Plan a flight · Mon 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall to Owensboro/Daviess County Regional BWI → OWB

501 nautical miles (576 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 263°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 10:51 am CDT (15:51 UTC). Right now BWI is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots; OWB is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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, 39 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 39 to 167 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 79 to 265 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

E75S at 15,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 6:35 am EDT (10:35 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: dca arrival from 12,000 ft to 15,000 ft during the descent. At the departure end, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV BAL060030/TM 1035/FL150/TP E75S/TB MOD/RM DCA ARRIVAL 120-150 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
30 nm northeast (060°) of BAL
Time
10:35 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
dca arrival from 12,000 ft to 15,000 ft during the descent
A321 at 32,000 ft, 11 nm north, 5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 216 nm along the route, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CRW UA /OV HVQ045040/TM 0948/FL320/TP A321/TB OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
40 nm northeast (045°) of HVQ
Time
09:48 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
B737 at 700 ft, 0 nm south, 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC): remarks: light rain. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 0933/FL007/TP B737/RM LIGHT RAIN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
over BWI
Time
09:33 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
light rain
B39M descending, 9 nm south, 6:42 am EDT (10:42 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft. 39 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV RWY 1R/TM 1042/FLDURD/TP B39M/SK OVC 040/WX 10 SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
runway 1R
Time
10:42 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B39M
Sky
overcast from 4,000 ft
Weather
10, miles
B738 at 33,000 ft, 21 nm south, 4:44 am EDT (08:44 UTC): -39 °C, wind 350° at 65 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 167 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EKN UA /OV EKN188027 /TM 0844 /FL330 /TP B738 /TA M39 /WV 35065KT /TB MOD-CONS /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through EKN
Where
27 nm south (188°) of EKN
Time
08:44 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
−39 °C
Wind
from 350° at 65 knots
Turbulence
mod-cons
Remarks
produced by skypath
SR22 , 41 nm north, 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC): no icing. 216 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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PKB UA /OV PKB/TM 1030/FL000/TP SR22/SK TOP 045 BASE 004/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over PKB
Time
10:30 UTC
Height
at 0 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
top 4,500 ft base 400 ft
Icing
none
B350 climbing, 15 nm south, 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 236 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1112/FLDURC/TP B350/SK TOP050
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
11:12 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B350
Sky
TOP050
BE20 climbing, 15 nm south, 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC): overcast above 1,300 ft. 236 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1111/FLDURC/TP BE20/SK OVC013-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
11:11 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops unknown
CRJ9 climbing, 15 nm south, 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC): a broken layer above 1,300 ft. 236 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 1015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BKN013-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
10:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
a broken layer from 1,300 ft, tops unknown
PC12 at 17,000 ft, 21 nm north, 7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: lil dark. 363 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV HYK360035/TM 1101/FL170/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM LIL DARK
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
35 nm north (360°) of HYK
Time
11:01 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Remarks
lil dark
CRJ7 at 5,000 ft, 5 nm southwest, 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC): scattered clouds above 10,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 373 nm along the route, 5 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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LEX UA /OV HYK330010/TM 0937/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK SCT001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
10 nm northwest (330°) of HYK
Time
09:37 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
scattered clouds from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E170 at 100 ft, 10 nm southeast, 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC): remarks: in the clouds on rotation. 383 nm along the route, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 1011/FL001/TP E170/SK VV001-TOP013/RM IN THE CLOUDS ON ROTATION
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
10:11 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft, tops 1,300 ft
Remarks
in the clouds on rotation
E170 at 1,100 ft, 10 nm southeast, 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC): overcast from 1,100 ft to 1,300 ft, remarks: cig VV001/IN clouds on rotation cor. 383 nm along the route, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX /TM 1011 /FL011 /TP E170 /SK OVC011-TOP013 /RM CIG VV001/IN CLOUDS ON ROTATION -COR
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
10:11 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
overcast from 1,100 ft, tops 1,300 ft
Remarks
cig VV001/IN clouds on rotation cor
E550 at 8,700 ft, 25 nm northwest, 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC): clear from 8,700 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: visual conditions clear during the climb. At the destination end, 25 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV EVV/TM 1030/FL087/TP E550/SK SKC/RM VMC CLR DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
over EVV
Time
10:30 UTC
Height
at 8,700 ft
Aircraft
E550
Sky
clear
Remarks
visual conditions clear during the climb

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 6 forecast points nearest it (RIC, EKN, CRW, CVG, LOU, EVV). 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	320° at 20 kt	+9 kt	10 °C	111 kt	4 h 31 min	10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	+9 kt	12 °C	111 kt	4 h 31 min	10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 24 kt	+7 kt	9 °C	113 kt	4 h 26 min	10:51 am CDT (15:51 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 25 kt	+8 kt	5 °C	112 kt	4 h 28 min	10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	+10 kt	2 °C	110 kt	4 h 33 min	10:58 am CDT (15:58 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	+12 kt	-1 °C	108 kt	4 h 38 min	11:03 am CDT (16:03 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 31 kt	+14 kt	-5 °C	106 kt	4 h 44 min	11:09 am CDT (16:09 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 33 kt	+16 kt	-7 °C	104 kt	4 h 49 min	11:14 am CDT (16:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 36 kt	+17 kt	-20 °C	103 kt	4 h 52 min	11:17 am CDT (16:17 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 43 kt	+15 kt	-34 °C	105 kt	4 h 46 min	11:11 am CDT (16:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 55 kt	+23 kt	-41 °C	97 kt	5 h 10 min	11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 47 kt	+27 kt	-50 °C	93 kt	5 h 23 min	11:48 am CDT (16:48 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; 98 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 49 nm out; 76 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 196 nm out; 20 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 295 nm out; 72 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 393 nm out; 15 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 491 nm out; 28 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°

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	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	143 ft	6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC)
JYO Leesburg, VA	39 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,500 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	3,500 ft	389 ft	11:15 UTC
MRB Martinsburg, WV	59 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	3,200 ft	564 ft	10:53 UTC
EKN Elkins, WV	147 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots	8 mi	1,000 ft	1,987 ft	11:14 UTC
CRW Charleston, WV	236 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	1 mi	500 ft	947 ft	10:54 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	285 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	828 ft	11:18 UTC
SYM Morehead, KY	334 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	1 mi	300 ft	1,028 ft	11:02 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	383 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	979 ft	10:54 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	432 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	7 mi	none	500 ft	10:56 UTC
TEL Tell City, IN	471 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				659 ft
OWB Owensboro, KY	destination	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	407 ft	5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,987 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OWB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:51 am CDT (15:51 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for OWB

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for BWI, the departure

From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 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, 29 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at OWB 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional.