Plan a flight · Mon 2:41 am CDT (07:41 UTC)

Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal to Pittsburgh International SPS → PIT

954 nautical miles (1,097 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 061°, about 056° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC). Right now SPS is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 knots; PIT is low IFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 6 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: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 129 to 209 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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 368 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 10 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 SPS.

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

B752 climbing, 12 nm south, 2:37 am CDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. 725 nm along the route, 12 nm south 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
MD83 climbing, 3 nm northwest, 12:04 am CDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 825 nm along the route, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
05:04 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
MD83
Sky
B010 T037

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 10 forecast points nearest it (SPS, OKC, FSM, SGF, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH, AGC). 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	240° at 16 kt	−17 kt		137 kt	6 h 58 min	10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC)
5,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	−14 kt		134 kt	7 h 07 min	10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−12 kt	13 °C	132 kt	7 h 14 min	10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−9 kt	10 °C	129 kt	7 h 24 min	11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	−8 kt	7 °C	128 kt	7 h 27 min	11:08 am EDT (15:08 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−8 kt	3 °C	128 kt	7 h 27 min	11:08 am EDT (15:08 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−10 kt	-1 °C	130 kt	7 h 20 min	11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−11 kt	-6 °C	131 kt	7 h 17 min	10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 18 kt	−12 kt	-7 °C	132 kt	7 h 14 min	10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 24 kt	−15 kt	-18 °C	135 kt	7 h 04 min	10:45 am EDT (14:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 39 kt	−20 kt	-32 °C	140 kt	6 h 49 min	10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 49 kt	−27 kt	-41 °C	147 kt	6 h 29 min	10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 42 kt	−21 kt	-50 °C	141 kt	6 h 46 min	10:27 am EDT (14:27 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
SPS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	200/39	220/28 17°	230/27 12°	240/15 9°	250/15 -4°	250/24 -15°	260/45 -28°	270/43 -39°	280/45 -51°
OKC	used from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -50°
FSM	used from 149 nm out; 51 nm from the line	210/27	250/23 16°	250/20 13°	240/17 8°	250/18 -6°	260/31 -16°	280/42 -30°	280/44 -40°	290/38 -51°
SGF	used from 298 nm out; 57 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
CGI	used from 397 nm out; 59 nm from the line	240/20	270/15 15°	280/15 11°	300/13 6°	290/20 -6°	280/24 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/47 -41°	310/49 -51°
EVV	used from 546 nm out; 22 nm from the line	280/15	290/12 17°	310/16 10°	320/13 5°	310/22 -6°	320/26 -18°	320/38 -33°	310/56 -41°	320/55 -51°
LOU	used from 646 nm out; 41 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
CVG	used from 695 nm out; 17 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°
CMH	used from 795 nm out; 15 nm from the line	330/15	340/22 14°	340/24 9°	340/23 4°	340/35 -9°	340/49 -20°	340/58 -37°	330/70 -42°	340/55 -47°
AGC	used from 894 nm out; 47 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°

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
SPS Wichita Falls, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,019 ft	1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC)
ADM Ardmore, OK	70 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the south (180°) at 8 knots		none	776 ft	07:15 UTC
ADH Ada, OK	99 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,015 ft	07:35 UTC
FYV Fayetteville, AR	248 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,252 ft	06:53 UTC
BBG Branson, MO	298 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	07:35 UTC
PYN Piedmont, MO	427 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	no report just now				466 ft
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	507 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	411 ft	06:52 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	586 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	none	421 ft	07:00 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	735 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	0.25 mi	100 ft	896 ft	07:32 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH	825 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	743 ft	06:55 UTC
HLG Wheeling, WV	934 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	1,194 ft	06:53 UTC
PIT Pittsburgh, PA	destination	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	4 mi	300 ft	1,202 ft	2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,302 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for PIT

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, a broken layer at 300 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

The forecast for SPS, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 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 8 nm from the route, 735 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at SPS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal, Pittsburgh International.