Washington Dulles International to Nantucket Memorial IAD → ACK
367 nautical miles (422 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 065°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 83-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:52 pm EDT (02:52 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: 11 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 first 347 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 307 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 99 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 IAD.
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 (RIC, ACY, JFK, BDL, ACK). 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 | 170° at 23 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 2 h 59 min | 12:03 am EDT (04:03 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 180° at 26 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 2 h 48 min | 11:52 pm EDT (03:52 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 26 kt | −19 kt | 11 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 38 min | 11:42 pm EDT (03:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −26 kt | 9 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 31 min | 11:35 pm EDT (03:35 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −29 kt | 6 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 28 min | 11:32 pm EDT (03:32 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −32 kt | 2 °C | 152 kt | 2 h 25 min | 11:29 pm EDT (03:29 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 36 kt | −36 kt | -2 °C | 156 kt | 2 h 21 min | 11:25 pm EDT (03:25 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 40 kt | −39 kt | -6 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 18 min | 11:22 pm EDT (03:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 41 kt | −40 kt | -7 °C | 160 kt | 2 h 18 min | 11:22 pm EDT (03:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 52 kt | −51 kt | -17 °C | 171 kt | 2 h 09 min | 11:13 pm EDT (03:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 70 kt | −67 kt | -31 °C | 187 kt | 1 h 58 min | 11:02 pm EDT (03:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 78 kt | −76 kt | -41 °C | 196 kt | 1 h 52 min | 10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 85 kt | −83 kt | -54 °C | 203 kt | 1 h 48 min | 10:52 pm EDT (02:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 98 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° |
| ACY | used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/15 | 230/22 15° | 230/31 11° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 230/51 -17° | 230/71 -31° | 230/81 -41° | 230/86 -53° |
| JFK | used from 149 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 140/43 | 170/35 13° | 230/18 9° | 250/25 5° | 240/40 -7° | 230/50 -17° | 230/75 -31° | 230/78 -41° | 230/88 -53° |
| BDL | used from 248 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 140/28 | 180/29 10° | 220/38 8° | 250/30 3° | 250/40 -8° | 240/46 -18° | 240/58 -32° | 240/80 -41° | 240/89 -55° |
| ACK | used from 297 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 150/19 | 170/30 8° | 210/31 9° | 230/42 3° | 250/44 -7° | 250/50 -17° | 240/62 -32° | 250/71 -42° | 250/86 -55° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD Washington, DC | departure | no report just now | 312 ft | ||||
| BWI Baltimore, MD | 40 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 143 ft | ||||
| MTN Baltimore, MD | 50 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| ILG Wilmington, DE | 99 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| PNE Philadelphia, PA | 129 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 119 ft | ||||
| BLM Belmar/Farmingdale, NJ | 169 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 153 ft | ||||
| ISP New York, NY | 228 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 98 ft | ||||
| FOK Westhampton Beach, NY | 248 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 66 ft | ||||
| BID Block Island, RI | 297 nm out, 19 nm north of the line | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| MVY Vineyard Haven, MA | 347 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 66 ft | ||||
| ACK Nantucket, MA | destination | no report just now | 46 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 312 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ACK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:52 pm EDT (02:52 UTC)
ACK 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 on the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 40 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at ACK 6:04 pm EDT (22:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ACK is before sunrise there (6:48 am EDT (10:48 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: Washington Dulles International, Nantucket Memorial.