Eppley Airfield to John Glenn Columbus International OMA → CMH
597 nautical miles (687 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 091° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:45 am EDT (08:45 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 219 nm of the route.
- 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 189 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 OMA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B38M at 29,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft. 348 nm along the route, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0452/FL290/TP B38M/TB NEG 230-290
- Report
- a routine report filed through TIP
- Where
- over RBS
- Time
- 04:52 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- no from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft
- MD83 climbing, 11 nm south, 12:04 am CDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
- BCS3 climbing, 0 nm southwest, 9:27 pm CDT (02:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0227/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK B010
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over CMH
- Time
- 02:27 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Sky
- B010
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 7 forecast points nearest it (OMA, DSM, BRL, JOT, IND, FWA, CMH). 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 | 250° at 22 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 4 h 16 min | 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 4 h 14 min | 5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 13 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 20 min | 5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 9 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 27 min | 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 5 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 31 min | 5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 1 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 27 min | 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −18 kt | -3 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 20 min | 5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -7 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 12 min | 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -8 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 10 min | 5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 29 kt | −30 kt | -19 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 59 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -34 °C | 154 kt | 3 h 53 min | 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 50 kt | −49 kt | -42 °C | 169 kt | 3 h 32 min | 4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 55 kt | −53 kt | -51 °C | 173 kt | 3 h 27 min | 4:45 am EDT (08:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| DSM | used from 50 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| BRL | used from 149 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| JOT | used from 298 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| IND | used from 398 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| FWA | used from 448 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CMH | used from 547 nm out; 25 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA Omaha, NE | departure | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| AIO Atlantic, IA | 40 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,164 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 99 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| FFL Fairfield, IA | 179 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 800 ft | ||||
| MPZ Mount Pleasant, IA | 199 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 730 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 279 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | 318 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 871 ft | ||||
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 408 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 605 ft | ||||
| MIE Muncie, IN | 477 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 937 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 537 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| UYF London, OH | 567 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,081 ft | ||||
| CMH Columbus, OH | destination | no report just now | 815 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,164 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CMH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:45 am EDT (08:45 UTC)
CMH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC), at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CMH is before sunrise there (7:38 am EDT (11:38 UTC)).
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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: Eppley Airfield, John Glenn Columbus International.