Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International to Austin-Bergstrom International CVG → AUS
832 nautical miles (958 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 234°, about 240° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 5:56 am CDT (10:56 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: 1,844 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 149 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 CVG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A21N at 17,000 ft, 40 nm northwest, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 59 nm along the route, 40 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 45 nm south (183°) of IND
- Time
- 01:28 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Sky
- clear
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- clear since departing KIND southbound
- B38M at 21,000 ft, 21 nm southeast, 9:09 pm EDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 69 nm along the route, 21 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through SDF
- Where
- over IIU
- Time
- 01:09 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- B739 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm southeast, 9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 149 nm along the route, 46 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
- Report
- a routine report filed through BWG
- Where
- 10 nm west (270°) of BWG
- Time
- 01:51 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate chop
- Remarks
- zme
- C750 at 43,000 ft, 33 nm northwest, 8:50 pm EDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 426 nm along the route, 33 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
- Report
- a routine report filed through LIT
- Where
- 25 nm north (360°) of LIT
- Time
- 00:50 UTC
- Height
- at 43,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C750
- Turbulence
- continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
- Remarks
- zme
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 (CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, SHV, CLL). 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 | 230° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 7 h 47 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 16 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 42 min | 6:16 am CDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 13 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 42 min | 6:16 am CDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 30 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | +7 kt | 5 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 22 min | 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 22 min | 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +8 kt | -2 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 26 min | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 15 kt | +8 kt | -5 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 26 min | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 20 kt | +9 kt | -16 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 30 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 34 kt | +9 kt | -31 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 30 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 41 kt | +11 kt | -40 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 38 min | 6:12 am CDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 40 kt | +7 kt | -51 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 22 min | 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 50 nm out; 14 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 99 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 198 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 297 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 396 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 545 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| CLL | used from 694 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG Covington, KY | departure | no report just now | 896 ft | ||||
| SDF Louisville, KY | 69 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 500 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 139 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 228 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| HKA Blytheville, AR | 307 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 255 ft | ||||
| DRP Colt, AR | 377 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 238 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 446 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 565 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 634 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| PSN Palestine, TX | 694 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 422 ft | ||||
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 812 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 789 ft | ||||
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | no report just now | 541 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 896 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC)
AUS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
Daylight
Sunset at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AUS is before sunrise there (7:30 am CDT (12:30 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: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Austin-Bergstrom International.