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New York Stewart International to Myrtle Beach International SWF → MYR

523 nautical miles (601 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 208°, about 222° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 23-knot headwind), arriving about 2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 322 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 E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 39 to 128 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 306 to 385 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 256 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 158 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 30 to 69 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 SWF.

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 20:00–03:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, RIC, RDU, ILM, FLO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 23 kt+23 kt97 kt5 h 24 min2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 25 kt+25 kt13 °C95 kt5 h 30 min2:23 am EDT (06:23 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 28 kt+27 kt11 °C93 kt5 h 37 min2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 32 kt+30 kt8 °C90 kt5 h 49 min2:42 am EDT (06:42 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 35 kt+32 kt5 °C88 kt5 h 57 min2:50 am EDT (06:50 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 38 kt+35 kt1 °C85 kt6 h 09 min3:02 am EDT (07:02 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 41 kt+37 kt-3 °C83 kt6 h 18 min3:11 am EDT (07:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 44 kt+39 kt-6 °C81 kt6 h 27 min3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 60 kt+56 kt-16 °C64 kt8 h 10 min5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 77 kt+74 kt-30 °C46 kt11 h 22 min8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 80 kt+78 kt-40 °C42 kt12 h 27 min9:20 am EDT (13:20 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 79 kt+76 kt-52 °C44 kt11 h 53 min8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
JFKused from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°
ACYused from 99 nm out; 38 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
RICused from 197 nm out; 65 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
RDUused from 345 nm out; 57 nm from the line240/28250/22 10°230/30 11°230/40 7°230/45 -4°220/69 -15°220/83 -29°210/84 -40°220/75 -52°
ILMused from 444 nm out; 31 nm from the line230/27220/35 14°230/45 13°230/48 8°240/59 -4°230/57 -14°220/66 -30°210/66 -40°210/59 -52°
FLOused from 493 nm out; 49 nm from the line240/25270/23 11°250/36 10°240/38 7°240/50 -4°230/66 -15°220/75 -30°210/77 -40°220/73 -52°

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
SWF New York, NY departure no report just now 490 ft
MMU Morristown, NJ 39 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 186 ft
PNE Philadelphia, PA 99 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 119 ft
PHL Philadelphia, PA 108 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 35 ft
ESN Easton, MD 187 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 72 ft
XSA Tappahannock, VA 256 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line no report just now 135 ft
PHF Newport News, VA 286 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 42 ft
IXA Roanoke Rapids, NC 355 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line no report just now 144 ft
ISO Kinston, NC 404 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 92 ft
EYF Elizabethtown, NC 463 nm out, 8 nm west of the line no report just now 131 ft
CPC Whiteville, NC 483 nm out, 6 nm west of the line no report just now 99 ft
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC destination no report just now 25 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 490 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC)

MYR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 39 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 177 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 177 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 19 nm from the route, 207 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 8 nm from the route, 463 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at SWF 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC), at MYR 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MYR is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · 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: New York Stewart International, Myrtle Beach International.