Plan a flight · Sun 11:31 pm EDT (03:31 UTC)

Tallahassee International to James M Cox Dayton International TLH → DAY

571 nautical miles (657 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 001°, about 006° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 5:07 am EDT (09:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TLH is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 5 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: 2 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 236 to 384 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 266 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 TLH.

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

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 34 nm west, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 177 nm along the route, 34 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
B747 at 33,000 ft, 5 nm southwest, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 30 nm along the route, 5 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
B738 descending, 14 nm east, 11:15 pm EDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft. 325 nm along the route, 14 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV KTYS/TM 0315/FLDURD/TP B738/RM MULTIPLE LAYERS FROM 052-047 OVC AT 023
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over KTYS
Time
03:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Remarks
multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft
A319 descending, 14 nm east, 10:52 pm EDT (02:52 UTC): remarks: tops 6,800 ft bases 2,300 ft. 325 nm along the route, 14 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV KTYS/TM 0252/FLDURD/TP A319/RM TOPS 068 BASES 023
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over KTYS
Time
02:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A319
Remarks
tops 6,800 ft bases 2,300 ft
A320 descending, 17 nm east, 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 325 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
B737 at 35,000 ft, 25 nm east, 9:25 pm EDT (01:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 413 nm along the route, 25 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV AZQ250025/TM 0125/FL350/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
25 nm west (250°) of AZQ
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
B712 at 600 ft, 18 nm west, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 463 nm along the route, 18 nm west 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, 9:15 pm EDT (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 6 forecast points nearest it (TLH, CSG, ATL, TYS, 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 22 kt	+18 kt		102 kt	5 h 36 min	5:07 am EDT (09:07 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 28 kt	+25 kt		95 kt	6 h 01 min	5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 32 kt	+30 kt	13 °C	90 kt	6 h 21 min	5:52 am EDT (09:52 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 34 kt	+32 kt	10 °C	88 kt	6 h 29 min	6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC)
11,500 ft	340° at 30 kt	+28 kt	6 °C	92 kt	6 h 12 min	5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 29 kt	+26 kt	2 °C	94 kt	6 h 04 min	5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 30 kt	+25 kt	-2 °C	95 kt	6 h 01 min	5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 30 kt	+24 kt	-6 °C	96 kt	5 h 57 min	5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 30 kt	+23 kt	-7 °C	97 kt	5 h 53 min	5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 35 kt	+27 kt	-19 °C	93 kt	6 h 08 min	5:39 am EDT (09:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 53 kt	+47 kt	-34 °C	73 kt	7 h 49 min	7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 55 kt	+48 kt	-40 °C	72 kt	7 h 56 min	7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 36 kt	+29 kt	-49 °C	91 kt	6 h 16 min	5:47 am EDT (09:47 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
TLH	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
CSG	used from 49 nm out; 62 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
ATL	used from 148 nm out; 23 nm from the line	320/30	330/37 16°	340/44 11°	330/35 7°	310/33 -6°	300/38 -18°	330/58 -33°	330/48 -40°	320/34 -49°
TYS	used from 246 nm out; 56 nm from the line	320/20	340/18 11°	340/32 9°	340/36 4°	330/37 -7°	330/38 -19°	330/50 -34°	330/53 -38°	330/44 -48°
LOU	used from 394 nm out; 85 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 443 nm out; 56 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
TLH Tallahassee, FL	departure	VFR	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
CXU Camilla, GA	49 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 1 knots	10+ mi	none	176 ft	03:15 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	69 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	196 ft	22:53 UTC
OPN Thomaston, GA	157 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	reported, no category	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots		none	797 ft	03:15 UTC
PDK Atlanta, GA	207 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	998 ft	02:53 UTC
CNI Canton, GA	236 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,500 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	3,500 ft	1,219 ft	03:15 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	325 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,000 ft	986 ft	02:53 UTC
BYL Williamsburg, KY	384 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: mist	variable at 3 knots	3 mi	700 ft	1,177 ft	03:15 UTC
RGA Richmond, KY	433 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet	calm	7 mi	2,600 ft	1,002 ft	03:15 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	463 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	9 mi	1,800 ft	979 ft	02:54 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	522 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,900 ft	481 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 1,219 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, 5:07 am EDT (09:07 UTC)

Wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet IFR

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 TLH, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 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 15 nm from the route, 522 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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: Tallahassee International, James M Cox Dayton International.