Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field to Lee Gilmer Memorial ERI → GVL
500 nautical miles (575 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 201°, about 211° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:34 am EDT (14:34 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 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 450 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 190 to 460 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 80 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 ERI.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (CLE, AGC, CRW, TRI, TYS). 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 | 340° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 44 min | 11:13 am EDT (15:13 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 24 kt | −20 kt | 11 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 34 min | 11:03 am EDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 29 kt | −25 kt | 9 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 27 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 31 kt | −25 kt | 6 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 27 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 32 kt | −24 kt | 3 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 28 min | 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 33 kt | −24 kt | -1 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 28 min | 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 35 kt | −25 kt | -4 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 27 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 37 kt | −25 kt | -7 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 27 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 41 kt | −31 kt | -20 °C | 151 kt | 3 h 19 min | 10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 52 kt | −40 kt | -34 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 08 min | 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 60 kt | −42 kt | -42 °C | 162 kt | 3 h 05 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 42 kt | −25 kt | -50 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 27 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| AGC | used from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| CRW | used from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| TRI | used from 300 nm out; 34 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° | |
| TYS | used from 400 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERI Erie, PA | departure | no report just now | 732 ft | ||||
| GKJ Meadville, PA | 30 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,399 ft | ||||
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 50 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 110 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 170 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 230 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 250 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| LNP Wise, VA | 330 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,684 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 350 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| GKT Sevierville, TN | 410 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,013 ft | ||||
| AJR Cornelia, GA | 480 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,447 ft | ||||
| GVL Gainesville, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,276 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,684 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GVL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC)
GVL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 30 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 50 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at ERI 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC), at GVL 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 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: Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field, Lee Gilmer Memorial.