Plan a flight · Mon 2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC)

Cherry Capital Airport to Blue Grass Airport TVC → LEX

405 nautical miles (466 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 173°, about 178° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots; LEX is low IFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 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 last 336 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 TVC.

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

LJ45 at 10,000 ft, 20 nm west, 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14. 207 nm along the route, 20 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
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FWA UA /OV OLK/TM 0431/FL100/TP LJ45/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM GROUND FOG AT FWA. FV10SM ON FINAL RY 14
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Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over OLK
Time
04:31 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14

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 5 forecast points nearest it (TVC, MKG, FWA, CVG, LOU). 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	290° at 18 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	3 h 08 min	5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	3 h	5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 20 kt	−18 kt	13 °C	138 kt	2 h 56 min	5:04 am EDT (09:04 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	−18 kt	9 °C	138 kt	2 h 56 min	5:04 am EDT (09:04 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 16 kt	−15 kt	4 °C	135 kt	3 h	5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	−15 kt	0 °C	135 kt	3 h	5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	−17 kt	-3 °C	137 kt	2 h 57 min	5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−19 kt	-7 °C	139 kt	2 h 55 min	5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 26 kt	−20 kt	-8 °C	140 kt	2 h 54 min	5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 36 kt	−30 kt	-20 °C	150 kt	2 h 42 min	4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 52 kt	−47 kt	-36 °C	167 kt	2 h 26 min	4:34 am EDT (08:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 65 kt	−58 kt	-43 °C	178 kt	2 h 17 min	4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 59 kt	−47 kt	-51 °C	167 kt	2 h 26 min	4:34 am EDT (08:34 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 49 nm out; 42 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°
FWA	used from 148 nm out; 54 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
CVG	used from 296 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°
LOU	used from 395 nm out; 50 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°

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-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	623 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
CAD Cadillac, MI	30 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,306 ft	05:55 UTC
RQB Big Rapids, MI	59 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured Weather: fog	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	0.25 mi	none	994 ft	05:55 UTC
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	109 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	4 mi	none	793 ft	05:53 UTC
BTL Battle Creek, MI	148 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	951 ft	05:53 UTC
ANQ Angola, IN	188 nm out, 1 nm east of the line	reported, no category	calm	0.25 mi	none	995 ft	05:55 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	227 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist, shallow fog	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	5 mi	none	814 ft	05:54 UTC
MIE Muncie, IN	267 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	3 mi	none	937 ft	06:01 UTC
OXD Oxford, OH	316 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	1,040 ft	05:55 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	346 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	7 mi	none	896 ft	05:52 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	destination	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	1 mi	200 ft	979 ft	1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,306 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC)

Wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility ½ mile, fog, clear skies low IFR

The whole forecast for LEX

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility ½ mile, fog, clear skies
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, overcast at 100 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for TVC, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 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, scattered clouds at 16,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 8,000 feet

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

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 346 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at LEX 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LEX is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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, 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, Blue Grass Airport.