Ogdensburg International to Washington Dulles International OGS → IAD
356 nautical miles (409 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 195°, about 208° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:57 am EDT (08:57 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now OGS is marginal VFR, wind calm; IAD is IFR, wind from the north (350°) at 15 knots, gusting to 27. 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: 439 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 336 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 316 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 49 to 79 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 79 to 267 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 OGS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E145 at 600 ft, 13 nm east, 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 277 nm along the route, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
- Report
- a routine report filed through MDT
- Where
- over MDT
- Time
- 03:20 UTC
- Height
- at 600 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- overcast from 600 ft
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 4 forecast points nearest it (SYR, AVP, PSB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 340° at 10 kt | −8 kt | 13 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 47 min | 5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 10 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 42 min | 4:57 am EDT (08:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | −6 kt | 8 °C | 126 kt | 2 h 50 min | 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −2 kt | 5 °C | 122 kt | 2 h 55 min | 5:10 am EDT (09:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | 0 | 1 °C | 120 kt | 2 h 58 min | 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | +2 kt | -3 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 01 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +3 kt | -8 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 03 min | 5:18 am EDT (09:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 18 kt | +4 kt | -11 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 04 min | 5:19 am EDT (09:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 22 kt | +14 kt | -23 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 22 min | 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 32 kt | +15 kt | -36 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 23 min | 5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 45 kt | +31 kt | -41 °C | 89 kt | 4 h | 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 51 kt | +35 kt | -49 °C | 85 kt | 4 h 11 min | 6:26 am EDT (10:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | used from 0 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| AVP | used from 148 nm out; 48 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° |
| PSB | used from 247 nm out; 60 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° | |
| RIC | used from 346 nm out; 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGS Ogdensburg, NY | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,100 ft | 301 ft | 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC) |
| ART Watertown, NY | 49 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,400 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,400 ft | 330 ft | 06:03 UTC |
| SYR Syracuse, NY | 99 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 421 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 138 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 1 mi | 500 ft | 1,099 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 217 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,800 ft | 528 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| SEG Selinsgrove, PA | 237 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet | from the north (360°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 463 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CXY Harrisburg, PA | 277 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 346 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| FDK Frederick, MD | 326 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain | from the north (360°) at 8 knots | 9 mi | 800 ft | 308 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| IAD Washington, DC | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north (350°) at 15 knots, gusting to 27 | 4 mi | 800 ft | 312 ft | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,099 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, 4:57 am EDT (08:57 UTC)
Wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet IFR
The whole forecast for IAD
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at OGS 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC), at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAD is before sunrise there (7:16 am EDT (11:16 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.
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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: Ogdensburg International, Washington Dulles International.