Plan a flight · Mon 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC)

West Virginia International Yeager to Hector International CRW → FAR

843 nautical miles (970 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 312°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC). Right now CRW is IFR, wind from the west (280°) at 3 knots; FAR is low IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 10 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 159 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 20 nm of the route.
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 last 129 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 CRW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E170 at 15,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 506 nm along the route, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
Y50 UA /OV Y50330025/TM 1156/FL150/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through Y50
Where
25 nm northwest (330°) of Y50
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate chop
CRJ9 at 1,400 ft, 0 nm south, 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC): overcast from 1,400 ft to 4,800 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1417/FL014/TP CRJ9/SK /SK 014OVC TOPS 048
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
14:17 UTC
Height
at 1,400 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
014OVC tops 4,800 ft
E135 climbing, 42 nm southeast, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): a broken layer from 2,900 ft to 6,000 ft. At the departure end, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV BKW/TM 1306/FLDURC/TP E135/SK BKN029-TOP060
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over BKW
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E135
Sky
a broken layer from 2,900 ft, tops 6,000 ft
SR20 climbing, 0 nm south, 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC): a broken layer from 1,200 ft to 4,600 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1205/FLDURC/TP SR20/SK BKN012-TOP046
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
SR20
Sky
a broken layer from 1,200 ft, tops 4,600 ft
B38M at 38,000 ft, 27 nm east, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 27 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV HVQ090035/TM 1157/FL380/TP B38M/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
35 nm east (090°) of HVQ
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
C25A at 36,000 ft, 37 nm east, 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV HVQ088045/TM 1154/FL360/TP C25A/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
45 nm east (088°) of HVQ
Time
11:54 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
C25B at 4,500 ft, 26 nm southwest, 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC): no turbulence, overcast up to 4,500 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav runway 30. At the departure end, 26 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV HAITI/TM 1229/FL045/TP C25B/SK OVC-TOP045/TB NEG/RM DURD RNAV RWY30
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
haiti
Time
12:29 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C25B
Sky
overcast, tops 4,500 ft
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent rnav runway 30
PC12 at 1,100 ft, 48 nm northeast, 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC): no icing, overcast from 1,100 ft to 3,500 ft; clear from 3,500 ft to 60,000 ft, 13 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PKB UA /OV PKB/TM 1315/FL011/TP PC12/SK OVC011-TOP035/SKC/TA 13/IC NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over PKB
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
OVC011-TOP035 C
Temperature
13 °C
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent
PC12 at 25,000 ft, 3 nm northeast, 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing. At the departure end, 3 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV HNN/TM 1304/FL250/TP PC12/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over HNN
Time
13:04 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Icing
none
E135 at 1,900 ft, 48 nm northeast, 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC): no icing, a broken layer from 1,200 ft to 1,900 ft, 13 °C, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PKB UA /OV PKB/TM 1226/FL019/TP E135/SK BKN012-TOP019/TA 13/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over PKB
Time
12:26 UTC
Height
at 1,900 ft
Aircraft
E135
Sky
a broken layer from 1,200 ft, tops 1,900 ft
Temperature
13 °C
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
P28A climbing, 28 nm southwest, 10:31 am EDT (14:31 UTC): overcast from 2,100 ft to 3,300 ft. 40 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV HTS360005/TM 1431/FLDURC/TP P28A/SK OVC021-TOP033
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
5 nm north (360°) of HTS
Time
14:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
overcast from 2,100 ft, tops 3,300 ft
C150 at 1,500 ft, 23 nm northeast, 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 99 nm along the route, 23 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 1415/FL015/TP C150/SK B016
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
14:15 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B016
PLANE , 32 nm northeast, 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 109 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1415/FLDD/TP PLANE/SK B017
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
14:15 UTC
Height
at DD
Aircraft
PLANE
Sky
B017
A319 at 700 ft, 32 nm northeast, 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC): overcast above 700 ft, remarks: during the descent. 109 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV KCMH/TM 1256/FL007/TP A319/SK OVC007/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over KCMH
Time
12:56 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
A319
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
Remarks
during the descent

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 8 forecast points nearest it (CRW, CMH, FWA, JOT, DBQ, LSE, MSP, AXN). 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	240° at 15 kt	+5 kt		115 kt	7 h 20 min	5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	+10 kt	16 °C	110 kt	7 h 40 min	5:24 pm CDT (22:24 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 24 kt	+14 kt	12 °C	106 kt	7 h 57 min	5:41 pm CDT (22:41 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 25 kt	+18 kt	8 °C	102 kt	8 h 16 min	6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 26 kt	+21 kt	4 °C	99 kt	8 h 31 min	6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 27 kt	+21 kt	-1 °C	99 kt	8 h 31 min	6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 27 kt	+22 kt	-5 °C	98 kt	8 h 36 min	6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 28 kt	+23 kt	-8 °C	97 kt	8 h 41 min	6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 36 kt	+29 kt	-21 °C	91 kt	9 h 16 min	7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 37 kt	+29 kt	-36 °C	91 kt	9 h 16 min	7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 47 kt	+40 kt	-39 °C	80 kt	10 h 32 min	8:16 pm CDT (01:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 54 kt	+52 kt	-47 °C	68 kt	12 h 24 min	10:08 pm CDT (03:08 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
CRW	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	270/8	320/23 15°	320/22 10°	330/25 5°	300/30 -6°	290/34 -19°	280/37 -35°	290/48 -42°	310/58 -50°
CMH	used from 50 nm out; 48 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°
FWA	used from 149 nm out; 55 nm from the line	250/18	260/22 15°	260/27 7°	290/26 6°	290/28 -8°	290/39 -20°	280/36 -37°	290/54 -39°	310/60 -48°
JOT	used from 298 nm out; 60 nm from the line	230/30	250/26 16°	270/27 11°	280/34 5°	290/32 -8°	280/37 -21°	280/40 -36°	290/46 -37°	290/56 -47°
DBQ	used from 446 nm out; 78 nm from the line	250/26	240/32 19°	250/35 11°	260/37 5°	270/35 -9°	270/40 -21°	270/43 -35°	280/49 -37°	280/58 -46°
LSE	used from 496 nm out; 33 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°
MSP	used from 595 nm out; 36 nm from the line	140/8	210/22 19°	230/31 13°	240/31 5°	240/29 -9°	250/34 -21°	250/38 -36°	260/46 -38°	270/55 -47°
AXN	used from 694 nm out; 46 nm from the line	110/18	200/12 17°	220/22 12°	230/26 4°	240/31 -10°	240/45 -21°	240/38 -36°	250/49 -38°	260/56 -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
CRW Charleston, WV	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the west (280°) at 3 knots	1 mi	700 ft	947 ft	9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC)
GAS Gallipolis, OH	40 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	no report just now				565 ft
DAY Dayton, OH	149 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 700 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet Weather: mist	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	5 mi	25,000 ft	1,009 ft	14:39 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	228 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 15,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	8 mi	25,000 ft	814 ft	13:54 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	298 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	798 ft	13:54 UTC
UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL	377 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	13:51 UTC
MSN Madison, WI	456 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 23,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	23,000 ft	886 ft	13:53 UTC
CMY Sparta, WI	536 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	839 ft	13:55 UTC
ANE Minneapolis, MN	655 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	912 ft	13:55 UTC
STC St Cloud, MN	704 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the northeast (050°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,030 ft	13:53 UTC
ADC Wadena, MN	774 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the east (080°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	1,368 ft	14:35 UTC
FAR Fargo, ND	destination	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 10 knots	1.5 mi	300 ft	901 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,368 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FAR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet IFR

The whole forecast for FAR

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 600 feet

The forecast for CRW, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, a few clouds at 100 feet, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light drizzle, a broken layer at 1,400 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,400 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 665 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at CRW 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: West Virginia International Yeager, Hector International.