Plan a flight · Mon 1:14 am CDT (06:14 UTC)

Hector International to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall FAR → BWI

995 nautical miles (1,145 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 111°, about 107° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:01 am EDT (12:01 UTC). Right now FAR is low IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 12 knots; BWI is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 8 knots. 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: 8 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 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 80 nm of the route.
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 259 to 378 nm out.
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 last 477 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 806 to 945 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 119 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 FAR.

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

B38M at 20,000 ft, 37 nm southwest, 10:11 pm CDT (03:11 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 955 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV AML300020/TM 0311/FL200/TP B38M/TB MOD CAT 200-250
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of AML
Time
03:11 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft
A333 descending, 9 nm south, 12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 637 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 9 nm south, 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 637 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
A320 descending, 9 nm south, 10:27 pm CDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. 637 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
03:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
at 1,400 ft overcast
E145 at 600 ft, 48 nm northeast, 10:20 pm CDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 955 nm along the route, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over MDT
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 600 ft
B712 descending, 0 nm south, 10:10 pm CDT (03:10 UTC): remarks: light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft. At the destination end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV RWY 15R/TM 0310/FLDURD/TP B712/RM LIGHT RAIN. LIGHT CHOP. BASES 500 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
runway 15R
Time
03:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B712
Remarks
light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (AXN, MSP, LSE, GRB, MKG, CLE, AGC, 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	260° at 12 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	7 h 39 min	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)
5,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	−13 kt	13 °C	133 kt	7 h 29 min	9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−13 kt	12 °C	133 kt	7 h 29 min	9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 12 kt	−13 kt	8 °C	133 kt	7 h 29 min	9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC)
11,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	−12 kt	5 °C	132 kt	7 h 32 min	9:46 am EDT (13:46 UTC)
13,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	−15 kt	0 °C	135 kt	7 h 22 min	9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	−19 kt	-4 °C	139 kt	7 h 09 min	9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 22 kt	−23 kt	-9 °C	143 kt	6 h 57 min	9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 23 kt	−24 kt	-10 °C	144 kt	6 h 55 min	9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 28 kt	−29 kt	-21 °C	149 kt	6 h 41 min	8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 34 kt	−35 kt	-36 °C	155 kt	6 h 25 min	8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 43 kt	−44 kt	-44 °C	164 kt	6 h 04 min	8:18 am EDT (12:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 51 kt	−52 kt	-51 °C	172 kt	5 h 47 min	8:01 am EDT (12:01 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
AXN	used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line	100/14	250/21 14°	240/24 12°	240/31 5°	260/36 -10°	260/40 -21°	250/42 -36°	260/48 -45°	260/53 -50°
MSP	used from 149 nm out; 59 nm from the line	230/26	240/30 17°	240/24 12°	250/22 5°	250/35 -10°	260/36 -21°	250/41 -36°	250/49 -45°	260/58 -52°
LSE	used from 249 nm out; 80 nm from the line	230/40	240/24 17°	240/13 10°	250/13 6°	280/22 -9°	250/28 -21°	250/41 -34°	260/42 -44°	270/62 -53°
GRB	used from 298 nm out; 70 nm from the line	250/36	270/23 16°	270/14 9°	240/18 4°	280/26 -9°	280/29 -20°	290/42 -36°	290/51 -45°	290/72 -55°
MKG	used from 448 nm out; 35 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
CLE	used from 597 nm out; 102 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
AGC	used from 796 nm out; 25 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
PSB	used from 895 nm out; 61 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -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
FAR Fargo, ND	departure	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north (360°) at 12 knots	3 mi	300 ft	901 ft	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
SAZ Staples, MN	90 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	VFR	from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,287 ft	05:35 UTC
JMR Mora, MN	159 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,032 ft	05:35 UTC
UBE Cumberland, WI	219 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,242 ft	05:35 UTC
CWA Mosinee, WI	328 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 24,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,277 ft	05:35 UTC
MKG Muskegon, MI	497 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	628 ft	04:55 UTC
LAN Lansing, MI	577 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	6 mi	none	860 ft	05:53 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	637 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	645 ft	05:53 UTC
CGF Cleveland, OH	736 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,000 ft	876 ft	02:46 UTC
JST Johnstown, PA	875 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	2,284 ft	04:54 UTC
HGR Hagerstown, MD	935 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	703 ft	05:53 UTC
BWI Baltimore, MD	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 8 knots	5 mi	600 ft	143 ft	1:43 am EDT (05:43 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BWI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:01 am EDT (12:01 UTC)

Wind from the north at 9 knots, gusting to 16, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet IFR

The whole forecast for BWI

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, gusting to 16, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet

The forecast for FAR, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 300 feet
At times between Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) and 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the north at 13 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers

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, 746 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 766 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 776 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 12 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at BWI 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 northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Hector International, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall.