Cleveland-Hopkins International to Witham Field CLE → SUA
858 nautical miles (987 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 174°, about 182° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:24 am EDT (07:24 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: 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
- 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). Over the route from 70 to 249 nm out.
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.
- SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 828 to 838 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E VALID UNTIL 0155Z FL AND FL GA CSTL WTRS FROM 180SSE ILM-150ENE TRV-60NE PBI-20S TRV-140SE CHS-180SSE ILM AREA TS MOV FROM 23015KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
- 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 route from 20 to 269 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 130 to 309 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 239 to 359 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
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 10 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CRW, TRI, GSP, CAE, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB). 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 | 290° at 16 kt | −8 kt | 11 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 42 min | 3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 13 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 36 min | 3:24 am EDT (07:24 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −7 kt | 11 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 45 min | 3:33 am EDT (07:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −6 kt | 7 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 49 min | 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −5 kt | 4 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 52 min | 3:40 am EDT (07:40 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −2 kt | 0 °C | 122 kt | 7 h 02 min | 3:50 am EDT (07:50 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | 0 | -4 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 09 min | 3:57 am EDT (07:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 24 kt | +2 kt | -7 °C | 118 kt | 7 h 16 min | 4:04 am EDT (08:04 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 28 kt | +11 kt | -18 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 52 min | 4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 36 kt | +21 kt | -31 °C | 99 kt | 8 h 40 min | 5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 42 kt | +30 kt | -40 °C | 90 kt | 9 h 32 min | 6:20 am EDT (10:20 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 42 kt | +29 kt | -50 °C | 91 kt | 9 h 26 min | 6:14 am EDT (10:14 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; 56 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° |
| CRW | used from 100 nm out; 58 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° |
| TRI | used from 249 nm out; 60 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° | |
| GSP | used from 349 nm out; 59 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° |
| CAE | used from 399 nm out; 27 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° |
| CHS | used from 499 nm out; 39 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° |
| SAV | used from 549 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| JAX | used from 599 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| MLB | used from 698 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
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 | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | 30 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 130 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 180 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 339 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | 379 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 449 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 559 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| FPR Fort Pierce, FL | 838 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| SUA Stuart, FL | destination | no report just now | 16 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SUA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:24 am EDT (07:24 UTC)
SUA 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 20 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 20 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 SUA 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SUA is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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, Witham Field.