Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport to John Glenn Columbus International TOL → CMH
104 nautical miles (120 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 156°, about 161° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:36 am EDT (15:36 UTC). Right now TOL is IFR, wind from the south (190°) at 5 knots; CMH is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the last 66 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 TOL.
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 14:00–21:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (FWA, CMH). 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 | 260° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 50 min | 11:50 am EDT (15:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 49 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −9 kt | 12 °C | 129 kt | 48 min | 11:48 am EDT (15:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 48 min | 11:48 am EDT (15:48 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 25 kt | −17 kt | 5 °C | 137 kt | 46 min | 11:46 am EDT (15:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 27 kt | −18 kt | 1 °C | 138 kt | 45 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 27 kt | −19 kt | -2 °C | 139 kt | 45 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 28 kt | −20 kt | -6 °C | 140 kt | 45 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 29 kt | −20 kt | -7 °C | 140 kt | 45 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 38 kt | −27 kt | -20 °C | 147 kt | 42 min | 11:42 am EDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 40 kt | −22 kt | -36 °C | 142 kt | 44 min | 11:44 am EDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 51 kt | −31 kt | -41 °C | 151 kt | 41 min | 11:41 am EDT (15:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 61 kt | −54 kt | -48 °C | 174 kt | 36 min | 11:36 am EDT (15:36 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 250/18 | 260/22 15° | 260/27 7° | 290/26 6° | 290/28 -8° | 290/39 -20° | 280/36 -37° | 290/54 -39° | 310/60 -48° |
| CMH | used from 47 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 270/15 | 280/20 14° | 280/21 9° | 290/26 4° | 290/29 -7° | 290/38 -20° | 280/44 -35° | 280/48 -42° | 310/61 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOL Toledo, OH | departure | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 8 mi | 500 ft | 683 ft | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| FZI Fostoria, OH | 28 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | no report just now | 751 ft | ||||
| DLZ Delaware, OH | 85 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 945 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| CMH Columbus, OH | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 8 mi | 1,000 ft | 815 ft | 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 945 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CMH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:36 am EDT (15:36 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet IFR
At times between Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): overcast at 400 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for CMH
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
- At times between Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for TOL, the departure
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC) and 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at TOL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at CMH 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
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: Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport, John Glenn Columbus International.