Pullman/Moscow Regional to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport PUW → CHO
1,769 nautical miles (2,036 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 078° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:16 pm EDT (21:16 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: 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 C16C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 4:55 am PDT (11:55 UTC). Over the route from 650 to 690 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120955 MKCC WST 120955 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16C VALID UNTIL 1155Z SD ND FROM BIS-60NNW ABR-40SSE DPR-50NNW DPR-BIS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 400 nm of the route.
- 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 SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 380 nm of 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 140 to 900 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 410 to 510 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 route from 1020 to 1119 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 route from 1389 to 1739 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 1619 to 1739 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 90 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 0 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 PUW.
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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (LWS, DLN, GTF, BIL, MLS, RAP, PIR, ABR, FSD, MCW, DBQ, JOT, FWA, CMH, CRW, EKN). 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 | 260° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 13 h 12 min | 7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 9 °C | 134 kt | 13 h 12 min | 7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 10 °C | 133 kt | 13 h 18 min | 7:58 pm EDT (23:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 5 °C | 134 kt | 13 h 12 min | 7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 2 °C | 137 kt | 12 h 55 min | 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -2 °C | 137 kt | 12 h 55 min | 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 12 h 55 min | 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −18 kt | -10 °C | 138 kt | 12 h 49 min | 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 18 kt | −18 kt | -11 °C | 138 kt | 12 h 49 min | 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 25 kt | −23 kt | -23 °C | 143 kt | 12 h 22 min | 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 30 kt | −30 kt | -35 °C | 150 kt | 11 h 48 min | 6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 40 kt | −40 kt | -39 °C | 160 kt | 11 h 03 min | 5:43 pm EDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 47 kt | −47 kt | -47 °C | 167 kt | 10 h 36 min | 5:16 pm EDT (21:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWS | used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| DLN | used from 100 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| GTF | used from 200 nm out; 65 nm from the line | L/V | L/V -7° | 240/8 -8° | 240/30 -14° | 240/40 -28° | 210/52 -38° | 210/76 -38° | 220/72 -43° | |
| BIL | used from 300 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 300/14 | 270/19 -2° | 260/26 -2° | 220/28 -13° | 210/51 -25° | 220/56 -33° | 220/61 -39° | 220/72 -45° | |
| MLS | used from 400 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 290/17 -1° | 250/18 0° | 230/25 0° | 220/31 -11° | 220/32 -24° | 220/50 -32° | 220/60 -38° | 230/71 -46° | |
| RAP | used from 550 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 650 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| ABR | used from 750 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 080/12 | 210/12 17° | 220/22 12° | 230/26 5° | 220/28 -10° | 230/41 -21° | 250/36 -36° | 260/47 -39° | 260/63 -47° |
| FSD | used from 800 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
| MCW | used from 950 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
| DBQ | used from 1099 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| JOT | used from 1199 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
| FWA | used from 1349 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| CMH | used from 1449 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
| CRW | used from 1599 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| EKN | used from 1649 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUW Pullman/Moscow, WA | departure | no report just now | 2,566 ft | ||||
| MSO Missoula, MT | 120 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,205 ft | ||||
| HLN Helena, MT | 210 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,877 ft | ||||
| BIL Billings, MT | 360 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,662 ft | ||||
| MKA Miller, SD | 770 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,569 ft | ||||
| SBU Blue Earth, MN | 990 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,107 ft | ||||
| RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL | 1219 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 742 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | 1309 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 596 ft | ||||
| CMH Columbus, OH | 1529 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 815 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 1609 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | destination | no report just now | 640 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,877 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, 5:16 pm EDT (21:16 UTC)
CHO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 PUW 6:05 pm PDT (01:05 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: Pullman/Moscow Regional, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.