Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall to Nogales International BWI → OLS
1,727 nautical miles (1,988 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 265°, about 276° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 9:11 am MST (16:11 UTC). Right now BWI is low IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots; OLS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 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: 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
- SIGMET E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E VALID UNTIL 0155Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 100 to 270 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E VALID UNTIL 0155Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 1458 to 1717 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W VALID UNTIL 0155Z TX NM AZ FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- 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 389 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 160 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 250 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1438 to 1707 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 270 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 180 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 17 forecast points nearest it (RIC, EKN, CRW, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, SGF, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, LBB, TCC, ROW, ELP, 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 | 220° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 15 °C | 108 kt | 15 h 59 min | 9:11 am MST (16:11 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 14 °C | 107 kt | 16 h 08 min | 9:20 am MST (16:20 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 11 °C | 105 kt | 16 h 27 min | 9:39 am MST (16:39 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 8 °C | 104 kt | 16 h 36 min | 9:48 am MST (16:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 5 °C | 104 kt | 16 h 36 min | 9:48 am MST (16:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | +18 kt | 0 °C | 102 kt | 16 h 56 min | 10:08 am MST (17:08 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +20 kt | -4 °C | 100 kt | 17 h 16 min | 10:28 am MST (17:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 20 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 17 h 27 min | 10:39 am MST (17:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 29 kt | +29 kt | -18 °C | 91 kt | 18 h 59 min | 12:11 pm MST (19:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 40 kt | +40 kt | -30 °C | 80 kt | 21 h 35 min | 2:47 pm MST (21:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 44 kt | +44 kt | -39 °C | 76 kt | 22 h 43 min | 3:55 pm MST (22:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 42 kt | +41 kt | -49 °C | 79 kt | 21 h 52 min | 3:04 pm MST (22:04 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; 98 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° |
| EKN | used from 50 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 270/18 13° | 310/5 7° | 140/7 3° | 210/16 -9° | 220/41 -20° | 210/57 -32° | 220/57 -38° | 230/49 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 200 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 320/16 | 310/16 12° | 320/12 7° | 320/12 2° | 330/15 -11° | 280/11 -22° | 230/26 -30° | 240/33 -37° | 240/37 -47° |
| CVG | used from 300 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 350/13 | 340/20 13° | 340/22 8° | 350/30 3° | 340/30 -9° | 340/38 -21° | 330/37 -35° | 320/38 -40° | 310/35 -47° |
| LOU | used from 399 nm out; 1 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| EVV | used from 449 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| CGI | used from 549 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| SGF | used from 699 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| TUL | used from 849 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| OKC | used from 998 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/29 16° | 230/22 14° | 240/17 9° | 240/28 -6° | 250/35 -15° | 270/42 -29° | 270/43 -39° | 280/38 -51° |
| GAG | used from 1098 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 1148 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 190/28 | 220/26 14° | 230/27 7° | 250/24 -6° | 250/32 -16° | 240/51 -28° | 250/52 -38° | 250/51 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 1248 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 180/26 20° | 210/21 13° | 230/21 7° | 250/25 -5° | 250/34 -16° | 250/52 -28° | 260/47 -38° | 260/49 -50° | |
| TCC | used from 1298 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 200/26 | 200/28 14° | 220/25 7° | 230/28 -7° | 240/41 -19° | 240/62 -28° | 250/61 -37° | 250/49 -49° | |
| ROW | used from 1348 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 180/23 | 190/24 15° | 210/27 7° | 230/35 -6° | 240/53 -17° | 240/62 -27° | 250/64 -38° | 260/60 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 1448 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 200/15 | 200/16 15° | 200/17 6° | 220/40 -6° | 240/53 -16° | 230/62 -27° | 240/63 -38° | 250/59 -49° | |
| TUS | used from 1597 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 220/17 15° | 210/32 7° | 210/43 5° | 210/49 -7° | 220/64 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 230/81 -36° | 230/72 -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 | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots | 3 mi | 400 ft | 143 ft | 7:54 pm EDT (23:54 UTC) |
| JYO Leesburg, VA | 40 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light drizzle | from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots | 7 mi | 500 ft | 389 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| HTS Huntington, WV | 280 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist | variable at 5 knots | 1 mi | 700 ft | 828 ft | 23:51 UTC |
| SDF Louisville, KY | 429 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 500 ft | 23:56 UTC |
| MWA Marion, IL | 589 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 23:45 UTC |
| ROG Rogers, AR | 839 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,358 ft | 23:58 UTC |
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 928 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 1098 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 1,922 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| PRZ Portales, NM | 1318 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,077 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 1388 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,671 ft | 23:51 UTC |
| FHU Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ | 1697 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,100 feet | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 4,100 ft | 4,718 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| OLS Nogales, AZ | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,955 ft | 4:54 pm MST (23:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,718 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OLS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:11 am MST (16:11 UTC)
Wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for OLS
- From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- At times between Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 24
- From Sun 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
The forecast for BWI, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 500 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility 2 miles, rain showers, mist, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
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 2 nm from 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, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1438 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at OLS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 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, Nogales International.
