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Flight planning: Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive BCB / KBCB

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive in Blacksburg, Virginia, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots, gusting to 16. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.

Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field

AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist).

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.

Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first

CRJ9 at 4,000 ft, 17 nm east, 12:25 pm EDT (16:25 UTC): remarks: cloud bases north of KROA clear to south.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA180010/TM 1625/FL040/TP CRJ9/SK NEG/RM CLOUD BASES NORTH OF KROA CLEAR TO SOUTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
10 nm south (180°) of ROA
Time
16:25 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
no
Remarks
cloud bases north of KROA clear to south
LJ45 at 40,000 ft, 26 nm west, 2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-15.
as filed, and in English
```
PSK UA /OV PSK270010/TM 1807/FL400/TP LJ45/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-15
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSK
Where
10 nm west (270°) of PSK
Time
18:07 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZTLFD-15
B38M at 36,000 ft, 39 nm south, 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-15.
as filed, and in English
```
PSK UA /OV PSK180030/TM 1631/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT/RM ZTLFD-15
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSK
Where
30 nm south (180°) of PSK
Time
16:31 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
ZTLFD-15
BE10 climbing, 49 nm northwest, 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC): overcast from 8,000 ft to 5,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
BKW UA /OV BKW/TM 1605/FLDURC/TP BE10/SK OVC080 TOPS050
```
Report
a routine report filed through BKW
Where
over BKW
Time
16:05 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE10
Sky
overcast from 8,000 ft, tops 5,000 ft
B39M at 32,000 ft, 73 nm south, 1:23 pm EDT (17:23 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-33.
as filed, and in English
```
GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1723/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-33
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSO
Where
over GSO
Time
17:23 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-33
A320 at 29,000 ft, 83 nm west, 2:12 pm EDT (18:12 UTC): light chop turbulence from 25,000 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-43.
as filed, and in English
```
VJI UA /OV GZG/TM 1812/FL290/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP 290-250/RM ZTLFD-43
```
Report
a routine report filed through VJI
Where
over GZG
Time
18:12 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop from 29,000 ft to 25,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-43
C182 at 6,000 ft, 83 nm south, 1:21 pm EDT (17:21 UTC): remarks: mountain wave ZTLFD-45.
as filed, and in English
```
HKY UA /OV BZM080010/TM 1721/FL060/TP C182/RM MTN WAVE ZTLFD-45
```
Report
a routine report filed through HKY
Where
10 nm east (080°) of BZM
Time
17:21 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
C182
Remarks
mountain wave ZTLFD-45
E75L at 28,000 ft, 90 nm northwest, 2:37 pm EDT (18:37 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV HVQ10015/TM 1837/FL280/TP E75L/TB CONS LOGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
HVQ10015
Time
18:37 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous logt chop
P28A at 3,600 ft, 90 nm northwest, 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC): a broken layer from 3,000 ft to 3,600 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 23.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1834/FL036/TP P28A/SK BKN030-TOP036/RM DURD RY 23
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
18:34 UTC
Height
at 3,600 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft, tops 3,600 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 23
SR20 descending, 90 nm northwest, 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1730/FLDURD/TP SR20/SK BASES 019 TOPS 043
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
17:30 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
SR20
Sky
bases 1,900 ft tops 4,300 ft
SR20 descending, 90 nm northwest, 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1643/FLDURD/TP SR20/SK OVC015/WX FV10SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
16:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
SR20
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft
Weather
flight visibility 10 miles
E75L at 33,000 ft, 94 nm northwest, 1:09 pm EDT (17:09 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV HVQ/TM 1709/FL330/TP E75L/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over HVQ
Time
17:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
none

What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.

Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point ROA, 22 nm east of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC

Height	Wind from	Speed	Temperature
3,000 ft	310° (northwest)	18 knots
6,000 ft	350° (north)	22 knots	15 °C
9,000 ft	350° (north)	21 knots	9 °C
12,000 ft	340° (north)	24 knots	6 °C
18,000 ft	320° (northwest)	31 knots	-6 °C
24,000 ft	310° (northwest)	34 knots	-19 °C
30,000 ft	310° (northwest)	39 knots	-35 °C
34,000 ft	310° (northwest)	46 knots	-42 °C
39,000 ft	310° (northwest)	33 knots	-49 °C

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; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.

Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list

No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.

Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now: KFCX (13 nautical miles away) · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the Southeast · 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

The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.