Plan a flight · Mon 6:59 am EDT (10:59 UTC)

Delaware Coastal Airport to Smyrna Airport GED → MQY

556 nautical miles (640 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 257°, about 269° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 10:37 am CDT (15:37 UTC). Right now GED is IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17; MQY is IFR, wind calm. 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 whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 50 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 79 to 179 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 139 to 298 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 199 to 477 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 288 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 GED.

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

E170 at 23,000 ft, 33 nm north, 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC): moderate turbulence above 23,000 ft. At the departure end, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DOV UA /OV ENO/TM 1028/FLF230/TP E170/TB MOD 230
```
Report
a routine report filed through DOV
Where
over ENO
Time
10:28 UTC
Height
at F230
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate at 23,000 ft
E145 at 400 ft, 19 nm south, 6:48 am EDT (10:48 UTC): remarks: pilot reported lost vsby of airport at at 40,000 ft feet. At the departure end, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SBY UA /OV KSBY/TM 1048/FL004/TP E145/RM PILOT REPORTED LOST VSBY OF AIRPORT AT 400 FEET
```
Report
a routine report filed through SBY
Where
over KSBY
Time
10:48 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
E145
Remarks
pilot reported lost vsby of airport at at 40,000 ft feet
E145 at 700 ft, 19 nm south, 6:40 am EDT (10:40 UTC): remarks: pilot reported in the clouds at at 70,000 ft feet. At the departure end, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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SBY UA /OV KSBY/TM 1040/FL007/TP E145/RM PILOT REPORTED IN THE CLOUDS AT 700 FEET
```
Report
a routine report filed through SBY
Where
over KSBY
Time
10:40 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
E145
Remarks
pilot reported in the clouds at at 70,000 ft feet
B737 at 700 ft, 43 nm north, 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC): remarks: light rain. 50 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 0933/FL007/TP B737/RM LIGHT RAIN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
over BWI
Time
09:33 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
light rain
B39M descending, 39 nm north, 6:42 am EDT (10:42 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft. 89 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV RWY 1R/TM 1042/FLDURD/TP B39M/SK OVC 040/WX 10 SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
runway 1R
Time
10:42 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B39M
Sky
overcast from 4,000 ft
Weather
10, miles
B738 at 33,000 ft, 44 nm north, 4:44 am EDT (08:44 UTC): -39 °C, wind 350° at 65 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 218 nm along the route, 44 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EKN UA /OV EKN188027 /TM 0844 /FL330 /TP B738 /TA M39 /WV 35065KT /TB MOD-CONS /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through EKN
Where
27 nm south (188°) of EKN
Time
08:44 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
−39 °C
Wind
from 350° at 65 knots
Turbulence
mod-cons
Remarks
produced by skypath
CRJ9 at 6,000 ft, 41 nm southeast, 6:10 am EDT (10:10 UTC): a broken layer from 4,600 ft to 5,800 ft. 367 nm along the route, 41 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TRI UA /OV BOOIE/TM 1010/FL060/TP CRJ9/SK BKN046-TOP058
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
booie
Time
10:10 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
a broken layer from 4,600 ft, tops 5,800 ft

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 6 forecast points nearest it (ACY, RIC, ROA, TRI, TYS, BNA). 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	330° at 25 kt	+4 kt	11 °C	116 kt	4 h 48 min	10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	+1 kt	12 °C	119 kt	4 h 40 min	10:39 am CDT (15:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	340° at 28 kt	0	9 °C	120 kt	4 h 38 min	10:37 am CDT (15:37 UTC)
10,500 ft	340° at 27 kt	+1 kt	6 °C	119 kt	4 h 40 min	10:39 am CDT (15:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	+3 kt	3 °C	117 kt	4 h 45 min	10:44 am CDT (15:44 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	+4 kt	-1 °C	116 kt	4 h 48 min	10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC)
16,500 ft	330° at 30 kt	+6 kt	-5 °C	114 kt	4 h 53 min	10:52 am CDT (15:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 31 kt	+8 kt	-8 °C	112 kt	4 h 58 min	10:57 am CDT (15:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 35 kt	+8 kt	-20 °C	112 kt	4 h 58 min	10:57 am CDT (15:57 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 41 kt	+11 kt	-33 °C	109 kt	5 h 06 min	11:05 am CDT (16:05 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 45 kt	+14 kt	-40 °C	106 kt	5 h 15 min	11:14 am CDT (16:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 38 kt	+22 kt	-49 °C	98 kt	5 h 40 min	11:39 am CDT (16:39 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
ACY	used from 0 nm out; 80 nm from the line	350/12	340/12 11°	340/12 6°	340/13 2°	270/10 -10°	240/17 -23°	230/46 -33°	230/46 -40°	240/46 -49°
RIC	used from 50 nm out; 57 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°
ROA	used from 149 nm out; 63 nm from the line	310/32	340/32 14°	350/25 9°	340/24 3°	340/42 -8°	340/52 -20°	350/62 -34°	350/64 -39°	310/44 -48°
TRI	used from 298 nm out; 52 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 397 nm out; 56 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°
BNA	used from 496 nm out; 41 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -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
GED Georgetown, DE	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north (360°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17	5 mi	600 ft	53 ft	6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC)
ESN Easton, MD	30 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the north (350°) at 7 knots	2 mi	600 ft	72 ft	10:45 UTC
EZF Fredericksburg, VA	99 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	4,000 ft	85 ft	10:35 UTC
CHO Charlottesville, VA	149 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,400 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	640 ft	10:53 UTC
HSP Hot Springs, VA	218 nm out, 11 nm north of the line	reported, no category	from the west (280°) at 18 knots, gusting to 22	0.25 mi	none	3,792 ft	06:15 UTC
LWB Lewisburg, WV	238 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	2,301 ft	05:55 UTC
BLF Bluefield, WV	288 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 10 knots, gusting to 18	6 mi	400 ft	2,856 ft	10:52 UTC
LNP Wise, VA	357 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: drizzle	from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots	2 mi	200 ft	2,684 ft	10:35 UTC
BYL Williamsburg, KY	437 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	200 ft	1,177 ft	10:55 UTC
SCX Oneida, TN	457 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	0.25 mi	100 ft	1,544 ft	10:35 UTC
SRB Sparta, TN	506 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	1,025 ft	10:35 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN	destination	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1.5 mi	none	543 ft	5:49 am CDT (10:49 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,792 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MQY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:37 am CDT (15:37 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 800 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MQY

From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility ¼ mile, fog, a broken layer at 200 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 800 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet

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 7 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 7 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 16 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · ZDC
6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at GED 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Delaware Coastal Airport, Smyrna Airport.