Plan a flight · Mon 1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC)

Cherry Capital Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport TVC → DCA

520 nautical miles (599 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 130°, about 135° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots; DCA is IFR, wind from the north (350°) at 7 knots. 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: 300 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 98 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120455
MKCE WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.

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 471 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 334 to 471 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 118 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 TVC.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B752 at 30,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 10:26 pm EDT (02:26 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 432 nm along the route, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HGR UA /OV THS010020/TM 0226/FL300/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through HGR
Where
20 nm north (010°) of THS
Time
02:26 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zob
UAL1558 at 30,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 10:22 pm EDT (02:22 UTC): moderate turbulence, -36 °C, wind 240° at 50 knots. 442 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1558 4014N 07742W 0222 F300 MS36 240/050KT TB MODERATE SK CLEAR IC NONE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B38M at 20,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 11:11 pm EDT (03:11 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 481 nm along the route, 19 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV AML300020/TM 0311/FL200/TP B38M/TB MOD CAT 200-250
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of AML
Time
03:11 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft
C560 at 3,000 ft, 34 nm southwest, 10:28 pm EDT (02:28 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 157 nm along the route, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV 6 W/TM 0228/FL030/TP C560/SK BASES 019 TOPS 030 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
6 west
Time
02:28 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C560
Sky
bases 1,900 ft tops 3,000 ft overcast
E75S at 22,000 ft, 5 nm north, 10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zob. 403 nm along the route, 5 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JST UA /OV JST/TM 0251/FL220/TP E75S/TB LGHT-MOD/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JST
Where
over JST
Time
02:51 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
lght-mod
Remarks
zob
B712 descending, 26 nm northeast, 11:10 pm EDT (03:10 UTC): remarks: light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft. At the destination end, 26 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV RWY 15R/TM 0310/FLDURD/TP B712/RM LIGHT RAIN. LIGHT CHOP. BASES 500 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
runway 15R
Time
03:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B712
Remarks
light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft

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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (TVC, CLE, AGC, PSB, 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	290° at 14 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	3 h 55 min	5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 14 kt	−14 kt	13 °C	134 kt	3 h 53 min	5:14 am EDT (09:14 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−15 kt	11 °C	135 kt	3 h 51 min	5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−15 kt	7 °C	135 kt	3 h 51 min	5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 13 kt	−13 kt	4 °C	133 kt	3 h 55 min	5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−15 kt	0 °C	135 kt	3 h 51 min	5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	−17 kt	-5 °C	137 kt	3 h 48 min	5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	−20 kt	-9 °C	140 kt	3 h 43 min	5:04 am EDT (09:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 20 kt	−20 kt	-10 °C	140 kt	3 h 43 min	5:04 am EDT (09:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 28 kt	−27 kt	-21 °C	147 kt	3 h 32 min	4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 37 kt	−37 kt	-36 °C	157 kt	3 h 19 min	4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 43 kt	−43 kt	-43 °C	163 kt	3 h 11 min	4:32 am EDT (08:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 51 kt	−50 kt	-50 °C	170 kt	3 h 04 min	4:25 am EDT (08:25 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
TVC	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	260/31	280/22 15°	290/18 10°	270/13 2°	290/25 -10°	300/35 -21°	310/52 -37°	320/59 -47°	300/84 -54°
CLE	used from 147 nm out; 93 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
AGC	used from 295 nm out; 52 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
PSB	used from 393 nm out; 55 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -48°
RIC	used from 491 nm out; 91 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°

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
TVC Traverse City, MI	departure	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	623 ft	12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)
GOV Grayling, MI	29 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,158 ft	04:55 UTC
MBS Saginaw, MI	98 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	668 ft	04:53 UTC
CFS Caro, MI	118 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet Weather: fog	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	0.5 mi	800 ft	704 ft	05:15 UTC
PHN Port Huron, MI	177 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet, a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	6 mi	200 ft	650 ft	05:15 UTC
LNN Willoughby, OH	255 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet	calm	7 mi	1,200 ft	625 ft	04:55 UTC
YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH	304 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	1,191 ft	04:51 UTC
BTP Butler, PA	344 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,800 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,800 ft	1,248 ft	04:56 UTC
JST Johnstown, PA	403 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	2,284 ft	04:54 UTC
MRB Martinsburg, WV	461 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	564 ft	04:53 UTC
JYO Leesburg, VA	491 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: light rain	from the north (350°) at 7 knots	4 mi	600 ft	389 ft	05:15 UTC
DCA Washington, DC	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	from the north (350°) at 7 knots	7 mi	900 ft	14 ft	12:58 am EDT (04:58 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DCA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC)

Wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 800 feet IFR

The whole forecast for DCA

From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for TVC, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 16,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 8,000 feet

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

6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 285 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 295 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 304 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at DCA 6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DCA is before sunrise there (7:14 am EDT (11:14 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Cherry Capital Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport.