Fort Dodge Regional to John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County FOD → JST
703 nautical miles (809 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 096°, about 094° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 57-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:23 am EDT (15:23 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: 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 2W: 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 first 129 nm of the route.
- 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 307 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 0 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 FOD.
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 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 (MCW, DBQ, JOT, FWA, CLE, AGC). 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 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 5 h 06 min | 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 5 h 10 min | 12:35 pm EDT (16:35 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −15 kt | 12 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 12 min | 12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 8 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 12 min | 12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −20 kt | 5 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 01 min | 12:26 pm EDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 1 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 57 min | 12:22 pm EDT (16:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -3 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 55 min | 12:20 pm EDT (16:20 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -7 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 51 min | 12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 26 kt | −25 kt | -8 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 51 min | 12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 31 kt | −30 kt | -20 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 41 min | 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -36 °C | 154 kt | 4 h 34 min | 11:59 am EDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 51 kt | −50 kt | -42 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 08 min | 11:33 am EDT (15:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 59 kt | −57 kt | -50 °C | 177 kt | 3 h 58 min | 11:23 am EDT (15:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCW | used from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
| DBQ | used from 99 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| JOT | used from 198 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
| FWA | used from 347 nm out; 52 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° |
| CLE | used from 495 nm out; 44 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° |
| AGC | used from 594 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOD Fort Dodge, IA | departure | no report just now | 1,156 ft | ||||
| IFA Iowa Falls, IA | 40 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,137 ft | ||||
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 79 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| DBQ Dubuque, IA | 158 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| DPA Chicago/West Chicago, IL | 267 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 758 ft | ||||
| MDW Chicago, IL | 287 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 619 ft | ||||
| SBN South Bend, IN | 357 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 798 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 465 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 535 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,297 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | 574 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | 634 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,202 ft | ||||
| JST Johnstown, PA | destination | no report just now | 2,284 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JST when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:23 am EDT (15:23 UTC)
JST has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 594 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 604 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at FOD 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC), at JST 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
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: Fort Dodge Regional, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County.