Plan a flight · Sun 11:06 pm EDT (03:06 UTC)

Cherry Capital Airport to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport TVC → IAH

999 nautical miles (1,150 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 211°, about 216° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:13 am CDT (11:13 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 5 knots; IAH is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 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: 120 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 25 nm east, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 170 nm along the route, 25 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B39M at 35,000 ft, 22 nm southeast, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 210 nm along the route, 22 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
C750 at 43,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 8:50 pm EDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 649 nm along the route, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
25 nm north (360°) of LIT
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C750
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
Remarks
zme
CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 8:10 pm EDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 709 nm along the route, 13 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOT
Where
over HOT
Time
00:10 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME20
B39M at 27,000 ft, 2 nm south, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu

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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (TVC, MKG, JOT, SPI, STL, CGI, SGF, LIT, SHV, CLL, HOU). 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 19 kt	+17 kt		103 kt	9 h 42 min	7:48 am CDT (12:48 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+15 kt	15 °C	105 kt	9 h 31 min	7:37 am CDT (12:37 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+14 kt	12 °C	106 kt	9 h 25 min	7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	9 h 05 min	7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	+8 kt	5 °C	112 kt	8 h 55 min	7:01 am CDT (12:01 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	+8 kt	1 °C	112 kt	8 h 55 min	7:01 am CDT (12:01 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+8 kt	-3 °C	112 kt	8 h 55 min	7:01 am CDT (12:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 18 kt	+8 kt	-6 °C	112 kt	8 h 55 min	7:01 am CDT (12:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 24 kt	+9 kt	-17 °C	111 kt	9 h	7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 33 kt	0	-32 °C	120 kt	8 h 19 min	6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 43 kt	−1 kt	-42 °C	121 kt	8 h 15 min	6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 50 kt	−3 kt	-52 °C	123 kt	8 h 07 min	6:13 am CDT (11:13 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
TVC	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	260/31	280/22 15°	290/18 10°	270/13 2°	290/25 -10°	300/35 -21°	310/52 -37°	320/59 -47°	300/84 -54°
MKG	used from 50 nm out; 32 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
JOT	used from 150 nm out; 50 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -52°
SPI	used from 300 nm out; 25 nm from the line	220/21	250/23 16°	260/27 9°	270/14 6°	270/23 -7°	270/31 -19°	270/28 -33°	290/48 -42°	300/55 -52°
STL	used from 400 nm out; 13 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 500 nm out; 78 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°
SGF	used from 550 nm out; 99 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°
LIT	used from 600 nm out; 53 nm from the line	220/21	230/17 16°	250/24 12°	260/15 7°	260/13 -5°	280/25 -16°	290/35 -30°	300/42 -40°	300/40 -52°
SHV	used from 749 nm out; 58 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
CLL	used from 899 nm out; 90 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -51°
HOU	used from 949 nm out; 44 nm from the line	160/22	150/27 19°	180/16 14°	250/7 9°	270/10 -5°	270/16 -13°	310/23 -29°	310/26 -40°	330/20 -52°

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	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	623 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
LDM Ludington, MI	60 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	646 ft	02:15 UTC
ORD Chicago, IL	190 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	01:51 UTC
LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL	220 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	679 ft	02:10 UTC
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL	300 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	871 ft	01:56 UTC
CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL	420 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	412 ft	01:53 UTC
CVK Ash Flat, AR	580 nm out, 7 nm east of the line	no report just now				717 ft
LIT Little Rock, AR	669 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 16,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	266 ft	01:53 UTC
ADF Arkadelphia, AR	729 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	181 ft	01:55 UTC
SHV Shreveport, LA	829 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 30,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	257 ft	01:56 UTC
CXO Houston, TX	979 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	244 ft	01:53 UTC
IAH Houston, TX	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	95 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 871 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:13 am CDT (11:13 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for IAH

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers

The forecast for TVC, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 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 TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAH is before sunrise there (7:21 am CDT (12:21 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 lower 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: Cherry Capital Airport, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.