Cherry Capital Airport to Cecil Airport TVC → VQQ
889 nautical miles (1,023 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 167°, about 172° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:33 pm EDT (21:33 UTC). Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16; VQQ is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18. 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 290 to 500 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 440 to 470 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 550 to 620 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 80 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
Not fetched just now.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (TVC, MKG, FWA, CVG, TRI, GSP, SAV, JAX). 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 | 280° at 15 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 7 h 07 min | 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −11 kt | 15 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 47 min | 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −12 kt | 13 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 44 min | 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 41 min | 6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 7 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 32 min | 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −17 kt | 3 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 29 min | 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 29 min | 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 25 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 29 min | 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 25 kt | −17 kt | -7 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 29 min | 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 28 kt | −20 kt | -20 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 21 min | 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | −21 kt | -34 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 18 min | 6:11 pm EDT (22:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 40 kt | −30 kt | -40 °C | 150 kt | 5 h 56 min | 5:49 pm EDT (21:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 45 kt | −37 kt | -49 °C | 157 kt | 5 h 40 min | 5:33 pm EDT (21:33 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° |
| MKG | used from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 240/27 | 240/26 15° | 270/27 9° | 280/27 5° | 280/28 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/41 -38° | 290/44 -41° | 300/60 -48° |
| FWA | used from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 250/18 | 260/22 15° | 260/27 7° | 290/26 6° | 290/28 -8° | 290/39 -20° | 280/36 -37° | 290/54 -39° | 310/60 -48° |
| CVG | used from 300 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 260/20 | 280/18 15° | 270/19 8° | 290/30 5° | 280/31 -7° | 290/37 -19° | 280/46 -35° | 290/55 -40° | 310/57 -48° |
| TRI | used from 450 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 340/26 15° | 330/23 10° | 330/23 6° | 290/28 -6° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -34° | 310/47 -41° | 320/47 -49° | |
| GSP | used from 550 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 330/14 | 360/26 17° | 360/22 11° | 330/20 6° | 310/27 -5° | 320/24 -18° | 310/28 -33° | 320/38 -40° | 330/30 -51° |
| SAV | used from 700 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 340/14 | 330/21 16° | 340/26 12° | 350/25 8° | 360/28 -6° | 360/29 -19° | 360/36 -31° | 360/27 -42° | 330/31 -51° |
| JAX | used from 799 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 320/17 | 330/21 17° | 320/21 14° | 310/23 8° | 340/19 -6° | 360/26 -19° | 010/44 -30° | 360/35 -41° | 330/22 -50° |
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) |
| CAD Cadillac, MI | 30 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,306 ft | 15:35 UTC |
| JXN Jackson, MI | 160 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,000 ft | 14:56 UTC |
| AXV Wapakoneta, OH | 260 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 912 ft | 14:44 UTC |
| DAY Dayton, OH | 300 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet Weather: mist | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 6 mi | none | 1,009 ft | 14:56 UTC |
| GEO Georgetown, OH | 360 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| MOR Morristown, TN | 520 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,700 feet, a broken layer at 2,700 feet | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,700 ft | 1,312 ft | 15:35 UTC |
| GYH Greenville, SC | 620 nm out, 25 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 955 ft | 15:47 UTC |
| HQU Thomson, GA | 690 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 501 ft | 15:35 UTC |
| VDI Vidalia, GA | 769 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 274 ft | 15:35 UTC |
| JES Jesup, GA | 809 nm out, 14 nm east of the line | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 107 ft | 13:15 UTC |
| VQQ Jacksonville, FL | destination | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 79 ft | 11:50 am EDT (15:50 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,312 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VQQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:33 pm EDT (21:33 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for VQQ
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- From Tue 7:30 am EDT (11:30 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 340 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at VQQ 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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
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, Cecil Airport.