | destination | no report just now | 650 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,953 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BHM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:05 pm CDT (04:05 UTC)
BHM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 departure 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 departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at CLE 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC), at BHM 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BHM is before sunrise there (6:49 am CDT (11:49 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: Cleveland-Hopkins International, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International.