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Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport to Tallahassee International DCA → TLH

623 nautical miles (716 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 218°, about 229° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 1:54 am EDT (05:54 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: 686 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 59 to 178 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 148 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 49 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 208 nm along 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 DCA.

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 7 forecast points nearest it (RIC, RDU, FLO, CAE, SAV, CSG, TLH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 18 kt+13 kt107 kt5 h 49 min2:09 am EDT (06:09 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 19 kt+8 kt13 °C112 kt5 h 34 min1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 23 kt+15 kt11 °C105 kt5 h 56 min2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 27 kt+21 kt9 °C99 kt6 h 18 min2:38 am EDT (06:38 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 31 kt+25 kt6 °C95 kt6 h 33 min2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 33 kt+28 kt2 °C92 kt6 h 46 min3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 36 kt+31 kt-2 °C89 kt7 h3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 37 kt+33 kt-5 °C87 kt7 h 10 min3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 56 kt+53 kt-16 °C67 kt9 h 18 min5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 69 kt+68 kt-30 °C52 kt11 h 59 min8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 73 kt+73 kt-40 °C47 kt13 h 15 min9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 67 kt+67 kt-52 °C53 kt11 h 45 min8:05 am EDT (12:05 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
RICused from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
RDUused from 148 nm out; 45 nm from the line240/28250/22 10°230/30 11°230/40 7°230/45 -4°220/69 -15°220/83 -29°210/84 -40°220/75 -52°
FLOused from 247 nm out; 71 nm from the line240/25270/23 11°250/36 10°240/38 7°240/50 -4°230/66 -15°220/75 -30°210/77 -40°220/73 -52°
CAEused from 296 nm out; 37 nm from the line260/27310/26 11°280/31 9°270/36 7°250/39 -4°230/57 -16°220/74 -30°220/83 -40°220/73 -51°
SAVused from 445 nm out; 79 nm from the line260/18290/26 13°270/33 12°260/40 9°240/47 -5°230/53 -16°220/61 -31°210/64 -41°210/64 -52°
CSGused from 494 nm out; 96 nm from the line300/20330/41 15°320/42 11°320/41 7°300/33 -6°290/33 -18°270/32 -34°260/31 -41°260/24 -51°
TLHused from 544 nm out; 54 nm from the line300/17340/32 17°320/27 13°300/27 8°280/23 -7°250/37 -17°230/44 -33°220/53 -41°220/48 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
DCA Washington, DC departure no report just now 14 ft
HEF Washington, DC 20 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 192 ft
FVX Farmville, VA 109 nm out, 3 nm south of the line no report just now 415 ft
DAN Danville, VA 178 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line no report just now 571 ft
GSO Greensboro, NC 217 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 925 ft
VUJ Albemarle, NC 257 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 609 ft
CAE Columbia, SC 356 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 235 ft
AGS Augusta, GA 405 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 145 ft
EZM Eastman, GA 494 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 303 ft
TMA Tifton, GA 544 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 354 ft
MGR Moultrie, GA 573 nm out, 1 nm east of the line no report just now 297 ft
TLH Tallahassee, FL destination no report just now 83 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 925 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TLH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)

TLH 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 on the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/8792 Lake City, FL, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · ended 11 October · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at DCA 6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC), at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TLH is before sunrise there (7:37 am EDT (11:37 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
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport, Tallahassee International.