Houghton County Memorial to Rhinelander/Oneida County CMX → RHI
101 nautical miles (116 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 204°, about 206° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CMX is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots; RHI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 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: 5 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 1 forecast point nearest it (GRB). 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 | 250° at 21 kt | +15 kt | 105 kt | 58 min | 10:04 pm CDT (03:04 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +10 kt | 15 °C | 110 kt | 55 min | 10:01 pm CDT (03:01 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | +8 kt | 12 °C | 112 kt | 54 min | 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | +5 kt | 8 °C | 115 kt | 53 min | 9:59 pm CDT (02:59 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +1 kt | 3 °C | 119 kt | 51 min | 9:57 pm CDT (02:57 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +3 kt | -1 °C | 117 kt | 52 min | 9:58 pm CDT (02:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | +5 kt | -6 °C | 115 kt | 53 min | 9:59 pm CDT (02:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 24 kt | +6 kt | -9 °C | 114 kt | 53 min | 9:59 pm CDT (02:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 34 kt | −4 kt | -21 °C | 124 kt | 49 min | 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 51 kt | −14 kt | -38 °C | 134 kt | 45 min | 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 54 kt | −15 kt | -48 °C | 135 kt | 45 min | 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 71 kt | −8 kt | -51 °C | 128 kt | 47 min | 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRB | used from 0 nm out; 142 nm from the line | 240/24 | 260/18 16° | 270/20 11° | 290/14 4° | 280/24 -9° | 300/34 -21° | 310/51 -38° | 310/54 -48° | 300/71 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMX Hancock, MI | departure | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,095 ft | 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC) |
| EGV Eagle River, WI | 82 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,642 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| RHI Rhinelander, WI | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,623 ft | 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,642 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RHI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for RHI
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
The forecast for CMX, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 15,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 9 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,700 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8665 9NM E HERMAN, MI, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 27 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at CMX 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 UTC), at RHI 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RHI is after sunset there (6:19 pm CDT (23:19 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, Rhinelander/Oneida County.