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Norfolk International to Augusta Regional AT Bush Field ORF → AGS

353 nautical miles (407 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 235°, about 244° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 20-knot headwind), arriving about 12:20 am EDT (04:20 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: 1 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 E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 59 to 108 nm out.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 112355
MKCE WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

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 ORF.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E75L at 4,000 ft, 17 nm southeast, 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 177 nm along the route, 17 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAY UA /OV KFAY/TM 2245/FL040/TP E75L/SK BASES 045
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAY
Where
over KFAY
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
bases 4,500 ft
SR22 at 8,000 ft, 9 nm south, 8:18 pm EDT (00:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: thin layer below but can see lights from the ground. 216 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLO UA /OV BBP/TM 0018/FL080/TP SR22/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM THIN LAYER BELOW BUT CAN SEE LIGHTS FROM THE GROUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLO
Where
over BBP
Time
00:18 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
thin layer below but can see lights from the ground
PA32 at 4,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 6:11 pm EDT (22:11 UTC): light chop turbulence. 216 nm along the route, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLO UA /OV DLC/TM 2211/FL040/TP PA32/SK BASES040/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLO
Where
over DLC
Time
22:11 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Sky
BASES040
Turbulence
light chop
PA32 at 7,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 8:17 pm EDT (00:17 UTC): 8 °C, remarks: smooth. 324 nm along the route, 13 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KAIK360010/TM 0017/FL070/TP PA32/WX FV99SM/TA 8/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
10 nm north (360°) of KAIK
Time
00:17 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Weather
flight visibility 99 miles
Temperature
8 °C
Remarks
smooth
C525 at 2,300 ft, 6 nm south, 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC): light turbulence, scattered clouds above 2,300 ft. At the destination end, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS090006/TM 2215/FL023/TP C525/SK SCT 023/TB LGT TB
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
6 nm east (090°) of AGS
Time
22:15 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
C525
Sky
scattered clouds from 2,300 ft
Turbulence
light turbulence
CRJ9 descending, 2 nm east, 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth ride on final runway 26. At the destination end, 2 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 080002/TM 2306/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON FINAL RWY26
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
2 nm east (080°) of AGS
Time
23:06 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth ride on final runway 26

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 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 (ORF, RDU, FLO, CAE). 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	250° at 24 kt	+23 kt		97 kt	3 h 38 min	12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 22 kt	+20 kt	11 °C	100 kt	3 h 32 min	12:20 am EDT (04:20 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 28 kt	+27 kt	11 °C	93 kt	3 h 48 min	12:36 am EDT (04:36 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 33 kt	+32 kt	9 °C	88 kt	4 h 01 min	12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 37 kt	+36 kt	6 °C	84 kt	4 h 12 min	1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 40 kt	+39 kt	2 °C	81 kt	4 h 21 min	1:09 am EDT (05:09 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 43 kt	+42 kt	-1 °C	78 kt	4 h 32 min	1:20 am EDT (05:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 45 kt	+45 kt	-4 °C	75 kt	4 h 42 min	1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 64 kt	+63 kt	-15 °C	57 kt	6 h 12 min	3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 77 kt	+75 kt	-30 °C	45 kt	7 h 51 min	4:39 am EDT (08:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	210° at 81 kt	+77 kt	-40 °C	43 kt	8 h 13 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	220° at 74 kt	+72 kt	-52 °C	48 kt	7 h 21 min	4:09 am EDT (08:09 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
ORF	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	210/45	210/41 15°	210/39 13°	220/37 7°	230/55 -5°	230/65 -16°	220/71 -30°	220/75 -40°	220/72 -53°
RDU	used from 49 nm out; 68 nm from the line	240/28	250/22 10°	230/30 11°	230/40 7°	230/45 -4°	220/69 -15°	220/83 -29°	210/84 -40°	220/75 -52°
FLO	used from 196 nm out; 33 nm from the line	240/25	270/23 11°	250/36 10°	240/38 7°	240/50 -4°	230/66 -15°	220/75 -30°	210/77 -40°	220/73 -52°
CAE	used from 245 nm out; 29 nm from the line	260/27	310/26 11°	280/31 9°	270/36 7°	250/39 -4°	230/57 -16°	220/74 -30°	220/83 -40°	220/73 -51°

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	Elevation
ORF Norfolk, VA	departure	no report just now	26 ft
SFQ Suffolk, VA	20 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	no report just now	70 ft
ASJ Ahoskie, NC	59 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	no report just now	66 ft
RWI Rocky Mount, NC	98 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	no report just now	157 ft
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC	137 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	435 ft
FAY Fayetteville, NC	177 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	189 ft
CDN Camden, SC	265 nm out, 0 nm northeast of the line	no report just now	302 ft
CAE Columbia, SC	294 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	235 ft
AIK Aiken, SC	334 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	no report just now	528 ft
AGS Augusta, GA	destination	no report just now	145 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 528 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AGS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:20 am EDT (04:20 UTC)

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

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

6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 196 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at AGS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AGS is before sunrise there (7:29 am EDT (11:29 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Norfolk International, Augusta Regional AT Bush Field.