Waco Regional to Raleigh-Durham International ACT → RDU
954 nautical miles (1,098 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 069°, about 062° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC). 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: 2 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 route from 566 to 725 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 666 to 745 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 716 to 815 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 716 to 924 nm out.
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 ACT.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SHV, JAN, MEM, BHM, HSV, TYS, GSP, RDU). 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 | 270° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 7 h 10 min | 9:52 am EDT (13:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 7 h 10 min | 9:52 am EDT (13:52 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 10 min | 9:52 am EDT (13:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 10 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 07 min | 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −11 kt | 7 °C | 131 kt | 7 h 17 min | 9:59 am EDT (13:59 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 3 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 14 min | 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −14 kt | -1 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 07 min | 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -5 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 01 min | 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 01 min | 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -17 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 58 min | 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 35 kt | −25 kt | -31 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 35 min | 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 38 kt | −25 kt | -40 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 35 min | 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 36 kt | −20 kt | -50 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 49 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SHV | used from 99 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| JAN | used from 298 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MEM | used from 398 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BHM | used from 447 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 497 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| TYS | used from 646 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| GSP | used from 745 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| RDU | used from 845 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Waco, TX | departure | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| CRS Corsicana, TX | 50 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 448 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 139 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| MNE Minden, LA | 209 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 278 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 338 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 457 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 557 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 636 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| DZJ Blairsville, GA | 696 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,906 ft | ||||
| JQF Concord, NC | 855 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 704 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 884 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | destination | no report just now | 435 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,906 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC)
RDU has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 16 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at ACT 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 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: Waco Regional, Raleigh-Durham International.