Syracuse Hancock International to Norfolk International SYR → ORF
373 nautical miles (429 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 181°, about 194° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 22-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:21 am EDT (12:21 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: 23 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 E31E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, until 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC). Over the route from 295 to 295 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120855 MKCE WST 120855 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 31E VALID UNTIL 1055Z MD VA DC FROM 20NNE DCA-30WSW SBY-RIC-CSN-20NNE DCA AREA TS MOV LTL. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 363 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 285 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 137 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 196 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 79 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 SYR.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (SYR, AVP, ACY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 350° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 2 h 40 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 10 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 40 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 8 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 40 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −21 kt | 5 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 39 min | 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −22 kt | 1 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 38 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −19 kt | -3 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 41 min | 8:24 am EDT (12:24 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | −17 kt | -7 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 43 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 25 kt | −15 kt | -10 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 46 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 24 kt | −15 kt | -22 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 46 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 27 kt | −9 kt | -35 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 53 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 32 kt | −7 kt | -41 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 56 min | 8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 32 kt | −8 kt | -49 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 55 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| AVP | used from 49 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| ACY | used from 196 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| RIC | used from 246 nm out; 86 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 295 nm out; 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR Syracuse, NY | departure | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 39 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,099 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 59 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 108 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| HZL Hazleton, PA | 128 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,603 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 177 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 402 ft | ||||
| MTN Baltimore, MD | 226 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| ESN Easton, MD | 255 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 72 ft | ||||
| TGI Tangier, VA | 314 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| JGG Williamsburg, VA | 354 nm out, 25 nm west of the line | no report just now | 49 ft | ||||
| ORF Norfolk, VA | destination | no report just now | 26 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,635 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC)
ORF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 226 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 11 nm from the route, 255 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 255 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 255 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 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: Syracuse Hancock International, Norfolk International.