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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International to Portland International CVG → PDX

1,712 nautical miles (1,970 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 296°, about 302° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:47 am PDT (15:47 UTC). 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: 1,094 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 975 to 1105 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 398 to 547 nm out.
  • 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 route from 776 to 1394 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 846 to 1433 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 985 to 1224 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1005 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1055 to 1364 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1055 to 1573 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 1294 to 1632 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. 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 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 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 17 forecast points nearest it (CVG, IND, JOT, SPI, BRL, DSM, OMA, FSD, ONL, PIR, RAP, MLS, BIL, DLN, LWS, YKM, PDX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft170° at 3 kt−2 kt13 °C122 kt14 h 02 min8:47 am PDT (15:47 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 2 kt+1 kt11 °C119 kt14 h 23 min9:08 am PDT (16:08 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 3 kt+2 kt6 °C118 kt14 h 31 min9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 6 kt+4 kt3 °C116 kt14 h 46 min9:31 am PDT (16:31 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 10 kt+7 kt0 °C113 kt15 h 09 min9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 11 kt+9 kt-5 °C111 kt15 h 25 min10:10 am PDT (17:10 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 13 kt+10 kt-9 °C110 kt15 h 34 min10:19 am PDT (17:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 15 kt+12 kt-12 °C108 kt15 h 51 min10:36 am PDT (17:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 22 kt+19 kt-22 °C101 kt16 h 57 min11:42 am PDT (18:42 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 26 kt+23 kt-35 °C97 kt17 h 39 min12:24 pm PDT (19:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 38 kt+35 kt-41 °C85 kt20 h 08 min2:53 pm PDT (21:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 46 kt+45 kt-48 °C75 kt22 h 50 min5:35 pm PDT (00:35 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
CVGused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line350/13340/20 13°340/22 8°350/30 3°340/30 -9°340/38 -21°330/37 -35°320/38 -40°310/35 -47°
INDused from 50 nm out; 12 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°
JOTused from 149 nm out; 76 nm from the line230/11290/12 16°300/19 10°320/19 4°300/17 -9°330/31 -20°320/49 -37°320/53 -45°320/67 -49°
SPIused from 199 nm out; 52 nm from the line210/13260/11 17°270/18 10°290/21 4°310/20 -8°330/25 -19°320/49 -34°320/60 -44°320/59 -50°
BRLused from 249 nm out; 47 nm from the line200/20250/21 16°240/22 10°260/20 5°270/16 -7°290/22 -18°320/41 -34°320/56 -43°310/68 -53°
DSMused from 398 nm out; 26 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
OMAused from 498 nm out; 68 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
FSDused from 547 nm out; 60 nm from the line200/16220/20 17°240/26 13°230/19 6°240/25 -9°240/28 -20°250/39 -33°250/44 -43°260/63 -52°
ONLused from 647 nm out; 39 nm from the line200/20 17°230/26 14°240/21 7°250/27 -9°260/32 -19°240/44 -34°240/56 -41°250/62 -51°
PIRused from 747 nm out; 53 nm from the lineL/V 17°230/13 12°220/22 6°250/31 -9°250/34 -21°240/50 -35°230/61 -43°240/62 -51°
RAPused from 796 nm out; 56 nm from the line120/15 12°180/22 11°220/26 5°230/35 -9°240/40 -22°240/50 -37°240/51 -41°240/47 -47°
MLSused from 995 nm out; 117 nm from the line120/22 5°170/18 4°200/33 1°230/49 -10°230/58 -21°220/54 -37°230/64 -44°250/74 -49°
BILused from 1045 nm out; 83 nm from the line080/24130/14 -1°180/33 0°210/43 -10°220/58 -21°200/55 -36°220/75 -44°240/83 -48°
DLNused from 1194 nm out; 69 nm from the line080/10 -3°180/8 -3°180/23 -14°200/58 -22°200/80 -36°220/85 -41°230/81 -45°
LWSused from 1394 nm out; 82 nm from the line010/5050/14 -2°040/12 -6°160/7 -10°190/30 -22°200/54 -27°200/48 -35°210/40 -37°230/32 -41°
YKMused from 1543 nm out; 84 nm from the line030/16020/18 0°030/30 -8°030/23 -13°020/40 -23°010/73 -29°010/54 -36°360/29 -37°330/16 -40°
PDXused from 1642 nm out; 45 nm from the line330/7360/13 0°040/22 -6°030/23 -12°020/64 -18°010/93 -25°010/91 -39°360/62 -40°350/41 -43°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
CVG Covington, KY departure no report just now 896 ft
IND Indianapolis, IN 90 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 796 ft
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL 209 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 871 ft
DSM Des Moines, IA 438 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 957 ft
SUX Sioux City, IA 567 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
ICR Winner, SD 737 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 2,032 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD 876 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,203 ft
POY Powell, WY 1125 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,096 ft
DLN Dillon, MT 1284 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,244 ft
JSY Joseph, OR 1483 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line no report just now 4,126 ft
PDT Pendleton, OR 1553 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,494 ft
PDX Portland, OR destination no report just now 30 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,244 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:47 am PDT (15:47 UTC)

PDX 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

Daylight

Sunset at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Portland International.