Westchester County to Northwest Alabama Regional HPN → MSL
759 nautical miles (873 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 244°, about 257° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 4:24 pm CDT (21:24 UTC). 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 200 to 349 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 280 to 509 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 300 to 549 nm out.
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 HPN.
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 14:00–21:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, HSV). 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 18 kt | +2 kt | 15 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 26 min | 4:30 pm CDT (21:30 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +1 kt | 14 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 23 min | 4:27 pm CDT (21:27 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | 0 | 11 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 20 min | 4:24 pm CDT (21:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | 0 | 7 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 20 min | 4:24 pm CDT (21:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +2 kt | 4 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 26 min | 4:30 pm CDT (21:30 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | +5 kt | 0 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 36 min | 4:40 pm CDT (21:40 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 24 kt | +8 kt | -4 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 47 min | 4:51 pm CDT (21:51 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 25 kt | +10 kt | -7 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 54 min | 4:58 pm CDT (21:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | +17 kt | -19 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 22 min | 5:26 pm CDT (22:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 36 kt | +16 kt | -35 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 18 min | 5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 48 kt | +16 kt | -42 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 18 min | 5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 50 kt | +12 kt | -50 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 02 min | 5:06 pm CDT (22:06 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 360/20 | 340/23 11° | 340/26 8° | 350/26 3° | 350/30 -8° | 350/36 -21° | 350/52 -36° | 350/54 -44° | 320/45 -53° |
| AVP | used from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 330/21 | 340/24 14° | 350/27 9° | 350/25 3° | 330/29 -8° | 310/31 -20° | 330/41 -36° | 330/57 -46° | 320/55 -51° |
| PSB | used from 150 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 330/23 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/25 3° | 320/24 -8° | 300/29 -20° | 310/39 -36° | 310/52 -46° | 310/56 -50° | |
| EKN | used from 200 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 320/20 15° | 340/24 10° | 340/25 4° | 310/28 -7° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -36° | 300/49 -43° | 310/48 -50° | |
| CRW | used from 349 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 270/8 | 320/23 15° | 320/22 10° | 330/25 5° | 300/30 -6° | 290/34 -19° | 280/37 -35° | 290/48 -42° | 310/58 -50° |
| TRI | used from 449 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 340/26 15° | 330/23 10° | 330/23 6° | 290/28 -6° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -34° | 310/47 -41° | 320/47 -49° | |
| TYS | used from 549 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 320/8 | 330/17 16° | 320/17 9° | 310/24 6° | 290/23 -6° | 290/28 -19° | 300/36 -33° | 310/48 -40° | 320/46 -50° |
| BNA | used from 649 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 270/14 | 270/10 14° | 280/19 11° | 280/26 6° | 280/25 -6° | 280/31 -18° | 300/44 -32° | 300/53 -40° | 310/51 -49° |
| HSV | used from 699 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 290/11 | 300/10 15° | 300/17 12° | 290/20 6° | 290/18 -5° | 290/25 -17° | 310/38 -31° | 320/47 -40° | 330/43 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPN White Plains, NY | departure | no report just now | 439 ft | ||||
| CDW Caldwell, NJ | 30 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 172 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 130 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 402 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 220 nm out, 0 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| OKV Winchester, VA | 230 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 726 ft | ||||
| SXL Summersville, WV | 369 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,819 ft | ||||
| EBD Williamson, WV | 439 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,883 ft | ||||
| PBX Pikeville, KY | 459 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,464 ft | ||||
| SCX Oneida, TN | 579 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,544 ft | ||||
| RNC Mc Minnville, TN | 659 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,031 ft | ||||
| GZS Pulaski, TN | 719 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 688 ft | ||||
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | destination | no report just now | 550 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,883 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:24 pm CDT (21:24 UTC)
MSL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 20 nm from the route, 200 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at HPN 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC), at MSL 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 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: Westchester County, Northwest Alabama Regional.