John Glenn Columbus International to Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International CMH → ROC
300 nautical miles (345 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 050°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:38 pm EDT (17:38 UTC). 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Near the route, 213 nm along 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 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 14:00–21:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (CMH, CLE, BUF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 2 h 14 min | 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 2 h 15 min | 1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | −13 kt | 12 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 15 min | 1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 24 kt | −13 kt | 8 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 15 min | 1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 26 kt | −11 kt | 4 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 17 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 27 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 17 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 27 kt | −12 kt | -3 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 16 min | 1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 27 kt | −12 kt | -7 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 16 min | 1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 27 kt | −13 kt | -8 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 15 min | 1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 33 kt | −19 kt | -21 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 09 min | 1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 40 kt | −24 kt | -36 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 05 min | 1:42 pm EDT (17:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 48 kt | −29 kt | -45 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 01 min | 1:38 pm EDT (17:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 57 kt | −19 kt | -49 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 09 min | 1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 270/15 | 280/20 14° | 280/21 9° | 290/26 4° | 290/29 -7° | 290/38 -20° | 280/44 -35° | 280/48 -42° | 310/61 -48° |
| CLE | used from 48 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 280/17 | 270/17 14° | 280/22 10° | 290/26 4° | 290/25 -8° | 280/31 -21° | 280/35 -36° | 280/43 -44° | 300/53 -48° |
| BUF | used from 194 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 270/25 | 300/28 14° | 300/29 8° | 310/29 2° | 300/30 -9° | 290/33 -21° | 290/44 -37° | 290/56 -47° | 300/62 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Columbus, OH | departure | no report just now | 815 ft | ||||
| VTA Newark, OH | 19 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 883 ft | ||||
| BJJ Wooster, OH | 68 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,135 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | 87 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| GKJ Meadville, PA | 155 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,399 ft | ||||
| ERI Erie, PA | 174 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 732 ft | ||||
| DKK Dunkirk, NY | 223 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 692 ft | ||||
| BUF Buffalo, NY | 261 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 726 ft | ||||
| ROC Rochester, NY | destination | no report just now | 558 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,399 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ROC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:38 pm EDT (17:38 UTC)
ROC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 97 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 126 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 126 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at ROC 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 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: John Glenn Columbus International, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International.