Plan a flight · Mon 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC)

Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) to Westchester County ROA → HPN

368 nautical miles (423 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 050°, about 058° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 75-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ROA is marginal VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 7 knots; HPN is marginal VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 8 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

SIGMET E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 109 to 278 nm out.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120555
MKCE WST 120555
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E
VALID UNTIL 0755Z
NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS
FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.

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 whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 70 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 70 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 318 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 ROA.

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

B763 at 800 ft, 20 nm southeast, 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. 348 nm along the route, 20 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
jfk 2 miles southeast
Time
05:51 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500
GA6C descending, 34 nm northwest, 12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. At the destination end, 34 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
```
Report
a routine report filed through SWF
Where
5 nm west (270°) of SWF
Time
04:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
GA6C
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Remarks
bases OVC010

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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (ROA, EKN, RIC, ACY, JFK). 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 18 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	2 h 42 min	5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC)
5,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	−12 kt	12 °C	132 kt	2 h 47 min	5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−14 kt	11 °C	134 kt	2 h 45 min	5:39 am EDT (09:39 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	−17 kt	7 °C	137 kt	2 h 41 min	5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	−19 kt	5 °C	139 kt	2 h 39 min	5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	−21 kt	1 °C	141 kt	2 h 37 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
15,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	−24 kt	-3 °C	144 kt	2 h 33 min	5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 28 kt	−27 kt	-7 °C	147 kt	2 h 30 min	5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 28 kt	−27 kt	-8 °C	147 kt	2 h 30 min	5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 39 kt	−38 kt	-20 °C	158 kt	2 h 20 min	5:14 am EDT (09:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 62 kt	−62 kt	-31 °C	182 kt	2 h 01 min	4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 76 kt	−75 kt	-39 °C	195 kt	1 h 53 min	4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 61 kt	−61 kt	-49 °C	181 kt	2 h 02 min	4:56 am EDT (08:56 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
ROA	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	310/29	330/31 13°	340/28 7°	330/25 3°	310/32 -8°	300/32 -22°	290/32 -31°	270/35 -38°	270/32 -47°
EKN	used from 50 nm out; 70 nm from the line		330/21 12°	330/25 7°	350/22 2°	330/24 -10°	310/27 -21°	320/33 -35°	290/31 -39°	290/34 -47°
RIC	used from 99 nm out; 73 nm from the line	270/23	280/19 11°	270/18 8°	240/22 4°	230/39 -7°	220/55 -18°	220/75 -30°	230/83 -39°	230/64 -50°
ACY	used from 199 nm out; 78 nm from the line	220/19	220/18 14°	210/36 9°	210/35 5°	220/36 -8°	240/49 -21°	220/90 -31°	230/103 -40°	230/81 -50°
JFK	used from 298 nm out; 33 nm from the line	250/18	250/23 14°	240/33 9°	240/33 4°	240/38 -10°	240/45 -21°	230/86 -32°	230/102 -40°	230/84 -51°

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
ROA Roanoke, VA	departure	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	from the west (280°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	1,175 ft	2:01 am EDT (06:01 UTC)
LYH Lynchburg, VA	30 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	938 ft	05:54 UTC
SHD Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA	80 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 3,300 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,300 ft	1,201 ft	06:35 UTC
CHO Charlottesville, VA	90 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,300 feet Weather: light rain	calm	10+ mi	3,300 ft	640 ft	05:53 UTC
IAD Washington, DC	149 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north (350°) at 15 knots, gusting to 27	4 mi	800 ft	312 ft	05:52 UTC
BWI Baltimore, MD	189 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain	from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 knots	7 mi	800 ft	143 ft	05:54 UTC
MTN Baltimore, MD	209 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: rain	from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	22 ft	06:35 UTC
ILG Wilmington, DE	249 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots	8 mi	800 ft	79 ft	05:51 UTC
TTN Trenton, NJ	298 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	212 ft	05:53 UTC
TEB Teterboro, NJ	348 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,300 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots	8 mi	1,900 ft	8 ft	06:39 UTC
HPN White Plains, NY	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the north (010°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,600 ft	439 ft	2:11 am EDT (06:11 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,201 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HPN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)

Wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, overcast at 600 feet IFR

The whole forecast for HPN

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet

The forecast for ROA, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,200 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,200 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 159 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 1 nm from the route, 169 nm along the route · security · ZDC
6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 348 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at ROA 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC), at HPN 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HPN is before sunrise there (7:02 am EDT (11:02 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), Westchester County.