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John Glenn Columbus International to Mahlon Sweet Field CMH → EUG

1,796 nautical miles (2,067 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 6:42 pm PDT (01:42 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: 4 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 C14C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC). Near the route, 888 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120755
    MKCC WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14C
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    SD ND
    FROM 50SE DIK-50ENE DPR-40ENE RAP-50NNW RAP-50SE DIK
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 170 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 route from 349 to 698 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 698 to 1467 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 948 to 1058 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1068 to 1417 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1088 to 1646 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 399 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1427 to 1517 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 CMH.

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 08:00–15:00 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 (CMH, FWA, JOT, DBQ, MCW, FSD, ONL, PIR, RAP, LND, BIL, DLN, BOI, RDM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 16 kt+15 kt7 °C105 kt17 h 06 min7:10 pm PDT (02:10 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 15 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt16 h 57 min7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 14 kt+12 kt6 °C108 kt16 h 38 min6:42 pm PDT (01:42 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 16 kt+14 kt2 °C106 kt16 h 57 min7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)
12,500 ft260° at 18 kt+16 kt-1 °C104 kt17 h 16 min7:20 pm PDT (02:20 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 19 kt+16 kt-5 °C104 kt17 h 16 min7:20 pm PDT (02:20 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 19 kt+16 kt-9 °C104 kt17 h 16 min7:20 pm PDT (02:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 19 kt+16 kt-12 °C104 kt17 h 16 min7:20 pm PDT (02:20 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 25 kt+19 kt-24 °C101 kt17 h 47 min7:51 pm PDT (02:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 31 kt+28 kt-34 °C92 kt19 h 31 min9:35 pm PDT (04:35 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 39 kt+37 kt-39 °C83 kt21 h 38 min11:42 pm PDT (06:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 43 kt+42 kt-46 °C78 kt23 h 02 min1:06 am PDT (08:06 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
CMHused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/12340/26 15°340/22 9°320/24 3°320/32 -7°320/36 -20°330/42 -35°320/59 -44°320/57 -50°
FWAused from 50 nm out; 48 nm from the line270/20300/16 15°290/14 10°280/17 3°290/25 -7°280/30 -19°280/34 -35°290/48 -44°300/64 -52°
JOTused from 200 nm out; 33 nm from the line250/25260/22 14°250/17 9°270/21 5°280/28 -8°280/36 -20°270/41 -35°280/57 -42°290/65 -50°
DBQused from 299 nm out; 61 nm from the line250/27260/23 17°240/26 10°260/30 4°280/26 -9°280/36 -21°270/41 -36°280/52 -41°290/67 -48°
MCWused from 449 nm out; 47 nm from the line250/36250/24 19°240/26 11°250/30 5°270/22 -9°260/30 -21°260/31 -36°280/53 -38°280/66 -48°
FSDused from 599 nm out; 41 nm from the line210/20230/23 21°220/25 14°230/30 5°230/26 -9°240/30 -21°270/33 -36°260/47 -37°270/58 -47°
ONLused from 698 nm out; 56 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
PIRused from 748 nm out; 61 nm from the line230/15 15°220/22 14°220/24 6°200/32 -10°210/48 -22°240/45 -33°240/43 -37°250/55 -46°
RAPused from 848 nm out; 56 nm from the line250/28 16°260/31 10°240/25 4°210/35 -10°200/45 -23°230/47 -31°230/47 -36°230/51 -46°
LNDused from 1048 nm out; 132 nm from the line240/10 3°240/30 0°220/42 -13°230/52 -23°220/54 -33°220/52 -36°220/53 -44°
BILused from 1098 nm out; 101 nm from the line300/14270/19 -2°260/26 -2°220/28 -13°210/51 -25°220/56 -33°220/61 -39°220/72 -45°
DLNused from 1247 nm out; 82 nm from the line190/10 -4°220/23 -4°210/21 -18°210/43 -28°210/60 -33°210/72 -37°210/67 -44°
BOIused from 1397 nm out; 92 nm from the line320/11 1°280/8 -5°220/14 -11°200/60 -19°190/66 -31°210/46 -32°220/50 -33°220/43 -39°
RDMused from 1597 nm out; 86 nm from the line360/14 -2°020/25 -8°360/34 -13°360/75 -16°360/88 -25°360/80 -39°350/47 -42°360/11 -43°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
CMH Columbus, OH departure no report just now 815 ft
GUS Peru, IN 150 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 810 ft
LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL 259 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 679 ft
ALO Waterloo, IA 459 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 873 ft
POH Pocahontas, IA 559 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,225 ft
ICR Winner, SD 788 nm out, 11 nm south of the line no report just now 2,032 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD 928 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,203 ft
BYG Buffalo, WY 1088 nm out, 9 nm north of the line no report just now 4,970 ft
LLJ Challis, ID 1407 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,075 ft
GCD John Day, OR 1616 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,702 ft
RDM Redmond, OR 1706 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,081 ft
EUG Eugene, OR destination no report just now 373 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,075 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At EUG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:42 pm PDT (01:42 UTC)

EUG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at EUG 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EUG is after sunset there (6:34 pm PDT (01:34 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: John Glenn Columbus International, Mahlon Sweet Field.