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Portland International to Harrisburg International PDX → MDT

2,014 nautical miles (2,318 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 083°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC). 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: 2 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 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 608 to 688 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 10 nm of the route.
    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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 130 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 90 to 459 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 160 to 608 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 289 to 867 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 329 to 927 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 588 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1057 to 1107 nm out.
  • 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 339 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 169 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1864 to 2004 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 PDX.

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 18 forecast points nearest it (PDX, YKM, LWS, DLN, BIL, MLS, DIK, PIR, ABR, AXN, MSP, LSE, GRB, MKG, FWA, CLE, AGC, PSB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft260° at 4 kt−2 kt122 kt16 h 30 min2:10 pm EDT (18:10 UTC)
5,500 ft290° at 1 kt−1 kt9 °C121 kt16 h 39 min2:19 pm EDT (18:19 UTC)
7,500 ft270° at 2 kt−2 kt7 °C122 kt16 h 30 min2:10 pm EDT (18:10 UTC)
9,500 ft250° at 5 kt−4 kt4 °C124 kt16 h 15 min1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 9 kt−7 kt1 °C127 kt15 h 51 min1:31 pm EDT (17:31 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 12 kt−10 kt-3 °C130 kt15 h 30 min1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 15 kt−13 kt-7 °C133 kt15 h 09 min12:49 pm EDT (16:49 UTC)
17,500 ft250° at 18 kt−16 kt-11 °C136 kt14 h 49 min12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 19 kt−16 kt-12 °C136 kt14 h 49 min12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 25 kt−23 kt-22 °C143 kt14 h 05 min11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 30 kt−27 kt-36 °C147 kt13 h 42 min11:22 am EDT (15:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 41 kt−37 kt-43 °C157 kt12 h 50 min10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 54 kt−52 kt-48 °C172 kt11 h 43 min9:23 am EDT (13:23 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
PDXused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line330/7360/13 0°040/22 -6°030/23 -12°020/64 -18°010/93 -25°010/91 -39°360/62 -40°350/41 -43°
YKMused from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line030/16020/18 0°030/30 -8°030/23 -13°020/40 -23°010/73 -29°010/54 -36°360/29 -37°330/16 -40°
LWSused from 150 nm out; 67 nm from the line010/5050/14 -2°040/12 -6°160/7 -10°190/30 -22°200/54 -27°200/48 -35°210/40 -37°230/32 -41°
DLNused from 349 nm out; 67 nm from the line080/10 -3°180/8 -3°180/23 -14°200/58 -22°200/80 -36°220/85 -41°230/81 -45°
BILused from 499 nm out; 66 nm from the line080/24130/14 -1°180/33 0°210/43 -10°220/58 -21°200/55 -36°220/75 -44°240/83 -48°
MLSused from 648 nm out; 40 nm from the line120/22 5°170/18 4°200/33 1°230/49 -10°230/58 -21°220/54 -37°230/64 -44°250/74 -49°
DIKused from 798 nm out; 68 nm from the line110/15 6°200/17 5°230/31 1°240/47 -10°240/52 -20°230/52 -36°240/57 -45°250/67 -51°
PIRused from 897 nm out; 66 nm from the lineL/V 17°230/13 12°220/22 6°250/31 -9°250/34 -21°240/50 -35°230/61 -43°240/62 -51°
ABRused from 947 nm out; 43 nm from the line030/24220/5 16°230/18 12°230/32 5°240/38 -10°250/37 -20°240/40 -35°240/56 -44°250/72 -52°
AXNused from 1097 nm out; 64 nm from the lineL/V220/23 17°230/24 12°240/25 5°260/32 -11°260/40 -21°270/50 -35°270/57 -45°270/81 -55°
MSPused from 1147 nm out; 69 nm from the line200/28240/30 19°240/24 12°240/17 5°270/24 -10°270/33 -20°280/48 -35°290/55 -45°280/84 -54°
LSEused from 1296 nm out; 16 nm from the line220/33250/29 17°250/15 9°260/12 6°280/21 -9°280/33 -20°300/43 -36°310/56 -45°300/79 -53°
GRBused from 1396 nm out; 67 nm from the line240/24260/18 16°270/20 11°290/14 4°280/24 -9°300/34 -21°310/51 -38°310/54 -48°300/71 -51°
MKGused from 1496 nm out; 35 nm from the line250/5320/10 15°310/19 9°320/21 3°310/23 -10°330/37 -22°330/51 -38°320/44 -47°300/60 -49°
FWAused from 1645 nm out; 104 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°
CLEused from 1695 nm out; 58 nm from the line340/5320/13 14°300/12 8°310/10 2°310/14 -10°340/14 -23°320/27 -35°260/28 -40°250/36 -48°
AGCused from 1845 nm out; 50 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°
PSBused from 1894 nm out; 26 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°

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
PDX Portland, OR departure no report just now 30 ft
PDT Pendleton, OR 160 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,494 ft
GIC Grangeville, ID 269 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 3,313 ft
BIL Billings, MT 588 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,662 ft
MBG Mobridge, SD 927 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,716 ft
OVL Olivia, MN 1167 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 1,079 ft
CMY Sparta, WI 1356 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 839 ft
GRR Grand Rapids, MI 1585 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 793 ft
DTW Detroit, MI 1695 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 645 ft
YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH 1825 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,191 ft
MDT Harrisburg, PA destination no report just now 310 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,662 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MDT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 1805 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 1825 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 1825 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC), at MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
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, 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: Portland International, Harrisburg International.