Flight planning: Pittsburgh/Butler Regional BTP / KBTP
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Pittsburgh/Butler Regional in Butler, Pennsylvania, in plain English: right now marginal VFR: flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility, Wind from the east (080°) at 12 knots. 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).
- 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).
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, 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 GL5 at 3,000 ft, 39 nm southeast, 2:50 pm EDT (18:50 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
LBE UUA /OV LBE/TM 1850/FL030/TP GL5/RM LLWS +/- 10 KTS STARTED AT 030 FT TAILWIND SHIFT AT 020 FT WITH +/- 10KTS TO SURF DURD RNAV RWY 06 LBE
- urgent E55 descending, 39 nm southeast, 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
LBE UUA /OV LBE/TM 1751/FLUNKN/TP E55/RM LLWS +/-15 KTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO APPROX 007 FT DURD RNAV RWY 06 LBE
- E75S at 24,000 ft, 8 nm east, 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC): light turbulence above 24,000 ft, light rime icing above 24,000 ft.
as filed
PJC UA /OV EWC100020/TM 1751/FL240/TP E75S/TB OCNL LGT 240/IC LGT RIME 240/RM ZOB
- E550 at 27,000 ft, 20 nm southeast, 2:14 pm EDT (18:14 UTC): moderate turbulence above 27,000 ft, light to moderate rime icing above 27,000 ft, -20 °C.
as filed
PJC UA /OV EWC140030 /TM 1814/FL270/TP E550/TA M20/TB MOD 270/IC LGT-MOD RIME 270/RM ZOB
- B737 at 2,700 ft, 21 nm southwest, 3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
PIT UA /OV PIT/TM 1937/FL027/TP B737/SK B027
- E55P at 2,000 ft, 21 nm southwest, 2:05 pm EDT (18:05 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
PIT UA /OV PIT/TM 1805/FL020/TP E55P/SK B020
- C414 at 14,500 ft, 25 nm west, 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): no icing.
as filed
PIT UA /OV PIT330020/TM 1900/FL145/TP C414/IC NEG/RM ZOB
- E75S at 17,000 ft, 26 nm southwest, 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC): light turbulence from 17,000 ft to 19,000 ft.
as filed
PIT UA /OV PIT300010/TM 1720/FL170/TP E75S/TB LGT 170-190/RM ZOB
- C56X at 11,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, light to moderate icing, -22 °C.
as filed
DUJ UA /OV CIP/TM 1736/FL110/TP C56X/TA M22/TB CONS MOD CHOP/IC LGT-MOD MX/RM ZOB
- CL30 at 29,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 1:01 pm EDT (17:01 UTC): light to moderate turbulence.
as filed
DUJ UA /OV CIP/TM 1701/FL290/TP CL30/TB CONS LGT-OCNL MOD/RM ZOB
- B350 at 26,000 ft, 40 nm north, 12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC): light to moderate icing.
as filed
FKL UA /OV FKL/TM 1654/FL260/TP B350/TA UNKN/IC LGT-MOD MX/RM ZOB
- E75S at 25,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 1:29 pm EDT (17:29 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
as filed
BFD UA /OV BFD240040/TM 1729/FL250/TP E75S/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
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 AGC, 25 nm south of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 130° (southeast) | 38 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 190° (south) | 13 knots | 13 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 10 knots | 8 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 12 knots | 3 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 200° (south) | 21 knots | -8 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 200° (south) | 34 knots | -18 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 62 knots | -34 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 88 knots | -42 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 86 knots | -52 °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
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 8 nm northwest · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 28 nm northwest · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZOB
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 Pittsburgh/Butler Regional, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.