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Piedmont Triad International to Laguardia Airport GSO → LGA

400 nautical miles (460 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 044°, about 052° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 82-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:45 pm EDT (03:45 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: 4,700 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 39 to 205 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 107 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the first 49 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • 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 312 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 185 to 224 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the last 49 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 GSO.

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 5 forecast points nearest it (RDU, ROA, RIC, ACY, JFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft200° at 21 kt−18 kt138 kt2 h 54 min12:40 am EDT (04:40 UTC)
5,500 ft210° at 22 kt−20 kt140 kt2 h 51 min12:37 am EDT (04:37 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 23 kt−23 kt12 °C143 kt2 h 48 min12:34 am EDT (04:34 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 26 kt−26 kt10 °C146 kt2 h 44 min12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 28 kt−28 kt7 °C148 kt2 h 42 min12:28 am EDT (04:28 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 32 kt−32 kt3 °C152 kt2 h 38 min12:24 am EDT (04:24 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 35 kt−35 kt-2 °C155 kt2 h 35 min12:21 am EDT (04:21 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 39 kt−39 kt-6 °C159 kt2 h 31 min12:17 am EDT (04:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 40 kt−40 kt-7 °C160 kt2 h 30 min12:16 am EDT (04:16 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 58 kt−58 kt-17 °C178 kt2 h 15 min12:01 am EDT (04:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 78 kt−78 kt-30 °C198 kt2 h 01 min11:47 pm EDT (03:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 82 kt−82 kt-40 °C202 kt1 h 59 min11:45 pm EDT (03:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 80 kt−80 kt-52 °C200 kt2 h11:46 pm EDT (03:46 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
RDUused from 0 nm out; 50 nm from the line240/28250/22 10°230/30 11°230/40 7°230/45 -4°220/69 -15°220/83 -29°210/84 -40°220/75 -52°
ROAused from 49 nm out; 56 nm from the line280/9290/15 12°290/11 8°210/6 3°210/30 -6°220/46 -19°210/74 -30°220/78 -39°220/64 -48°
RICused from 98 nm out; 41 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
ACYused from 244 nm out; 65 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
JFKused from 342 nm out; 33 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
GSO Greensboro, NC departure no report just now 925 ft
DAN Danville, VA 39 nm out, 2 nm east of the line no report just now 571 ft
CXE Chase City, VA 78 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line no report just now 503 ft
FVX Farmville, VA 107 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line no report just now 415 ft
LKU Louisa, VA 146 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line no report just now 493 ft
EZF Fredericksburg, VA 176 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line no report just now 85 ft
DCA Washington, DC 215 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 14 ft
ESN Easton, MD 244 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 72 ft
ILG Wilmington, DE 293 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 79 ft
PNE Philadelphia, PA 332 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 119 ft
MMU Morristown, NJ 381 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 186 ft
LGA New York, NY destination no report just now 20 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 925 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LGA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:45 pm EDT (03:45 UTC)

LGA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 4 nm from the route, 215 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 244 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 264 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 264 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at GSO 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC), at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LGA is before sunrise there (7:03 am EDT (11:03 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Piedmont Triad International, Laguardia Airport.