Snow Lake Seaplane Base to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport IN2 → CHO
372 nautical miles (428 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 123°. At 120 knots that is 2 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:57 am EDT (09:57 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: 2 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 215 to 352 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 39 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 342 to 342 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 IN2.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (FWA, CMH, AGC, EKN). 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 | 320° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 2 h 45 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −18 kt | 12 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 42 min | 6:25 am EDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 11 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 41 min | 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 7 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 41 min | 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 4 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 44 min | 6:27 am EDT (10:27 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 0 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 42 min | 6:25 am EDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −21 kt | -4 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 38 min | 6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −24 kt | -8 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 35 min | 6:18 am EDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 27 kt | −25 kt | -9 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 34 min | 6:17 am EDT (10:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 35 kt | −32 kt | -21 °C | 152 kt | 2 h 27 min | 6:10 am EDT (10:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 44 kt | −40 kt | -36 °C | 160 kt | 2 h 20 min | 6:03 am EDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 48 kt | −47 kt | -41 °C | 167 kt | 2 h 14 min | 5:57 am EDT (09:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 44 kt | −42 kt | -48 °C | 162 kt | 2 h 18 min | 6:01 am EDT (10:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CMH | used from 98 nm out; 36 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° |
| AGC | used from 196 nm out; 67 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° |
| EKN | used from 244 nm out; 23 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN2 Jamestown, IN | departure | no report just now | 965 ft | ||||
| DFI Defiance, OH | 39 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 706 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 49 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| MNN Marion, OH | 108 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 993 ft | ||||
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 127 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,297 ft | ||||
| CDI Cambridge, OH | 186 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 798 ft | ||||
| MPG Moundsville, WV | 225 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,214 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 264 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 293 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| VBW Bridgewater, VA | 342 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,165 ft | ||||
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | destination | no report just now | 640 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,987 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:57 am EDT (09:57 UTC)
CHO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at IN2 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at CHO 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CHO is before sunrise there (7:19 am EDT (11:19 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: Snow Lake Seaplane Base, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.