Detroit Metro Wayne County to Lovell Field DTW → CHA
440 nautical miles (506 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 192°, about 199° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:04 am EDT (14:04 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: 1,225 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 whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 330 to 420 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 DTW.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (CLE, FWA, CMH, CVG, LOU, TYS). 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 | 320° at 19 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 3 h 20 min | 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −18 kt | 14 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 11 min | 10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 10 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 10 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 6 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 14 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | −14 kt | 3 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 17 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | −14 kt | -1 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 17 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 26 kt | −14 kt | -4 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 17 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 27 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 17 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 32 kt | −16 kt | -19 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 14 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 35 kt | −21 kt | -34 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 07 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 52 kt | −30 kt | -43 °C | 150 kt | 2 h 56 min | 10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 52 kt | −29 kt | -51 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 57 min | 10:05 am EDT (14:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| FWA | used from 50 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| CMH | used from 100 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
| CVG | used from 150 nm out; 31 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 250 nm out; 61 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° |
| TYS | used from 300 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTW Detroit, MI | departure | no report just now | 645 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 40 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| FDY Findlay, OH | 70 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| EDJ Bellefontaine, OH | 110 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,121 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 140 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 190 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 481 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 260 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| DVK Danville, KY | 290 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,021 ft | ||||
| EKQ Monticello, KY | 330 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 962 ft | ||||
| CSV Crossville, TN | 380 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,881 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | destination | no report just now | 682 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,881 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC)
CHA 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 16 nm from the route, 200 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 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: Detroit Metro Wayne County, Lovell Field.