Gerald R Ford International to Akron-Canton Regional GRR → CAK
217 nautical miles (250 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 122°, about 128° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 3 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 whole 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 GRR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A333 descending, 18 nm northeast, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 99 nm along the route, 18 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 05:44 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- A333
- Sky
- tops 2,500 ft
- B739 descending, 18 nm northeast, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 99 nm along the route, 18 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 04:54 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B739
- Sky
- bases 1,100 ft
- A320 descending, 18 nm northeast, 11:27 pm EDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. 99 nm along the route, 18 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 03:27 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- A320
- Sky
- at 1,400 ft overcast
- B738 at 1,800 ft, 25 nm southwest, 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 109 nm along the route, 25 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 05:18 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
- B738 at 1,300 ft, 25 nm southwest, 12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 109 nm along the route, 25 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 04:45 UTC
- Height
- at 1,300 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
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 3 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA, CLE). 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 | 300° at 11 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 1 h 39 min | 3:45 am EDT (07:45 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 1 h 39 min | 3:45 am EDT (07:45 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 1 h 39 min | 3:45 am EDT (07:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 8 °C | 133 kt | 1 h 38 min | 3:44 am EDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 1 h 39 min | 3:45 am EDT (07:45 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 0 °C | 135 kt | 1 h 36 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −20 kt | -4 °C | 140 kt | 1 h 33 min | 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −24 kt | -8 °C | 144 kt | 1 h 30 min | 3:36 am EDT (07:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 28 kt | −26 kt | -9 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 29 min | 3:35 am EDT (07:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 39 kt | −35 kt | -21 °C | 155 kt | 1 h 24 min | 3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 52 kt | −44 kt | -37 °C | 164 kt | 1 h 19 min | 3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 62 kt | −56 kt | -44 °C | 176 kt | 1 h 14 min | 3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 64 kt | −57 kt | -50 °C | 177 kt | 1 h 14 min | 3:20 am EDT (07:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKG | used from 0 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| FWA | used from 49 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CLE | used from 99 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | departure | no report just now | 793 ft | ||||
| LAN Lansing, MI | 39 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 860 ft | ||||
| JXN Jackson, MI | 59 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 89 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| PCW Port Clinton, OH | 148 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| CLE Cleveland, OH | 188 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 799 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | destination | no report just now | 1,225 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)
CAK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at GRR 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CAK is before sunrise there (7:33 am EDT (11:33 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
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: Gerald R Ford International, Akron-Canton Regional.