Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) to Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional ROA → SBY
220 nautical miles (254 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 073°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:09 am EDT (12:09 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
- 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 first 163 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the first 57 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 0 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 last 77 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 29 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
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 3 forecast points nearest it (ROA, RIC, ORF). 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 | 340° at 31 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 1 h 47 min | 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 28 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 1 h 47 min | 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 30 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 47 min | 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 32 kt | −4 kt | 7 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 46 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 1 h 42 min | 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 31 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 1 h 40 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 33 kt | −15 kt | -8 °C | 135 kt | 1 h 38 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 33 kt | −16 kt | -9 °C | 136 kt | 1 h 37 min | 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 36 kt | −14 kt | -21 °C | 134 kt | 1 h 39 min | 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 38 kt | −22 kt | -34 °C | 142 kt | 1 h 33 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 37 kt | −24 kt | -39 °C | 144 kt | 1 h 32 min | 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 41 kt | −33 kt | -47 °C | 153 kt | 1 h 26 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| RIC | used from 48 nm out; 59 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° |
| ORF | used from 192 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 310/30 | 320/27 11° | 310/30 8° | 320/30 3° | 290/36 -8° | 270/40 -21° | 250/52 -32° | 250/50 -39° | 260/42 -48° |
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 | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 38 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| FVX Farmville, VA | 67 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 415 ft | ||||
| LKU Louisa, VA | 105 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 493 ft | ||||
| XSA Tappahannock, VA | 153 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 135 ft | ||||
| CGE Cambridge, MD | 201 nm out, 18 nm north of the line | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| SBY Salisbury, MD | destination | no report just now | 52 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,175 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC)
SBY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 19 nm from the route, 163 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at ROA 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC), at SBY 6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 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: Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional.