Easton/Newnam Field to Centennial Airport ESN → APA
1,334 nautical miles (1,536 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 281°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 3:36 pm MDT (21:36 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, fog). Over the first 458 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 129 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 249 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 697 to 1195 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the last 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 last 20 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 ESN.
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 12 forecast points nearest it (RIC, EKN, CMH, CVG, IND, SPI, BRL, MKC, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN). 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 | 270° at 22 kt | +23 kt | 16 °C | 97 kt | 13 h 45 min | 4:24 pm MDT (22:24 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | +20 kt | 15 °C | 100 kt | 13 h 20 min | 3:59 pm MDT (21:59 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | +18 kt | 11 °C | 102 kt | 13 h 05 min | 3:44 pm MDT (21:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 8 °C | 103 kt | 12 h 57 min | 3:36 pm MDT (21:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +18 kt | 4 °C | 102 kt | 13 h 05 min | 3:44 pm MDT (21:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | +21 kt | 0 °C | 99 kt | 13 h 28 min | 4:07 pm MDT (22:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | +24 kt | -4 °C | 96 kt | 13 h 54 min | 4:33 pm MDT (22:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 25 kt | +26 kt | -8 °C | 94 kt | 14 h 11 min | 4:50 pm MDT (22:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 31 kt | +33 kt | -20 °C | 87 kt | 15 h 20 min | 5:59 pm MDT (23:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 42 kt | +44 kt | -33 °C | 76 kt | 17 h 33 min | 8:12 pm MDT (02:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 54 kt | +55 kt | -39 °C | 65 kt | 20 h 31 min | 11:10 pm MDT (05:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 53 kt | +53 kt | -48 °C | 67 kt | 19 h 55 min | 10:34 pm MDT (04:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| EKN | used from 100 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° | |
| CMH | used from 249 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
| CVG | used from 349 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| IND | used from 448 nm out; 12 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| SPI | used from 548 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| BRL | used from 697 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -48° |
| MKC | used from 797 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| OMA | used from 896 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| GRI | used from 946 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| GLD | used from 1095 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| DEN | used from 1245 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESN Easton, MD | departure | no report just now | 72 ft | ||||
| JYO Leesburg, VA | 70 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 199 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 388 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 478 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 796 ft | ||||
| CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL | 568 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 754 ft | ||||
| IRK Kirksville, MO | 767 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 966 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 876 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| HJH Hebron, NE | 996 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,468 ft | ||||
| ADT Atwood, KS | 1155 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,990 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 1314 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| APA Denver, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,884 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,884 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At APA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:36 pm MDT (21:36 UTC)
APA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 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 on the route, 60 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
Daylight
Sunset at ESN 6:30 pm EDT (22:30 UTC), at APA 6:23 pm MDT (00:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 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: Easton/Newnam Field, Centennial Airport.