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Airports · Danville Regional · flight planning · Sun 8:56 pm EDT (00:56 UTC)

Flight planning: Danville Regional DAN / KDAN

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Danville Regional in Danville, Virginia, in plain English: right now marginal VFR: flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility, Wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots. 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.

the warnings, reports, winds and restrictions along the whole route, the airports on the way, and the time en route

Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.

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

  • B763 at 3,000 ft, 34 nm southwest, 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft.
    as filed, and in English
    GSO UA /OV HEVED/TM 2326/FL030/TP B763/SK BKN030
    Report
    a routine report filed through GSO
    Where
    heved
    Time
    23:26 UTC
    Height
    at 3,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B763
    Sky
    a broken layer from 3,000 ft
  • B763 descending, 34 nm southwest, 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft.
    as filed, and in English
    GSO UA /OV 10 NE GSO/TM 2324/FLDURD/TP B763/SK BKN030
    Report
    a routine report filed through GSO
    Where
    10 northeast gso
    Time
    23:24 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    B763
    Sky
    a broken layer from 3,000 ft
  • CRJ7 descending, 44 nm southwest, 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC): a broken layer above 4,500 ft.
    as filed, and in English
    GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 2232/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK BKN045
    Report
    a routine report filed through GSO
    Where
    over GSO
    Time
    22:32 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    CRJ7
    Sky
    a broken layer from 4,500 ft
  • E145 at 4,000 ft, 58 nm northwest, 8:36 pm EDT (00:36 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft, remarks: during the climb RY06 KROA.
    as filed, and in English
    ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 0036/FL040/TP E145/SK OVC040/RM DURGC RY06 KROA
    Report
    a routine report filed through ROA
    Where
    over ROA
    Time
    00:36 UTC
    Height
    at 4,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E145
    Sky
    overcast from 4,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the climb RY06 KROA
  • E145 at 2,200 ft, 58 nm northwest, 8:03 pm EDT (00:03 UTC): overcast above 2,200 ft, remarks: during the climb RY06 KROA.
    as filed, and in English
    ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 0003/FL022/TP E145/SK OVC022/RM DURGC RY06 KROA
    Report
    a routine report filed through ROA
    Where
    over ROA
    Time
    00:03 UTC
    Height
    at 2,200 ft
    Aircraft
    E145
    Sky
    overcast from 2,200 ft
    Remarks
    during the climb RY06 KROA
  • C52C at 12,500 ft, 67 nm northwest, 8:34 pm EDT (00:34 UTC): no icing, overcast up to 12,500 ft, 1 °C.
    as filed, and in English
    ROA UA /OV ROA240030/TM 0034/FL125/TP C52C/SK OVCUNKN-TOP125/TA +1/IC NEG
    Report
    a routine report filed through ROA
    Where
    30 nm southwest (240°) of ROA
    Time
    00:34 UTC
    Height
    at 12,500 ft
    Aircraft
    C52C
    Sky
    overcast, tops 12,500 ft
    Temperature
    +1
    Icing
    none
  • B39M at 36,000 ft, 73 nm northwest, 6:12 pm EDT (22:12 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-15.
    as filed, and in English
    PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 2212/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-15
    Report
    a routine report filed through PSK
    Where
    over PSK
    Time
    22:12 UTC
    Height
    at 36,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B39M
    Turbulence
    none
    Remarks
    ZTLFD-15
  • PC24 at 4,000 ft, 78 nm west, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: 18 final.
    as filed, and in English
    CLT UA /OV CLT005090/TM 2300/FL040/TP PC24/WX FIS/TB SMOOTH/RM 18 FINAL
    Report
    a routine report filed through CLT
    Where
    90 nm north (005°) of CLT
    Time
    23:00 UTC
    Height
    at 4,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC24
    Weather
    fi s
    Turbulence
    smooth
    Remarks
    18 final
  • CRJ7 at 2,800 ft, 92 nm northwest, 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
    as filed, and in English
    LWB UA /OV KLWB/TM 2219/FL028/TP CRJ7/SK BASES029
    Report
    a routine report filed through LWB
    Where
    over KLWB
    Time
    22:19 UTC
    Height
    at 2,800 ft
    Aircraft
    CRJ7
    Sky
    BASES029

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, 55 nm northwest of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC

HeightWind fromSpeedTemperature
3,000 ft280° (west)9 knots
6,000 ft290° (west)15 knots12 °C
9,000 ft290° (west)11 knots8 °C
12,000 ft210° (southwest)6 knots3 °C
18,000 ft210° (southwest)30 knots-6 °C
24,000 ft220° (southwest)46 knots-19 °C
30,000 ft210° (southwest)74 knots-30 °C
34,000 ft220° (southwest)78 knots-39 °C
39,000 ft220° (southwest)64 knots-48 °C

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 (53 nautical miles away)
Radar now: KFCX (53 nautical miles away) · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the Southeast
Radar, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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 Danville Regional, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.