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Hancock County/Bar Harbor to Shenandoah Valley Regional BHB → SHD

602 nautical miles (693 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 236°, about 255° magnetic at the departure end (variation 19W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC). Right now BHB is IFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots; SHD is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots. 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 316 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Near the route, 158 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 89 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 BHB.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A320 at 24,000 ft, 17 nm southeast, 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC): moderate turbulence. 197 nm along the route, 17 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORH UA /OV ORH/TM 1342/FL240/TP A320/TB MOD 240-270 CONS LGT 280-ABV
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORH
Where
over ORH
Time
13:42 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate from 24,000 ft to 27,000 ft continuous light 280-ABV
B738 at 36,000 ft, 22 nm southeast, 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 424 nm along the route, 22 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTW UA /OV MXE240005/TM 1254/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTW
Where
5 nm southwest (240°) of MXE
Time
12:54 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
C402 at 900 ft, 0 nm southwest, 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC): overcast from 900 ft to 1,400 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV BHB/TM 1417/FL009/TP C402/SK OVC009-TOPS014
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over BHB
Time
14:17 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
C402
Sky
overcast from 900 ft, tops 1,400 ft
LJ60 at 800 ft, 0 nm southwest, 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV KBHB/TM 1338/FL008/TP LJ60/SK B-008
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over KBHB
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
LJ60
Sky
B-008
PC12 at 500 ft, 0 nm southwest, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV BHB/TM 1305/FL005/TP PC12/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over BHB
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
C680 at 700 ft, 32 nm northwest, 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC): overcast above 700 ft, remarks: during the climb runway 15. At the departure end, 32 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BGR UA /OV BGR/TM 1252/FL007/TP C680/SK OVC007/RM DURC RWY 15
```
Report
a routine report filed through BGR
Where
over BGR
Time
12:52 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
C680
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
Remarks
during the climb runway 15
E175 at 400 ft, 9 nm north, 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): a broken layer above 40,000 ft. 99 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWM UA /OV PWM/TM 1330/FL004/TP E175/SK BKN004
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWM
Where
over PWM
Time
13:30 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
E175
Sky
a broken layer from 400 ft
C700 at 600 ft, 27 nm southeast, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 158 nm along the route, 27 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BVY UA /OV BVY/TM 1340/FL006/TP C700/SK OVC006-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BVY
Where
over BVY
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
C700
Sky
overcast from 600 ft, tops unknown
B738 at 700 ft, 36 nm southeast, 10:20 am EDT (14:20 UTC): a broken layer above 700 ft. 168 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1420/FL007/TP B738/SK BKN007
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
14:20 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
A321 at 600 ft, 36 nm southeast, 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 168 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1343/FL006/TP A321/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
B738 at 600 ft, 36 nm southeast, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 168 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1305/FL006/TP B738/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
E75S at 600 ft, 36 nm southeast, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 168 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1253/FL006/TP E75S/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
A321 at 500 ft, 36 nm southeast, 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. 168 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1215/FL005/TP A321/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
12:15 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
EC45 at 700 ft, 23 nm southeast, 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC): a broken layer above 700 ft, remarks: bases 70,000 ft feet. 178 nm along the route, 23 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BED UA /OV BED/TM 1423/FL007/TP EC45/SK BKN007/RM BASES 700 FEET
```
Report
a routine report filed through BED
Where
over BED
Time
14:23 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
EC45
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
Remarks
bases 70,000 ft feet

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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 (BGR, PWM, BOS, BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, RIC, EKN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	−4 kt	15 °C	124 kt	4 h 51 min	3:41 pm EDT (19:41 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 23 kt	−5 kt	11 °C	125 kt	4 h 49 min	3:39 pm EDT (19:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	−6 kt	9 °C	126 kt	4 h 47 min	3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC)
10,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	−6 kt	5 °C	126 kt	4 h 47 min	3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 27 kt	−5 kt	2 °C	125 kt	4 h 49 min	3:39 pm EDT (19:39 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	−4 kt	-2 °C	124 kt	4 h 51 min	3:41 pm EDT (19:41 UTC)
16,500 ft	330° at 29 kt	−2 kt	-6 °C	122 kt	4 h 56 min	3:46 pm EDT (19:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 30 kt	0	-9 °C	120 kt	5 h 01 min	3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 36 kt	+4 kt	-21 °C	116 kt	5 h 11 min	4:01 pm EDT (20:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 43 kt	−3 kt	-37 °C	123 kt	4 h 54 min	3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 53 kt	−6 kt	-46 °C	126 kt	4 h 47 min	3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 40 kt	+9 kt	-53 °C	111 kt	5 h 25 min	4:15 pm EDT (20:15 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
BGR	used from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line	320/21	310/27 9°	300/31 5°	300/37 0°	290/41 -11°	290/52 -23°	300/49 -39°	320/65 -48°	280/38 -57°
PWM	used from 49 nm out; 24 nm from the line	320/20	330/22 11°	320/26 7°	320/29 1°	310/31 -10°	310/45 -22°	320/48 -38°	330/59 -47°	290/29 -56°
BOS	used from 148 nm out; 36 nm from the line	340/17	340/23 11°	350/26 8°	350/28 2°	330/27 -9°	330/38 -22°	340/47 -38°	340/49 -46°	290/36 -54°
BDL	used from 197 nm out; 22 nm from the line	330/20	340/23 12°	340/25 8°	340/27 3°	330/30 -9°	330/39 -21°	340/48 -37°	340/53 -46°	320/33 -55°
JFK	used from 296 nm out; 43 nm from the line	360/20	340/23 11°	340/26 8°	350/26 3°	350/30 -8°	350/36 -21°	350/52 -36°	350/54 -44°	320/45 -53°
AVP	used from 345 nm out; 46 nm from the line	330/21	340/24 14°	350/27 9°	350/25 3°	330/29 -8°	310/31 -20°	330/41 -36°	330/57 -46°	320/55 -51°
PSB	used from 444 nm out; 94 nm from the line		330/23 14°	340/24 9°	340/25 3°	320/24 -8°	300/29 -20°	310/39 -36°	310/52 -46°	310/56 -50°
RIC	used from 493 nm out; 101 nm from the line	350/24	350/28 14°	340/25 8°	340/26 5°	340/40 -6°	340/44 -19°	340/48 -33°	330/45 -42°	310/38 -50°
EKN	used from 543 nm out; 72 nm from the line		320/20 15°	340/24 10°	340/25 4°	310/28 -7°	290/32 -19°	290/36 -36°	300/49 -43°	310/48 -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
BHB Bar Harbor, ME	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	83 ft	9:41 am EDT (13:41 UTC)
RKD Rockland, ME	39 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	55 ft	14:28 UTC
PWM Portland, ME	99 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	75 ft	13:59 UTC
ASH Nashua, NH	168 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	200 ft	13:56 UTC
BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA	237 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	270 ft	13:53 UTC
POU Poughkeepsie, NY	296 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	163 ft	14:32 UTC
SWF New York, NY	306 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,100 ft	490 ft	14:45 UTC
ABE Allentown, PA	385 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	393 ft	13:51 UTC
LNS Lancaster, PA	434 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet	variable at 6 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	402 ft	14:18 UTC
JYO Leesburg, VA	523 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	3,500 ft	389 ft	14:35 UTC
LUA Luray, VA	572 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,800 ft	902 ft	14:35 UTC
SHD Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA	destination	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,201 ft	10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,201 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SHD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC)

SHD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for BHB, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 15 nm from the route, 513 nm along the route · security · ZDC
6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 513 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at BHB 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC), at SHD 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 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

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · 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

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: Hancock County/Bar Harbor, Shenandoah Valley Regional.