Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional to Newport News/Williamsburg International SBY → PHF
86 nautical miles (99 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 213°, about 225° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 25-knot headwind), arriving about 3:59 am EDT (07:59 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SBY is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots; PHF is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18. 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: 3 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 whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 0 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 SBY.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E145 at 800 ft, 46 nm northwest, 2:07 am EDT (06:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 46 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
RIC UA /OV RIC340001/TM 0607/FL008/TP E145
- Report
- a routine report filed through RIC
- Where
- 1 nm north (340°) of RIC
- Time
- 06:07 UTC
- Height
- at 800 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
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 1 forecast point nearest it (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 240° at 28 kt | +25 kt | 95 kt | 54 min | 3:59 am EDT (07:59 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | +32 kt | 11 °C | 88 kt | 59 min | 4:04 am EDT (08:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | +36 kt | 10 °C | 84 kt | 1 h 01 min | 4:06 am EDT (08:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | +37 kt | 8 °C | 83 kt | 1 h 02 min | 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 38 kt | +37 kt | 5 °C | 83 kt | 1 h 02 min | 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 41 kt | +40 kt | 1 °C | 80 kt | 1 h 04 min | 4:09 am EDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 44 kt | +43 kt | -2 °C | 77 kt | 1 h 07 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 47 kt | +45 kt | -5 °C | 75 kt | 1 h 09 min | 4:14 am EDT (08:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 62 kt | +59 kt | -17 °C | 61 kt | 1 h 25 min | 4:30 am EDT (08:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 89 kt | +88 kt | -30 °C | 32 kt | 2 h 41 min | 5:46 am EDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 93 kt | +92 kt | -40 °C | 28 kt | 3 h 04 min | 6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 77 kt | +74 kt | -51 °C | 46 kt | 1 h 52 min | 4:57 am EDT (08:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -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 | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 52 ft | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
| TGI Tangier, VA | 38 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| PHF Newport News, VA | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, a broken layer at 3,100 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | 3,100 ft | 42 ft | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 52 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PHF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:59 am EDT (07:59 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PHF
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
The forecast for SBY, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 4 miles, rain, mist, a broken layer at 500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
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 SBY 6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC), at PHF 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHF is before sunrise there (7:10 am EDT (11:10 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, Newport News/Williamsburg International.