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Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois to Mid-Ohio Valley Regional MWA → PKB

368 nautical miles (423 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 073°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 22-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MWA is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 4 knots; PKB is IFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 3 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

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). Over the last 30 nm of 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 119 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 MWA.

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

B737 at 31,000 ft, 31 nm south, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. At the departure end, 31 nm south 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
B38M at 23,700 ft, 50 nm north, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 99 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
30 nm south (190°) of TTH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,700 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
A21N at 17,000 ft, 33 nm northwest, 8:28 pm CDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 149 nm along the route, 33 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
45 nm south (183°) of IND
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Icing
none
Remarks
clear since departing KIND southbound
B38M at 21,000 ft, 26 nm south, 8:09 pm CDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 159 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B712 at 600 ft, 41 nm south, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 209 nm along the route, 41 nm south 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, 41 nm south, 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 209 nm along the route, 41 nm south 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
B744 climbing, 27 nm north, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 219 nm along the route, 27 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, 17 nm northwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 17 nm northwest 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
BCS3 at 25,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 7:58 pm CDT (00:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PKB UA /OV JPU/TM 0058/FL250/TP BCS3/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over JPU
Time
00:58 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb

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 5 forecast points nearest it (EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH, CRW). 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 17 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	2 h 52 min	1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	2 h 58 min	1:38 am EDT (05:38 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 24 kt	−3 kt	13 °C	123 kt	3 h	1:40 am EDT (05:40 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	−2 kt	9 °C	122 kt	3 h 01 min	1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC)
11,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	−1 kt	5 °C	121 kt	3 h 02 min	1:42 am EDT (05:42 UTC)
13,500 ft	340° at 24 kt	−2 kt	1 °C	122 kt	3 h 01 min	1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 25 kt	−5 kt	-3 °C	125 kt	2 h 57 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
17,500 ft	330° at 27 kt	−7 kt	-6 °C	127 kt	2 h 54 min	1:34 am EDT (05:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 27 kt	−8 kt	-7 °C	128 kt	2 h 52 min	1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 38 kt	−6 kt	-19 °C	126 kt	2 h 55 min	1:35 am EDT (05:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 51 kt	−11 kt	-34 °C	131 kt	2 h 49 min	1:29 am EDT (05:29 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 64 kt	−22 kt	-41 °C	142 kt	2 h 35 min	1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 45 kt	−15 kt	-49 °C	135 kt	2 h 44 min	1:24 am EDT (05:24 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
EVV	used from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line	280/15	290/12 17°	310/16 10°	320/13 5°	310/22 -6°	320/26 -18°	320/38 -33°	310/56 -41°	320/55 -51°
LOU	used from 99 nm out; 40 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 199 nm out; 19 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 298 nm out; 55 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°
CRW	used from 348 nm out; 56 nm from the line	330/20	330/23 11°	340/25 8°	340/21 2°	340/33 -9°	340/41 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/44 -39°	320/43 -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
MWA Marion, IL	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	9:15 pm CDT (02:15 UTC)
HSB Harrisburg, IL	20 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	398 ft	02:35 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	70 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	421 ft	01:54 UTC
HNB Huntingburg, IN	99 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	529 ft	01:56 UTC
LOU Louisville, KY	159 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1 mi	none	545 ft	02:33 UTC
IMS Madison, IN	179 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1 mi	none	819 ft	02:15 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	219 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	896 ft	01:52 UTC
GEO Georgetown, OH	249 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	no report just now				957 ft
EOP Waverly, OH	298 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	661 ft	02:15 UTC
UNI Athens/Albany, OH	328 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 100 feet, overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	2.5 mi	100 ft	765 ft	22:15 UTC
PKB Parkersburg, WV	destination	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	4 mi	600 ft	858 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 957 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PKB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 400 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for PKB

From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
At times between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 200 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 900 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,300 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,100 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 17,000 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 13 nm from the route, 219 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at MWA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC), at PKB 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PKB is before sunrise there (7:32 am EDT (11:32 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

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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional.