Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall to Lakeland Linder International BWI → LAL
723 nautical miles (832 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 203°, about 214° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 118 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
- SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 20 to 99 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120155 MKCE WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E VALID UNTIL 0355Z PA MD VA DC WV OH FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
- 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 first 109 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 59 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 BWI.
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 20:00–03:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (RIC, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, PIE). 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 | 250° at 19 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 6 h 45 min | 4:59 am EDT (08:59 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +12 kt | 13 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 42 min | 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 26 kt | +19 kt | 12 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 10 min | 5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | +23 kt | 10 °C | 97 kt | 7 h 27 min | 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | +27 kt | 7 °C | 93 kt | 7 h 46 min | 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 37 kt | +30 kt | 2 °C | 90 kt | 8 h 02 min | 6:16 am EDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 41 kt | +34 kt | -2 °C | 86 kt | 8 h 24 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 43 kt | +36 kt | -5 °C | 84 kt | 8 h 36 min | 6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 55 kt | +50 kt | -16 °C | 70 kt | 10 h 20 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 65 kt | +62 kt | -30 °C | 58 kt | 12 h 28 min | 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 67 kt | +67 kt | -41 °C | 53 kt | 13 h 38 min | 11:52 am EDT (15:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 210° at 64 kt | +63 kt | -52 °C | 57 kt | 12 h 41 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
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; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 190/33 | 200/29 14° | 210/31 12° | 210/38 6° | 230/42 -7° | 230/68 -16° | 220/84 -29° | 220/86 -40° | 220/81 -52° |
| RDU | used from 149 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 240/28 | 250/22 10° | 230/30 11° | 230/40 7° | 230/45 -4° | 220/69 -15° | 220/83 -29° | 210/84 -40° | 220/75 -52° |
| FLO | used from 297 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 240/25 | 270/23 11° | 250/36 10° | 240/38 7° | 240/50 -4° | 230/66 -15° | 220/75 -30° | 210/77 -40° | 220/73 -52° |
| CHS | used from 347 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 260/22 | 280/26 12° | 260/37 12° | 250/40 8° | 240/54 -4° | 230/55 -15° | 220/61 -31° | 200/66 -41° | 210/62 -52° |
| SAV | used from 446 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| JAX | used from 545 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| MLB | used from 644 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
| PIE | used from 693 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWI Baltimore, MD | departure | no report just now | 143 ft | ||||
| DCA Washington, DC | 20 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| BKT Blackstone, VA | 139 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 437 ft | ||||
| LHZ Louisburg, NC | 208 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 368 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 277 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 189 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 337 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| CHS Charleston, SC | 406 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 624 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 673 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| LAL Lakeland, FL | destination | no report just now | 141 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 437 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LAL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC)
LAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 18 nm from the route, 287 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 297 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 634 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 11 nm from the route, 693 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAL is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 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.
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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: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, Lakeland Linder International.