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Cape Cod Gateway Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional HYA → SHD

446 nautical miles (513 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 246°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 5:35 am EDT (09:35 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 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 E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 59 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    MA RI CT AND MA RI NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM 40E BOS-130SE ACK-170S ACK-50SE HTO-20NW PVD-40E BOS
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 337 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • 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 4W: 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 first 40 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 99 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 0 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 HYA.

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 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 (ACK, BDL, JFK, ACY, RIC, EKN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft250° at 16 kt+16 kt12 °C104 kt4 h 17 min5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)
6,500 ft260° at 20 kt+19 kt12 °C101 kt4 h 25 min5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 24 kt+24 kt10 °C96 kt4 h 39 min5:57 am EDT (09:57 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 26 kt+26 kt6 °C94 kt4 h 45 min6:03 am EDT (10:03 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 27 kt+27 kt3 °C93 kt4 h 48 min6:06 am EDT (10:06 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 30 kt+30 kt-1 °C90 kt4 h 57 min6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 32 kt+32 kt-6 °C88 kt5 h 04 min6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 34 kt+33 kt-9 °C87 kt5 h 08 min6:26 am EDT (10:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 44 kt+44 kt-20 °C76 kt5 h 52 min7:10 am EDT (11:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 74 kt+71 kt-32 °C49 kt9 h 06 min10:24 am EDT (14:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 88 kt+86 kt-40 °C34 kt13 h 07 min2:25 pm EDT (18:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 74 kt+73 kt-50 °C47 kt9 h 29 min10:47 am EDT (14:47 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ACKused from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line230/29270/37 16°270/38 10°270/40 4°240/46 -8°230/52 -17°240/74 -31°240/83 -41°240/91 -53°
BDLused from 50 nm out; 63 nm from the line120/24290/23 12°280/21 8°250/36 3°250/41 -11°230/48 -21°230/78 -32°230/96 -41°230/86 -52°
JFKused from 99 nm out; 47 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
ACYused from 198 nm out; 36 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
RICused from 347 nm out; 83 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
EKNused from 396 nm out; 71 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°

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
HYA Hyannis, MA departure no report just now 54 ft
MVY Vineyard Haven, MA 20 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 66 ft
GON Groton (New London), CT 79 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 9 ft
JPX East Hampton, NY 99 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 54 ft
ISP New York, NY 139 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 98 ft
TTN Trenton, NJ 218 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 212 ft
ILG Wilmington, DE 267 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 79 ft
EVY Middletown, DE 277 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 69 ft
BWI Baltimore, MD 327 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 143 ft
IAD Washington, DC 367 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 312 ft
LUA Luray, VA 416 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line no report just now 902 ft
SHD Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA destination no report just now 1,201 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,201 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SHD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)

SHD 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 23 nm from the route, 178 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 327 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 347 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 357 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at HYA 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC), at SHD 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SHD is before sunrise there (7:21 am EDT (11:21 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
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Cape Cod Gateway Airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional.