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Barkley Regional to Raleigh-Durham International PAH → RDU

487 nautical miles (561 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 095°, about 096° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC). Right now PAH is VFR, wind variable at 3 knots; RDU is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) 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: 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

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 298 to 338 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 308 to 358 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 328 to 427 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 PAH.

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

B737 at 36,000 ft, 34 nm north, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 20 nm along the route, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
A320 at 28,000 ft, 49 nm north, 7:48 am CDT (12:48 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 28,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 70 nm along the route, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV OWB/TM 1248/FL280/TP A320/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
over OWB
Time
12:48 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
E75L at 33,000 ft, 12 nm south, 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME62. 129 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA045040/TM 1109/FL330/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZME62
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm northeast (045°) of BNA
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME62
E55P at 14,000 ft, 23 nm north, 7:13 am CDT (12:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 199 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV SME/TM 1213/FL140/TP E55P/SK TOP 010
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
over SME
Time
12:13 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
top 1,000 ft
C56X at 18,000 ft, 25 nm north, 8:01 am CDT (13:01 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 18,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 219 nm along the route, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV LOZ/TM 1301/FL180/TP C56X/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
over LOZ
Time
13:01 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 20,000 ft, 48 nm south, 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 41. 219 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV VXV260020/TM 1255/FL200/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 41
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
20 nm west (260°) of VXV
Time
12:55 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 41
C210 at 7,000 ft, 36 nm south, 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 45. 338 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SUG040025/TM 1331/FL070/TP C210/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 45
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
25 nm northeast (040°) of SUG
Time
13:31 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
C210
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 45
C750 at 43,000 ft, 24 nm south, 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 15. 338 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV HMV170030/TM 1314/FL430/TP C750/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 15
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
30 nm south (170°) of HMV
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C750
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 15
A321 at 30,000 ft, 16 nm south, 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 43. 358 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV BZM330010/TM 1155/FL300/TP A321/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 43
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
10 nm northwest (330°) of BZM
Time
11:55 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 43
BE33 at 7,000 ft, 23 nm south, 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 45. 368 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV BZM/TM 1253/FL070/TP BE33/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 45
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over BZM
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
BE33
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 45
B739 at 33,000 ft, 1 nm southeast, 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 33. 427 nm along the route, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV GSO/TM 1300/FL330/TP B739/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 33
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over GSO
Time
13:00 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 33
B752 at 30,000 ft, 30 nm east, 6:31 am CDT (11:31 UTC): light chop turbulence above 30,000 ft. At the destination end, 30 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDU UA /OV RDU090030/TM 1131/FLF300/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP 300
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDU
Where
30 nm east (090°) of RDU
Time
11:31 UTC
Height
at F300
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 30,000 ft

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 (CGI, BNA, TYS, TRI, RDU). 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 20 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	3 h 35 min	1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	3 h 41 min	1:42 pm EDT (17:42 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	3 h 41 min	1:42 pm EDT (17:42 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	−13 kt	8 °C	133 kt	3 h 40 min	1:41 pm EDT (17:41 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 24 kt	−14 kt	6 °C	134 kt	3 h 38 min	1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 25 kt	−16 kt	2 °C	136 kt	3 h 35 min	1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	−18 kt	-2 °C	138 kt	3 h 32 min	1:33 pm EDT (17:33 UTC)
17,500 ft	330° at 30 kt	−20 kt	-6 °C	140 kt	3 h 29 min	1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 30 kt	−21 kt	-7 °C	141 kt	3 h 27 min	1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 31 kt	−23 kt	-19 °C	143 kt	3 h 24 min	1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 41 kt	−29 kt	-32 °C	149 kt	3 h 16 min	1:17 pm EDT (17:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 49 kt	−37 kt	-41 °C	157 kt	3 h 06 min	1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 41 kt	−32 kt	-50 °C	152 kt	3 h 12 min	1:13 pm EDT (17:13 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
CGI	used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
BNA	used from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°
TYS	used from 149 nm out; 79 nm from the line	330/16	350/32 14°	350/37 9°	340/30 5°	330/28 -6°	340/36 -19°	330/40 -33°	330/51 -41°	330/36 -51°
TRI	used from 249 nm out; 35 nm from the line		340/25 11°	350/37 9°	350/34 6°	340/39 -7°	340/43 -19°	340/55 -32°	330/58 -42°	320/37 -50°
RDU	used from 398 nm out; 65 nm from the line	330/30	340/24 12°	330/26 7°	320/30 3°	330/39 -8°	310/30 -20°	300/33 -33°	310/34 -39°	310/41 -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
PAH Paducah, KY	departure	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	410 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
GDA Marion, KY	30 nm out, 20 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	652 ft	13:55 UTC
HVC Hopkinsville, KY	60 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	563 ft	13:50 UTC
BWG Bowling Green, KY	109 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	547 ft	13:53 UTC
TZV Tompkinsville, KY	149 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				1,036 ft
BYL Williamsburg, KY	219 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	7 mi	400 ft	1,177 ft	13:55 UTC
RVN Rogersville, TN	288 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	no report just now				1,254 ft
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	308 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	2,100 ft	1,518 ft	13:53 UTC
UKF North Wilkesboro, NC	378 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,303 ft	13:35 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC	427 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	925 ft	13:54 UTC
BUY Burlington, NC	457 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the west (260°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	616 ft	13:54 UTC
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	destination	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	435 ft	9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RDU

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
At times between Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
From Mon 5:30 pm EDT (21:30 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for PAH, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 14, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 PAH 6:22 pm CDT (23:22 UTC), at RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Barkley Regional, Raleigh-Durham International.