Plan a flight · Mon 6:28 am CDT (11:28 UTC)

Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport to Oakland County International TCL → PTK

601 nautical miles (691 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 018°, about 018° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC). Right now TCL is VFR, wind calm; PTK is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) 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: 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 443 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

E75L at 33,000 ft, 5 nm east, 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME62. 217 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA045040/TM 1109/FL330/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZME62
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm northeast (045°) of BNA
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME62
E170 at 1,100 ft, 45 nm southeast, 5:11 am CDT (10:11 UTC): overcast from 1,100 ft to 1,300 ft, remarks: cig VV001/IN clouds on rotation cor. 325 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX /TM 1011 /FL011 /TP E170 /SK OVC011-TOP013 /RM CIG VV001/IN CLOUDS ON ROTATION -COR
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
10:11 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
overcast from 1,100 ft, tops 1,300 ft
Remarks
cig VV001/IN clouds on rotation cor
E170 at 100 ft, 45 nm southeast, 5:11 am CDT (10:11 UTC): remarks: in the clouds on rotation. 325 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 1011/FL001/TP E170/SK VV001-TOP013/RM IN THE CLOUDS ON ROTATION
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
10:11 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft, tops 1,300 ft
Remarks
in the clouds on rotation
CRJ7 at 5,000 ft, 45 nm east, 4:37 am CDT (09:37 UTC): scattered clouds above 10,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 325 nm along the route, 45 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV HYK330010/TM 0937/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK SCT001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
10 nm northwest (330°) of HYK
Time
09:37 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
scattered clouds from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb
PC12 at 17,000 ft, 41 nm southeast, 6:01 am CDT (11:01 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: lil dark. 354 nm along the route, 41 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV HYK360035/TM 1101/FL170/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM LIL DARK
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
35 nm north (360°) of HYK
Time
11:01 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Remarks
lil dark
B737 at 100 ft, 21 nm east, 5:24 am CDT (10:24 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: runway 36R arrival, bases at clear-air turbulence 3 mins. 374 nm along the route, 21 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1024/FL001/TP B737/SK VV001/RM RWY 36R ARRIVAL, BASES AT CAT 3 MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
10:24 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
runway 36R arrival, bases at clear-air turbulence 3 mins
B739 climbing, 20 nm east, 5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 374 nm along the route, 20 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 1 W CVG/TM 1019/FLDURC/TP B739/SK TOPS 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 west cvg
Time
10:19 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
tops 1,100 ft
B763 at 100 ft, 20 nm east, 4:05 am CDT (09:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. 374 nm along the route, 20 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0905/FL001/TP B763/SK VV001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
09:05 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb
CRJ7 at 3,000 ft, 24 nm east, 5:08 am CDT (10:08 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 433 nm along the route, 24 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 1008/FL030/TP CRJ7/SK TOP015
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
10:08 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
TOP015
F2TH at 40,000 ft, 33 nm west, 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. 473 nm along the route, 33 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA170012/TM 1106/FL400/TP F2TH/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
12 nm south (170°) of FWA
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 40 nm west, 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC): no turbulence. 482 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1120/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 40 nm west, 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC): mist. 482 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
09:45 UTC
Height
at 5,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Weather
shallow st
MD83 at 2,500 ft, 7 nm east, 5:43 am CDT (10:43 UTC): clear from 2,500 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: base 1,000 ft tops 2,500 ft clear above. 532 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1043/FL025/TP MD83/RM BASE 010 TOPS 025 CLEAR ABOVE
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
10:43 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
MD83
Remarks
base 1,000 ft tops 2,500 ft clear above
B350 at 2,000 ft, 5 nm east, 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK090005/TM 1122/FL020/TP B350/WX FV10SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
5 nm east (090°) of PTK
Time
11:22 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B350
Weather
flight visibility 10 miles

2 more routine reports are on the map.

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 7 forecast points nearest it (BHM, HSV, BNA, LOU, CVG, FWA, 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	300° at 17 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	5 h 08 min	12:36 pm EDT (16:36 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	5 h 16 min	12:44 pm EDT (16:44 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	+6 kt	12 °C	114 kt	5 h 16 min	12:44 pm EDT (16:44 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+6 kt	9 °C	114 kt	5 h 16 min	12:44 pm EDT (16:44 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+5 kt	5 °C	115 kt	5 h 14 min	12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	+5 kt	1 °C	115 kt	5 h 14 min	12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	+6 kt	-2 °C	114 kt	5 h 16 min	12:44 pm EDT (16:44 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	+7 kt	-5 °C	113 kt	5 h 19 min	12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 24 kt	+7 kt	-6 °C	113 kt	5 h 19 min	12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 26 kt	+1 kt	-19 °C	119 kt	5 h 03 min	12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 34 kt	+11 kt	-34 °C	109 kt	5 h 31 min	12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 49 kt	+18 kt	-42 °C	102 kt	5 h 54 min	1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 53 kt	+23 kt	-51 °C	97 kt	6 h 12 min	1:40 pm EDT (17:40 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; 35 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 49 nm out; 24 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 148 nm out; 13 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°
LOU	used from 246 nm out; 45 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 345 nm out; 23 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°
FWA	used from 443 nm out; 41 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
CLE	used from 542 nm out; 93 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	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	169 ft	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
JFX Jasper, AL	39 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet	calm	7 mi	none	482 ft	11:15 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	98 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	10:53 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN	177 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1.25 mi	none	543 ft	11:15 UTC
XNX Gallatin, TN	197 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	583 ft	11:15 UTC
GLW Glasgow, KY	246 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	716 ft	11:15 UTC
LOU Louisville, KY	315 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	545 ft	11:10 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	374 nm out, 22 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	0.06 mi	100 ft	896 ft	11:17 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	433 nm out, 24 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	1,009 ft	10:56 UTC
TOL Toledo, OH	532 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	2 mi	200 ft	683 ft	10:52 UTC
ARB Ann Arbor, MI	571 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	839 ft	10:53 UTC
PTK Pontiac, MI	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	7 mi	25,000 ft	980 ft	7:11 am EDT (11:11 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 PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PTK

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer 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 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
30% chance between Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Tue 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet

The forecast for TCL, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 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

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 16 nm from the route, 197 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from 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 PTK 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 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, Oakland County International.