Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International to Laguardia Airport CVG → LGA
508 nautical miles (584 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:46 am EDT (10:46 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: 3,686 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
- SIGMET E25E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 408 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120655 MKCE WST 120655 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 25E VALID UNTIL 0855Z RI NY NJ PA DE MD AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS FROM 30SSE PVD-60SSE ACK-110SSE HTO-40N SBY-30SSW ETX-30SSE PVD AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- 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 whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 169 to 368 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 229 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
Not fetched just now.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 6 forecast points nearest it (CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 4 h 06 min | 7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 13 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 06 min | 7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −6 kt | 11 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 02 min | 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −8 kt | 7 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 58 min | 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −8 kt | 4 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 58 min | 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 56 min | 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −10 kt | -4 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 54 min | 7:23 am EDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −11 kt | -9 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 53 min | 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 20 kt | −11 kt | -10 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 53 min | 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 24 kt | −15 kt | -21 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 46 min | 7:15 am EDT (11:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | −23 kt | -36 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 33 min | 7:02 am EDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 40 kt | −35 kt | -41 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 17 min | 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 36 kt | −32 kt | -48 °C | 152 kt | 3 h 21 min | 6:50 am EDT (10:50 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° |
| CMH | used from 50 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| AGC | used from 149 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| PSB | used from 299 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 398 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| JFK | used from 448 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -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 | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 50 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| LCK Columbus, OH | 90 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 743 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 149 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 199 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 249 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,198 ft | ||||
| JST Johnstown, PA | 279 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,284 ft | ||||
| RVL Reedsville, PA | 338 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 818 ft | ||||
| CXY Harrisburg, PA | 368 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| ABE Allentown, PA | 438 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 393 ft | ||||
| MMU Morristown, NJ | 488 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| LGA New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 20 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LGA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC)
LGA 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
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LGA is before sunrise there (7:03 am EDT (11:03 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, Laguardia Airport.