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Evansville Regional to Raleigh-Durham International EVV → RDU

439 nautical miles (505 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 105°, about 108° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:44 am EDT (04:44 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now EVV is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots; RDU is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots. 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). Over the route from 120 to 319 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 170 to 349 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 279 to 389 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 EVV.

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

A321 at 30,000 ft, 4 nm northwest, 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV AZQ170020/TM 2345/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm south (170°) of AZQ
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
PA46 at 23,000 ft, 17 nm south, 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 22,000 ft to 23,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-44. 279 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV HMV090010/TM 2328/FL230/TP PA46/TB LGT- MOD CHOP 230-220/RM ZTLFD-44
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
10 nm east (090°) of HMV
Time
23:28 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
PA46
Turbulence
light moderate chop from 23,000 ft to 22,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-44
A319 at 25,000 ft, 38 nm south, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 80 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
B712 at 600 ft, 37 nm north, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 130 nm along the route, 37 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 37 nm north, 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 130 nm along the route, 37 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
S22T descending, 21 nm south, 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC): a broken layer above 2,600 ft, remarks: during the descent RY23 tri. 259 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV KTRI050002/TM 0024/FLUNKN/TP S22T/SK BKN026-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RY23 TRI
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
2 nm northeast (050°) of KTRI
Time
00:24 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
S22T
Sky
a broken layer from 2,600 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent RY23 tri
PC24 at 4,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: 18 final. 319 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLT UA /OV CLT005090/TM 2300/FL040/TP PC24/WX FIS/TB SMOOTH/RM 18 FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLT
Where
90 nm north (005°) of CLT
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
PC24
Weather
fi s
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
18 final
C52C at 12,500 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 UTC): no icing, overcast up to 12,500 ft, 1 °C. 329 nm along the route, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA240030/TM 0034/FL125/TP C52C/SK OVCUNKN-TOP125/TA +1/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
30 nm southwest (240°) of ROA
Time
00:34 UTC
Height
at 12,500 ft
Aircraft
C52C
Sky
overcast, tops 12,500 ft
Temperature
+1
Icing
none
B763 at 3,000 ft, 5 nm west, 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft. 389 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSO UA /OV HEVED/TM 2326/FL030/TP B763/SK BKN030
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSO
Where
heved
Time
23:26 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft
B763 descending, 4 nm west, 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft. 389 nm along the route, 4 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSO UA /OV 10 NE GSO/TM 2324/FLDURD/TP B763/SK BKN030
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSO
Where
10 northeast gso
Time
23:24 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft

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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (EVV, LOU, TYS, TRI, RDU). 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	280° at 16 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	3 h 15 min	1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 21 kt	−19 kt	11 °C	139 kt	3 h 09 min	1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	−20 kt	10 °C	140 kt	3 h 08 min	12:59 am EDT (04:59 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	−21 kt	8 °C	141 kt	3 h 07 min	12:58 am EDT (04:58 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−22 kt	5 °C	142 kt	3 h 05 min	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−22 kt	1 °C	142 kt	3 h 05 min	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−23 kt	-3 °C	143 kt	3 h 04 min	12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 26 kt	−25 kt	-7 °C	145 kt	3 h 02 min	12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 26 kt	−25 kt	-8 °C	145 kt	3 h 02 min	12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 30 kt	−29 kt	-19 °C	149 kt	2 h 57 min	12:48 am EDT (04:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 36 kt	−32 kt	-32 °C	152 kt	2 h 53 min	12:44 am EDT (04:44 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 35 kt	−29 kt	-39 °C	149 kt	2 h 57 min	12:48 am EDT (04:48 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 31 kt	−28 kt	-49 °C	148 kt	2 h 58 min	12:49 am EDT (04:49 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
EVV	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
LOU	used from 50 nm out; 35 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
TYS	used from 150 nm out; 87 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
TRI	used from 199 nm out; 43 nm from the line		310/28 11°	320/32 7°	330/30 2°	300/28 -9°	280/34 -21°	250/37 -31°	240/39 -38°	250/35 -48°
RDU	used from 349 nm out; 65 nm from the line	240/28	250/22 10°	230/30 11°	230/40 7°	230/45 -4°	220/69 -15°	220/83 -29°	210/84 -40°	220/75 -52°

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
EVV Evansville, IN	departure	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	421 ft	7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC)
OWB Owensboro, KY	20 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	407 ft	00:56 UTC
EKX Elizabethtown, KY	80 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	775 ft	23:35 UTC
DVK Danville, KY	130 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	1,021 ft	01:35 UTC
LOZ London, KY	170 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,212 ft	20:18 UTC
CPF Hazard, KY	209 nm out, 18 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the west (280°) at 8 knots	7 mi	500 ft	1,256 ft	23:55 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	259 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 2,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the west-southwest (250°) at 11 knots	5 mi	1,800 ft	1,518 ft	00:53 UTC
VJI Abingdon, VA	279 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, a broken layer at 1,800 feet, overcast at 4,500 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	2,087 ft	23:35 UTC
MWK Mount Airy, NC	349 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,100 feet, overcast at 4,700 feet	from the south (190°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	4,100 ft	1,268 ft	01:35 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC	379 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	925 ft	00:54 UTC
BUY Burlington, NC	409 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,900 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	616 ft	01:15 UTC
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	435 ft	8:51 pm EDT (00:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,087 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:44 am EDT (04:44 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RDU

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for EVV, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 EVV 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC), at RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RDU is before sunrise there (7:19 am EDT (11:19 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 · loop National Weather Service

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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: Evansville Regional, Raleigh-Durham International.