Plan a flight · Mon 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC)

Raleigh-Durham International to Cape Girardeau Regional RDU → CGI

526 nautical miles (605 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 282°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC). Right now 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: 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 60 to 159 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 129 to 179 nm out.
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 139 to 199 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 RDU.

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

B739 at 33,000 ft, 2 nm south, 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 33. 60 nm along the route, 2 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
BE33 at 7,000 ft, 24 nm south, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 45. 119 nm along the route, 24 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
A321 at 30,000 ft, 18 nm south, 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 43. 129 nm along the route, 18 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
C210 at 7,000 ft, 38 nm south, 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 45. 149 nm along the route, 38 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, 26 nm south, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 15. 149 nm along the route, 26 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
C56X at 18,000 ft, 22 nm north, 9:01 am EDT (13:01 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 18,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 268 nm along the route, 22 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
E55P at 14,000 ft, 19 nm north, 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 288 nm along the route, 19 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
B738 at 35,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC): no turbulence. 308 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV LVT/TM 1409/FL350/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
over LVT
Time
14:09 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
A320 at 28,000 ft, 44 nm north, 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 28,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 417 nm along the route, 44 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

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 7 forecast points nearest it (RDU, ROA, TRI, TYS, BNA, EVV, CGI). 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	310° at 14 kt	+13 kt	15 °C	107 kt	4 h 55 min	2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	+13 kt	14 °C	107 kt	4 h 55 min	2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+16 kt	11 °C	104 kt	5 h 03 min	2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	+19 kt	8 °C	101 kt	5 h 12 min	2:56 pm CDT (19:56 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+21 kt	5 °C	99 kt	5 h 19 min	3:03 pm CDT (20:03 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 24 kt	+23 kt	1 °C	97 kt	5 h 25 min	3:09 pm CDT (20:09 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 26 kt	+25 kt	-3 °C	95 kt	5 h 32 min	3:16 pm CDT (20:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-6 °C	93 kt	5 h 39 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 32 kt	+31 kt	-18 °C	89 kt	5 h 55 min	3:39 pm CDT (20:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 42 kt	+40 kt	-33 °C	80 kt	6 h 34 min	4:18 pm CDT (21:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 50 kt	+45 kt	-40 °C	75 kt	7 h 01 min	4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 47 kt	+40 kt	-49 °C	80 kt	6 h 34 min	4:18 pm CDT (21:18 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; 25 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 50 nm out; 74 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 99 nm out; 55 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°
TYS	used from 248 nm out; 56 nm from the line	320/8	330/17 16°	320/17 9°	310/24 6°	290/23 -6°	290/28 -19°	300/36 -33°	310/48 -40°	320/46 -50°
BNA	used from 298 nm out; 76 nm from the line	270/14	270/10 14°	280/19 11°	280/26 6°	280/25 -6°	280/31 -18°	300/44 -32°	300/53 -40°	310/51 -49°
EVV	used from 397 nm out; 61 nm from the line	270/15	250/15 14°	260/24 11°	270/28 6°	280/30 -7°	280/34 -18°	290/48 -33°	290/59 -38°	300/56 -48°
CGI	used from 447 nm out; 55 nm from the line	250/22	250/17 15°	250/25 11°	260/27 7°	270/35 -7°	280/38 -17°	300/63 -31°	300/62 -38°	300/55 -49°

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
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	departure	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	435 ft	9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC)
BUY Burlington, NC	30 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the west (260°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	616 ft	13:54 UTC
INT Winston Salem, NC	69 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	969 ft	13:54 UTC
UKF North Wilkesboro, NC	109 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,303 ft	14:35 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	179 nm out, 2 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
JAU Jacksboro, TN	258 nm out, 21 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	1,179 ft	14:10 UTC
EKQ Monticello, KY	298 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	300 ft	962 ft	14:13 UTC
TZV Tompkinsville, KY	337 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,036 ft
BWG Bowling Green, KY	377 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	547 ft	13:53 UTC
HVC Hopkinsville, KY	427 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	563 ft	14:35 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	486 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	410 ft	13:53 UTC
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO	destination	reported, no category	calm		none	341 ft	9:03 am CDT (14:03 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 CGI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for CGI

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for RDU, the departure

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

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 RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC), at CGI 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 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 lower Mississippi valley · 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: Raleigh-Durham International, Cape Girardeau Regional.