Columbus Airport to Harrisburg International CSG → MDT
607 nautical miles (698 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 038°, about 040° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC). 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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 109 to 328 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 139 to 577 nm out.
- 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). Over the route from 219 to 368 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 259 to 467 nm out.
- 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 last 209 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 209 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 CSG.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (CSG, ATL, GSP, TRI, ROA, EKN, PSB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 5 h 28 min | 1:01 pm EDT (17:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 5 h 44 min | 1:17 pm EDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 350° at 28 kt | +17 kt | 11 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 54 min | 1:27 pm EDT (17:27 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 350° at 29 kt | +18 kt | 8 °C | 102 kt | 5 h 57 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 28 kt | +15 kt | 5 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 47 min | 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 30 kt | +15 kt | 1 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 47 min | 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 33 kt | +17 kt | -3 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 54 min | 1:27 pm EDT (17:27 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 340° at 36 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 5 h 57 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 37 kt | +18 kt | -7 °C | 102 kt | 5 h 57 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 44 kt | +26 kt | -20 °C | 94 kt | 6 h 27 min | 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 56 kt | +30 kt | -33 °C | 90 kt | 6 h 45 min | 2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 58 kt | +32 kt | -41 °C | 88 kt | 6 h 54 min | 2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 35 kt | +8 kt | -50 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 25 min | 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| ATL | used from 50 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -51° |
| GSP | used from 149 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| TRI | used from 249 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| ROA | used from 298 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| EKN | used from 448 nm out; 57 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° | |
| PSB | used from 547 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG Columbus, GA | departure | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| HMP Atlanta, GA | 60 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 881 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 119 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| LQK Pickens, SC | 179 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,013 ft | ||||
| GMU Greenville, SC | 189 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,048 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 259 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| HLX Galax Hillsville, VA | 328 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,693 ft | ||||
| ROA Roanoke, VA | 378 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| VBW Bridgewater, VA | 457 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,165 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 537 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| FDK Frederick, MD | 557 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 308 ft | ||||
| MDT Harrisburg, PA | destination | no report just now | 310 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,693 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MDT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC)
MDT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 15 nm from the route, 537 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 537 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at CSG 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 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: Columbus Airport, Harrisburg International.