Flight planning: Front Royal-Warren County FRR / KFRR
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Front Royal-Warren County in Front Royal, Virginia, in plain English: right now low IFR: very low ceiling or visibility, Wind from the north-northwest (340°) 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.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air, speed, loss, or, gain, of, 20kts, or, more, below, 2000, ft, agl).
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mtn, wave) up to 8,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist, fog).
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
- B38M at 23,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC): -17 °C, wind 215° at 49 knots.
as filed
OKV UA /OV LDN025001 /TM 1648 /FL230 /TP B38M /TA M17 /WV 21549KT /IC LGT-MOD-MX /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- EC35 at 2,000 ft, 34 nm east, 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC): scattered clouds above 500 ft.
as filed
IAD UA /OV JYO/TM 1501/FL020/TP EC35/SK SCT 005
- LJ60 at 700 ft, 36 nm east, 12:27 pm EDT (16:27 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1627/FL007/TP LJ60/SK OCV005/RM DURC
- E145 at 0 ft, 37 nm east, 1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed
IAD UA /OV IAD/TM 1705/FLDURC/TP E145/SK BASES 016/TB NEG
- E55P at 0 ft, 37 nm east, 12:36 pm EDT (16:36 UTC): overcast above 700 ft, light rain.
as filed
IAD UA /OV RWY 1R/TM 1636/FLDURD/TP E55P/SK BASES OVC 007/WX 2.5 SM -RA
- E145 at 6,000 ft, 37 nm east, 12:35 pm EDT (16:35 UTC): no turbulence up to 6,000 ft, overcast above 500 ft.
as filed
IAD UA /OV AML355001/TM 1635/FL060/TP E145/SK OVC005/TB SMOOTH BELOW 060
- LJ45 at 500 ft, 37 nm east, 12:28 pm EDT (16:28 UTC): overcast above 500 ft.
as filed
IAD UA /OV HEF3400001/TM 1628/FL005/TP LJ45/SK OVC005
- C25M at 600 ft, 37 nm east, 11:25 am EDT (15:25 UTC): overcast above 600 ft.
as filed
HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1525/FL006/TP C25M/SK OVC006/RM DURD
- A319 at 2,000 ft, 37 nm east, 10:20 am EDT (14:20 UTC): light turbulence, scattered clouds above 500 ft.
as filed
IAD UA /OV AML360005/TM 1420/FL020/TP A319/SK SCT 005/TB LGT TURB
- B738 at 20,000 ft, 39 nm northwest, 10:20 am EDT (14:20 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C.
as filed
W99 UA /OV ESL/TM 1420/FL200/TP B738/TA M10/IC LGT RIME
- CRJ7 at 1,100 ft, 46 nm south, 12:45 pm EDT (16:45 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft.
as filed
CHO UA /OV CHO021002/TM 1645/FL011/TP CRJ7/SK OVC011
- CRJ7 at 1,100 ft, 48 nm south, 12:45 pm EDT (16:45 UTC): overcast above 800 ft.
as filed
CHO UA /OV KCHO/TM 1645/FL011/TP CRJ7/SK OVC008
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point EKN, 75 nm west of the field · for use 06:00–18:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 27 knots | 10 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 29 knots | 8 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 350° (north) | 33 knots | 3 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 350° (north) | 43 knots | -8 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 340° (north) | 50 knots | -20 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 340° (north) | 67 knots | -33 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 340° (north) | 64 knots | -42 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 45 knots | -49 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 06:00 to 18:00 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
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 39 nm east · a VIP movement · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 44 nm east · security · ZDC
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
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 Front Royal-Warren County, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.