Plan a flight · Sun 8:48 pm CDT (01:48 UTC)

Laredo International to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International LRD → CVG

1,011 nautical miles (1,164 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 043°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (9,500 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LRD is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots; CVG is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 LRD.

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

A319 at 39,000 ft, 20 nm southeast, 6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: smooth. 664 nm along the route, 20 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MEM UA /OV MEM/TM 2311/FL390/TP A319/TB NEG CHOP/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through MEM
Where
over MEM
Time
23:11 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
smooth
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 3 nm northwest, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 724 nm along the route, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through DYR
Where
over DYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
B38M at 25,000 ft, 26 nm southeast, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 754 nm along the route, 26 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME26
B737 at 31,000 ft, 43 nm northwest, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 793 nm along the route, 43 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25
B738 at 34,000 ft, 30 nm southeast, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 823 nm along the route, 30 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CKV
Where
over CKV
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B77W at 31,000 ft, 45 nm southeast, 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 823 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315030/TM 2327/FL310/TP B77W/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
30 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
23:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B77W
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
A319 at 25,000 ft, 49 nm southeast, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 883 nm along the route, 49 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
B712 at 600 ft, 49 nm southeast, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. At the destination end, 49 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
CRJ9 descending, 49 nm southeast, 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. At the destination end, 49 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
B739 climbing, 4 nm north, 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. At the destination end, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
B744 climbing, 8 nm north, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. At the destination end, 8 nm north 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, 3 nm southwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 3 nm southwest 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

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (LRD, SAT, CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG). 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	190° at 6 kt	−5 kt		125 kt	8 h 05 min	5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 6 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	8 h 01 min	5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 9 kt	−9 kt	14 °C	129 kt	7 h 50 min	5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	−11 kt	11 °C	131 kt	7 h 43 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
11,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	−8 kt	7 °C	128 kt	7 h 54 min	5:42 am EDT (09:42 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	−7 kt	3 °C	127 kt	7 h 58 min	5:46 am EDT (09:46 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−6 kt	-1 °C	126 kt	8 h 01 min	5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−5 kt	-5 °C	125 kt	8 h 05 min	5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 17 kt	−5 kt	-6 °C	125 kt	8 h 05 min	5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 19 kt	−2 kt	-16 °C	122 kt	8 h 17 min	6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 34 kt	−3 kt	-31 °C	123 kt	8 h 13 min	6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 36 kt	−3 kt	-40 °C	123 kt	8 h 13 min	6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 34 kt	0	-51 °C	120 kt	8 h 26 min	6:14 am EDT (10:14 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
LRD	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	130/21	150/19 16°	170/21 12°	170/12 8°	230/20 -4°	200/16 -13°	L/V -28°	L/V -39°	330/16 -51°
SAT	used from 50 nm out; 65 nm from the line	130/22	140/24 18°	170/19 13°	190/13 7°	240/15 -4°	220/14 -13°	270/11 -28°	280/10 -40°	310/18 -51°
CLL	used from 198 nm out; 23 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
SHV	used from 347 nm out; 43 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
LIT	used from 496 nm out; 63 nm from the line	220/12	250/12 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	310/14 -5°	310/25 -17°	310/40 -31°	310/38 -41°	310/46 -52°
MEM	used from 595 nm out; 46 nm from the line	240/9	280/14 17°	280/20 12°	290/25 5°	320/25 -6°	330/31 -18°	320/52 -32°	330/58 -41°	320/42 -50°
CGI	used from 744 nm out; 66 nm from the line	250/10	290/12 17°	290/18 11°	300/22 5°	320/25 -8°	330/30 -18°	320/53 -33°	320/66 -42°	320/56 -50°
EVV	used from 793 nm out; 64 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
LOU	used from 892 nm out; 28 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
CVG	used from 992 nm out; 10 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -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
LRD Laredo, TX	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	508 ft	7:56 pm CDT (00:56 UTC)
PEZ Pleasanton, TX	99 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	430 ft	01:35 UTC
CLL College Station, TX	248 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	00:53 UTC
DKR Crockett, TX	307 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	no report just now				348 ft
SHV Shreveport, LA	416 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 30,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	30,000 ft	257 ft	00:56 UTC
PBF Pine Bluff, AR	555 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	205 ft	00:53 UTC
NQA Millington, TN	674 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	322 ft	23:50 UTC
CEY Murray, KY	783 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	577 ft	01:35 UTC
OWB Owensboro, KY	873 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	407 ft	00:56 UTC
LOU Louisville, KY	942 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	545 ft	00:53 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	896 ft	9:21 pm EDT (01:21 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 896 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet IFR

At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog low IFR

The whole forecast for CVG

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for LRD, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

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

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CVG is before sunrise there (7:45 am EDT (11:45 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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: Laredo International, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.