Plan a flight · Mon 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC)

Tri-Cities Airport to Detroit Metro Wayne County TRI → DTW

347 nautical miles (400 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 353°, about 000° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TRI is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 10 knots; DTW is marginal VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 3 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 whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 99 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 TRI.

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

MD83 climbing, 4 nm north, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 198 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
05:04 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
MD83
Sky
B010 T037
B738 at 1,800 ft, 26 nm west, 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 317 nm along the route, 26 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
05:18 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B738 at 1,300 ft, 26 nm west, 12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 317 nm along the route, 26 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
04:45 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
A333 descending, 0 nm south, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 0 nm south, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
A320 descending, 0 nm south, 11:27 pm EDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
03:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
at 1,400 ft overcast

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 4 forecast points nearest it (TRI, CRW, 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	330° at 16 kt	+15 kt		105 kt	3 h 18 min	5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	+19 kt	11 °C	101 kt	3 h 26 min	5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	+22 kt	11 °C	98 kt	3 h 32 min	5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 24 kt	+23 kt	7 °C	97 kt	3 h 35 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
11,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	+23 kt	4 °C	97 kt	3 h 35 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
13,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	+25 kt	0 °C	95 kt	3 h 39 min	5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC)
15,500 ft	340° at 29 kt	+29 kt	-4 °C	91 kt	3 h 49 min	5:40 am EDT (09:40 UTC)
17,500 ft	340° at 33 kt	+32 kt	-8 °C	88 kt	3 h 57 min	5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 34 kt	+33 kt	-9 °C	87 kt	3 h 59 min	5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 44 kt	+42 kt	-20 °C	78 kt	4 h 27 min	6:18 am EDT (10:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	340° at 49 kt	+47 kt	-36 °C	73 kt	4 h 45 min	6:36 am EDT (10:36 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 57 kt	+52 kt	-41 °C	68 kt	5 h 06 min	6:57 am EDT (10:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 51 kt	+48 kt	-47 °C	72 kt	4 h 49 min	6:40 am EDT (10:40 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
TRI	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		330/22 11°	330/29 7°	330/32 3°	330/36 -8°	320/34 -19°	320/36 -34°	320/43 -39°	320/46 -47°
CRW	used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line	330/20	330/23 11°	340/25 8°	340/21 2°	340/33 -9°	340/41 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/44 -39°	320/43 -47°
CMH	used from 149 nm out; 39 nm from the line	330/15	340/22 14°	340/24 9°	340/23 4°	340/35 -9°	340/49 -20°	340/58 -37°	330/70 -42°	340/55 -47°
CLE	used from 298 nm out; 68 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -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
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	departure	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	2,000 ft	1,518 ft	12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)
LNP Wise, VA	30 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 9 knots	4 mi	400 ft	2,684 ft	05:35 UTC
SJS Prestonsburg, KY	79 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	1,221 ft	05:35 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	109 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	828 ft	04:58 UTC
PMH Portsmouth, OH	139 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	663 ft	05:35 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH	198 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	743 ft	04:55 UTC
OSU Columbus, OH	218 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	905 ft	04:53 UTC
FZI Fostoria, OH	288 nm out, 10 nm west of the line	no report just now				751 ft
TTF Monroe, MI	327 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: mist	from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 knots	7 mi	500 ft	615 ft	18:35 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west (280°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	645 ft	12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,684 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DTW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 25,000 feet marginal VFR

At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 300 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for DTW

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 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 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet

The forecast for TRI, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet
At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 1,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at TRI 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DTW is before sunrise there (7:42 am EDT (11:42 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 Southeast · 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: Tri-Cities Airport, Detroit Metro Wayne County.