North Central West Virginia Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional CKB → SHD
88 nautical miles (101 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 134°, about 142° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CKB is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots; SHD is VFR, wind calm. 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: 37 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 CKB.
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 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 1 forecast point nearest it (EKN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 12 °C | 140 kt | 38 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −22 kt | 10 °C | 142 kt | 37 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −23 kt | 6 °C | 143 kt | 37 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 350° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 3 °C | 139 kt | 38 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -1 °C | 139 kt | 38 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −21 kt | -5 °C | 141 kt | 37 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -9 °C | 143 kt | 37 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -10 °C | 143 kt | 37 min | 3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -21 °C | 147 kt | 36 min | 3:40 am EDT (07:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 33 kt | −33 kt | -35 °C | 153 kt | 35 min | 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 31 kt | −28 kt | -39 °C | 148 kt | 36 min | 3:40 am EDT (07:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 34 kt | −31 kt | -47 °C | 151 kt | 35 min | 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKN | used from 0 nm out; 7 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 1,223 ft | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| EKN Elkins, WV | 29 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,400 ft | 1,987 ft | 06:51 UTC |
| SHD Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,300 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet | calm | 7 mi | 4,500 ft | 1,201 ft | 2:55 am EDT (06:55 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 SHD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC)
SHD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for CKB, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at CKB 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC), at SHD 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SHD is before sunrise there (7:21 am EDT (11:21 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: North Central West Virginia Airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional.