South Bend International to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International SBN → CVG
177 nautical miles (203 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 154°, about 159° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 64-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SBN is VFR, wind calm; CVG is low IFR, wind from the southwest (230°) 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: 3 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the whole 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 SBN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B752 climbing, 7 nm west, 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. At the destination end, 7 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 0737/FLDURC/TP B752/SK B001 OVC T015
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 5 west cvg
- Time
- 07:37 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- B752
- Sky
- B001 overcast T015
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 3 forecast points nearest it (FWA, IND, CVG). 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 | 310° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 1 h 19 min | 5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 1 h 16 min | 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 13 °C | 142 kt | 1 h 15 min | 4:59 am EDT (08:59 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 9 °C | 141 kt | 1 h 15 min | 4:59 am EDT (08:59 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 4 °C | 138 kt | 1 h 17 min | 5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 0 °C | 139 kt | 1 h 16 min | 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -3 °C | 141 kt | 1 h 15 min | 4:59 am EDT (08:59 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | −24 kt | -7 °C | 144 kt | 1 h 14 min | 4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 27 kt | −24 kt | -8 °C | 144 kt | 1 h 14 min | 4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 36 kt | −36 kt | -20 °C | 156 kt | 1 h 08 min | 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 51 kt | −51 kt | -35 °C | 171 kt | 1 h 02 min | 4:46 am EDT (08:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 65 kt | −64 kt | -43 °C | 184 kt | 58 min | 4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 57 kt | −56 kt | -50 °C | 176 kt | 1 h | 4:44 am EDT (08:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| IND | used from 98 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| CVG | used from 147 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBN South Bend, IN | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 798 ft | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
| ASW Warsaw, IN | 29 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 849 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| GUS Peru, IN | 59 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 810 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| MIE Muncie, IN | 98 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 5 mi | none | 937 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| OXD Oxford, OH | 147 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | IFR Sky: sky obscured at 700 feet Weather: mist | calm | 1 mi | 700 ft | 1,040 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| CVG Covington, KY | destination | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 896 ft | 3:32 am EDT (07:32 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,040 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility ½ mile, fog, scattered clouds at 200 feet low IFR
At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for CVG
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility ½ mile, fog, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for SBN, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CVG is before sunrise there (7:45 am EDT (11:45 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: South Bend International, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.