Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to Norfolk International XNA → ORF
872 nautical miles (1,004 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:59 pm EDT (16:59 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: 1 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 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 first 69 nm of 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 route from 357 to 654 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 466 to 674 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 605 to 714 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 625 to 644 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 674 to 803 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 XNA.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (SGF, CGI, BNA, TYS, TRI, ROA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 6 h 16 min | 1:42 pm EDT (17:42 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 33 min | 1:59 pm EDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −12 kt | 12 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 36 min | 2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −11 kt | 9 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 39 min | 2:05 pm EDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −12 kt | 6 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 36 min | 2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 2 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 30 min | 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −17 kt | -2 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 22 min | 1:48 pm EDT (17:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -6 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 14 min | 1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 27 kt | −21 kt | -7 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 11 min | 1:37 pm EDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 29 kt | −23 kt | -19 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 06 min | 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 42 kt | −31 kt | -32 °C | 151 kt | 5 h 46 min | 1:12 pm EDT (17:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 48 kt | −37 kt | -40 °C | 157 kt | 5 h 33 min | 12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 44 kt | −35 kt | -50 °C | 155 kt | 5 h 38 min | 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGF | used from 0 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| CGI | used from 149 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| BNA | used from 297 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| TYS | used from 446 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| TRI | used from 496 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| ROA | used from 644 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| RIC | used from 744 nm out; 60 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 843 nm out; 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | departure | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| BBG Branson, MO | 59 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,302 ft | ||||
| BPK Mountain Home, AR | 89 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 928 ft | ||||
| MAW Malden, MO | 208 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 295 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 268 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| BWG Bowling Green, KY | 387 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 547 ft | ||||
| EKQ Monticello, KY | 456 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 962 ft | ||||
| LNP Wise, VA | 565 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,684 ft | ||||
| ROA Roanoke, VA | 694 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| BKT Blackstone, VA | 783 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 437 ft | ||||
| AKQ Wakefield, VA | 833 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 111 ft | ||||
| ORF Norfolk, VA | destination | no report just now | 26 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,684 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, 12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC)
ORF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 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: Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport, Norfolk International.