Plan a flight · Mon 4:43 am EDT (08:43 UTC)

Pittsburgh International to General Mitchell International PIT → MKE

374 nautical miles (430 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 296°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC). Right now PIT is low IFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots; MKE is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 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: 17 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, fog). Over the first 236 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 0 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 PIT.

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

A333 descending, 35 nm north, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 167 nm along the route, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B738 at 1,700 ft, 8 nm south, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 177 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0620/FL017/TP B738/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
06:20 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,700 ft, tops 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent

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 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 (AGC, CLE, FWA, MKG). 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	290° at 14 kt	+15 kt		105 kt	3 h 34 min	7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	+13 kt	13 °C	107 kt	3 h 30 min	7:13 am CDT (12:13 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	+12 kt	10 °C	108 kt	3 h 28 min	7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	+15 kt	6 °C	105 kt	3 h 34 min	7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+19 kt	2 °C	101 kt	3 h 42 min	7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+23 kt	-1 °C	97 kt	3 h 51 min	7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 26 kt	+26 kt	-5 °C	94 kt	3 h 59 min	7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 29 kt	+28 kt	-8 °C	92 kt	4 h 04 min	7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 30 kt	+30 kt	-20 °C	90 kt	4 h 09 min	7:52 am CDT (12:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 37 kt	+37 kt	-35 °C	83 kt	4 h 30 min	8:13 am CDT (13:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 47 kt	+47 kt	-44 °C	73 kt	5 h 07 min	8:50 am CDT (13:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 59 kt	+58 kt	-51 °C	62 kt	6 h 02 min	9:45 am CDT (14:45 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
AGC	used from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line	340/11	350/12 11°	360/25 7°	340/30 2°	340/41 -8°	340/44 -21°	350/59 -36°	340/68 -42°	340/50 -51°
CLE	used from 49 nm out; 25 nm from the line	310/7	350/20 14°	340/16 9°	320/21 2°	320/32 -8°	330/34 -20°	330/45 -36°	320/60 -45°	320/64 -51°
FWA	used from 147 nm out; 80 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
MKG	used from 246 nm out; 56 nm from the line	260/28	260/18 15°	250/16 9°	260/22 4°	280/31 -9°	270/35 -21°	270/44 -35°	270/42 -45°	290/61 -51°

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
PIT Pittsburgh, PA	departure	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist	from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots	6 mi	400 ft	1,202 ft	3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC)
TSO Carrollton, OH	39 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,163 ft
CAK Akron, OH	59 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	4 mi	500 ft	1,225 ft	08:08 UTC
CLE Cleveland, OH	88 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,100 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet Weather: light drizzle	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	9 mi	2,100 ft	799 ft	08:14 UTC
TDZ Toledo, OH	157 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	8 mi	1,200 ft	622 ft	07:53 UTC
TOL Toledo, OH	177 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	7 mi	none	683 ft	08:18 UTC
JXN Jackson, MI	216 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	3 mi	none	1,000 ft	08:30 UTC
AZO Kalamazoo, MI	265 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	4 mi	none	873 ft	07:53 UTC
LWA South Haven, MI	295 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	665 ft	08:35 UTC
MKE Milwaukee, WI	destination	VFR Sky: overcast at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	728 ft	2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MKE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MKE

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet
From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for PIT, the departure

From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 20 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 39 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC), at MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Pittsburgh International, General Mitchell International.