Wheeling Ohio County to Cape May County HLG → WWD
275 nautical miles (316 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 103°, about 110° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:50 am EDT (08:50 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: 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 137 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 196 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 HLG.
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (AGC, PSB, ACY). 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 | 280° at 8 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 2 h 10 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 9 kt | −8 kt | 13 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 09 min | 5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 11 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 08 min | 5:14 am EDT (09:14 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 7 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 07 min | 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 07 min | 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | −11 kt | 1 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 06 min | 5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 05 min | 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -9 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 04 min | 5:10 am EDT (09:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -10 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 04 min | 5:10 am EDT (09:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -22 °C | 142 kt | 1 h 56 min | 5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 33 kt | −27 kt | -35 °C | 147 kt | 1 h 52 min | 4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 48 kt | −38 kt | -40 °C | 158 kt | 1 h 44 min | 4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 46 kt | −38 kt | -48 °C | 158 kt | 1 h 44 min | 4:50 am EDT (08:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC | used from 0 nm out; 19 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 98 nm out; 72 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° | |
| ACY | used from 196 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLG Wheeling, WV | departure | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| AGC Pittsburgh, PA | 29 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,251 ft | ||||
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 49 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,198 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 137 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| FDK Frederick, MD | 157 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 308 ft | ||||
| MTN Baltimore, MD | 206 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| DOV Dover, DE | 245 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| WWD Wildwood, NJ | destination | no report just now | 21 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,251 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At WWD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC)
WWD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 167 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 22 nm from the route, 176 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 196 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 14 nm from the route, 245 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 245 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at HLG 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC), at WWD 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at WWD is before sunrise there (7:05 am EDT (11:05 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: Wheeling Ohio County, Cape May County.