Laguardia Airport to Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field LGA → FAY
421 nautical miles (484 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 216°, about 228° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC). 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, fog). Over the first 254 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 186 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 225 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 LGA.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, RIC, RDU). 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 | 340° at 23 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 3 h 09 min | 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 13 min | 8:17 am EDT (12:17 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −12 kt | 8 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 11 min | 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −11 kt | 5 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 13 min | 8:17 am EDT (12:17 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −9 kt | 2 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 16 min | 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | −7 kt | -2 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 19 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | −6 kt | -6 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 20 min | 8:24 am EDT (12:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 26 kt | −4 kt | -9 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 24 min | 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 24 kt | +2 kt | -21 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 34 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 33 kt | +17 kt | -34 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 05 min | 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 34 kt | +18 kt | -39 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 08 min | 9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 38 kt | +17 kt | -47 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 05 min | 9:09 am EDT (13:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
| ACY | used from 49 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| RIC | used from 147 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| RDU | used from 293 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 330/30 | 340/24 12° | 330/26 7° | 320/30 3° | 330/39 -8° | 310/30 -20° | 300/33 -33° | 310/34 -39° | 310/41 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA New York, NY | departure | no report just now | 20 ft | ||||
| LDJ Linden, NJ | 20 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| TTN Trenton, NJ | 49 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 212 ft | ||||
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | 88 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 74 ft | ||||
| DOV Dover, DE | 127 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| TGI Tangier, VA | 205 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| FYJ West Point, VA | 235 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 20 ft | ||||
| RIC Richmond, VA | 254 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 167 ft | ||||
| IXA Roanoke Rapids, NC | 323 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 144 ft | ||||
| LHZ Louisburg, NC | 352 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 368 ft | ||||
| JNX Smithfield, NC | 381 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 164 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | destination | no report just now | 189 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 368 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC)
FAY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
- 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC on the route, 137 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC on the route, 137 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 24 nm from the route, 176 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC), at FAY 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 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: Laguardia Airport, Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field.