Plan a flight · Sun 10:56 pm MST (05:56 UTC)

Tucson International to North Central West Virginia Airport TUS → CKB

1,550 nautical miles (1,784 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 065°, about 056° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC). Right now TUS is VFR, wind calm; CKB is IFR, wind calm. 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 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 TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 200 to 340 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 560 to 910 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 350 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 60 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 TUS.

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

B737 at 37,000 ft, 26 nm south, 8:40 pm MST (03:40 UTC): scattered clouds, -43 °C, wind 230° at 82 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 100 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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LSB UA /OV SSO049015 /TM 0340 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M43 /WV 23082KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through LSB
Where
15 nm northeast (049°) of SSO
Time
03:40 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
few-sct
Temperature
−43 °C
Wind
from 230° at 82 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
B738 at 36,000 ft, 32 nm north, 8:11 pm MST (03:11 UTC): -40 °C, wind 245° at 69 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 340 nm along the route, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SXU UA /OV ACH146017 /TM 0311 /FL360 /TP B738 /TA M40 /WV 24569KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through SXU
Where
17 nm southeast (146°) of ACH
Time
03:11 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
−40 °C
Wind
from 245° at 69 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
MD83 climbing, 47 nm north, 10:04 pm MST (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 1430 nm along the route, 47 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

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 18 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ABQ, ROW, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL, SGF, STL, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH, CRW, EKN). 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	240° at 19 kt	−19 kt		139 kt	11 h 09 min	1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	−19 kt	15 °C	139 kt	11 h 09 min	1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−18 kt	13 °C	138 kt	11 h 14 min	1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	−17 kt	11 °C	137 kt	11 h 19 min	1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	−17 kt	7 °C	137 kt	11 h 19 min	1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−18 kt	3 °C	138 kt	11 h 14 min	1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	−21 kt	-1 °C	141 kt	11 h	12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 21 kt	−23 kt	-6 °C	143 kt	10 h 50 min	12:46 pm EDT (16:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 22 kt	−23 kt	-7 °C	143 kt	10 h 50 min	12:46 pm EDT (16:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 29 kt	−31 kt	-18 °C	151 kt	10 h 16 min	12:12 pm EDT (16:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 44 kt	−45 kt	-30 °C	165 kt	9 h 24 min	11:20 am EDT (15:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 49 kt	−49 kt	-39 °C	169 kt	9 h 10 min	11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 43 kt	−42 kt	-49 °C	162 kt	9 h 34 min	11:30 am EDT (15:30 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
TUS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -48°
ELP	used from 150 nm out; 114 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
ABQ	used from 200 nm out; 86 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
ROW	used from 300 nm out; 62 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
TCC	used from 350 nm out; 44 nm from the line		210/42	230/33 14°	230/32 6°	220/35 -6°	230/49 -19°	240/72 -27°	250/62 -36°	250/52 -48°
AMA	used from 450 nm out; 23 nm from the line		210/38	230/29 14°	240/29 7°	220/27 -5°	240/37 -18°	240/66 -28°	250/59 -37°	260/47 -49°
GAG	used from 550 nm out; 43 nm from the line		220/40 19°	230/28 14°	240/23 8°	230/21 -6°	240/31 -19°	250/66 -29°	260/58 -38°	260/47 -49°
OKC	used from 650 nm out; 59 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -50°
TUL	used from 750 nm out; 36 nm from the line	210/37	240/29 17°	260/15 14°	260/11 7°	240/22 -6°	250/29 -16°	270/45 -29°	270/47 -40°	280/44 -50°
SGF	used from 850 nm out; 43 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
STL	used from 1000 nm out; 72 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
CGI	used from 1100 nm out; 58 nm from the line	240/20	270/15 15°	280/15 11°	300/13 6°	290/20 -6°	280/24 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/47 -41°	310/49 -51°
EVV	used from 1150 nm out; 33 nm from the line	280/15	290/12 17°	310/16 10°	320/13 5°	310/22 -6°	320/26 -18°	320/38 -33°	310/56 -41°	320/55 -51°
LOU	used from 1250 nm out; 30 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 1300 nm out; 23 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°
CMH	used from 1400 nm out; 58 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°
CRW	used from 1450 nm out; 47 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°
EKN	used from 1500 nm out; 47 nm from the line		330/21 12°	330/25 7°	350/22 2°	330/24 -10°	310/27 -21°	320/33 -35°	290/31 -39°	290/34 -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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
TUS Tucson, AZ	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	10:53 pm MST (05:53 UTC)
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ	100 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	no report just now				3,797 ft
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM	200 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,861 ft	04:53 UTC
FSU Fort Sumner, NM	370 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				4,164 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX	500 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 18 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	none	3,606 ft	04:53 UTC
WDG Enid, OK	700 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,167 ft	05:35 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO	870 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	977 ft	04:53 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	980 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	04:55 UTC
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	1120 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	411 ft	05:52 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	1340 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	7 mi	none	896 ft	05:52 UTC
PKB Parkersburg, WV	1490 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	8 mi	1,300 ft	858 ft	05:42 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	600 ft	1,223 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CKB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 600 feet IFR

The whole forecast for CKB

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet

The forecast for TUS, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am MST (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet

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

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 270 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 1340 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC), at CKB 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 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 southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Tucson International, North Central West Virginia Airport.