Mbs International to Cherry Capital Airport MBS → TVC
97 nautical miles (112 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 319°, about 326° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC). Right now MBS is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots; TVC is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16. 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
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 MBS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B789 at 38,000 ft, 25 nm northeast, 11:24 am EDT (15:24 UTC): wind 310° at 59 knots. 39 nm along the route, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
Y31 UA /OV Y31/TM 1524/FL380/TP B789/WV 31059KT
- Report
- a routine report filed through Y31
- Where
- over Y31
- Time
- 15:24 UTC
- Height
- at 38,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B789
- Wind
- from 310° at 59 knots
- C25A at 24,000 ft, 25 nm northeast, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): light rime icing from 19,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -13 °C. 68 nm along the route, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
GOV UA /OV KGOV/TM 1455/FL240/TP C25A/SK TOP200/TA M13/IC LGT RIME 190-200
- Report
- a routine report filed through GOV
- Where
- over KGOV
- Time
- 14:55 UTC
- Height
- at 24,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C25A
- Sky
- TOP200
- Temperature
- −13 °C
- Icing
- light rime from 19,000 ft to 20,000 ft
- C25A at 16,000 ft, 36 nm north, 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC): no icing up to 16,000 ft. At the destination end, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVX UA /OV CVX/TM 1451/FL160/TP C25A/IC NEG BLO 160
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVX
- Where
- over CVX
- Time
- 14:51 UTC
- Height
- at 16,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C25A
- Icing
- no below 16,000 ft
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (TVC). 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 | 250° at 24 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 53 min | 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | +12 kt | 14 °C | 108 kt | 54 min | 12:44 pm EDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 33 kt | +17 kt | 9 °C | 103 kt | 57 min | 12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 31 kt | +20 kt | 6 °C | 100 kt | 58 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 30 kt | +23 kt | 4 °C | 97 kt | 1 h | 12:50 pm EDT (16:50 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 32 kt | +25 kt | -1 °C | 95 kt | 1 h 01 min | 12:51 pm EDT (16:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 34 kt | +27 kt | -6 °C | 93 kt | 1 h 03 min | 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 36 kt | +28 kt | -10 °C | 92 kt | 1 h 03 min | 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 37 kt | +29 kt | -22 °C | 91 kt | 1 h 04 min | 12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 50 kt | +33 kt | -37 °C | 87 kt | 1 h 07 min | 12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | +40 kt | -42 °C | 80 kt | 1 h 13 min | 1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 60 kt | +57 kt | -49 °C | 63 kt | 1 h 32 min | 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC | used from 0 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 260/18 | 250/30 15° | 260/34 8° | 280/29 5° | 280/36 -10° | 280/37 -22° | 270/50 -37° | 290/46 -42° | 300/60 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBS Saginaw, MI | departure | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 668 ft | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| GDW Gladwin, MI | 29 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 774 ft | 15:35 UTC |
| GOV Grayling, MI | 68 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 19,000 feet | calm | 8 mi | 19,000 ft | 1,158 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| TVC Traverse City, MI | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet, overcast at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 623 ft | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,158 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TVC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for TVC
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
The forecast for MBS, the departure
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
- At times between Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 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 MBS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 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: Mbs International, Cherry Capital Airport.