Detroit Metro Wayne County to West Virginia International Yeager DTW → CRW
244 nautical miles (281 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 160°, about 167° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 57-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:24 am EDT (10:24 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: 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 29 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 DTW.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 1,700 ft, 32 nm west, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 29 nm along the route, 32 nm west 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
- B737 at 39,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC): light chop turbulence. 127 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV APE/TM 0840/FL390/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 390 NEG 350-330
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over APE
- Time
- 08:40 UTC
- Height
- at 39,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop at 39,000 ft no from 35,000 ft to 33,000 ft
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CRW). 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 | 330° at 13 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 1 h 51 min | 6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 1 h 44 min | 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 12 °C | 142 kt | 1 h 43 min | 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 8 °C | 142 kt | 1 h 43 min | 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −23 kt | 4 °C | 143 kt | 1 h 42 min | 6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 0 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 40 min | 6:41 am EDT (10:41 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 30 kt | −29 kt | -3 °C | 149 kt | 1 h 38 min | 6:39 am EDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -6 °C | 151 kt | 1 h 37 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 34 kt | −32 kt | -7 °C | 152 kt | 1 h 36 min | 6:37 am EDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 37 kt | −36 kt | -20 °C | 156 kt | 1 h 34 min | 6:35 am EDT (10:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 46 kt | −46 kt | -35 °C | 166 kt | 1 h 28 min | 6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 60 kt | −57 kt | -44 °C | 177 kt | 1 h 23 min | 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 56 kt | −52 kt | -50 °C | 172 kt | 1 h 25 min | 6:26 am EDT (10:26 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; 64 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° |
| CMH | used from 98 nm out; 27 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° |
| CRW | used from 195 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
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 | ||||
| TDZ Toledo, OH | 39 nm out, 19 nm west of the line | no report just now | 622 ft | ||||
| PCW Port Clinton, OH | 49 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 88 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,297 ft | ||||
| VTA Newark, OH | 137 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 883 ft | ||||
| UNI Athens/Albany, OH | 185 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 765 ft | ||||
| GAS Gallipolis, OH | 205 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 565 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | destination | no report just now | 947 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CRW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC)
CRW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at CRW 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CRW is before sunrise there (7:32 am EDT (11:32 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, West Virginia International Yeager.