Cleveland-Hopkins International to Midland International Air And Space Port CLE → MAF
1,129 nautical miles (1,299 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 246°, about 254° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 12:57 pm CDT (17:57 UTC). Right now CLE is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots; MAF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 13 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 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 280 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 649 to 809 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 CLE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 1,700 ft, 46 nm north, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 80 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0620/FL017/TP B738/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 06:20 UTC
- Height
- at 1,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,700 ft, tops 2,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- B738 at 1,800 ft, 46 nm north, 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 80 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 05:18 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
- B738 at 1,300 ft, 46 nm north, 12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 80 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 04:45 UTC
- Height
- at 1,300 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
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 14 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, FWA, IND, EVV, STL, SGF, FSM, TUL, OKC, SPS, ABI, LBB, INK). 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 | 230° at 20 kt | +21 kt | 18 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 24 min | 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 16 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 04 min | 1:40 pm CDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 45 min | 1:21 pm CDT (18:21 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 9 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 27 min | 1:03 pm CDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 21 min | 12:57 pm CDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 1 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 33 min | 1:09 pm CDT (18:09 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 39 min | 1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 18 kt | +16 kt | -6 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 51 min | 1:27 pm CDT (18:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | +20 kt | -17 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 17 min | 1:53 pm CDT (18:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 37 kt | +25 kt | -31 °C | 95 kt | 11 h 53 min | 2:29 pm CDT (19:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | +28 kt | -41 °C | 92 kt | 12 h 16 min | 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 46 kt | +24 kt | -50 °C | 96 kt | 11 h 46 min | 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| CMH | used from 50 nm out; 58 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° |
| FWA | used from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| IND | used from 200 nm out; 6 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° |
| EVV | used from 300 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| STL | used from 350 nm out; 56 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° |
| SGF | used from 499 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| FSM | used from 649 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| TUL | used from 699 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| OKC | used from 799 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| SPS | used from 849 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| ABI | used from 949 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 1049 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| INK | used from 1099 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE Cleveland, OH | departure | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 600 ft | 799 ft | 3:16 am EDT (07:16 UTC) |
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 40 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | from the west (280°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 400 ft | 1,297 ft | 07:31 UTC |
| AID Anderson, IN | 190 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet Weather: mist | calm | 1.75 mi | none | 919 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 280 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (090°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 07:29 UTC |
| BLV Belleville, IL | 409 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 519 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | 659 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,288 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| TQH Tahlequah, OK | 699 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 874 ft | ||||
| LAW Lawton, OK | 879 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,110 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 909 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,019 ft | 06:52 UTC |
| SNK Snyder, TX | 1049 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,430 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| MAF Midland, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,872 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,872 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:57 pm CDT (17:57 UTC)
Wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MAF
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for CLE, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
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 MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 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, Midland International Air And Space Port.