Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional to Austin-Bergstrom International SBY → AUS
1,199 nautical miles (1,380 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 265° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 12:34 pm CDT (17:34 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 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 590 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 180 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 170 to 330 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 200 to 480 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 300 to 350 nm out.
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 SBY.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (RIC, ROA, TRI, TYS, HSV, MEM, JAN, SHV, CLL). 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 | 280° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 11 °C | 109 kt | 11 h | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 14 °C | 109 kt | 11 h | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 11 °C | 109 kt | 11 h | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +10 kt | 8 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 54 min | 12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 4 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 48 min | 12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 0 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 54 min | 12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 06 min | 12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 19 kt | +13 kt | -6 °C | 107 kt | 11 h 12 min | 12:58 pm CDT (17:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 21 kt | +16 kt | -17 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 32 min | 1:18 pm CDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 32 kt | +22 kt | -31 °C | 98 kt | 12 h 14 min | 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 36 kt | +24 kt | -40 °C | 96 kt | 12 h 29 min | 2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 33 kt | +18 kt | -50 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 45 min | 1:31 pm CDT (18:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 75 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° |
| ROA | used from 150 nm out; 46 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° |
| TRI | used from 300 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| TYS | used from 400 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| HSV | used from 500 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 650 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| JAN | used from 750 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| SHV | used from 850 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| CLL | used from 1049 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBY Salisbury, MD | departure | no report just now | 52 ft | ||||
| RIC Richmond, VA | 100 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 167 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 190 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 350 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 430 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 590 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 690 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 770 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 162 ft | ||||
| MLU Monroe, LA | 880 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 78 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 960 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 1129 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | no report just now | 541 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC)
AUS 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 22 nm from the route, 60 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at SBY 6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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: Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, Austin-Bergstrom International.