Harrisburg International to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport MDT → MEM
699 nautical miles (805 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 248°, about 259° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:23 am CDT (12:23 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: 666 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 E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 70 to 80 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120555 MKCE WST 120555 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E VALID UNTIL 0755Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
- 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 550 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 300 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 MDT.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (PSB, EKN, CRW, LOU, BNA, MEM). 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 | 320° at 17 kt | +3 kt | 12 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 58 min | 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +1 kt | 13 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 52 min | 7:28 am CDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +2 kt | 10 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 55 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | 0 | 6 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 50 min | 7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 19 kt | −1 kt | 2 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 47 min | 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | 0 | -2 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 50 min | 7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +2 kt | -5 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 55 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 23 kt | +3 kt | -8 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 58 min | 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 27 kt | +5 kt | -20 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 05 min | 7:41 am CDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 40 kt | +9 kt | -34 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 18 min | 7:54 am CDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 44 kt | +17 kt | -40 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 47 min | 8:23 am CDT (13:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 37 kt | +14 kt | -49 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 36 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSB | used from 0 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| EKN | used from 100 nm out; 41 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° | |
| CRW | used from 200 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| LOU | used from 350 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| BNA | used from 450 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| MEM | used from 599 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -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 | no report just now | 310 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 50 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 70 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 170 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 250 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 290 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| RGA Richmond, KY | 390 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 470 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 530 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN | 609 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 487 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 639 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | destination | no report just now | 340 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,223 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC)
MEM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 9 nm from the route, 520 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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: Harrisburg International, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.