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 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 20-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC). Right now FTW is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots; CKB is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 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: 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 368 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, 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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 13 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 6 h 53 min | 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 7 h | 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 13 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 03 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 10 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 06 min | 8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 7 h 13 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −7 kt | 2 °C | 127 kt | 7 h 13 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −8 kt | -1 °C | 128 kt | 7 h 09 min | 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 06 min | 8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 17 kt | −9 kt | -6 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 06 min | 8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 25 kt | −11 kt | -18 °C | 131 kt | 7 h | 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 38 kt | −16 kt | -32 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 44 min | 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 45 kt | −20 kt | -40 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 33 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | −16 kt | -50 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 44 min | 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| FSM | used from 100 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| LIT | used from 199 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 349 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| CGI | used from 448 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| BNA | used from 498 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| EVV | used from 548 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| LOU | used from 597 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| CVG | used from 697 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| CRW | used from 747 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 896 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° |
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 | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 710 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC) |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 20 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 606 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| PRX Paris, TX | 110 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 547 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| CXW Conway, AR | 269 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 276 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 279 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west (270°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 378 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 262 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CEY Murray, KY | 498 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 577 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 627 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 775 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| LEX Lexington, KY | 697 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Weather: mist | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 1.25 mi | none | 979 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| HTS Huntington, WV | 797 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 828 ft | 04:58 UTC |
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 866 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 9 mi | 900 ft | 858 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | 1,100 ft | 1,223 ft | 1:09 am EDT (05:09 UTC) |
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, 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 400 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for CKB
- From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- At times between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 600 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
The forecast for FTW, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet
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.