Fort Worth Meacham International to North Central West Virginia Airport FTW → CKB
916 nautical miles (1,054 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 052° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 22-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:24 pm EDT (20:24 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 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 last 169 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 80 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 FTW.
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 11 forecast points nearest it (DAL, FSM, LIT, MEM, CGI, BNA, EVV, LOU, CVG, CRW, 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 | 260° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 6 h 41 min | 4:38 pm EDT (20:38 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 47 min | 4:44 pm EDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 53 min | 4:50 pm EDT (20:50 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 9 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 56 min | 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 7 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 56 min | 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 3 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 53 min | 4:50 pm EDT (20:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | −14 kt | -1 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 50 min | 4:47 pm EDT (20:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -5 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 44 min | 4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 21 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 44 min | 4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 27 kt | −19 kt | -18 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 35 min | 4:32 pm EDT (20:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 39 kt | −20 kt | -32 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 33 min | 4:30 pm EDT (20:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 48 kt | −22 kt | -41 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 27 min | 4:24 pm EDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 46 kt | −19 kt | -51 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 35 min | 4:32 pm EDT (20:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 12 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| FSM | used from 100 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| LIT | used from 199 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 349 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 448 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| BNA | used from 498 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| EVV | used from 548 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| LOU | used from 597 nm out; 47 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° |
| CVG | used from 697 nm out; 61 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° |
| CRW | used from 747 nm out; 72 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° |
| EKN | used from 896 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | departure | no report just now | 710 ft | ||||
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 20 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| PRX Paris, TX | 110 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 547 ft | ||||
| CXW Conway, AR | 269 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 276 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 279 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 378 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 262 ft | ||||
| CEY Murray, KY | 498 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 577 ft | ||||
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 627 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 775 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 697 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 797 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 866 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | destination | no report just now | 1,223 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,223 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CKB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:24 pm EDT (20:24 UTC)
CKB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at FTW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at CKB 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 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 Worth Meacham International, North Central West Virginia Airport.