Plan a flight · Mon 7:29 am EDT (11:29 UTC)

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International to Lubbock Preston Smith International CVG → LBB

888 nautical miles (1,022 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 254°, about 260° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC). Right now CVG is low IFR, wind from the south (190°) at 4 knots; LBB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) 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: 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

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 110 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 399 to 839 nm out.

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

PC12 at 17,000 ft, 31 nm south, 7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: lil dark. At the departure end, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV HYK360035/TM 1101/FL170/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM LIL DARK
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
35 nm north (360°) of HYK
Time
11:01 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Remarks
lil dark
B737 at 100 ft, 3 nm southwest, 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: runway 36R arrival, bases at clear-air turbulence 3 mins. At the departure end, 3 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1024/FL001/TP B737/SK VV001/RM RWY 36R ARRIVAL, BASES AT CAT 3 MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
10:24 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
runway 36R arrival, bases at clear-air turbulence 3 mins
B739 climbing, 3 nm southwest, 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 3 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 1 W CVG/TM 1019/FLDURC/TP B739/SK TOPS 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 west cvg
Time
10:19 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
tops 1,100 ft
B763 at 100 ft, 3 nm southwest, 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 3 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0905/FL001/TP B763/SK VV001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
09:05 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E550 at 8,700 ft, 19 nm southeast, 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC): clear from 8,700 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: visual conditions clear during the climb. 150 nm along the route, 19 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV EVV/TM 1030/FL087/TP E550/SK SKC/RM VMC CLR DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
over EVV
Time
10:30 UTC
Height
at 8,700 ft
Aircraft
E550
Sky
clear
Remarks
visual conditions clear during the climb
B737 at 36,000 ft, 34 nm southeast, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 190 nm along the route, 34 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, SGF, TUL, OKC, SPS, LBB). 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 24 kt	+24 kt	21 °C	96 kt	9 h 15 min	3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	+19 kt	16 °C	101 kt	8 h 48 min	3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+15 kt	13 °C	105 kt	8 h 27 min	2:56 pm CDT (19:56 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 13 kt	+13 kt	9 °C	107 kt	8 h 18 min	2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	+14 kt	6 °C	106 kt	8 h 23 min	2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	8 h 42 min	3:11 pm CDT (20:11 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 21 kt	+21 kt	-3 °C	99 kt	8 h 58 min	3:27 pm CDT (20:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 24 kt	+24 kt	-6 °C	96 kt	9 h 15 min	3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 32 kt	+32 kt	-17 °C	88 kt	10 h 05 min	4:34 pm CDT (21:34 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 47 kt	+44 kt	-30 °C	76 kt	11 h 41 min	6:10 pm CDT (23:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 51 kt	+42 kt	-39 °C	78 kt	11 h 23 min	5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 50 kt	+35 kt	-50 °C	85 kt	10 h 27 min	4:56 pm CDT (21:56 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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	300/19	310/23 15°	320/20 9°	310/18 3°	300/26 -6°	290/36 -19°	310/32 -34°	310/53 -43°	310/61 -51°
LOU	used from 50 nm out; 38 nm from the line	300/16	310/19 15°	310/17 9°	300/15 4°	300/26 -6°	280/34 -19°	290/30 -34°	310/49 -42°	310/58 -51°
EVV	used from 100 nm out; 28 nm from the line	270/25	290/17 15°	260/10 8°	270/16 5°	280/29 -6°	280/33 -19°	290/38 -33°	300/53 -41°	310/54 -51°
CGI	used from 200 nm out; 45 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
SGF	used from 349 nm out; 58 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
TUL	used from 499 nm out; 39 nm from the line	230/42	250/23 17°	220/16 14°	240/10 8°	240/20 -6°	260/28 -17°	270/61 -29°	280/52 -38°	290/46 -50°
OKC	used from 599 nm out; 32 nm from the line	220/43	230/31 17°	260/13 16°	270/11 7°	240/20 -6°	250/32 -17°	260/60 -28°	280/50 -37°	290/45 -50°
SPS	used from 699 nm out; 54 nm from the line	220/35	220/31 18°	230/16 14°	230/10 8°	250/18 -5°	250/32 -16°	260/51 -28°	280/46 -38°	300/50 -50°
LBB	used from 799 nm out; 65 nm from the line		220/25 21°	230/20 15°	220/20 7°	230/36 -6°	240/50 -15°	240/59 -28°	260/52 -37°	260/45 -50°

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	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	0.06 mi	100 ft	896 ft	7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC)
IMS Madison, IN	40 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	819 ft	06:15 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	150 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	none	421 ft	11:16 UTC
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	230 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	411 ft	10:52 UTC
FAM Farmington, MO	280 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	945 ft	20:07 UTC
BBG Branson, MO	429 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	11:15 UTC
ROG Rogers, AR	479 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,358 ft	10:58 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	569 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	638 ft	10:53 UTC
OUN Norman, OK	649 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,181 ft	11:15 UTC
AXS Altus, OK	749 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,433 ft	11:06 UTC
PVW Plainview, TX	868 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	3,374 ft	11:15 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,374 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LBB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC)

Wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for LBB

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for CVG, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 100 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 100 feet
At times between Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

Daylight

Sunset at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the lower 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: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Lubbock Preston Smith International.