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Eppley Airfield to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall OMA → BWI

888 nautical miles (1,022 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 090° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:14 am EDT (07:14 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: 8 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 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 629 to 829 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, at the destination end.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 130 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 359 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 689 to 839 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 150 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 OMA.

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 20:00–03:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (OMA, DSM, BRL, JOT, IND, FWA, CMH, AGC, EKN, PSB, RIC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft220° at 10 kt−5 kt125 kt7 h 06 min4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC)
5,500 ft270° at 12 kt−12 kt13 °C132 kt6 h 44 min4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC)
7,500 ft280° at 12 kt−12 kt12 °C132 kt6 h 44 min4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC)
9,500 ft290° at 11 kt−10 kt8 °C130 kt6 h 50 min4:35 am EDT (08:35 UTC)
11,500 ft290° at 10 kt−9 kt5 °C129 kt6 h 53 min4:38 am EDT (08:38 UTC)
13,500 ft290° at 11 kt−10 kt1 °C130 kt6 h 50 min4:35 am EDT (08:35 UTC)
15,500 ft290° at 12 kt−11 kt-4 °C131 kt6 h 47 min4:32 am EDT (08:32 UTC)
17,500 ft290° at 13 kt−13 kt-8 °C133 kt6 h 41 min4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 13 kt−13 kt-9 °C133 kt6 h 41 min4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240280° at 19 kt−18 kt-20 °C138 kt6 h 26 min4:11 am EDT (08:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300280° at 28 kt−27 kt-34 °C147 kt6 h 02 min3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 35 kt−34 kt-41 °C154 kt5 h 46 min3:31 am EDT (07:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 44 kt−42 kt-50 °C162 kt5 h 29 min3:14 am EDT (07:14 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
OMAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
DSMused from 50 nm out; 31 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
BRLused from 150 nm out; 46 nm from the line200/20250/21 16°240/22 10°260/20 5°270/16 -7°290/22 -18°320/41 -34°320/56 -43°310/68 -53°
JOTused from 299 nm out; 45 nm from the line230/11290/12 16°300/19 10°320/19 4°300/17 -9°330/31 -20°320/49 -37°320/53 -45°320/67 -49°
INDused from 399 nm out; 59 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°
FWAused from 449 nm out; 28 nm from the line350/9350/24 15°360/25 9°360/29 4°350/31 -10°340/39 -22°330/40 -37°320/38 -43°320/48 -48°
CMHused from 549 nm out; 27 nm from the line340/14320/13 12°350/12 8°360/10 2°350/27 -10°340/20 -22°320/31 -35°270/25 -39°260/32 -48°
AGCused from 649 nm out; 62 nm from the line140/12350/10 12°L/V 9°L/V 3°200/11 -11°220/21 -22°220/47 -33°230/51 -39°230/45 -48°
EKNused from 749 nm out; 57 nm from the line270/18 13°310/5 7°140/7 3°210/16 -9°220/41 -20°210/57 -32°220/57 -38°230/49 -47°
PSBused from 799 nm out; 87 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
RICused from 849 nm out; 106 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
OMA Omaha, NE departure no report just now 984 ft
GFZ Greenfield, IA 70 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line no report just now 1,363 ft
DSM Des Moines, IA 100 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 957 ft
MLI Moline, IL 240 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 589 ft
PIA Peoria, IL 280 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 660 ft
GUS Peru, IN 439 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 810 ft
MIE Muncie, IN 479 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 937 ft
OSU Columbus, OH 589 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 905 ft
HLG Wheeling, WV 699 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,194 ft
MGW Morgantown, WV 739 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,243 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 829 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
BWI Baltimore, MD destination no report just now 143 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,363 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BWI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:14 am EDT (07:14 UTC)

BWI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC), at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BWI is before sunrise there (7:13 am EDT (11:13 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Eppley Airfield, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall.