Plan a flight · Mon 6:03 am EDT (10:03 UTC)

Gainesville Regional to Gerald R Ford International GNV → GRR

807 nautical miles (929 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 350°, about 354° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC). Right now GNV is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots; GRR is VFR, wind from the south (180°) 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 359 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 279 to 369 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 319 to 458 nm out.
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 route from 339 to 797 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 GNV.

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

CRJ7 at 5,000 ft, 17 nm west, 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC): scattered clouds above 10,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 518 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV HYK330010/TM 0937/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK SCT001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
10 nm northwest (330°) of HYK
Time
09:37 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
scattered clouds from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B763 at 100 ft, 14 nm west, 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. 568 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0905/FL001/TP B763/SK VV001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
09:05 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B763 at 200 ft, 14 nm west, 4:05 am EDT (08:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. 568 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0805/FL002/TP B763/SK VV002/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
08:05 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B752 climbing, 17 nm southwest, 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. 578 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 0737/FLDURC/TP B752/SK B001 OVC T015
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
07:37 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B752
Sky
B001 overcast T015
A21N at 33,000 ft, 34 nm east, 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC): light chop turbulence. 638 nm along the route, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV ROD/TM 0807/FL330/TP A21N/TB OCNL LT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over ROD
Time
08:07 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
occasional lt chop
CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 11 nm west, 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC): mist. 688 nm along the route, 11 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
09:45 UTC
Height
at 5,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Weather
shallow st

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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (JAX, SAV, ATL, TYS, LOU, CVG, FWA, MKG). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	+17 kt		103 kt	7 h 50 min	1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	+19 kt	14 °C	101 kt	7 h 59 min	2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	+20 kt	11 °C	100 kt	8 h 04 min	2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	+19 kt	7 °C	101 kt	7 h 59 min	2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	+17 kt	4 °C	103 kt	7 h 50 min	1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	+18 kt	0 °C	102 kt	7 h 55 min	1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	+19 kt	-4 °C	101 kt	7 h 59 min	2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-6 °C	100 kt	8 h 04 min	2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 29 kt	+21 kt	-19 °C	99 kt	8 h 09 min	2:12 pm EDT (18:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 31 kt	+22 kt	-33 °C	98 kt	8 h 14 min	2:17 pm EDT (18:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 40 kt	+30 kt	-42 °C	90 kt	8 h 58 min	3:01 pm EDT (19:01 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 41 kt	+33 kt	-51 °C	87 kt	9 h 17 min	3:20 pm EDT (19:20 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
JAX	used from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line	310/22	310/19 16°	300/22 14°	290/25 8°	300/25 -7°	300/24 -18°	270/20 -33°	260/25 -41°	290/17 -51°
SAV	used from 100 nm out; 80 nm from the line	330/16	310/15 14°	320/23 10°	310/30 7°	310/30 -6°	300/28 -19°	270/25 -32°	300/25 -39°	320/26 -50°
ATL	used from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line	330/32	340/36 17°	350/34 10°	340/25 6°	330/27 -6°	350/35 -18°	330/49 -32°	340/47 -41°	340/27 -51°
TYS	used from 299 nm out; 56 nm from the line	330/16	350/32 14°	350/37 9°	340/30 5°	330/28 -6°	340/36 -19°	330/40 -33°	330/51 -41°	330/36 -51°
LOU	used from 448 nm out; 90 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 498 nm out; 52 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°
FWA	used from 648 nm out; 22 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°
MKG	used from 747 nm out; 64 nm from the line	260/28	260/18 15°	250/16 9°	260/22 4°	280/31 -9°	270/35 -21°	270/44 -35°	270/42 -45°	290/61 -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
GNV Gainesville, FL	departure	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)
LCQ Lake City, FL	30 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	09:55 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	159 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	10:15 UTC
CPP Greensboro, GA	239 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	688 ft	09:55 UTC
AHN Athens, GA	259 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	812 ft	09:51 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	379 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	986 ft	09:53 UTC
LOZ London, KY	448 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,212 ft	20:18 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	518 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	979 ft	09:51 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	578 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	2.5 mi	300 ft	481 ft	09:53 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	688 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower	IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 30,000 feet Weather: mist, shallow fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	2.5 mi	none	814 ft	09:54 UTC
BTL Battle Creek, MI	767 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	6 mi	none	951 ft	09:53 UTC
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	793 ft	5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,212 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GRR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for GRR

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, mist, overcast at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)

The forecast for GNV, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 578 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at GRR 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:33 pm EDT (23:33 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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: Gainesville Regional, Gerald R Ford International.