Houghton County Memorial to Chippewa Valley Regional CMX → EAU
186 nautical miles (214 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 223°, about 225° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC). Right now CMX is low IFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19; EAU is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 5 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 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 88 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Over the first 29 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 CMX.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C208 at 1,400 ft, 0 nm northeast, 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC): no icing, light rain, 5 °C, remarks: runway 7 condition 5/5/5. At the departure end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMX UA /OV CMX/TM 1304/FL014/TP C208/SK BASE014-TOP035/WX -RA/TA 05/IC NEG/RM RWY 7 CONDITION 5/5/5
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMX
- Where
- over CMX
- Time
- 13:04 UTC
- Height
- at 1,400 ft
- Aircraft
- C208
- Sky
- BASE014-TOP035
- Weather
- light rain
- Temperature
- 5 °C
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- runway 7 condition 5/5/5
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (DLH, LSE). 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 | 130° at 10 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 1 h 33 min | 11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 15 °C | 104 kt | 1 h 47 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 12 °C | 103 kt | 1 h 48 min | 11:49 am CDT (16:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +18 kt | 8 °C | 102 kt | 1 h 49 min | 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | +20 kt | 3 °C | 100 kt | 1 h 52 min | 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | +24 kt | -2 °C | 96 kt | 1 h 56 min | 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -6 °C | 92 kt | 2 h 01 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 36 kt | +32 kt | -10 °C | 88 kt | 2 h 07 min | 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 39 kt | +31 kt | -22 °C | 89 kt | 2 h 05 min | 12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 40 kt | +35 kt | -37 °C | 85 kt | 2 h 11 min | 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 51 kt | +33 kt | -40 °C | 87 kt | 2 h 08 min | 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 65 kt | +35 kt | -48 °C | 85 kt | 2 h 11 min | 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLH | used from 0 nm out; 135 nm from the line | 090/34 | 210/13 14° | 240/14 11° | 250/20 4° | 250/38 -10° | 260/39 -22° | 250/41 -37° | 270/53 -41° | 280/68 -48° |
| LSE | used from 147 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 240/16 | 230/27 20° | 250/35 12° | 260/28 5° | 260/30 -9° | 260/37 -21° | 260/38 -36° | 280/44 -37° | 280/52 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMX Hancock, MI | departure | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet | from the east-northeast (070°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | 300 ft | 1,095 ft | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| OGM Ontonagon, MI | 39 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 665 ft | ||||
| BDJ Boulder Junction, WI | 78 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,662 ft | ||||
| PBH Phillips, WI | 118 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,497 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| RCX Ladysmith, WI | 147 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 knots | 7 mi | none | 1,239 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| EAU Eau Claire, WI | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 913 ft | 9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,662 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At EAU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for EAU
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
The forecast for CMX, the departure
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- At times between Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC) and 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): light rain showers, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the east at 14 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- From Tue 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 11 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- 30% chance between Tue 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): light rain showers
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 CMX 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 UTC), at EAU 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 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: Houghton County Memorial, Chippewa Valley Regional.