Gerald R Ford International to Gainesville Regional GRR → GNV
807 nautical miles (929 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 168°, about 174° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:50 pm EDT (19:50 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). Near the route, 209 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 448 to 518 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 GRR.
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 14:00–21:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA, CVG, LOU, TYS, GSP, ATL, SAV, JAX). 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 | 290° at 14 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 6 h 18 min | 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 6 h 10 min | 4:52 pm EDT (20:52 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −11 kt | 13 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 10 min | 4:52 pm EDT (20:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −12 kt | 9 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 07 min | 4:49 pm EDT (20:49 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −16 kt | 7 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 56 min | 4:38 pm EDT (20:38 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −16 kt | 3 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 56 min | 4:38 pm EDT (20:38 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 59 min | 4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 59 min | 4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 23 kt | −15 kt | -6 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 59 min | 4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 26 kt | −18 kt | -19 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 51 min | 4:33 pm EDT (20:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | −23 kt | -34 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 39 min | 4:21 pm EDT (20:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 42 kt | −32 kt | -40 °C | 152 kt | 5 h 19 min | 4:01 pm EDT (20:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 44 kt | −37 kt | -49 °C | 157 kt | 5 h 08 min | 3:50 pm EDT (19:50 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 55 nm from the line | 240/27 | 240/26 15° | 270/27 9° | 280/27 5° | 280/28 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/41 -38° | 290/44 -41° | 300/60 -48° |
| FWA | used from 50 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/18 | 260/22 15° | 260/27 7° | 290/26 6° | 290/28 -8° | 290/39 -20° | 280/36 -37° | 290/54 -39° | 310/60 -48° |
| CVG | used from 149 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 260/20 | 280/18 15° | 270/19 8° | 290/30 5° | 280/31 -7° | 290/37 -19° | 280/46 -35° | 290/55 -40° | 310/57 -48° |
| LOU | used from 299 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 260/17 | 270/15 15° | 260/19 10° | 280/27 5° | 280/30 -7° | 280/29 -18° | 280/44 -34° | 290/56 -39° | 310/56 -48° |
| TYS | used from 349 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 320/8 | 330/17 16° | 320/17 9° | 310/24 6° | 290/23 -6° | 290/28 -19° | 300/36 -33° | 310/48 -40° | 320/46 -50° |
| GSP | used from 498 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 330/14 | 360/26 17° | 360/22 11° | 330/20 6° | 310/27 -5° | 320/24 -18° | 310/28 -33° | 320/38 -40° | 330/30 -51° |
| ATL | used from 548 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 340/24 | 350/18 17° | 330/15 11° | 320/20 6° | 310/16 -4° | 300/18 -18° | 320/28 -32° | 330/43 -40° | 340/35 -51° |
| SAV | used from 648 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 340/14 | 330/21 16° | 340/26 12° | 350/25 8° | 360/28 -6° | 360/29 -19° | 360/36 -31° | 360/27 -42° | 330/31 -51° |
| JAX | used from 698 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 320/17 | 330/21 17° | 320/21 14° | 310/23 8° | 340/19 -6° | 360/26 -19° | 010/44 -30° | 360/35 -41° | 330/22 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | departure | no report just now | 793 ft | ||||
| BTL Battle Creek, MI | 40 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 951 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 120 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 814 ft | ||||
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 229 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 481 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 289 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| LOZ London, KY | 359 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,212 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 429 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 548 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| CPP Greensboro, GA | 568 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 688 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 648 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 303 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 777 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | destination | no report just now | 151 ft |
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 GNV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:50 pm EDT (19:50 UTC)
GNV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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, 229 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at GRR 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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, Gainesville Regional.