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Teterboro Airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International TEB → CVG

500 nautical miles (575 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 261°, about 273° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 4 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

  • SIGMET 6E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 110 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD AND DE NJ NY MD CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20WNW SAX-70S HTO-50ESE SBY-30WSW HAR-20WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 210 to 380 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • 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 first 460 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 70 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 270 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 110 to 320 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 TEB.

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 20:00–03:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft190° at 2 kt013 °C120 kt4 h 10 min2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 5 kt+5 kt12 °C115 kt4 h 21 min2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
8,500 ft280° at 5 kt+4 kt9 °C116 kt4 h 19 min2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)
10,500 ft280° at 5 kt+5 kt6 °C115 kt4 h 21 min2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
12,500 ft280° at 6 kt+5 kt2 °C115 kt4 h 21 min2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
14,500 ft270° at 8 kt+8 kt-2 °C112 kt4 h 28 min2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC)
16,500 ft260° at 11 kt+10 kt-7 °C110 kt4 h 33 min2:44 am EDT (06:44 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 13 kt+12 kt-10 °C108 kt4 h 38 min2:49 am EDT (06:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 19 kt+17 kt-21 °C103 kt4 h 51 min3:02 am EDT (07:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 43 kt+39 kt-33 °C81 kt6 h 10 min4:21 am EDT (08:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 52 kt+47 kt-40 °C73 kt6 h 51 min5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 51 kt+47 kt-49 °C73 kt6 h 51 min5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
JFKused from 0 nm out; 38 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°
AVPused from 50 nm out; 42 nm from the line110/36190/34 13°230/11 8°230/16 4°230/26 -8°220/40 -19°230/73 -33°230/98 -41°230/87 -51°
PSBused from 100 nm out; 65 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
AGCused from 200 nm out; 49 nm from the line140/12350/10 12°L/V 9°L/V 3°200/11 -11°220/21 -22°220/47 -33°230/51 -39°230/45 -48°
CMHused from 350 nm out; 45 nm from the line340/14320/13 12°350/12 8°360/10 2°350/27 -10°340/20 -22°320/31 -35°270/25 -39°260/32 -48°
CVGused from 450 nm out; 25 nm from the line350/13340/20 13°340/22 8°350/30 3°340/30 -9°340/38 -21°330/37 -35°320/38 -40°310/35 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
TEB Teterboro, NJ departure no report just now 8 ft
MMU Morristown, NJ 20 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 186 ft
ABE Allentown, PA 60 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 393 ft
CXY Harrisburg, PA 130 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
RVL Reedsville, PA 160 nm out, 19 nm north of the line no report just now 818 ft
JST Johnstown, PA 220 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 2,284 ft
LBE Latrobe, PA 250 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,198 ft
HLG Wheeling, WV 300 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,194 ft
PKB Parkersburg, WV 350 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 858 ft
LCK Columbus, OH 410 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 743 ft
ILN Wilmington, OH 450 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,076 ft
CVG Covington, KY destination no report just now 896 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC)

CVG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at TEB 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CVG is before sunrise there (7:45 am EDT (11:45 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Teterboro Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.