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Richmond International to Mahlon Sweet Field RIC → EUG

2,095 nautical miles (2,411 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 296°, about 306° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 5:23 pm PDT (00:23 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 20 to 120 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • SIGMET 8C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 1237 to 1297 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    NE SD WY
    FROM 50WNW RAP-20SSW RAP-60NW BFF-40ENE DDY-50WNW RAP
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • 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 489 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 90 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 140 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 219 nm out.
  • 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 route from 668 to 938 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 1077 to 1776 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 1237 to 1476 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 1247 to 1456 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1297 to 1496 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1347 to 1776 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1377 to 1915 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1636 to 1816 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1875 to 1985 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 200 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 RIC.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • MD83 climbing, 20 nm northeast, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 299 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
    Report
    a routine report filed through CMH
    Where
    over LCK
    Time
    05:04 UTC
    Height
    during the climb
    Aircraft
    MD83
    Sky
    B010 T037
  • B38M at 29,000 ft, 21 nm south, 12:52 am EDT (04:52 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft. 539 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0452/FL290/TP B38M/TB NEG 230-290
    Report
    a routine report filed through TIP
    Where
    over RBS
    Time
    04:52 UTC
    Height
    at 29,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B38M
    Turbulence
    no from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft
  • B737 at 10,000 ft, 1 nm northwest, 12:25 am EDT (04:25 UTC): no icing, remarks: during the descent runway 5. 2005 nm along the route, 1 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0425/FL100/TP B737/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURD RWY 5
    Report
    a routine report filed through RDM
    Where
    over RDM
    Time
    04:25 UTC
    Height
    at 10,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B737
    Temperature
    UNKN
    Icing
    none
    Remarks
    during the descent runway 5
  • UAL737 at 31,000 ft, 5 nm northwest, 11:17 pm EDT (03:17 UTC): no turbulence, wind 358° at 94 knots. At the destination end, 5 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ARP UAL737 4410N 12318W 0317 F310 358/094KT TB SMTH IC
    Report
    a routine report filed through ARP

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 20 forecast points nearest it (RIC, ROA, EKN, CRW, CMH, CVG, IND, JOT, BRL, DBQ, DSM, OMA, FSD, ONL, PIR, RAP, LND, DLN, BOI, RDM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 11 kt+10 kt8 °C110 kt19 h 03 min5:44 pm PDT (00:44 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 11 kt+11 kt11 °C109 kt19 h 13 min5:54 pm PDT (00:54 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 8 kt+8 kt6 °C112 kt18 h 42 min5:23 pm PDT (00:23 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 10 kt+10 kt3 °C110 kt19 h 03 min5:44 pm PDT (00:44 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 13 kt+12 kt0 °C108 kt19 h 24 min6:05 pm PDT (01:05 UTC)
14,500 ft260° at 15 kt+14 kt-4 °C106 kt19 h 46 min6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC)
16,500 ft260° at 17 kt+16 kt-8 °C104 kt20 h 09 min6:50 pm PDT (01:50 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 18 kt+18 kt-11 °C102 kt20 h 32 min7:13 pm PDT (02:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 25 kt+24 kt-22 °C96 kt21 h 49 min8:30 pm PDT (03:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 29 kt+28 kt-34 °C92 kt22 h 46 min9:27 pm PDT (04:27 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 40 kt+39 kt-39 °C81 kt25 h 52 min12:33 am PDT (07:33 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 44 kt+44 kt-46 °C76 kt27 h 34 min2:15 am PDT (09:15 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
RICused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
ROAused from 50 nm out; 72 nm from the line310/29330/31 13°340/28 7°330/25 3°310/32 -8°300/32 -22°290/32 -31°270/35 -38°270/32 -47°
EKNused from 100 nm out; 31 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
CRWused from 200 nm out; 40 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
CMHused from 249 nm out; 39 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -47°
CVGused from 349 nm out; 56 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
INDused from 399 nm out; 44 nm from the line290/16310/20 16°320/21 10°330/13 3°300/25 -7°320/32 -19°330/46 -34°320/61 -43°320/63 -50°
JOTused from 499 nm out; 45 nm from the line250/23270/22 15°250/16 10°240/9 4°280/22 -7°280/29 -19°300/29 -34°290/50 -43°300/64 -52°
BRLused from 599 nm out; 69 nm from the line230/24240/29 15°290/16 10°280/15 4°260/23 -7°260/32 -19°260/36 -33°280/48 -41°280/59 -52°
DBQused from 648 nm out; 48 nm from the line230/33250/30 16°280/15 9°260/15 5°260/21 -7°260/24 -20°250/37 -33°270/42 -43°280/63 -52°
DSMused from 748 nm out; 44 nm from the line230/40250/33 17°250/18 12°240/17 5°260/28 -8°270/34 -19°260/41 -33°260/55 -41°270/62 -51°
OMAused from 848 nm out; 79 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
FSDused from 898 nm out; 56 nm from the line190/9230/30 18°240/23 13°240/20 6°260/22 -9°250/31 -21°250/43 -36°260/49 -43°270/53 -47°
ONLused from 998 nm out; 37 nm from the line210/31 20°230/27 13°230/18 7°220/19 -8°240/26 -20°250/44 -35°270/52 -39°260/57 -47°
PIRused from 1097 nm out; 63 nm from the line170/22 19°190/25 13°210/32 6°240/23 -9°250/32 -21°250/38 -36°260/44 -40°260/52 -47°
RAPused from 1147 nm out; 60 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
LNDused from 1347 nm out; 123 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
DLNused from 1546 nm out; 87 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
BOIused from 1696 nm out; 88 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°
RDMused from 1895 nm out; 85 nm from the line040/17 -1°030/31 -8°010/29 -12°010/61 -19°360/95 -25°360/82 -36°360/40 -37°310/19 -40°

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
RIC Richmond, VA departure no report just now 167 ft
CHO Charlottesville, VA 70 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 640 ft
MIE Muncie, IN 409 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 937 ft
AID Anderson, IN 419 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 919 ft
MLI Moline, IL 658 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 589 ft
SUX Sioux City, IA 928 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD 1227 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,203 ft
ECS Newcastle, WY 1277 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,177 ft
COD Cody, WY 1486 nm out, 20 nm north of the line no report just now 5,102 ft
LLJ Challis, ID 1706 nm out, 10 nm north of the line no report just now 5,075 ft
RDM Redmond, OR 2005 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,081 ft
EUG Eugene, OR destination no report just now 373 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,102 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At EUG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:23 pm PDT (00:23 UTC)

EUG 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 RIC 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at EUG 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm PDT (02:03 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Richmond International, Mahlon Sweet Field.