Lubbock Preston Smith International to Akron-Canton Regional LBB → CAK
1,063 nautical miles (1,223 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC). Right now LBB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 16 knots; CAK is IFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 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: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 149 to 447 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). Over the last 288 nm of the 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 LBB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 42 nm southeast, 12:04 am CDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 974 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 12 forecast points nearest it (LBB, SPS, OKC, TUL, SGF, COU, STL, EVV, IND, FWA, CMH, 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 | 230° at 21 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 7 h 29 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −21 kt | 18 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 32 min | 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 46 min | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 8 h | 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 7 °C | 130 kt | 8 h 11 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −12 kt | 3 °C | 132 kt | 8 h 03 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −14 kt | -1 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 56 min | 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 46 min | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 46 min | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | −21 kt | -18 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 32 min | 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 39 kt | −28 kt | -32 °C | 148 kt | 7 h 11 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 48 kt | −33 kt | -41 °C | 153 kt | 6 h 57 min | 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 47 kt | −29 kt | -50 °C | 149 kt | 7 h 08 min | 9:15 am EDT (13:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 99 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| OKC | used from 149 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 298 nm out; 8 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| SGF | used from 397 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| COU | used from 546 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| STL | used from 596 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| EVV | used from 695 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| IND | used from 745 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| FWA | used from 894 nm out; 61 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° |
| CMH | used from 944 nm out; 35 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° |
| CLE | used from 1043 nm out; 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB Lubbock, TX | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 16 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| CDS Childress, TX | 89 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 1,953 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 159 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 22 knots, gusting to 29 | 10+ mi | none | 1,922 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| PWA Oklahoma City, OK | 238 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 15 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,299 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 328 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | 467 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 636 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 412 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BLV Belleville, IL | 646 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 834 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 796 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| AID Anderson, IN | 864 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 200 ft | 919 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 1013 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots | 5 mi | 300 ft | 1,297 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| CAK Akron, OH | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 6 mi | 500 ft | 1,225 ft | 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,282 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, 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC)
Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for CAK
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for LBB, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC), at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 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: Lubbock Preston Smith International, Akron-Canton Regional.