Washington Dulles International to Daniel K Inouye International IAD → HNL
4,179 nautical miles (4,809 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 281°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 34 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:32 am HST (15:32 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: 333 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
- 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 first 110 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.
- SIGMET W14W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 1839 to 1889 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120455 MKCW WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14W VALID UNTIL 0655Z NV FROM 40NW BVL-20WNW ELY-20SSE OAL-40WNW OAL-50NE BAM-40NW BVL AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
- 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 450 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 70 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 180 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 660 to 1170 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 1160 to 1590 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1190 to 1799 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 1290 to 1450 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1380 to 1849 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1460 to 1799 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 2019 to 2219 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 2219 to 2219 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 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 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 20 forecast points nearest it (EKN, CRW, CMH, CVG, IND, SPI, BRL, DSM, MKC, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, GJT, BCE, ELY, BIH, FAT, SFO, FOT). 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 | light and variable | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 34 h 50 min | 6:07 am HST (16:07 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 3 kt | +1 kt | 8 °C | 119 kt | 35 h 07 min | 6:24 am HST (16:24 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 5 kt | +2 kt | 4 °C | 118 kt | 35 h 25 min | 6:42 am HST (16:42 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 9 kt | +1 kt | 1 °C | 119 kt | 35 h 07 min | 6:24 am HST (16:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | +1 kt | -2 °C | 119 kt | 35 h 07 min | 6:24 am HST (16:24 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | 0 | -5 °C | 120 kt | 34 h 50 min | 6:07 am HST (16:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −1 kt | -9 °C | 121 kt | 34 h 32 min | 5:49 am HST (15:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 26 kt | −2 kt | -12 °C | 122 kt | 34 h 15 min | 5:32 am HST (15:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 34 kt | −2 kt | -22 °C | 122 kt | 34 h 15 min | 5:32 am HST (15:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 32 kt | +5 kt | -34 °C | 115 kt | 36 h 20 min | 7:37 am HST (17:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 27 kt | +19 kt | -39 °C | 101 kt | 41 h 23 min | 12:40 pm HST (22:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 29 kt | +26 kt | -45 °C | 94 kt | 44 h 27 min | 3:44 pm HST (01:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKN | used from 0 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 150 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| CMH | used from 200 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 300 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 350 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| SPI | used from 500 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| BRL | used from 600 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DSM | used from 700 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| MKC | used from 750 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| OMA | used from 800 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| GRI | used from 900 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| GLD | used from 1050 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| DEN | used from 1200 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| GJT | used from 1350 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 1550 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| ELY | used from 1649 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| BIH | used from 1799 nm out; 99 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| FAT | used from 1949 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| SFO | used from 2049 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 120/13 | 090/14 5° | 040/14 -1° | 350/17 -5° | 360/42 -14° | 360/64 -23° | 350/38 -32° | 300/19 -37° | 250/18 -44° |
| FOT | used from 3099 nm out; 1027 nm from the line | 040/18 | 020/10 5° | 020/22 0° | 010/38 -3° | 360/70 -12° | 360/81 -23° | 360/88 -39° | 360/52 -44° | 330/31 -43° |
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 | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 130 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL | 510 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 754 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 1250 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| BJC Denver, CO | 1280 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,673 ft | ||||
| RHV San Jose, CA | 2079 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 135 ft | ||||
| HNL Honolulu, HI | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,673 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HNL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:32 am HST (15:32 UTC)
HNL 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 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 1959 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 12 nm from the route, 2079 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm HST (04:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HNL is before sunrise there (6:26 am HST (16:26 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.
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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, Daniel K Inouye International.
