Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall to Pinal Airpark BWI → MZJ
1,722 nautical miles (1,982 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 267°, about 278° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 8:24 pm MST (03:24 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: 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 first 488 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 159 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 70 to 239 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 737 to 1175 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1483 to 1563 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1563 to 1633 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1613 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1663 to 1702 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 08:00–15:00 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 17 forecast points nearest it (RIC, EKN, CRW, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, STL, COU, SGF, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, TUS). 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 | 260° at 18 kt | +20 kt | 14 °C | 100 kt | 17 h 13 min | 9:13 pm MST (04:13 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 14 °C | 103 kt | 16 h 43 min | 8:43 pm MST (03:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | +15 kt | 11 °C | 105 kt | 16 h 24 min | 8:24 pm MST (03:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +17 kt | 8 °C | 103 kt | 16 h 43 min | 8:43 pm MST (03:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +19 kt | 4 °C | 101 kt | 17 h 03 min | 9:03 pm MST (04:03 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +23 kt | 0 °C | 97 kt | 17 h 45 min | 9:45 pm MST (04:45 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 25 kt | +27 kt | -4 °C | 93 kt | 18 h 31 min | 10:31 pm MST (05:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 28 kt | +30 kt | -7 °C | 90 kt | 19 h 08 min | 11:08 pm MST (06:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 34 kt | +37 kt | -19 °C | 83 kt | 20 h 45 min | 12:45 am MST (07:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 48 kt | +50 kt | -30 °C | 70 kt | 24 h 36 min | 4:36 am MST (11:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 50 kt | +51 kt | -39 °C | 69 kt | 24 h 57 min | 4:57 am MST (11:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 48 kt | +48 kt | -49 °C | 72 kt | 23 h 55 min | 3:55 am MST (10:55 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 99 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| EKN | used from 50 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| CRW | used from 199 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| CVG | used from 299 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| LOU | used from 398 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| EVV | used from 448 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| CGI | used from 597 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| STL | used from 647 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| COU | used from 697 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| SGF | used from 747 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| TUL | used from 846 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| OKC | used from 996 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| GAG | used from 1045 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 240/35 22° | 240/27 14° | 230/25 6° | 240/38 -7° | 230/44 -19° | 250/73 -28° | 270/66 -37° | 270/58 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 1145 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 1245 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 1394 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| TUS | used from 1593 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° |
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 | ||||
| JYO Leesburg, VA | 40 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| GAS Gallipolis, OH | 259 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 565 ft | ||||
| LOU Louisville, KY | 428 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 545 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 518 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 846 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 1016 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| HHF Canadian, TX | 1145 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,396 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 1215 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 1483 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| SAD Safford, AZ | 1633 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,178 ft | ||||
| MZJ Marana, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,893 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,875 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MZJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:24 pm MST (03:24 UTC)
MZJ 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 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 368 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 1444 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at MZJ 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MZJ is after sunset there (5:56 pm MST (00:56 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: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, Pinal Airpark.