Myrtle Beach International to Lehigh Valley International MYR → ABE
451 nautical miles (519 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 021°, about 030° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 76-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 453 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 304 to 411 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 294 nm of the route.
- 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 235 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 MYR.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (ILM, RDU, RIC, ACY, AVP). 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 | 270° at 21 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 3 h 30 min | 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 3 h 35 min | 6:20 am EDT (10:20 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −9 kt | 10 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 30 min | 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −14 kt | 8 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 22 min | 6:07 am EDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −19 kt | 6 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 15 min | 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −23 kt | 2 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 09 min | 5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | −27 kt | -2 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 04 min | 5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 38 kt | −31 kt | -6 °C | 151 kt | 2 h 59 min | 5:44 am EDT (09:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 39 kt | −32 kt | -7 °C | 152 kt | 2 h 58 min | 5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 53 kt | −45 kt | -18 °C | 165 kt | 2 h 44 min | 5:29 am EDT (09:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 75 kt | −69 kt | -31 °C | 189 kt | 2 h 23 min | 5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 84 kt | −76 kt | -39 °C | 196 kt | 2 h 18 min | 5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 66 kt | −57 kt | -50 °C | 177 kt | 2 h 33 min | 5:18 am EDT (09:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILM | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -51° |
| RDU | used from 98 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| RIC | used from 196 nm out; 24 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° |
| ACY | used from 343 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| AVP | used from 441 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | departure | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| CPC Whiteville, NC | 39 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| EYF Elizabethtown, NC | 59 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 131 ft | ||||
| GWW Goldsboro, NC | 118 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 133 ft | ||||
| RWI Rocky Mount, NC | 137 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 157 ft | ||||
| EMV Emporia, VA | 196 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 126 ft | ||||
| RIC Richmond, VA | 245 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 167 ft | ||||
| XSA Tappahannock, VA | 274 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 135 ft | ||||
| ESN Easton, MD | 333 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 72 ft | ||||
| MTN Baltimore, MD | 362 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| RDG Reading, PA | 431 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| ABE Allentown, PA | destination | no report just now | 393 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 393 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC)
ABE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 5 nm from the route, 69 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 14 nm from the route, 323 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 353 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at MYR 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC), at ABE 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ABE is before sunrise there (7:09 am EDT (11:09 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: Myrtle Beach International, Lehigh Valley International.