Laconia Municipal to Shenandoah Valley Regional LCI → SHD
465 nautical miles (535 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 229°, about 245° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:26 pm EDT (17:26 UTC). Right now LCI is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots; SHD is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 3 knots. 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 148 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 148 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 59 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 99 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 LCI.
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 08:00–15:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (BOS, ALB, AVP, PSB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 360° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 28 min | 1:26 pm EDT (17:26 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 360° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 10 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 28 min | 1:26 pm EDT (17:26 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 21 kt | −12 kt | 8 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 31 min | 1:29 pm EDT (17:29 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 22 kt | −11 kt | 4 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 33 min | 1:31 pm EDT (17:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −10 kt | 1 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 35 min | 1:33 pm EDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −8 kt | -3 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 38 min | 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | −6 kt | -7 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 41 min | 1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 27 kt | −5 kt | -10 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 43 min | 1:41 pm EDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 29 kt | −7 kt | -22 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 40 min | 1:38 pm EDT (17:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 33 kt | −8 kt | -37 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 38 min | 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 38 kt | +3 kt | -42 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 58 min | 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 33 kt | +12 kt | -51 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 18 min | 2:16 pm EDT (18:16 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | used from 0 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 020/10 | 360/20 10° | 340/19 7° | 290/21 2° | 270/35 -9° | 260/42 -22° | 250/55 -38° | 240/75 -43° | 250/72 -51° |
| ALB | used from 49 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| AVP | used from 148 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| PSB | used from 297 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| EKN | used from 396 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCI Laconia, NH | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 545 ft | 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC) |
| CON Concord, NH | 20 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,200 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 13:51 UTC |
| EEN Keene, NH | 59 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,400 ft | 488 ft | 13:44 UTC |
| PSF Pittsfield, MA | 109 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 1,188 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| SWF New York, NY | 168 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 490 ft | 13:45 UTC |
| MPO Mount Pocono, PA | 228 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 1,915 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| RDG Reading, PA | 277 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,000 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 2,000 ft | 343 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 297 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet | variable at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 402 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| FDK Frederick, MD | 366 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,000 feet | variable at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 2,000 ft | 308 ft | 13:47 UTC |
| JYO Leesburg, VA | 386 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,300 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 15 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | 3,300 ft | 389 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| LUA Luray, VA | 435 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,800 ft | 902 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| SHD Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA | destination | VFR | from the north (350°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,201 ft | 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,915 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, 1:26 pm EDT (17:26 UTC)
SHD 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 22 nm from the route, 376 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 376 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at LCI 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at SHD 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 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: Laconia Municipal, Shenandoah Valley Regional.