Robert Gray Army Airfield to Richmond International GRK → RIC
1,086 nautical miles (1,249 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 064°, about 060° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:29 am EDT (08:29 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: 4 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 548 to 657 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 route from 667 to 717 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 697 to 976 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 817 to 946 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). Near the route, 1006 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 GRK.
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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (CLL, DAL, SHV, LIT, MEM, HSV, BNA, TYS, TRI, ROA, RIC). 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 | 240° at 9 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 8 h 21 min | 5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 17 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 12 °C | 133 kt | 8 h 10 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 8 h 10 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 6 °C | 132 kt | 8 h 14 min | 5:20 am EDT (09:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −13 kt | 2 °C | 133 kt | 8 h 10 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −14 kt | -1 °C | 134 kt | 8 h 06 min | 5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 03 min | 5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -6 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 03 min | 5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -17 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 45 min | 4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 33 kt | −27 kt | -31 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 23 min | 4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 34 kt | −27 kt | -40 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 23 min | 4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 30 kt | −24 kt | -50 °C | 144 kt | 7 h 32 min | 4:38 am EDT (08:38 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 160/18 | 190/18 16° | 200/19 12° | 220/14 7° | 260/18 -5° | 250/20 -13° | 290/29 -29° | 290/31 -40° | 300/22 -53° |
| DAL | used from 100 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -52° |
| SHV | used from 149 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 190/11 | 230/19 17° | 230/26 12° | 260/15 7° | 280/16 -4° | 300/17 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 300/31 -41° | 310/42 -52° |
| LIT | used from 299 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| MEM | used from 398 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| HSV | used from 498 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BNA | used from 647 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| TYS | used from 697 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| TRI | used from 797 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| ROA | used from 896 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 280/9 | 290/15 12° | 290/11 8° | 210/6 3° | 210/30 -6° | 220/46 -19° | 210/74 -30° | 220/78 -39° | 220/64 -48° |
| RIC | used from 1046 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 190/33 | 200/29 14° | 210/31 12° | 210/38 6° | 230/42 -7° | 230/68 -16° | 220/84 -29° | 220/86 -40° | 220/81 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | departure | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| CNW Waco, TX | 50 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 470 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 179 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 229 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 179 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 378 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 498 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | 558 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 550 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 747 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 837 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| ROA Roanoke, VA | 956 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 996 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| RIC Richmond, VA | destination | no report just now | 167 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RIC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC)
RIC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at GRK 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC), at RIC 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RIC is before sunrise there (7:14 am EDT (11:14 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.
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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: Robert Gray Army Airfield, Richmond International.