Mobile Regional to Washington Dulles International MOB → IAD
726 nautical miles (835 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 044°, about 047° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:16 am EDT (12:16 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: 961 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 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the last 50 nm of the route.
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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 278 to 636 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 348 to 636 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 358 to 507 nm out.
- 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 last 249 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 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 MOB.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (MOB, MGM, ATL, GSP, TRI, ROA, RIC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 6 h | 8:43 am EDT (12:43 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | +4 kt | 11 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 16 min | 8:59 am EDT (12:59 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | +6 kt | 12 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 22 min | 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | +7 kt | 8 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 25 min | 9:08 am EDT (13:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | +3 kt | 6 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 12 min | 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −1 kt | 2 °C | 121 kt | 6 h | 8:43 am EDT (12:43 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −4 kt | -2 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 51 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 27 kt | −7 kt | -6 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 43 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 27 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 40 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 31 kt | −11 kt | -18 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 33 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 35 kt | −6 kt | -32 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 46 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 37 kt | −9 kt | -40 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 38 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 33 kt | −7 kt | -49 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 43 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOB | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MGM | used from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| ATL | used from 199 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| GSP | used from 348 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| TRI | used from 447 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| ROA | used from 497 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| RIC | used from 646 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOB Mobile, AL | departure | no report just now | 218 ft | ||||
| MVC Monroeville, AL | 70 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 419 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 139 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| AUO Auburn, AL | 179 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| FTY Atlanta, GA | 268 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| GVL Gainesville, GA | 308 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,276 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 408 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 457 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| ROA Roanoke, VA | 577 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 597 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | 656 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 640 ft | ||||
| IAD Washington, DC | destination | no report just now | 312 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC)
IAD 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 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at MOB 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC), at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 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: Mobile Regional, Washington Dulles International.