Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field to Akron-Canton Regional LFT → CAK
823 nautical miles (947 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 036°, about 033° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1 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
- SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 753 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120155 MKCE WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E VALID UNTIL 0355Z PA MD VA DC WV OH FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
- 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 168 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 LFT.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (MSY, JAN, MEM, HSV, BNA, LOU, CVG, 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 | 310° at 12 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 6 h 48 min | 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | +4 kt | 116 kt | 7 h 06 min | 5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | +6 kt | 14 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 13 min | 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 13 min | 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 19 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 25 min | 6:08 am EDT (10:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +8 kt | 2 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 21 min | 6:04 am EDT (10:04 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +7 kt | -2 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 17 min | 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +6 kt | -5 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 13 min | 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 23 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 13 min | 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 31 kt | +11 kt | -18 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 33 min | 6:16 am EDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 46 kt | +15 kt | -33 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 50 min | 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 55 kt | +16 kt | -41 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 55 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 43 kt | +18 kt | -50 °C | 102 kt | 8 h 04 min | 6:47 am EDT (10:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| JAN | used from 50 nm out; 86 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° |
| MEM | used from 248 nm out; 92 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° |
| HSV | used from 297 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 396 nm out; 23 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° |
| LOU | used from 495 nm out; 68 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° |
| CVG | used from 595 nm out; 44 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 694 nm out; 23 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 793 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFT Lafayette, LA | departure | no report just now | 40 ft | ||||
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 40 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 69 ft | ||||
| HKS Jackson, MS | 159 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 341 ft | ||||
| MBO Madison, MS | 168 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 325 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 297 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 406 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | 446 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 599 ft | ||||
| AAS Campbellsville, KY | 545 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 921 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 595 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| LCK Columbus, OH | 723 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 743 ft | ||||
| VTA Newark, OH | 753 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 883 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | destination | no report just now | 1,225 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 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, 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
CAK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 10 nm from the route, 456 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 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 LFT 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC), at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CAK is before sunrise there (7:33 am EDT (11:33 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: Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field, Akron-Canton Regional.