Philadelphia International to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport PHL → CHO
182 nautical miles (210 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 236°, about 248° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC). Right now PHL is IFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots; CHO is VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 7 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: 5 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 first 134 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 67 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 58 nm of the route.
- 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 last 38 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 PHL.
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 08:00–15:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (ACY, 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 | 350° at 21 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 1 h 26 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | −5 kt | 10 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 27 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −6 kt | 8 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 27 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −4 kt | 5 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 28 min | 8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −2 kt | 1 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 30 min | 8:41 am EDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +2 kt | -3 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 33 min | 8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +5 kt | -7 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 35 min | 8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 19 kt | +8 kt | -10 °C | 112 kt | 1 h 38 min | 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 20 kt | +10 kt | -22 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 39 min | 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 34 kt | +31 kt | -33 °C | 89 kt | 2 h 03 min | 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 36 kt | +34 kt | -40 °C | 86 kt | 2 h 07 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 40 kt | +36 kt | -48 °C | 84 kt | 2 h 10 min | 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACY | used from 0 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| RIC | used from 96 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL Philadelphia, PA | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 35 ft | 6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC) |
| ILG Wilmington, DE | 19 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 79 ft | 10:51 UTC |
| BWI Baltimore, MD | 77 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 143 ft | 10:54 UTC |
| HEF Washington, DC | 125 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,400 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | 4,400 ft | 192 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| CJR Culpeper, VA | 144 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,600 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,600 ft | 315 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,400 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 640 ft | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 640 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC)
Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for CHO
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
The forecast for PHL, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 77 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 96 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 106 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at CHO 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 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: Philadelphia International, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.