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Duluth International to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport DLH → CHO

800 nautical miles (920 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 126°, about 127° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC). Right now DLH is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 12 knots; CHO is VFR, wind calm. 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: 2 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 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 110 to 200 nm out.
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 last 450 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 640 to 780 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 40 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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 DLH.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A333 descending, 22 nm northeast, 12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 470 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 22 nm northeast, 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 470 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
B738 at 1,700 ft, 20 nm southwest, 1:20 am CDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 480 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0620/FL017/TP B738/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
06:20 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,700 ft, tops 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
B738 at 1,800 ft, 20 nm southwest, 12:18 am CDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 480 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
05:18 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B738 at 1,300 ft, 20 nm southwest, 11:45 pm CDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 480 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
04:45 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent

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 (DLH, GRB, MKG, CLE, AGC, EKN). 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	270° at 12 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	6 h 12 min	9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−14 kt	12 °C	134 kt	5 h 58 min	8:59 am EDT (12:59 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−15 kt	11 °C	135 kt	5 h 56 min	8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−14 kt	8 °C	134 kt	5 h 58 min	8:59 am EDT (12:59 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	−13 kt	4 °C	133 kt	6 h 01 min	9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−15 kt	0 °C	135 kt	5 h 56 min	8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	−20 kt	-5 °C	140 kt	5 h 43 min	8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	−24 kt	-9 °C	144 kt	5 h 33 min	8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 24 kt	−25 kt	-10 °C	145 kt	5 h 31 min	8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 30 kt	−31 kt	-21 °C	151 kt	5 h 18 min	8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 39 kt	−40 kt	-36 °C	160 kt	5 h	8:01 am EDT (12:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 46 kt	−46 kt	-44 °C	166 kt	4 h 49 min	7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 55 kt	−55 kt	-51 °C	175 kt	4 h 34 min	7:35 am EDT (11:35 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
DLH	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	080/28	240/21 15°	250/26 9°	250/32 3°	260/42 -11°	270/40 -21°	260/43 -36°	260/46 -46°	260/65 -54°
GRB	used from 100 nm out; 97 nm from the line	250/36	270/23 16°	270/14 9°	240/18 4°	280/26 -9°	280/29 -20°	290/42 -36°	290/51 -45°	290/72 -55°
MKG	used from 300 nm out; 21 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
CLE	used from 450 nm out; 82 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
AGC	used from 600 nm out; 57 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°
EKN	used from 650 nm out; 49 nm from the line		330/21 12°	330/25 7°	350/22 2°	330/24 -10°	310/27 -21°	320/33 -35°	290/31 -39°	290/34 -47°

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
DLH Duluth, MN	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	from the east (090°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,427 ft	1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC)
OLG Solon Springs, WI	30 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the northeast (040°) at 12 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,102 ft	06:55 UTC
PKF Park Falls, WI	90 nm out, 1 nm east of the line	no report just now				1,501 ft
GRB Green Bay, WI	220 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	695 ft	06:53 UTC
LDM Ludington, MI	300 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	646 ft	06:55 UTC
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	370 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	7 mi	none	793 ft	06:53 UTC
JXN Jackson, MI	430 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	6 mi	none	1,000 ft	06:56 UTC
MFD Mansfield, OH	550 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	8 mi	400 ft	1,297 ft	06:52 UTC
CAK Akron, OH	580 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	7 mi	1,800 ft	1,225 ft	06:51 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV	690 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	1,223 ft	06:53 UTC
VBW Bridgewater, VA	770 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,600 feet, scattered clouds at 4,300 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	calm	7 mi	5,000 ft	1,165 ft	06:55 UTC
CHO Charlottesville, VA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,400 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	6,000 ft	640 ft	2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,501 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CHO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet and more above marginal VFR

The whole forecast for CHO

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet and more above
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet

The forecast for DLH, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 9,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 200 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 16 knots, gusting to 27, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 200 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at DLH 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at CHO 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Duluth International, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.