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Witham Field to John Glenn Columbus International SUA → CMH

781 nautical miles (899 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 351°, about 357° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC). Right now SUA is VFR, wind calm; CMH is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 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 return flight

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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 435 to 563 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 494 to 583 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 last 247 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 534 to 672 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 SUA.

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

  • A321 at 35,000 ft, 45 nm west, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. 89 nm along the route, 45 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0426/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
    Report
    a routine report filed through ORL
    Where
    over ORL
    Time
    04:26 UTC
    Height
    at 35,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A321
    Turbulence
    occasional light chop
  • MD83 climbing, 4 nm west, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 4 nm west 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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, SAV, CAE, GSP, TRI, CRW, CMH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft310° at 15 kt+12 kt11 °C108 kt7 h 14 min9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC)
6,500 ft310° at 16 kt+13 kt13 °C107 kt7 h 18 min9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
8,500 ft310° at 18 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt7 h 22 min9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)
10,500 ft300° at 19 kt+13 kt8 °C107 kt7 h 18 min9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 21 kt+13 kt4 °C107 kt7 h 18 min9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
14,500 ft290° at 22 kt+12 kt0 °C108 kt7 h 14 min9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 24 kt+12 kt-4 °C108 kt7 h 14 min9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 25 kt+12 kt-7 °C108 kt7 h 14 min9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 28 kt+13 kt-18 °C107 kt7 h 18 min9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 28 kt+4 kt-33 °C116 kt6 h 44 min8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 30 kt−1 kt-40 °C121 kt6 h 27 min8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 29 kt+4 kt-50 °C116 kt6 h 44 min8:37 am EDT (12:37 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MLBused from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
JAXused from 148 nm out; 56 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
SAVused from 247 nm out; 30 nm from the line280/23300/22 14°290/27 11°270/31 6°260/36 -5°260/38 -17°240/49 -32°230/68 -40°230/59 -51°
CAEused from 346 nm out; 42 nm from the line330/15330/13 12°330/22 9°300/26 6°280/33 -7°270/38 -18°250/45 -33°240/46 -40°270/38 -49°
GSPused from 445 nm out; 24 nm from the line320/22340/19 13°320/18 8°310/24 5°300/34 -7°300/36 -18°290/30 -33°300/32 -39°320/42 -49°
TRIused from 544 nm out; 16 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
CRWused from 642 nm out; 43 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
CMHused from 741 nm out; 20 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SUA Stuart, FL departure VFR calm 10+ mi none 16 ft 1:40 am EDT (05:40 UTC)
FPR Fort Pierce, FL 20 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower VFR calm 9 mi none 23 ft 04:53 UTC
TIX Titusville, FL 79 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet calm 7 mi none 34 ft 00:47 UTC
SAV Savannah, GA 297 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 50 ft 04:53 UTC
AQX Allendale, SC 356 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 161 ft 05:35 UTC
CAE Columbia, SC 405 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 235 ft 04:56 UTC
GSP Greer, SC 474 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower VFR variable at 3 knots 10+ mi none 963 ft 04:53 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN 573 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 10 knots 10+ mi 2,000 ft 1,518 ft 04:53 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV 682 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 800 ft 828 ft 04:58 UTC
JRO Jackson, OH 722 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist variable at 2 knots 5 mi 1,300 ft 726 ft 05:35 UTC
CMH Columbus, OH destination marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots 8 mi 1,200 ft 815 ft 12:51 am EDT (04:51 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 CMH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC)

Wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet IFR

At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 800 feet IFR

The whole forecast for CMH
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
  • At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 800 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 at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for SUA, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 600 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

  • 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 79 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
  • 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local on the route, 79 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
  • 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 79 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 79 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local on the route, 79 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
  • 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 79 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
  • 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 128 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 198 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at SUA 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Witham Field, John Glenn Columbus International.