Norfolk International to Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional ORF → SBY
93 nautical miles (107 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 020°, about 029° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 71-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:42 pm EDT (01:42 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ORF is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots; SBY is IFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 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: 3 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 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 56 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 ORF.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- DA62 at 700 ft, 38 nm northwest, 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC): no turbulence, overcast above 700 ft, mist, 23 °C, wind 190° at 8 knots. At the destination end, 38 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ESN UA /OV ESN/TM 2222/FL007/TP DA62/SK OVC007/WX 5BR/TA 23/WV 19008/TB TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through ESN
- Where
- over ESN
- Time
- 22:22 UTC
- Height
- at 700 ft
- Aircraft
- DA62
- Sky
- overcast from 700 ft
- Weather
- 5BR
- Temperature
- 23 °C
- Wind
- from 190° at 8 knots
- Turbulence
- turbulence no
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 1 forecast point nearest it (ORF). 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 | 210° at 44 kt | −44 kt | 164 kt | 34 min | 9:47 pm EDT (01:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 42 kt | −41 kt | 161 kt | 35 min | 9:48 pm EDT (01:48 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 40 kt | −39 kt | 14 °C | 159 kt | 35 min | 9:48 pm EDT (01:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 39 kt | −38 kt | 12 °C | 158 kt | 35 min | 9:48 pm EDT (01:48 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | −35 kt | 8 °C | 155 kt | 36 min | 9:49 pm EDT (01:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 41 kt | −38 kt | 4 °C | 158 kt | 35 min | 9:48 pm EDT (01:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 47 kt | −42 kt | 0 °C | 162 kt | 34 min | 9:47 pm EDT (01:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 53 kt | −47 kt | -4 °C | 167 kt | 33 min | 9:46 pm EDT (01:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 55 kt | −48 kt | -5 °C | 168 kt | 33 min | 9:46 pm EDT (01:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 65 kt | −57 kt | -16 °C | 177 kt | 32 min | 9:45 pm EDT (01:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 71 kt | −67 kt | -30 °C | 187 kt | 30 min | 9:43 pm EDT (01:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 75 kt | −71 kt | -40 °C | 191 kt | 29 min | 9:42 pm EDT (01:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 72 kt | −68 kt | -53 °C | 188 kt | 30 min | 9:43 pm EDT (01:43 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; 23 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF Norfolk, VA | departure | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots | 10+ mi | none | 26 ft | 8:51 pm EDT (00:51 UTC) |
| MFV Melfa, VA | 46 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 47 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| TGI Tangier, VA | 56 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| SBY Salisbury, MD | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 52 ft | 8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 52 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:42 pm EDT (01:42 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 600 feet IFR
30% chance between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 600 feet (thunderheads) IFR
The whole forecast for SBY
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 600 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 600 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 800 feet
- At times between Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 4 miles, rain, mist, a broken layer at 500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
The forecast for ORF, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at SBY 6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBY is after sunset there (6:30 pm EDT (22:30 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: Norfolk International, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional.