Capital City Airport to Key West International CXY → EYW
972 nautical miles (1,119 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 196°, about 207° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 first 188 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 119 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
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 CXY.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (PSB, RIC, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, MIA, EYW). 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 | 240° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 13 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 55 min | 6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 14 °C | 110 kt | 8 h 50 min | 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | +15 kt | 12 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 15 min | 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +18 kt | 10 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 32 min | 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | +20 kt | 6 °C | 100 kt | 9 h 43 min | 7:39 am EDT (11:39 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | +23 kt | 2 °C | 97 kt | 10 h 01 min | 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | +26 kt | -2 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 20 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 35 kt | +28 kt | -5 °C | 92 kt | 10 h 34 min | 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 45 kt | +40 kt | -16 °C | 80 kt | 12 h 09 min | 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 53 kt | +49 kt | -30 °C | 71 kt | 13 h 41 min | 11:37 am EDT (15:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 56 kt | +54 kt | -41 °C | 66 kt | 14 h 44 min | 12:40 pm EDT (16:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 210° at 52 kt | +49 kt | -52 °C | 71 kt | 13 h 41 min | 11:37 am EDT (15:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSB | used from 0 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 260/13 13° | 220/12 8° | 220/11 4° | 230/27 -11° | 210/31 -21° | 220/73 -32° | 220/75 -40° | 230/66 -50° | |
| RIC | used from 50 nm out; 91 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° |
| RDU | used from 198 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 240/28 | 250/22 10° | 230/30 11° | 230/40 7° | 230/45 -4° | 220/69 -15° | 220/83 -29° | 210/84 -40° | 220/75 -52° |
| FLO | used from 347 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 240/25 | 270/23 11° | 250/36 10° | 240/38 7° | 240/50 -4° | 230/66 -15° | 220/75 -30° | 210/77 -40° | 220/73 -52° |
| CHS | used from 446 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 260/22 | 280/26 12° | 260/37 12° | 250/40 8° | 240/54 -4° | 230/55 -15° | 220/61 -31° | 200/66 -41° | 210/62 -52° |
| SAV | used from 546 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| JAX | used from 595 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| MLB | used from 645 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
| MIA | used from 843 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 190/8 | L/V 18° | 180/5 14° | L/V 9° | 190/10 -5° | 160/10 -16° | 150/13 -30° | 160/26 -40° | 150/23 -52° |
| EYW | used from 893 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 090/8 | 100/8 19° | L/V 14° | L/V 8° | 160/8 -5° | 170/8 -15° | 360/6 -32° | 050/8 -42° | 100/17 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXY Harrisburg, PA | departure | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| IAD Washington, DC | 79 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 312 ft | ||||
| HEF Washington, DC | 99 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 192 ft | ||||
| BKT Blackstone, VA | 198 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 437 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 327 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 189 ft | ||||
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | 407 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| MLB Melbourne, FL | 754 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| IMM Immokalee, FL | 853 nm out, 9 nm west of the line | no report just now | 37 ft | ||||
| APF Naples, FL | 883 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| EYW Key West, FL | destination | no report just now | 3 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 437 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At EYW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC)
EYW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 25 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 69 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 3 nm from the route, 79 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 9 nm from the route, 337 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 347 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/5945 Key West, FL 7 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZMA
- 6/0299 Key West, FL, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 17 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at CXY 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at EYW 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EYW is before sunrise there (7:23 am EDT (11:23 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: Capital City Airport, Key West International.