Plan a flight · Sun 8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC)

General Mitchell International to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International MKE → CVG

276 nautical miles (318 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 147°, about 151° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:28 pm EDT (03:28 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MKE is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 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: 105 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 MKE.

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

E295 at 37,000 ft, 20 nm northwest, 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 20 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
E295
Turbulence
occasional light chop
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 7 nm east, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 59 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B39M at 35,000 ft, 35 nm southwest, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 79 nm along the route, 35 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
E145 at 2,600 ft, 40 nm northeast, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 168 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2305/FL026/TP E145/SK B026
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 2,600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B026
E170 at 23,000 ft, 47 nm southwest, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 177 nm along the route, 47 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
CRJ9 descending, 44 nm northeast, 8:15 pm CDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 246 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005
E145 climbing, 44 nm northeast, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 246 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 2351/FLDURC/TP E145/SK B005 T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B005 T035
B744 climbing, 3 nm east, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. At the destination end, 3 nm east 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
B739 climbing, 7 nm west, 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. At the destination end, 7 nm west 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

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 5 forecast points nearest it (MKG, JOT, FWA, IND, 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	320° at 8 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	2 h 09 min	12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 17 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	2 h 02 min	11:53 pm EDT (03:53 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	−20 kt	12 °C	140 kt	1 h 58 min	11:49 pm EDT (03:49 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 22 kt	−22 kt	8 °C	142 kt	1 h 57 min	11:48 pm EDT (03:48 UTC)
11,500 ft	350° at 24 kt	−23 kt	5 °C	143 kt	1 h 56 min	11:47 pm EDT (03:47 UTC)
13,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	−24 kt	0 °C	144 kt	1 h 55 min	11:46 pm EDT (03:46 UTC)
15,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	−25 kt	-4 °C	145 kt	1 h 54 min	11:45 pm EDT (03:45 UTC)
17,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	−25 kt	-9 °C	145 kt	1 h 54 min	11:45 pm EDT (03:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 26 kt	−25 kt	-10 °C	145 kt	1 h 54 min	11:45 pm EDT (03:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 38 kt	−37 kt	-21 °C	157 kt	1 h 45 min	11:36 pm EDT (03:36 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 45 kt	−45 kt	-37 °C	165 kt	1 h 40 min	11:31 pm EDT (03:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 43 kt	−43 kt	-43 °C	163 kt	1 h 42 min	11:33 pm EDT (03:33 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 51 kt	−50 kt	-48 °C	170 kt	1 h 37 min	11:28 pm EDT (03:28 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
MKG	used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°
JOT	used from 49 nm out; 58 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
FWA	used from 99 nm out; 57 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°
IND	used from 197 nm out; 48 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
CVG	used from 246 nm out; 15 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
MKE Milwaukee, WI	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	7:52 pm CDT (00:52 UTC)
ENW Kenosha, WI	20 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	742 ft	00:53 UTC
MGC Michigan City, IN	89 nm out, 0 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	654 ft	23:35 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	99 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	798 ft	00:54 UTC
GUS Peru, IN	158 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	810 ft	00:55 UTC
AID Anderson, IN	197 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	919 ft	23:35 UTC
OXD Oxford, OH	246 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	1,040 ft	01:35 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 1,040 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, 11:28 pm EDT (03:28 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 MKE, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 10,000 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 MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 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 after sunset there (7:06 pm EDT (23:06 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 upper 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: General Mitchell International, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.