Plan a flight · Mon 11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC)

Pitt-Greenville Airport to Louisville Muhammad Ali International PGV → SDF

429 nautical miles (493 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 302° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 3:09 pm EDT (19:09 UTC). Right now PGV is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 9 knots, gusting to 14; SDF is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 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: 1 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: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 209 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 170 to 319 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 179 to 389 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 PGV.

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

B739 at 33,000 ft, 26 nm south, 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 33. 130 nm along the route, 26 nm south 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
C56X at 18,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 9:01 am EDT (13:01 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 18,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 329 nm along the route, 40 nm southwest 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
E55P at 14,000 ft, 47 nm south, 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 359 nm along the route, 47 nm south 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
SR22 climbing, 8 nm northeast, 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 379 nm along the route, 8 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX180003/TM 1430/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK TOPS 017
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
3 nm south (180°) of LEX
Time
14:30 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
tops 1,700 ft
E170 at 26,000 ft, 34 nm north, 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC): no turbulence. 379 nm along the route, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV FLM220015/TM 1417/FL260/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
15 nm southwest (220°) of FLM
Time
14:17 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
BE58 climbing, 12 nm northeast, 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. 379 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX045002/TM 1408/FLDURC/TP BE58/SK OVC 005
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
2 nm northeast (045°) of LEX
Time
14:08 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE58
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
BE30 climbing, 8 nm northeast, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 379 nm along the route, 8 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX180002/TM 1340/FLDURC/TP BE30/SK TOPS 013
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LEX
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE30
Sky
tops 1,300 ft
E55P climbing, 9 nm northeast, 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 379 nm along the route, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX270002/TM 1222/FLDURC/TP E55P/SK VV002 TOPS 018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
2 nm west (270°) of LEX
Time
12:22 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,800 ft
B739 at 17,000 ft, 13 nm north, 10:13 am EDT (14:13 UTC): remarks: clear and smooth. 389 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV FFT/TM 1413/FL170/TP B739/RM CLEAR AND SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over FFT
Time
14:13 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
clear and smooth
AC90 at 28,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 8:17 am EDT (12:17 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing. At the destination end, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU010030/TM 1217/FL280/TP AC90/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
30 nm north (010°) of IIU
Time
12:17 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
AC90
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Icing
none

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (RDU, ROA, TRI, LOU). 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	330° at 18 kt	+14 kt	15 °C	106 kt	4 h 03 min	3:09 pm EDT (19:09 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	+15 kt	14 °C	105 kt	4 h 05 min	3:11 pm EDT (19:11 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+16 kt	11 °C	104 kt	4 h 08 min	3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	+18 kt	8 °C	102 kt	4 h 12 min	3:18 pm EDT (19:18 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 23 kt	+20 kt	5 °C	100 kt	4 h 17 min	3:23 pm EDT (19:23 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	+23 kt	1 °C	97 kt	4 h 25 min	3:31 pm EDT (19:31 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 27 kt	+25 kt	-3 °C	95 kt	4 h 31 min	3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 28 kt	+27 kt	-6 °C	93 kt	4 h 37 min	3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 31 kt	+30 kt	-19 °C	90 kt	4 h 46 min	3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 36 kt	+36 kt	-34 °C	84 kt	5 h 06 min	4:12 pm EDT (20:12 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 45 kt	+43 kt	-41 °C	77 kt	5 h 34 min	4:40 pm EDT (20:40 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 43 kt	+39 kt	-49 °C	81 kt	5 h 18 min	4:24 pm EDT (20:24 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
RDU	used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line	340/12	330/17 14°	320/20 10°	330/25 6°	340/34 -6°	340/38 -19°	330/37 -32°	330/35 -42°	310/36 -51°
ROA	used from 100 nm out; 55 nm from the line	310/18	350/22 15°	350/21 9°	340/24 6°	320/31 -6°	310/34 -19°	310/39 -35°	310/46 -42°	310/33 -49°
TRI	used from 199 nm out; 48 nm from the line		340/26 15°	330/23 10°	330/23 6°	290/28 -6°	290/32 -19°	290/36 -34°	310/47 -41°	320/47 -49°
LOU	used from 349 nm out; 53 nm from the line	260/17	270/15 15°	260/19 10°	280/27 5°	280/30 -7°	280/29 -18°	280/44 -34°	290/56 -39°	310/56 -48°

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
PGV Greenville, NC	departure	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 3,600 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 9 knots, gusting to 14	10+ mi	2,700 ft	26 ft	10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC)
RWI Rocky Mount, NC	30 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	157 ft	14:53 UTC
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	70 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 9 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	435 ft	14:51 UTC
TDF Roxboro, NC	90 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	608 ft	14:55 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC	130 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	925 ft	14:54 UTC
HLX Galax Hillsville, VA	179 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	2,000 ft	2,693 ft	06:15 UTC
JFZ Richlands, VA	229 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	2.5 mi	200 ft	2,653 ft	14:55 UTC
CPF Hazard, KY	299 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	calm	10+ mi	800 ft	1,256 ft	15:15 UTC
JKL Jackson, KY	309 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet	variable at 4 knots	7 mi	200 ft	1,380 ft	14:53 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	379 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	7 mi	500 ft	979 ft	14:54 UTC
FFT Frankfort, KY	389 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	reported, no category	calm		none	812 ft	14:53 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet, a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	500 ft	10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,693 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SDF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:09 pm EDT (19:09 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SDF

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for PGV, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
At times between Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, 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 PGV 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC), at SDF 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 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 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: Pitt-Greenville Airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International.