Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County to North Central West Virginia Airport PLN → CKB
427 nautical miles (492 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 150°, about 156° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 60-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PLN is VFR, wind calm; CKB is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) 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: 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
- SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 408 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 358 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 50 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 PLN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C560 at 3,000 ft, 34 nm southwest, 10:28 pm EDT (02:28 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 179 nm along the route, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
PTK UA /OV 6 W/TM 0228/FL030/TP C560/SK BASES 019 TOPS 030 OVC
- Report
- a routine report filed through PTK
- Where
- 6 west
- Time
- 02:28 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C560
- Sky
- bases 1,900 ft tops 3,000 ft overcast
- C25B at 2,000 ft, 34 nm southwest, 10:18 pm EDT (02:18 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 179 nm along the route, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
PTK UA /OV 2 W/TM 0218/FL020/TP C25B/SK BASES 020 OVC
- Report
- a routine report filed through PTK
- Where
- 2 west
- Time
- 02:18 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C25B
- Sky
- bases 2,000 ft overcast
- B739 descending, 44 nm southwest, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 209 nm along the route, 44 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 04:54 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B739
- Sky
- bases 1,100 ft
- A320 descending, 44 nm southwest, 11:27 pm EDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. 209 nm along the route, 44 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 03:27 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- A320
- Sky
- at 1,400 ft overcast
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 4 forecast points nearest it (TVC, CLE, AGC, EKN). 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 | 290° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 3 h 17 min | 4:32 am EDT (08:32 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 12 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 11 min | 4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 08 min | 4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 8 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 08 min | 4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 4 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 10 min | 4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 0 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 07 min | 4:22 am EDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -5 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 02 min | 4:17 am EDT (08:17 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -9 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 58 min | 4:13 am EDT (08:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -10 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 57 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 37 kt | −37 kt | -21 °C | 157 kt | 2 h 43 min | 3:58 am EDT (07:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 48 kt | −48 kt | -37 °C | 168 kt | 2 h 32 min | 3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 55 kt | −54 kt | -44 °C | 174 kt | 2 h 27 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 62 kt | −60 kt | -50 °C | 180 kt | 2 h 22 min | 3:37 am EDT (07:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC | used from 0 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 260/31 | 280/22 15° | 290/18 10° | 270/13 2° | 290/25 -10° | 300/35 -21° | 310/52 -37° | 320/59 -47° | 300/84 -54° |
| CLE | used from 149 nm out; 107 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| AGC | used from 348 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| EKN | used from 398 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLN Pellston, MI | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 720 ft | 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC) |
| GLR Gaylord, MI | 30 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,328 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| GOV Grayling, MI | 50 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,158 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| OSC Oscoda, MI | 89 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots | 8 mi | 200 ft | 633 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| CFS Caro, MI | 139 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | 800 ft | 704 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| PHN Port Huron, MI | 189 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots | 7 mi | 1,500 ft | 650 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| BKL Cleveland, OH | 278 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,100 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 2,100 ft | 583 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CAK Akron, OH | 318 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | 1,700 ft | 1,225 ft | 04:51 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 368 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 1,194 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| MPG Moundsville, WV | 388 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,214 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | 1,100 ft | 1,223 ft | 1:09 am EDT (05:09 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,328 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CKB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 400 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for CKB
- From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- At times between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 400 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 600 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
The forecast for PLN, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 318 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 318 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at PLN 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at CKB 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CKB is before sunrise there (7:27 am EDT (11:27 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
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: Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County, North Central West Virginia Airport.