Portland International Jetport to Charlotte/Douglas International PWM → CLT
706 nautical miles (812 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 228°, about 243° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 3:42 am EDT (07:42 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: 1,397 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 E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 249 to 368 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E VALID UNTIL 0155Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- 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 477 to 606 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.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 159 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 467 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 368 nm of the route.
- 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 99 to 487 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 249 to 278 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 626 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 PWM.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (PWM, BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY, RIC, ROA, RDU, GSP). 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 | 190° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 6 h 51 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | +21 kt | 11 °C | 99 kt | 7 h 08 min | 3:59 am EDT (07:59 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 10 °C | 95 kt | 7 h 26 min | 4:17 am EDT (08:17 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | +27 kt | 7 °C | 93 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | +29 kt | 4 °C | 91 kt | 7 h 45 min | 4:36 am EDT (08:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | +32 kt | 0 °C | 88 kt | 8 h 01 min | 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 37 kt | +36 kt | -4 °C | 84 kt | 8 h 24 min | 5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 39 kt | +39 kt | -7 °C | 81 kt | 8 h 43 min | 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 56 kt | +56 kt | -17 °C | 64 kt | 11 h 02 min | 7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 72 kt | +72 kt | -31 °C | 48 kt | 14 h 42 min | 11:33 am EDT (15:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 79 kt | +79 kt | -41 °C | 41 kt | 17 h 13 min | 2:04 pm EDT (18:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 83 kt | +83 kt | -53 °C | 37 kt | 19 h 05 min | 3:56 pm EDT (19:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWM | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/23 | 190/21 5° | 260/23 5° | 270/20 0° | 250/29 -9° | 250/54 -19° | 250/71 -33° | 250/78 -43° | 250/105 -56° |
| BOS | used from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 160/27 | 190/23 9° | 260/20 7° | 260/32 1° | 250/48 -7° | 240/56 -17° | 240/59 -33° | 250/75 -43° | 250/94 -55° |
| BDL | used from 99 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 140/28 | 180/29 10° | 220/38 8° | 250/30 3° | 250/40 -8° | 240/46 -18° | 240/58 -32° | 240/80 -41° | 240/89 -55° |
| JFK | used from 199 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 140/43 | 170/35 13° | 230/18 9° | 250/25 5° | 240/40 -7° | 230/50 -17° | 230/75 -31° | 230/78 -41° | 230/88 -53° |
| ACY | used from 298 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 230/15 | 230/22 15° | 230/31 11° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 230/51 -17° | 230/71 -31° | 230/81 -41° | 230/86 -53° |
| RIC | used from 398 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 190/33 | 200/29 14° | 210/31 12° | 210/38 6° | 230/42 -7° | 230/68 -16° | 220/84 -29° | 220/86 -40° | 220/81 -52° |
| ROA | used from 547 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 280/9 | 290/15 12° | 290/11 8° | 210/6 3° | 210/30 -6° | 220/46 -19° | 210/74 -30° | 220/78 -39° | 220/64 -48° |
| RDU | used from 597 nm out; 55 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° |
| GSP | used from 696 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWM Portland, ME | departure | no report just now | 75 ft | ||||
| ASH Nashua, NH | 70 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| CEF Springfield/Chicopee, MA | 129 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 241 ft | ||||
| DXR Danbury, CT | 199 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 456 ft | ||||
| MMU Morristown, NJ | 249 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| ILG Wilmington, DE | 338 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| MTN Baltimore, MD | 378 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| HEF Washington, DC | 437 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 192 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 557 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| DAN Danville, VA | 597 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 571 ft | ||||
| GSO Greensboro, NC | 636 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 925 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | destination | no report just now | 747 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 938 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC)
CLT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 239 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, 388 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 408 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 418 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at PWM 6:03 pm EDT (22:03 UTC), at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CLT is before sunrise there (7:27 am EDT (11:27 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.
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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 Jetport, Charlotte/Douglas International.
