Plan a flight · Mon 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC)

Cherry Capital Airport to Buffalo Municipal TVC → BFK

792 nautical miles (912 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 238°, about 243° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 27-knot headwind), arriving about 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16. 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 TANGO 2W: 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 366 to 753 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 TVC.

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

C25A at 24,000 ft, 37 nm east, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): light rime icing from 19,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -13 °C. At the departure end, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GOV UA /OV KGOV/TM 1455/FL240/TP C25A/SK TOP200/TA M13/IC LGT RIME 190-200
```
Report
a routine report filed through GOV
Where
over KGOV
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
TOP200
Temperature
−13 °C
Icing
light rime from 19,000 ft to 20,000 ft
C25A at 16,000 ft, 36 nm north, 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC): no icing up to 16,000 ft. At the departure end, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVX UA /OV CVX/TM 1451/FL160/TP C25A/IC NEG BLO 160
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVX
Where
over CVX
Time
14:51 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Icing
no below 16,000 ft
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 33 nm northwest, 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC): no turbulence. 218 nm along the route, 33 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNR UA /OV 0WI4/TM 1327/FL200/TP PC12/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNR
Where
over 0WI4
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
none
C510 at 17,000 ft, 33 nm northwest, 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC): no turbulence. 218 nm along the route, 33 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNR UA /OV LNR/TM 1327/FL170/TP C510/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNR
Where
over LNR
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
C510
Turbulence
none
B38M at 18,000 ft, 21 nm northwest, 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC): light chop turbulence. 485 nm along the route, 21 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVU UA /OV EVU/TM 1304/FL180/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVU
Where
over EVU
Time
13:04 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
GLF4 at 38,000 ft, 33 nm northwest, 11:30 am EDT (15:30 UTC): light chop turbulence. 525 nm along the route, 33 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AFK UA /OV PWE090025/TM 1530/FL380/TP GLF4/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AFK
Where
25 nm east (090°) of PWE
Time
15:30 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Turbulence
continuous light chop
B737 descending, 34 nm southeast, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): light turbulence up to 1,500 ft. 525 nm along the route, 34 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCI UA /OV MCI010002/TM 1455/FLDURD/TP B737/TB LGT TURB 015-SFC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCI
Where
2 nm north (010°) of MCI
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light turbulence from 1,500 ft to the surface
P46T at 27,000 ft, 21 nm southeast, 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC): light rime icing, -26 °C, remarks: zkcfdc xj. 584 nm along the route, 21 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EMP UA /OV EMP360030/TM 1538/FL270/TP P46T/TA M26/IC LGT RIME/RM /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through EMP
Where
30 nm north (360°) of EMP
Time
15:38 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
P46T
Temperature
−26 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zkcfdc xj
PC12 at 14,000 ft, 23 nm southeast, 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent. 683 nm along the route, 23 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ICT UA /OV 30N/TM 1342/FL140/TP PC12/TB LGT-MOD TURB /RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ICT
Where
over 30N
Time
13:42 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light to moderate turbulence
Remarks
during the descent
C25B at 18,000 ft, 44 nm northwest, 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC): light rime icing from 18,000 ft to 21,000 ft, -5 °C, remarks: zkcfdc xj. 703 nm along the route, 44 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GBD UA /OV GBD/TM 1444/FL180/TP C25B/TA M05/IC LGT RIME 180-210/RM /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through GBD
Where
over GBD
Time
14:44 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
C25B
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
light rime from 18,000 ft to 21,000 ft
Remarks
zkcfdc xj
BE20 at 16,000 ft, 34 nm northwest, 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC): light turbulence, light rime icing, -2 °C, remarks: zkcfdc xj. At the destination end, 34 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBL UA /OV LBL070035/TM 1338/FL160/TP BE20/TA M02/TB LGT/IC LGT RIME/RM /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through LBL
Where
35 nm east (070°) of LBL
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Temperature
−2 °C
Turbulence
light
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zkcfdc xj

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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (TVC, GRB, DBQ, DSM, MKC, SLN, ICT, GAG). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	240° at 27 kt	+27 kt	21 °C	93 kt	8 h 31 min	7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 30 kt	+30 kt	18 °C	90 kt	8 h 48 min	7:41 pm CDT (00:41 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 31 kt	+30 kt	13 °C	90 kt	8 h 48 min	7:41 pm CDT (00:41 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 30 kt	+30 kt	9 °C	90 kt	8 h 48 min	7:41 pm CDT (00:41 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 31 kt	+29 kt	5 °C	91 kt	8 h 42 min	7:35 pm CDT (00:35 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 32 kt	+30 kt	0 °C	90 kt	8 h 48 min	7:41 pm CDT (00:41 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 33 kt	+30 kt	-5 °C	90 kt	8 h 48 min	7:41 pm CDT (00:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 34 kt	+31 kt	-8 °C	89 kt	8 h 54 min	7:47 pm CDT (00:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 41 kt	+38 kt	-21 °C	82 kt	9 h 40 min	8:33 pm CDT (01:33 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 58 kt	+48 kt	-32 °C	72 kt	11 h	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 60 kt	+43 kt	-38 °C	77 kt	10 h 17 min	9:10 pm CDT (02:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 61 kt	+41 kt	-48 °C	79 kt	10 h 02 min	8:55 pm CDT (01:55 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
TVC	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	260/18	250/30 15°	260/34 8°	280/29 5°	280/36 -10°	280/37 -22°	270/50 -37°	290/46 -42°	300/60 -49°
GRB	used from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line	260/10	240/27 16°	260/31 10°	270/25 5°	280/31 -10°	280/35 -22°	270/46 -37°	290/43 -40°	300/64 -48°
DBQ	used from 198 nm out; 41 nm from the line	250/26	240/32 19°	250/35 11°	260/37 5°	270/35 -9°	270/40 -21°	270/43 -35°	280/49 -37°	280/58 -46°
DSM	used from 347 nm out; 52 nm from the line	230/34	230/32 20°	220/33 12°	240/35 5°	250/39 -7°	250/43 -21°	280/61 -31°	280/73 -37°	280/67 -47°
MKC	used from 446 nm out; 70 nm from the line	220/35	240/30 21°	240/27 13°	240/31 6°	260/31 -7°	250/43 -21°	270/70 -28°	280/72 -36°	280/59 -49°
SLN	used from 594 nm out; 39 nm from the line	210/26	250/36 22°	240/39 14°	240/38 7°	240/42 -9°	240/49 -20°	260/75 -27°	260/76 -36°	270/71 -48°
ICT	used from 644 nm out; 34 nm from the line	200/26	240/31 21°	230/30 14°	240/30 7°	250/38 -8°	240/49 -19°	260/73 -27°	270/69 -37°	270/63 -48°
GAG	used from 743 nm out; 57 nm from the line		230/27 21°	230/27 15°	230/26 8°	240/41 -7°	250/54 -19°	250/72 -27°	260/70 -37°	260/64 -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
TVC Traverse City, MI	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet, overcast at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	25,000 ft	623 ft	10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC)
MBL Manistee, MI	40 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	621 ft	14:56 UTC
UES Waukesha, WI	149 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots, gusting to 15	10+ mi	none	911 ft	15:45 UTC
MSN Madison, WI	188 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 22,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	886 ft	14:53 UTC
DBQ Dubuque, IA	267 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,076 ft	14:53 UTC
CID Cedar Rapids, IA	317 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	869 ft	14:52 UTC
LWD Lamoni, IA	446 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	reported, no category	from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	1,130 ft	14:53 UTC
STJ St Joseph, MO	515 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	826 ft	14:53 UTC
MHK Manhattan, KS	594 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,066 ft	14:52 UTC
HUT Hutchinson, KS	683 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	1,542 ft	14:52 UTC
PTT Pratt, KS	723 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 21 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	none	1,952 ft	15:35 UTC
BFK Buffalo, OK	destination	no report just now				1,822 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,952 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)

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

The forecast for TVC, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet

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 TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at BFK 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BFK is after sunset there (7:06 pm CDT (00:06 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Cherry Capital Airport, Buffalo Municipal.