Plan a flight · Sun 10:12 pm EDT (02:12 UTC)

Rickenbacker International to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International LCK → AZO

188 nautical miles (216 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 329° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 11:58 pm EDT (03:58 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LCK is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots; AZO is VFR, wind calm. 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 89 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 LCK.

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

A320 at 34,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 10:03 pm EDT (02:03 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 89 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA115040/TM 0203/FL340/TP A320/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
40 nm southeast (115°) of FWA
Time
02:03 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate chop
A320 at 33,000 ft, 16 nm northeast, 8:36 pm EDT (00:36 UTC): moderate turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: zob. 178 nm along the route, 16 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JXN UA /OV JXN280030/TM 0036/FL330/TP A320/TB OCNL MOD 330/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JXN
Where
30 nm west (280°) of JXN
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 33,000 ft
Remarks
zob
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 8 nm northeast, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 10 nm along the route, 8 nm northeast 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
CRJ9 descending, 43 nm southwest, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 40 nm along the route, 43 nm southwest 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, 43 nm southwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 40 nm along the route, 43 nm southwest 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
A321 at 21,000 ft, 23 nm southwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 49 nm along the route, 23 nm southwest 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
E545 at 28,000 ft, 23 nm southwest, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 49 nm along the route, 23 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 2315/FL280/TP E545/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E545
Turbulence
none
P28A descending, 34 nm northeast, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): a broken layer from 2,200 ft to 2,500 ft. 99 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV 1G0/TM 0008/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK BKN022 TOPS025
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over 1G0
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
a broken layer from 2,200 ft, tops 2,500 ft
C525 descending, 36 nm northeast, 9:41 pm EDT (01:41 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 109 nm along the route, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0141/FLDURD/TP C525/SK TOPS035 BKN010/WX 2SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
01:41 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C525
Sky
TOPS035 BKN010
Weather
2SM
A320 climbing, 36 nm northeast, 8:14 pm EDT (00:14 UTC): overcast. 109 nm along the route, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0014/FLDURC/TP A320/SK B025 OVC T040
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
00:14 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
A320
Sky
B025 overcast T040
UAL2761 at 33,000 ft, 4 nm northeast, 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC): no turbulence, wind 310° at 40 knots. 138 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 4139N 08447W 2324 F330 310/040KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
E170 at 21,000 ft, 42 nm northeast, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zob. 168 nm along the route, 42 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAN UA /OV LAN180020/TM 0107/FL210/TP E170/TB LGHT CHOP/RM DURC ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAN
Where
20 nm south (180°) of LAN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
lght chop
Remarks
during the climb zob
F2TH at 3,100 ft, 14 nm northeast, 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC): remarks: tops 3,100 ft. 178 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV BTL/TM 2340/FL031/TP F2TH/RM TOPS 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over BTL
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
tops 3,100 ft
B38M at 31,000 ft, 0 nm west, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 31,000 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0004/FL310/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310 BLO
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over AZO
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft below

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (CMH, FWA). 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	350° at 15 kt	+14 kt		106 kt	1 h 46 min	11:58 pm EDT (03:58 UTC)
6,500 ft	350° at 21 kt	+19 kt	13 °C	101 kt	1 h 52 min	12:04 am EDT (04:04 UTC)
8,500 ft	360° at 21 kt	+17 kt	10 °C	103 kt	1 h 50 min	12:02 am EDT (04:02 UTC)
10,500 ft	360° at 23 kt	+18 kt	6 °C	102 kt	1 h 51 min	12:03 am EDT (04:03 UTC)
12,500 ft	360° at 24 kt	+19 kt	2 °C	101 kt	1 h 52 min	12:04 am EDT (04:04 UTC)
14,500 ft	360° at 26 kt	+22 kt	-2 °C	98 kt	1 h 55 min	12:07 am EDT (04:07 UTC)
16,500 ft	350° at 28 kt	+24 kt	-6 °C	96 kt	1 h 58 min	12:10 am EDT (04:10 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	350° at 30 kt	+26 kt	-10 °C	94 kt	2 h	12:12 am EDT (04:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 34 kt	+32 kt	-22 °C	88 kt	2 h 08 min	12:20 am EDT (04:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 38 kt	+37 kt	-36 °C	83 kt	2 h 16 min	12:28 am EDT (04:28 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 33 kt	+32 kt	-42 °C	88 kt	2 h 08 min	12:20 am EDT (04:20 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 40 kt	+39 kt	-48 °C	81 kt	2 h 19 min	12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
CMH	used from 0 nm out; 19 nm from the line	340/14	320/13 12°	350/12 8°	360/10 2°	350/27 -10°	340/20 -22°	320/31 -35°	270/25 -39°	260/32 -48°
FWA	used from 49 nm out; 58 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°

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
LCK Columbus, OH	departure	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	743 ft	9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC)
OSU Columbus, OH	20 nm out, 6 nm east 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
AOH Lima, OH	69 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	4 mi	500 ft	975 ft	01:53 UTC
DFI Defiance, OH	119 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,500 ft	706 ft	01:53 UTC
OEB Coldwater, MI	158 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	VFR Weather: mist	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	6 mi	none	958 ft	01:55 UTC
AZO Kalamazoo, MI	destination	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	873 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 975 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AZO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:58 pm EDT (03:58 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for AZO

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for LCK, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at LCK 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at AZO 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:33 pm EDT (23:33 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AZO is before sunrise there (7:51 am EDT (11:51 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 central Great Lakes · 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: Rickenbacker International, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International.