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Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport to James M Cox Dayton International TCL → DAY

433 nautical miles (498 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 021°, about 021° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 3:15 am EDT (07:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TCL is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots; DAY is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) 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 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 325 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 TCL.

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

B739 at 34,000 ft, 37 nm west, 8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 226 nm along the route, 37 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of BWG
Time
01:51 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B38M at 21,000 ft, 17 nm northwest, 8:09 pm CDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 305 nm along the route, 17 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B712 at 600 ft, 27 nm southeast, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 325 nm along the route, 27 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 0 nm north, 8:15 pm CDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005

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 5 forecast points nearest it (BHM, HSV, BNA, LOU, 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	320° at 19 kt	+8 kt		112 kt	3 h 52 min	3:15 am EDT (07:15 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	+16 kt		104 kt	4 h 10 min	3:33 am EDT (07:33 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	+18 kt	14 °C	102 kt	4 h 15 min	3:38 am EDT (07:38 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 27 kt	+19 kt	9 °C	101 kt	4 h 17 min	3:40 am EDT (07:40 UTC)
11,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	+20 kt	5 °C	100 kt	4 h 20 min	3:43 am EDT (07:43 UTC)
13,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	4 h 15 min	3:38 am EDT (07:38 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 25 kt	+17 kt	-2 °C	103 kt	4 h 12 min	3:35 am EDT (07:35 UTC)
17,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	+15 kt	-6 °C	105 kt	4 h 07 min	3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 26 kt	+14 kt	-7 °C	106 kt	4 h 05 min	3:28 am EDT (07:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 35 kt	+26 kt	-18 °C	94 kt	4 h 36 min	3:59 am EDT (07:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 54 kt	+33 kt	-33 °C	87 kt	4 h 59 min	4:22 am EDT (08:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 64 kt	+38 kt	-41 °C	82 kt	5 h 17 min	4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 40 kt	+26 kt	-50 °C	94 kt	4 h 36 min	3:59 am EDT (07:59 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
BHM	used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line	310/19	330/20 17°	320/28 11°	340/21 6°	310/22 -7°	330/33 -17°	330/50 -32°	330/57 -41°	330/41 -50°
HSV	used from 49 nm out; 22 nm from the line	310/20	330/20 16°	320/27 11°	340/23 5°	320/23 -7°	340/30 -17°	320/50 -33°	330/61 -41°	340/41 -50°
BNA	used from 148 nm out; 22 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
LOU	used from 246 nm out; 49 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 345 nm out; 9 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
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	departure	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	169 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
JFX Jasper, AL	39 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	IFR Weather: mist	calm	2 mi	none	482 ft	03:15 UTC
CMD Cullman, AL	69 nm out, 13 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	969 ft	03:15 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	98 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	02:53 UTC
MBT Murfreesboro, TN	167 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	614 ft	03:15 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN	177 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots		none	543 ft	02:56 UTC
GLW Glasgow, KY	246 nm out, 9 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	716 ft	03:15 UTC
BRY Bardstown, KY	295 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	low IFR Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	none	669 ft	03:15 UTC
LOU Louisville, KY	315 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	none	545 ft	02:53 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	374 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,900 feet, scattered clouds at 3,200 feet	from the west (280°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	896 ft	02:52 UTC
HAO Hamilton, OH	394 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,700 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,700 ft	631 ft	02:53 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots	8 mi	1,200 ft	1,009 ft	10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,009 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:15 am EDT (07:15 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for DAY

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for TCL, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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, 374 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at TCL 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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 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: Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport, James M Cox Dayton International.