Plan a flight · Sun 10:47 pm EDT (02:47 UTC)

Niagara Falls International to Alexandria International IAG → AEX

958 nautical miles (1,103 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 227°, about 237° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IAG is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 4 knots; AEX is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 6 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: 2 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 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 80 nm along the route.
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 route from 170 to 319 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 IAG.

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

B738 at 4,700 ft, 24 nm southeast, 8:59 pm EDT (00:59 UTC): a broken layer from 4,700 ft to 5,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 24 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF140010/TM 0059/FL047/TP B738/SK BKN 047 TOPS 053/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
10 nm southeast (140°) of BUF
Time
00:59 UTC
Height
at 4,700 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 4,700 ft, tops 5,300 ft
Remarks
during the descent
AC90 , 8 nm southeast, 8:16 pm EDT (00:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 80 nm along the route, 8 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV ERI060006/TM 0016/FLB3.0/TP AC90
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
6 nm northeast (060°) of ERI
Time
00:16 UTC
Height
at B3.0
Aircraft
AC90
AC90 descending, 5 nm south, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 100 nm along the route, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV ERI240015/TM 0013/FLDURD/TP AC90/SK T046 B042
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
15 nm southwest (240°) of ERI
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
AC90
Sky
T046 B042
CRJ7 descending, 18 nm southeast, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft. 170 nm along the route, 18 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 0117/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM BASES 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAK
Where
over CAK
Time
01:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Remarks
bases 2,000 ft
BCS3 climbing, 10 nm southeast, 10:27 pm EDT (02:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 260 nm along the route, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0227/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK B010
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
02:27 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
B010
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 10 nm southeast, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 260 nm along the route, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
A321 at 21,000 ft, 41 nm northwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 280 nm along the route, 41 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 descending, 31 nm northwest, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 299 nm along the route, 31 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005
E145 climbing, 31 nm northwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 299 nm along the route, 31 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 2351/FLDURC/TP E145/SK B005 T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B005 T035
B744 climbing, 18 nm northwest, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 349 nm along the route, 18 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 north cvg
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B744
Sky
B022 overcast T036
Turbulence
lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
B737 at 23,000 ft, 11 nm northwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 359 nm along the route, 11 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B712 at 600 ft, 33 nm southeast, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 399 nm along the route, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
B38M at 21,000 ft, 5 nm north, 9:09 pm EDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 429 nm along the route, 5 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B739 at 34,000 ft, 6 nm southeast, 9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 509 nm along the route, 6 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of BWG
Time
01:51 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme

2 more routine reports are on the map.

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (BUF, CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, BNA, MEM, JAN, SHV, LCH). 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	310° at 12 kt	0		120 kt	7 h 59 min	5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 15 kt	−4 kt	14 °C	124 kt	7 h 44 min	5:31 am CDT (10:31 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	−4 kt	11 °C	124 kt	7 h 44 min	5:31 am CDT (10:31 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	−5 kt	7 °C	125 kt	7 h 40 min	5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	−7 kt	3 °C	127 kt	7 h 33 min	5:20 am CDT (10:20 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 20 kt	−6 kt	0 °C	126 kt	7 h 36 min	5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC)
16,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−6 kt	-4 °C	126 kt	7 h 36 min	5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 23 kt	−5 kt	-7 °C	125 kt	7 h 40 min	5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 31 kt	−8 kt	-19 °C	128 kt	7 h 29 min	5:16 am CDT (10:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 44 kt	−11 kt	-34 °C	131 kt	7 h 19 min	5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 52 kt	−8 kt	-42 °C	128 kt	7 h 29 min	5:16 am CDT (10:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 43 kt	−9 kt	-50 °C	129 kt	7 h 26 min	5:13 am CDT (10:13 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
BUF	used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line	320/10	010/16 10°	360/10 6°	340/13 2°	330/22 -11°	300/25 -23°	320/31 -38°	300/29 -44°	280/36 -50°
CLE	used from 100 nm out; 42 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°
CMH	used from 200 nm out; 34 nm from the line	330/15	340/22 14°	340/24 9°	340/23 4°	340/35 -9°	340/49 -20°	340/58 -37°	330/70 -42°	340/55 -47°
CVG	used from 299 nm out; 33 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°
LOU	used from 399 nm out; 11 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°
BNA	used from 499 nm out; 45 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°
MEM	used from 649 nm out; 51 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°
JAN	used from 799 nm out; 61 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
SHV	used from 898 nm out; 96 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
LCH	used from 948 nm out; 85 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°

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
IAG Niagara Falls, NY	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	592 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
ERI Erie, PA	80 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
CGF Cleveland, OH	150 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	876 ft	01:47 UTC
OSU Columbus, OH	260 nm out, 0 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	9 mi	600 ft	905 ft	01:53 UTC
ILN Wilmington, OH	309 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	5 mi	500 ft	1,076 ft	01:54 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	429 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	01:56 UTC
CKV Clarksville, TN	549 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	549 ft	01:52 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	649 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	01:53 UTC
UOX Oxford, MS	719 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	452 ft	02:35 UTC
GWO Greenwood, MS	779 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	162 ft	01:53 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	888 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	78 ft	01:53 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,076 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for AEX

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for IAG, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
30% chance between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 300 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,000 feet

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

6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 130 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 140 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 140 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 359 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at IAG 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC), at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AEX is before sunrise there (7:10 am CDT (12:10 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Niagara Falls International, Alexandria International.