Tallahassee International to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall TLH → BWI
649 nautical miles (746 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 034°, about 039° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 76-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:30 am EDT (05:30 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: 2 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 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 529 to 629 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120155 MKCE WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E VALID UNTIL 0355Z PA MD VA DC WV OH FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Near the route, 369 nm along 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 150 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 70 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 TLH.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (TLH, SAV, CAE, RDU, ROA, RIC). 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 | 250° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 4 h 46 min | 2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 5 h 02 min | 3:13 am EDT (07:13 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −12 kt | 12 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 55 min | 3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 24 kt | −18 kt | 10 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 42 min | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | −23 kt | 8 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 32 min | 2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | −27 kt | 4 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 25 min | 2:36 am EDT (06:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | −30 kt | 0 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 20 min | 2:31 am EDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 36 kt | −33 kt | -4 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 15 min | 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 37 kt | −34 kt | -5 °C | 154 kt | 4 h 13 min | 2:24 am EDT (06:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 56 kt | −55 kt | -16 °C | 175 kt | 3 h 43 min | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 71 kt | −71 kt | -30 °C | 191 kt | 3 h 24 min | 1:35 am EDT (05:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 76 kt | −76 kt | -40 °C | 196 kt | 3 h 19 min | 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 69 kt | −69 kt | -51 °C | 189 kt | 3 h 26 min | 1:37 am EDT (05:37 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLH | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| SAV | used from 100 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| CAE | used from 200 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -51° |
| RDU | used from 349 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 240/28 | 250/22 10° | 230/30 11° | 230/40 7° | 230/45 -4° | 220/69 -15° | 220/83 -29° | 210/84 -40° | 220/75 -52° |
| ROA | used from 449 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 280/9 | 290/15 12° | 290/11 8° | 210/6 3° | 210/30 -6° | 220/46 -19° | 210/74 -30° | 220/78 -39° | 220/64 -48° |
| RIC | used from 499 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 190/33 | 200/29 14° | 210/31 12° | 210/38 6° | 230/42 -7° | 230/68 -16° | 220/84 -29° | 220/86 -40° | 220/81 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | departure | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| MGR Moultrie, GA | 50 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 297 ft | ||||
| TMA Tifton, GA | 80 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 130 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 303 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 219 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 269 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 369 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| GSO Greensboro, NC | 409 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 925 ft | ||||
| FVX Farmville, VA | 509 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 415 ft | ||||
| LKU Louisa, VA | 559 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 493 ft | ||||
| DCA Washington, DC | 619 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| BWI Baltimore, MD | destination | no report just now | 143 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 925 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BWI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC)
BWI 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 on the route, 619 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BWI is before sunrise there (7:13 am EDT (11:13 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: Tallahassee International, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall.