Plan a flight · Sun 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC)

Middle Georgia Regional to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International MCN → CVG

385 nautical miles (443 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 353°, about 359° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCN is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 3 knots; CVG is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 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: 3 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 79 to 266 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 99 to 138 nm out.
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 217 to 316 nm out.

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 MCN.

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

BE58 descending, 0 nm southeast, 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 32 bases BKN040. At the departure end, 0 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCN UA /OV MCN/TM 2155/FLDURD/TP BE58/RM DURD RWY 32. BASES BKN040
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCN
Where
over MCN
Time
21:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
BE58
Remarks
during the descent runway 32 bases BKN040
RV5 at 3,000 ft, 17 nm east, 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC): overcast above 3,500 ft, remarks: during the descent. 49 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AHN UA /OV 52A/TM 2155/FL030/TP RV5/SK OVC 035/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AHN
Where
over 52A
Time
21:55 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
RV5
Sky
overcast from 3,500 ft
Remarks
during the descent
B752 descending, 32 nm west, 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC): remarks: final runway 26R atl. 59 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2303/FLDURD/TP B752/SK BASES 031 TOPS 045/RM FINAL RWY 26R ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B752
Sky
bases 3,100 ft tops 4,500 ft
Remarks
final runway 26R atl
B739 descending, 32 nm west, 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC): a broken layer above 3,200 ft, remarks: final runway 28 atl. 59 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2238/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BKN032/RM FINAL RWY 28 ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
22:38 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
a broken layer from 3,200 ft
Remarks
final runway 28 atl
B717 descending, 32 nm west, 5:42 pm EDT (21:42 UTC): 18 °C, wind 284° at 15 knots, remarks: final runway 27L atl. 59 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2142/FLDURD/TP B717/SK BASES 030/TA 18/WV 284/15/RM FINAL RWY 27L ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
21:42 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B717
Sky
bases 3,000 ft
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
284/15
Remarks
final runway 27L atl
A320 at 37,000 ft, 32 nm west, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-27. 59 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV GSU180035/TM 2136/FL370/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-27
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm south (180°) of GSU
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-27
C55B at 3,000 ft, 6 nm west, 6:29 pm EDT (22:29 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 79 nm along the route, 6 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LZU UA /OV 070010/TM 2229/FL030/TP C55B/SK BASE030
```
Report
a routine report filed through LZU
Where
wind from 070° at 10 knots
Time
22:29 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C55B
Sky
BASE030
E170 at 33,000 ft, 13 nm west, 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-03. 197 nm along the route, 13 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV270025/TM 2222/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 330/RM ZTLFD-03
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
25 nm west (270°) of VXV
Time
22:22 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop at 33,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-03
E75S at 29,000 ft, 13 nm east, 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-39. 197 nm along the route, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV/TM 2221/FL290/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZTLFD-39
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over VXV
Time
22:21 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
Remarks
ZTLFD-39
CRJ9 descending, 6 nm west, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 326 nm along the route, 6 nm west 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
CRJ9 descending, 5 nm east, 5:33 pm EDT (21:33 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 326 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX090010/TM 2133/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS 067
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
10 nm east (090°) of LEX
Time
21:33 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops 6,700 ft
CRJ9 at 28,000 ft, 39 nm east, 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC): light turbulence. 345 nm along the route, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV FGX/TM 2233/FL280/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over FGX
Time
22:33 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
light
B744 climbing, 8 nm north, 8:02 pm EDT (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, 7:51 pm EDT (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

4 more routine reports are on the map.

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 4 forecast points nearest it (ATL, TYS, 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
4,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	+15 kt		105 kt	3 h 40 min	12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 23 kt	+20 kt	11 °C	100 kt	3 h 51 min	12:20 am EDT (04:20 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	+24 kt	9 °C	96 kt	4 h 01 min	12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 31 kt	+28 kt	6 °C	92 kt	4 h 11 min	12:40 am EDT (04:40 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 35 kt	+32 kt	3 °C	88 kt	4 h 22 min	12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 34 kt	+30 kt	-1 °C	90 kt	4 h 17 min	12:46 am EDT (04:46 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 34 kt	+29 kt	-4 °C	91 kt	4 h 14 min	12:43 am EDT (04:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 33 kt	+27 kt	-7 °C	93 kt	4 h 08 min	12:37 am EDT (04:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 34 kt	+24 kt	-19 °C	96 kt	4 h 01 min	12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 34 kt	+21 kt	-34 °C	99 kt	3 h 53 min	12:22 am EDT (04:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 30 kt	+12 kt	-40 °C	108 kt	3 h 34 min	12:03 am EDT (04:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 27 kt	+8 kt	-48 °C	112 kt	3 h 26 min	11:55 pm EDT (03:55 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
ATL	used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
TYS	used from 99 nm out; 65 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
LOU	used from 296 nm out; 57 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 345 nm out; 20 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
MCN Macon, GA	departure	VFR	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)
MLJ Milledgeville, GA	30 nm out, 24 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, overcast at 3,900 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,200 ft	384 ft	00:15 UTC
LZU Lawrenceville, GA	79 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, scattered clouds at 3,300 feet	from the west (270°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,061 ft	23:56 UTC
DZJ Blairsville, GA	128 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	7 mi	1,100 ft	1,906 ft	00:15 UTC
RHP Andrews, NC	148 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,700 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	1,698 ft	00:15 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	187 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	7 mi	1,800 ft	986 ft	23:53 UTC
JAU Jacksboro, TN	217 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 4,400 feet	variable at 4 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	1,300 ft	1,179 ft	00:10 UTC
RGA Richmond, KY	296 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the west (280°) at 8 knots	5 mi	500 ft	1,002 ft	00:15 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	326 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the west (270°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	979 ft	23:54 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,600 ft	896 ft	7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,906 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, 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

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 MCN, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
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 MCN 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 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 Southeast · 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: Middle Georgia Regional, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.