Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport to Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field TCL → ERI
638 nautical miles (734 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 031°, about 031° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC). 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the first 30 nm of the route.
- 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 539 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 239 to 259 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 TCL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (BHM, HSV, BNA, TYS, LOU, CVG, CMH, CLE). 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 15 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 5 h 27 min | 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 5 h 45 min | 2:52 pm EDT (18:52 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +10 kt | 12 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 48 min | 2:55 pm EDT (18:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +9 kt | 8 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 45 min | 2:52 pm EDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +7 kt | 5 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 39 min | 2:46 pm EDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | +6 kt | 1 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 36 min | 2:43 pm EDT (18:43 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | +7 kt | -2 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 39 min | 2:46 pm EDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 26 kt | +7 kt | -5 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 39 min | 2:46 pm EDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 27 kt | +7 kt | -6 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 39 min | 2:46 pm EDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 28 kt | +5 kt | -19 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 33 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 38 kt | +13 kt | -34 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 58 min | 3:05 pm EDT (19:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 53 kt | +15 kt | -42 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 05 min | 3:12 pm EDT (19:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 51 kt | +16 kt | -51 °C | 104 kt | 6 h 08 min | 3:15 pm EDT (19:15 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 30 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BNA | used from 150 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| TYS | used from 199 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| LOU | used from 299 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| CVG | used from 349 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| CMH | used from 399 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
| CLE | used from 499 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
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 | no report just now | 169 ft | ||||
| JFX Jasper, AL | 40 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 482 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 90 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| BGF Winchester, TN | 140 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 978 ft | ||||
| SRB Sparta, TN | 199 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,025 ft | ||||
| EKQ Monticello, KY | 259 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 962 ft | ||||
| SYM Morehead, KY | 359 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,028 ft | ||||
| EOP Waverly, OH | 419 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 661 ft | ||||
| LCK Columbus, OH | 459 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 743 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | 549 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 588 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| ERI Erie, PA | destination | no report just now | 732 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ERI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC)
ERI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 558 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 578 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 588 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at TCL 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC), at ERI 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 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: Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport, Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field.