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Harrisburg International to Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field MDT → FAY

328 nautical miles (378 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 199°, about 210° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 20-knot headwind), arriving about 12:57 am EDT (04:57 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MDT is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 knots; FAY is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 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: 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

SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 40 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.

SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 89 to 249 nm out.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

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 189 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 119 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.

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 MDT.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E145 at 12,000 ft, 22 nm east, 8:43 pm EDT (00:43 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 22 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNS UA /OV LRP/TM 0043/FL120/TP E145/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNS
Where
over LRP
Time
00:43 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
continuous moderate
E145 at 8,000 ft, 10 nm southeast, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV 10 SE MDT/TM 0030/FL080/TP E145/TB LIGHT CHOP GOING THROUGH THE MODERATE RAIN
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
10 southeast mdt
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
light chop going through the moderate rain
P28R at 1,000 ft, 22 nm east, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): a broken layer above 1,000 ft. At the departure end, 22 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV LRP/TM 2331/FL010/TP P28R/SK BKN010
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over LRP
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28R
Sky
a broken layer from 1,000 ft
C680 at 1,400 ft, 38 nm east, 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC): a broken layer above 1,400 ft, remarks: reported 30 knots crosswind until at 40,000 ft feet above ground, wind calm below 40,000 ft feet above ground final runway 36. At the departure end, 38 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDG UA /OV 2 S RDG/TM 2320/FL014/TP C680/SK BKN014/RM REPORTED 30KT CROSSWIND UNTIL 400 FEET AGL, WIND CALM BELOW 400 FEET AGL. FNL RWY 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDG
Where
2 south rdg
Time
23:20 UTC
Height
at 1,400 ft
Aircraft
C680
Sky
a broken layer from 1,400 ft
Remarks
reported 30 knots crosswind until at 40,000 ft feet above ground, wind calm below 40,000 ft feet above ground final runway 36
CRJ7 at 1,100 ft, 16 nm northwest, 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC): a broken layer above 1,200 ft; a broken layer above 4,100 ft. At the departure end, 16 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 2243/FL011/TP CRJ7/SK BKN012 BKN041
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over HAR
Time
22:43 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
BKN012 BKN041
A21N at 600 ft, 24 nm east, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 60 nm along the route, 24 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 0023/FL006/TP A21N/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
over BWI
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
B763 at 500 ft, 24 nm east, 7:50 pm EDT (23:50 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. 60 nm along the route, 24 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 2350/FL005/TP B763/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
over BWI
Time
23:50 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
B738 at 7,000 ft, 15 nm east, 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC): overcast above 40,000 ft, remarks: top 6,500 ft. 60 nm along the route, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV BAL280010/TM 2340/FL070/TP B738/SK OVC004/RM TOP 065
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
10 nm west (280°) of BAL
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 400 ft
Remarks
top 6,500 ft
B38M at 400 ft, 13 nm east, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): overcast above 40,000 ft. 80 nm along the route, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DCA UA /OV DCA/TM 0115/FL004/TP B38M/SK OVC004
```
Report
a routine report filed through DCA
Where
over DCA
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
overcast from 400 ft
FA8X climbing, 12 nm west, 8:34 pm EDT (00:34 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft. 80 nm along the route, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV AML300005/TM 0034/FLDURC/TP FA8X/SK OVC010
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
5 nm northwest (300°) of AML
Time
00:34 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
FA8X
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
A320 descending, 13 nm east, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 80 nm along the route, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DCA UA /OV RWY 1 FINAL/TM 0027/FLDURD/TP A320/SK BASES 400 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DCA
Where
runway 1 final
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
bases 40,000 ft ft
A319 descending, 13 nm east, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 80 nm along the route, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DCA UA /OV RWY 1 DEPARTURE/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP A319/SK BASES 500 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DCA
Where
runway 1 departure
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
A319
Sky
bases 50,000 ft ft
C17 at 500 ft, 22 nm east, 7:42 pm EDT (23:42 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. 80 nm along the route, 22 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KADW UA /OV RWY 1L ARR/TM 2342/FL005/TP C17/SK OVC005
```
Report
a routine report filed through KADW
Where
runway 1L arrival
Time
23:42 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
C17
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
CRJ9 at 7,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 UTC): overcast from 500 ft to 7,200 ft. 80 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DCA UA /OV DCA320012/TM 2317/FL070/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 005 OVC TOPS 072
```
Report
a routine report filed through DCA
Where
12 nm northwest (320°) of DCA
Time
23:17 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
bases 500 ft overcast tops 7,200 ft

8 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (PSB, 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	220° at 23 kt	+22 kt	13 °C	98 kt	3 h 21 min	1:01 am EDT (05:01 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 22 kt	+20 kt	12 °C	100 kt	3 h 17 min	12:57 am EDT (04:57 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	+24 kt	11 °C	96 kt	3 h 25 min	1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+29 kt	9 °C	91 kt	3 h 36 min	1:16 am EDT (05:16 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	+32 kt	5 °C	88 kt	3 h 44 min	1:24 am EDT (05:24 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 37 kt	+33 kt	1 °C	87 kt	3 h 46 min	1:26 am EDT (05:26 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 39 kt	+34 kt	-3 °C	86 kt	3 h 49 min	1:29 am EDT (05:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 41 kt	+35 kt	-6 °C	85 kt	3 h 52 min	1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 62 kt	+56 kt	-16 °C	64 kt	5 h 08 min	2:48 am EDT (06:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 82 kt	+76 kt	-29 °C	44 kt	7 h 27 min	5:07 am EDT (09:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	220° at 83 kt	+79 kt	-40 °C	41 kt	8 h	5:40 am EDT (09:40 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	220° at 76 kt	+70 kt	-52 °C	50 kt	6 h 34 min	4:14 am EDT (08:14 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PSB	used from 0 nm out; 84 nm from the line		260/13 13°	220/12 8°	220/11 4°	230/27 -11°	210/31 -21°	220/73 -32°	220/75 -40°	230/66 -50°
RIC	used from 50 nm out; 91 nm from the line	190/33	200/29 14°	210/31 12°	210/38 6°	230/42 -7°	230/68 -16°	220/84 -29°	220/86 -40°	220/81 -52°
RDU	used from 199 nm out; 53 nm from the line	240/28	250/22 10°	230/30 11°	230/40 7°	230/45 -4°	220/69 -15°	220/83 -29°	210/84 -40°	220/75 -52°

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
MDT Harrisburg, PA	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain	from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	310 ft	9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC)
DMW Westminster, MD	40 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	500 ft	789 ft	01:15 UTC
IAD Washington, DC	80 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: light rain	from the north (350°) at 6 knots	8 mi	600 ft	312 ft	00:52 UTC
HEF Washington, DC	99 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain	from the north (350°) at 7 knots	3 mi	500 ft	192 ft	00:56 UTC
LKU Louisa, VA	139 nm out, 13 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the north (010°) at 5 knots	7 mi	400 ft	493 ft	23:35 UTC
BKT Blackstone, VA	199 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	437 ft	12:55 UTC
AVC South Hill, VA	219 nm out, 8 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,700 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	3,700 ft	441 ft	23:35 UTC
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	278 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	435 ft	00:51 UTC
HRJ Erwin, NC	308 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,500 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	4,500 ft	201 ft	01:15 UTC
FAY Fayetteville, NC	destination	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	189 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 789 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, 12:57 am EDT (04:57 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FAY

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for MDT, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 800 feet (thunderheads), overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 70 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 80 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 MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at FAY 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAY is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Harrisburg International, Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field.