Plan a flight · Mon 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC)

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 4 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:48 pm EDT (19:48 UTC). Right now CSG is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots; MDT is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 14 knots, gusting to 26. 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 557 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 278 to 378 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 318 to 328 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 CSG.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

urgent C680 descending, 17 nm northwest, 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl. 209 nm along the route, 17 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UUA /OV AVL/TM 1332/FLDURD/TP C680/RM LLWS +10 KT DURD RY35 AVL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through AVL
Where
over AVL
Time
13:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl
BE58 at 8,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 229 nm along the route, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UA /OV SUG020010/TM 1410/FL080/TP BE58/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AVL
Where
10 nm north (020°) of SUG
Time
14:10 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE58
Turbulence
moderate chop
GLF6 at 1,500 ft, 26 nm northwest, 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC): thunderstorms, remarks: during the descent. 80 nm along the route, 26 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDK UA /OV PDK/TM 1428/FL015/TP GLF6/WV -10 KTS 500 AGL/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDK
Where
over PDK
Time
14:28 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed knots at 50,000 ft above ground
Remarks
during the descent
CRJ9 at 10,000 ft, 46 nm southeast, 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC): wind 360° at 50 knots, remarks: during the descent. 109 nm along the route, 46 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KHQU271015/TM 1440/FL100/TP CRJ9/WV 36050KT/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
15 nm west (271°) of KHQU
Time
14:40 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
from 360° at 50 knots
Remarks
during the descent
LJ45 at 41,000 ft, 18 nm northwest, 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC): remarks: mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40. 149 nm along the route, 18 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF/TM 1345/FL410/TP LJ45/RM MTN WAVE +- 40FT 10 KTS ZTLFD 40
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ODF
Time
13:45 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Remarks
mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40
B737 at 17,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 16. 159 nm along the route, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1314/FL170/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 16
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 16
C56X at 45,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 28. 159 nm along the route, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1232/FL450/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 28
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
12:32 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 28
E55P at 11,000 ft, 36 nm northwest, 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 49. 199 nm along the route, 36 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SOT180020/TM 1315/FL110/TP E55P/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
20 nm south (180°) of SOT
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 49
B739 at 34,000 ft, 22 nm southeast, 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ztlfd 34. 209 nm along the route, 22 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SPA/TM 1405/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 34
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over SPA
Time
14:05 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ztlfd 34
H25B at 5,000 ft, 17 nm northwest, 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC): overcast above 5,000 ft, remarks: bases 5,000 ft during the descent runway 35 avl. 209 nm along the route, 17 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UA /OV AVL/TM 1338/FL050/TP H25B/SK OVC050/RM BASES 050 DURD RY 35 AVL
```
Report
a routine report filed through AVL
Where
over AVL
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Sky
overcast from 5,000 ft
Remarks
bases 5,000 ft during the descent runway 35 avl
A320 at 31,000 ft, 22 nm southeast, 9:01 am EDT (13:01 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 34. 209 nm along the route, 22 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SPA/TM 1301/FL310/TP A320/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 34
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over SPA
Time
13:01 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 34
CRJ9 at 3,800 ft, 13 nm northwest, 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC): a broken layer above 3,800 ft. 209 nm along the route, 13 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UA /OV AVL137005/TM 1228/FL038/TP CRJ9/SK BKN038
```
Report
a routine report filed through AVL
Where
5 nm southeast (137°) of AVL
Time
12:28 UTC
Height
at 3,800 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
a broken layer from 3,800 ft
C25B at 40,000 ft, 14 nm northwest, 8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 15. 209 nm along the route, 14 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SUG270010/TM 1219/FL400/TP C25B/TB LGT MOD/RM ZTLFD 15
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
10 nm west (270°) of SUG
Time
12:19 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
C25B
Turbulence
light moderate
Remarks
ztlfd 15
BE36 at 5,600 ft, 22 nm northwest, 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 219 nm along the route, 22 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UA /OV AVL347005/TM 1258/FL056/TP BE36/SK TOPS-056
```
Report
a routine report filed through AVL
Where
5 nm north (347°) of AVL
Time
12:58 UTC
Height
at 5,600 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Sky
TOPS-056

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 18 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	5 h 22 min	4:14 pm EDT (20:14 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	+11 kt	15 °C	109 kt	5 h 34 min	4:26 pm EDT (20:26 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	+11 kt	13 °C	109 kt	5 h 34 min	4:26 pm EDT (20:26 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	+11 kt	9 °C	109 kt	5 h 34 min	4:26 pm EDT (20:26 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	+9 kt	6 °C	111 kt	5 h 28 min	4:20 pm EDT (20:20 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 23 kt	+7 kt	3 °C	113 kt	5 h 22 min	4:14 pm EDT (20:14 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 23 kt	+4 kt	-1 °C	116 kt	5 h 14 min	4:06 pm EDT (20:06 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	+2 kt	-5 °C	118 kt	5 h 09 min	4:01 pm EDT (20:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 25 kt	+1 kt	-6 °C	119 kt	5 h 06 min	3:58 pm EDT (19:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 27 kt	−3 kt	-19 °C	123 kt	4 h 56 min	3:48 pm EDT (19:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 33 kt	−2 kt	-34 °C	122 kt	4 h 59 min	3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 44 kt	+3 kt	-42 °C	117 kt	5 h 11 min	4:03 pm EDT (20:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 38 kt	+7 kt	-50 °C	113 kt	5 h 22 min	4:14 pm EDT (20:14 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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	340/20	340/15 17°	330/19 11°	320/19 5°	330/11 -4°	300/14 -17°	330/28 -31°	340/42 -40°	350/33 -51°
ATL	used from 50 nm out; 22 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
GSP	used from 149 nm out; 27 nm from the line	330/14	360/26 17°	360/22 11°	330/20 6°	310/27 -5°	320/24 -18°	310/28 -33°	320/38 -40°	330/30 -51°
TRI	used from 249 nm out; 53 nm from the line		340/26 15°	330/23 10°	330/23 6°	290/28 -6°	290/32 -19°	290/36 -34°	310/47 -41°	320/47 -49°
ROA	used from 298 nm out; 55 nm from the line	310/18	350/22 15°	350/21 9°	340/24 6°	320/31 -6°	310/34 -19°	310/39 -35°	310/46 -42°	310/33 -49°
EKN	used from 448 nm out; 57 nm from the line		320/20 15°	340/24 10°	340/25 4°	310/28 -7°	290/32 -19°	290/36 -36°	300/49 -43°	310/48 -50°
PSB	used from 547 nm out; 77 nm from the line		330/23 14°	340/24 9°	340/25 3°	320/24 -8°	300/29 -20°	310/39 -36°	310/52 -46°	310/56 -50°

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	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	397 ft	9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC)
HMP Atlanta, GA	60 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	881 ft	14:35 UTC
AHN Athens, GA	119 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	812 ft	13:51 UTC
LQK Pickens, SC	179 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,013 ft	14:35 UTC
GMU Greenville, SC	189 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,048 ft	13:53 UTC
HKY Hickory, NC	259 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,189 ft	13:53 UTC
HLX Galax Hillsville, VA	328 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	2,000 ft	2,693 ft	06:15 UTC
ROA Roanoke, VA	378 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,500 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	none	1,175 ft	13:54 UTC
VBW Bridgewater, VA	457 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,165 ft	14:35 UTC
MRB Martinsburg, WV	537 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	564 ft	13:53 UTC
FDK Frederick, MD	557 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	308 ft	14:47 UTC
MDT Harrisburg, PA	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 14 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	4,000 ft	310 ft	10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC)

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, 3:48 pm EDT (19:48 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MDT

From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for CSG, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Columbus Airport, Harrisburg International.