Cherry Capital Airport to Washington Dulles International TVC → IAD
503 nautical miles (578 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 131°, about 136° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:44 am EDT (04:44 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: 16 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 route from 138 to 177 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 197 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 335 to 473 nm out.
- 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 118 nm of the route.
- 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). Near the route, 394 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 463 nm along 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
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 (TVC, MKG, 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 | 210° at 4 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 4 h 14 min | 1:27 am EDT (05:27 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 8 kt | −8 kt | 13 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 56 min | 1:09 am EDT (05:09 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 52 min | 1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 8 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 54 min | 1:07 am EDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | −8 kt | 4 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 56 min | 1:09 am EDT (05:09 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 54 min | 1:07 am EDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 54 min | 1:07 am EDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | −10 kt | -10 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 52 min | 1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 12 kt | −10 kt | -11 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 52 min | 1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 15 kt | −13 kt | -22 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 47 min | 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 29 kt | −21 kt | -35 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 34 min | 12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 36 kt | −18 kt | -42 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 39 min | 12:52 am EDT (04:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 43 kt | −23 kt | -49 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 31 min | 12:44 am EDT (04:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/17 | 290/14 15° | 310/20 9° | 310/18 2° | 310/24 -11° | 320/35 -22° | 320/53 -39° | 310/45 -49° | 290/58 -51° |
| MKG | used from 99 nm out; 122 nm from the line | 250/5 | 320/10 15° | 310/19 9° | 320/21 3° | 310/23 -10° | 330/37 -22° | 330/51 -38° | 320/44 -47° | 300/60 -49° |
| CLE | used from 148 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 340/5 | 320/13 14° | 300/12 8° | 310/10 2° | 310/14 -10° | 340/14 -23° | 320/27 -35° | 260/28 -40° | 250/36 -48° |
| AGC | used from 296 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 140/12 | 350/10 12° | L/V 9° | L/V 3° | 200/11 -11° | 220/21 -22° | 220/47 -33° | 230/51 -39° | 230/45 -48° |
| PSB | used from 443 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 260/13 13° | 220/12 8° | 220/11 4° | 230/27 -11° | 210/31 -21° | 220/73 -32° | 220/75 -40° | 230/66 -50° | |
| RIC | used from 493 nm out; 91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC Traverse City, MI | departure | no report just now | 623 ft | ||||
| GOV Grayling, MI | 30 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,158 ft | ||||
| MBS Saginaw, MI | 99 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 668 ft | ||||
| CFS Caro, MI | 118 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 704 ft | ||||
| PHN Port Huron, MI | 168 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 296 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| BVI Beaver Falls, PA | 325 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,252 ft | ||||
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 384 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,198 ft | ||||
| JST Johnstown, PA | 404 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,284 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 463 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| IAD Washington, DC | destination | no report just now | 312 ft |
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 IAD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:44 am EDT (04:44 UTC)
IAD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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, 276 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 296 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 305 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAD is before sunrise there (7:16 am EDT (11:16 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: Cherry Capital Airport, Washington Dulles International.