Blue Grass Airport to Pittsburgh International LEX → PIT
251 nautical miles (289 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 053°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LEX is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots; PIT is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) 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 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 39 to 203 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 19 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 19 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 LEX.
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (CVG, CMH, AGC). 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 | 330° at 17 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 2 h 09 min | 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 2 h 13 min | 1:22 am EDT (05:22 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | +9 kt | 12 °C | 111 kt | 2 h 16 min | 1:25 am EDT (05:25 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | +9 kt | 8 °C | 111 kt | 2 h 16 min | 1:25 am EDT (05:25 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | +8 kt | 4 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 14 min | 1:23 am EDT (05:23 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | +8 kt | 0 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 14 min | 1:23 am EDT (05:23 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | +7 kt | -4 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 13 min | 1:22 am EDT (05:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 340° at 29 kt | +7 kt | -8 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 13 min | 1:22 am EDT (05:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 30 kt | +6 kt | -9 °C | 114 kt | 2 h 12 min | 1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 43 kt | +12 kt | -20 °C | 108 kt | 2 h 19 min | 1:28 am EDT (05:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 52 kt | +13 kt | -36 °C | 107 kt | 2 h 21 min | 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 62 kt | +3 kt | -41 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 09 min | 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 42 kt | +2 kt | -48 °C | 118 kt | 2 h 08 min | 1:17 am EDT (05:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG | used from 0 nm out; 51 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° |
| CMH | used from 97 nm out; 48 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° |
| AGC | used from 193 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEX Lexington, KY | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | 1,800 ft | 979 ft | 10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC) |
| IOB Mount Sterling, KY | 29 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,019 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| FGX Flemingsburg, KY | 48 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 7 mi | 1,500 ft | 913 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| EOP Waverly, OH | 106 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | calm | 3 mi | 900 ft | 661 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 164 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 858 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| CDI Cambridge, OH | 184 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 798 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 222 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet | from the north (360°) at 7 knots | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | 1,194 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 1,202 ft | 10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,202 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC)
Wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet IFR
The whole forecast for PIT
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for LEX, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, clear skies
- At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, overcast at 100 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 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 13 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 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at LEX 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIT is before sunrise there (7:28 am EDT (11:28 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: Blue Grass Airport, Pittsburgh International.