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Martha'S Vineyard Airport to Charlotte/Douglas International MVY → CLT

612 nautical miles (704 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 236°, about 251° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 4:33 am EDT (08:33 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MVY is marginal VFR, wind from the east (080°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21; CLT is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) 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: 19 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 6E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 138 to 276 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD AND DE NJ NY MD CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20WNW SAX-70S HTO-50ESE SBY-30WSW HAR-20WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 326 to 375 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • 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 434 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 99 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 355 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the last 79 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 533 nm along 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 MVY.

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 7 forecast points nearest it (ACK, BDL, JFK, ACY, RIC, RDU, GSP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 19 kt+16 kt104 kt5 h 53 min4:36 am EDT (08:36 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 19 kt+15 kt12 °C105 kt5 h 50 min4:33 am EDT (08:33 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 22 kt+19 kt9 °C101 kt6 h 04 min4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 24 kt+22 kt6 °C98 kt6 h 15 min4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 27 kt+26 kt3 °C94 kt6 h 31 min5:14 am EDT (09:14 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 31 kt+30 kt-1 °C90 kt6 h 48 min5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 34 kt+34 kt-5 °C86 kt7 h 07 min5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 37 kt+37 kt-8 °C83 kt7 h 22 min6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 49 kt+49 kt-19 °C71 kt8 h 37 min7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 75 kt+74 kt-31 °C46 kt13 h 18 min12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 86 kt+86 kt-40 °C34 kt18 h4:43 pm EDT (20:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 69 kt+68 kt-50 °C52 kt11 h 46 min10:29 am EDT (14:29 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ACKused from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line230/29270/37 16°270/38 10°270/40 4°240/46 -8°230/52 -17°240/74 -31°240/83 -41°240/91 -53°
BDLused from 49 nm out; 81 nm from the line120/24290/23 12°280/21 8°250/36 3°250/41 -11°230/48 -21°230/78 -32°230/96 -41°230/86 -52°
JFKused from 99 nm out; 50 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
ACYused from 148 nm out; 44 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
RICused from 296 nm out; 68 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
RDUused from 444 nm out; 52 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°
GSPused from 592 nm out; 74 nm from the line320/22340/19 13°320/18 8°310/24 5°300/34 -7°300/36 -18°290/30 -33°300/32 -39°320/42 -49°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MVY Vineyard Haven, MA departure marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet Weather: rain from the east (080°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21 10+ mi 2,400 ft 66 ft 10:02 pm EDT (02:02 UTC)
BID Block Island, RI 39 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the east (080°) at 16 knots, gusting to 24 4 mi 300 ft 107 ft 01:56 UTC
JPX East Hampton, NY 79 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain from the north (360°) at 8 knots 7 mi 500 ft 54 ft 02:35 UTC
ACY Atlantic City, NJ 217 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 300 feet Weather: mist from the north (360°) at 5 knots 0.75 mi 300 ft 74 ft 02:37 UTC
SBY Salisbury, MD 286 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 800 ft 52 ft 01:54 UTC
XSA Tappahannock, VA 355 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line reported, no category calm none 135 ft 02:35 UTC
RIC Richmond, VA 385 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 10 knots, gusting to 19 10+ mi 30,000 ft 167 ft 01:54 UTC
CXE Chase City, VA 464 nm out, 5 nm east of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 3,700 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet calm 10+ mi 3,700 ft 503 ft 02:35 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC 543 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,100 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 9,500 ft 925 ft 01:54 UTC
JQF Concord, NC 592 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,500 feet from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 704 ft 01:50 UTC
CLT Charlotte, NC destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 747 ft 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 925 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CLT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:33 am EDT (08:33 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for CLT
  • From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 276 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 276 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 21 nm from the route, 326 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at MVY 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC), at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CLT is before sunrise there (7:27 am EDT (11:27 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
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Martha'S Vineyard Airport, Charlotte/Douglas International.