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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International to Tucson International CVG → TUS

1,343 nautical miles (1,546 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 260°, about 266° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 5:56 am MST (12:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CVG is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots; TUS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21. 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 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 W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 1065 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the last 269 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 995 to 1333 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 318 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1144 to 1333 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

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 16 forecast points nearest it (CVG, LOU, EVV, STL, COU, SGF, TUL, ICT, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ROW, ABQ, ELP, TUS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 17 kt+13 kt17 °C107 kt12 h 33 min5:56 am MST (12:56 UTC)
6,500 ft220° at 17 kt+15 kt15 °C105 kt12 h 47 min6:10 am MST (13:10 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 20 kt+20 kt12 °C100 kt13 h 26 min6:49 am MST (13:49 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 20 kt+21 kt9 °C99 kt13 h 34 min6:57 am MST (13:57 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 20 kt+22 kt5 °C98 kt13 h 42 min7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 21 kt+22 kt1 °C98 kt13 h 42 min7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 22 kt+23 kt-4 °C97 kt13 h 51 min7:14 am MST (14:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 22 kt+24 kt-7 °C96 kt13 h 59 min7:22 am MST (14:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 29 kt+30 kt-18 °C90 kt14 h 55 min8:18 am MST (15:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 42 kt+44 kt-30 °C76 kt17 h 40 min11:03 am MST (18:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 46 kt+47 kt-39 °C73 kt18 h 24 min11:47 am MST (18:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 44 kt+43 kt-50 °C77 kt17 h 26 min10:49 am MST (17:49 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°
LOUused from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line320/15340/24 14°330/28 9°340/34 4°340/37 -9°340/42 -20°320/39 -35°320/45 -39°330/40 -47°
EVVused from 99 nm out; 39 nm from the line310/13340/26 16°330/29 10°330/32 4°330/30 -9°340/38 -20°330/60 -35°320/57 -41°330/39 -48°
STLused from 199 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/13260/16 17°270/21 10°280/24 5°310/20 -7°320/22 -18°320/44 -33°320/59 -43°310/69 -51°
COUused from 298 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/16220/19 15°240/33 10°250/29 7°280/21 -6°280/19 -18°300/34 -31°300/40 -42°300/60 -52°
SGFused from 348 nm out; 54 nm from the line210/21210/21 16°240/28 12°260/24 7°280/21 -6°280/26 -18°290/38 -31°290/37 -41°300/49 -52°
TULused from 497 nm out; 56 nm from the line200/27210/28 15°240/24 13°250/19 8°250/28 -6°260/25 -16°270/34 -30°280/41 -39°280/41 -52°
ICTused from 597 nm out; 66 nm from the line190/34210/34 18°240/28 13°260/23 7°250/23 -6°240/29 -17°260/40 -30°260/47 -40°270/42 -51°
OKCused from 647 nm out; 67 nm from the line190/29200/29 16°230/22 14°240/17 9°240/28 -6°250/35 -15°270/42 -29°270/43 -39°280/38 -51°
GAGused from 696 nm out; 26 nm from the line190/34 19°240/27 14°240/26 8°240/24 -6°240/29 -16°250/50 -28°250/50 -39°260/46 -50°
AMAused from 796 nm out; 26 nm from the line190/28220/26 14°230/27 7°250/24 -6°250/32 -16°240/51 -28°250/52 -38°250/51 -50°
TCCused from 895 nm out; 27 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
ROWused from 995 nm out; 65 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
ABQused from 1045 nm out; 71 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
ELPused from 1144 nm out; 116 nm from the line200/15200/16 15°200/17 6°220/40 -6°240/53 -16°230/62 -27°240/63 -38°250/59 -49°
TUSused from 1194 nm out; 124 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -48°

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 marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 1,600 ft 896 ft 7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC)
BMG Bloomington, IN 90 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 845 ft 23:53 UTC
BLV Belleville, IL 239 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 459 ft 23:55 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO 358 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 1,159 ft 23:55 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO 478 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 977 ft 23:53 UTC
WDG Enid, OK 647 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet from the south (170°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25 10+ mi none 1,167 ft 23:50 UTC
HHF Canadian, TX 776 nm out, 9 nm north of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 19 10+ mi none 2,396 ft 00:15 UTC
AMA Amarillo, TX 846 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 19 knots, gusting to 25 10+ mi none 3,606 ft 23:53 UTC
FSU Fort Sumner, NM 975 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 4,164 ft
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM 1144 nm out, 16 nm south of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet from the south (190°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 4,861 ft 23:53 UTC
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ 1244 nm out, 9 nm north of the line no report just now 3,797 ft
TUS Tucson, AZ destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21 10+ mi none 2,643 ft 4:53 pm MST (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:56 am MST (12:56 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TUS
  • From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
  • From Sun 7:00 pm MST (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
The forecast for CVG, the departure
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
  • From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
  • At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, 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
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1055 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUS is before sunrise there (6:25 am MST (13:25 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 southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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, Tucson International.