Flight planning: Atlantic City International ACY / KACY
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Atlantic City International in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in plain English: right now IFR: instrument conditions, Wind from the east (090°) at 17 knots, gusting to 28. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- urgent BCS3 at 2,000 ft, 1 nm northwest, 11:24 am EDT (15:24 UTC): sand.
as filed
ACY UUA /OV ACY310001/TM 1524/FL020/TP BCS3/WV LLWSA +10 -5
- urgent BE55 at 900 ft, 80 nm southwest, 11:54 am EDT (15:54 UTC): light turbulence, a broken layer above 900 ft.
as filed
ESN UUA /OV KESN/TM 1554/FL009/TP BE55/SK BKN009/TB LGT/RM LLWS +/-10 KT SFC-009 DURCD RY04 ESN
- BCS3 at 500 ft, 0 nm northwest, 12:35 pm EDT (16:35 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
ACY UA /OV KACY/TM 1635/FL005/TP BCS3/RM -5/+10 KNTS RWY 13 FINAL
- C750 at 500 ft, 0 nm south, 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft.
as filed
ACY UA /OV ACY31001/TM 1417/FL005/TP C750/SK BKN005/RM DURC RWY 13
- A320 at 2,000 ft, 1 nm northwest, 11:20 am EDT (15:20 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed
ACY UA /OV ACY310001/TM 1520/FL020/TP A320/TB MOD DURD
- CRJ2 at 500 ft, 4 nm northwest, 12:13 pm EDT (16:13 UTC): moderate turbulence above 500 ft.
as filed
ACY UA /OV ACY310004/TM 1613/FL005/TP CRJ2/SK BASES005/TB MOD005/RM OVER FAF
- AA5 at 4,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed
ACY UA /OV VCN090010/TM 1457/FL040/TP AA5/TB NEG/RM RIDE SMOOTH CANT SEE SQUAT
- BE33 at 4,000 ft, 15 nm northwest, 11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed
ACY UA /OV N81/TM 1517/FL040/TP BE33/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH, IMC
- E545 at 24,000 ft, 23 nm north, 11:54 am EDT (15:54 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
as filed
MJX UA /OV CYN/TM 1554/FL240/TP E545/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
- C68A at 5,000 ft, 24 nm west, 11:34 am EDT (15:34 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
ACY UA /OV MIV/TM 1534/FL050/TP C68A/RM MOD RAIN
- CL60 at 2,000 ft, 31 nm southwest, 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
ACY UA /OV WWD/TM 1707/FL020/TP CL60/RM LLWS
- PC12 at 100 ft, 31 nm southwest, 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC): overcast above 500 ft.
as filed
ACY UA /OV KWWD/TM 1422/FLSFC/TP PC12/SK /OVC005/RM SAW THE GROUND AT 1200
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point ACY · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 130° (southeast) | 41 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 140° (southeast) | 29 knots | 10 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 170° (south) | 30 knots | 9 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 190° (south) | 29 knots | 5 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 33 knots | -7 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 43 knots | -16 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 55 knots | -31 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 66 knots | -41 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 77 knots | -53 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 11th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Atlantic City International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.