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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport BWI → MEM

683 nautical miles (786 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 264° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 2:42 am CDT (07:42 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: 1,064 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 40 to 297 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 426 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 119 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 79 to 406 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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (RIC, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, MEM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft290° at 15 kt+11 kt12 °C109 kt6 h 16 min2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC)
6,500 ft310° at 18 kt+9 kt13 °C111 kt6 h 09 min2:48 am CDT (07:48 UTC)
8,500 ft310° at 18 kt+8 kt10 °C112 kt6 h 06 min2:45 am CDT (07:45 UTC)
10,500 ft310° at 18 kt+7 kt6 °C113 kt6 h 03 min2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)
12,500 ft310° at 19 kt+7 kt3 °C113 kt6 h 03 min2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)
14,500 ft310° at 19 kt+8 kt-1 °C112 kt6 h 06 min2:45 am CDT (07:45 UTC)
16,500 ft310° at 20 kt+10 kt-5 °C110 kt6 h 13 min2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180310° at 20 kt+11 kt-8 °C109 kt6 h 16 min2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240280° at 25 kt+20 kt-19 °C100 kt6 h 50 min3:29 am CDT (08:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 31 kt+29 kt-32 °C91 kt7 h 30 min4:09 am CDT (09:09 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 32 kt+29 kt-39 °C91 kt7 h 30 min4:09 am CDT (09:09 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 31 kt+29 kt-48 °C91 kt7 h 30 min4:09 am CDT (09:09 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
RICused from 0 nm out; 93 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
EKNused from 49 nm out; 78 nm from the line270/18 13°310/5 7°140/7 3°210/16 -9°220/41 -20°210/57 -32°220/57 -38°230/49 -47°
CRWused from 198 nm out; 31 nm from the line320/16310/16 12°320/12 7°320/12 2°330/15 -11°280/11 -22°230/26 -30°240/33 -37°240/37 -47°
TRIused from 297 nm out; 66 nm from the line310/28 11°320/32 7°330/30 2°300/28 -9°280/34 -21°250/37 -31°240/39 -38°250/35 -48°
TYSused from 346 nm out; 78 nm from the line290/19310/22 11°330/25 7°330/34 3°320/37 -7°300/37 -18°300/37 -34°280/29 -39°270/29 -48°
BNAused from 445 nm out; 40 nm from the line280/13340/34 16°330/38 10°330/44 5°330/39 -8°330/38 -19°320/49 -34°330/53 -40°330/35 -47°
MEMused from 594 nm out; 64 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BWI Baltimore, MD departure no report just now 143 ft
IAD Washington, DC 40 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 312 ft
LUA Luray, VA 89 nm out, 3 nm south of the line no report just now 902 ft
LWB Lewisburg, WV 188 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 2,301 ft
EBD Williamson, WV 267 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line no report just now 1,883 ft
CPF Hazard, KY 327 nm out, 2 nm west of the line no report just now 1,256 ft
LOZ London, KY 376 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 1,212 ft
EKQ Monticello, KY 416 nm out, 4 nm east of the line no report just now 962 ft
JWN Nashville, TN 515 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 501 ft
PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN 584 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line no report just now 487 ft
MKL Jackson, TN 624 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 434 ft
MEM Memphis, TN destination no report just now 340 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)

MEM 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 on the route, 30 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 5 nm from the route, 505 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MEM is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · 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

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, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.