William P Hobby Airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International HOU → CVG
770 nautical miles (887 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 040°, about 037° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 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: 8 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 HOU.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (HOU, LCH, SHV, JAN, LIT, MEM, BNA, EVV, LOU, CVG). 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 | 250° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 5 h 47 min | 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 5 h 53 min | 4:01 pm EDT (20:01 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 14 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 55 min | 4:03 pm EDT (20:03 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 10 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 58 min | 4:06 pm EDT (20:06 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | −8 kt | 7 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 01 min | 4:09 pm EDT (20:09 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 3 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 01 min | 4:09 pm EDT (20:09 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | −8 kt | -1 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 01 min | 4:09 pm EDT (20:09 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 58 min | 4:06 pm EDT (20:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 18 kt | −9 kt | -6 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 58 min | 4:06 pm EDT (20:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 23 kt | −13 kt | -17 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 47 min | 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | −5 kt | -31 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 10 min | 4:18 pm EDT (20:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 41 kt | −3 kt | -41 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 16 min | 4:24 pm EDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 43 kt | +4 kt | -51 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 38 min | 4:46 pm EDT (20:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| LCH | used from 49 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| SHV | used from 148 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| JAN | used from 247 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| LIT | used from 296 nm out; 83 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 346 nm out; 52 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° |
| BNA | used from 494 nm out; 84 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 593 nm out; 54 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 642 nm out; 36 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 741 nm out; 15 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU Houston, TX | departure | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| HPY Baytown, TX | 20 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| JAS Jasper, TX | 99 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 212 ft | ||||
| IER Natchitoches, LA | 168 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 121 ft | ||||
| MLU Monroe, LA | 237 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 78 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 316 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 425 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 401 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 484 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| HVC Hopkinsville, KY | 583 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 563 ft | ||||
| JQD Hartford, KY | 632 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| LOU Louisville, KY | 701 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 545 ft | ||||
| CVG Covington, KY | destination | no report just now | 896 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 896 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC)
CVG 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 on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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: William P Hobby Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.