Arnold Palmer Regional to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport LBE → CHO
136 nautical miles (156 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 161°, about 171° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LBE is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots; CHO is VFR, wind calm. 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 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 116 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 77 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 116 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 LBE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B38M at 20,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 11:11 pm EDT (03:11 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 97 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAD UA /OV AML300020/TM 0311/FL200/TP B38M/TB MOD CAT 200-250
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAD
- Where
- 20 nm northwest (300°) of AML
- Time
- 03:11 UTC
- Height
- at 20,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft
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 2 forecast points nearest it (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 12 °C | 140 kt | 58 min | 2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 10 °C | 141 kt | 58 min | 2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 6 °C | 142 kt | 57 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 3 °C | 140 kt | 58 min | 2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -1 °C | 141 kt | 58 min | 2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -5 °C | 142 kt | 57 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -9 °C | 143 kt | 57 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -10 °C | 143 kt | 57 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 28 kt | −26 kt | -21 °C | 146 kt | 56 min | 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -35 °C | 151 kt | 54 min | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 32 kt | −22 kt | -40 °C | 142 kt | 57 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 34 kt | −23 kt | -47 °C | 143 kt | 57 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC | used from 0 nm out; 42 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 48 nm out; 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBE Latrobe, PA | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 1,198 ft | 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC) |
| CBE Cumberland, MD | 48 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,400 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet | from the north (350°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 4,100 ft | 757 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| LUA Luray, VA | 107 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 902 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,300 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 3,300 ft | 640 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,198 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, 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet and more above marginal VFR
The whole forecast for CHO
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet and more above
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
The forecast for LBE, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): light drizzle, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
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 LBE 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 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: Arnold Palmer Regional, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.