Flight planning: Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field ERI / KERI
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field in Erie, Pennsylvania, in plain English: right now marginal VFR: flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility, Wind variable at 4 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
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
- AC90 , 1 nm southwest, 8:16 pm EDT (00:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
ERI UA /OV ERI060006/TM 0016/FLB3.0/TP AC90
- Report
- a routine report filed through ERI
- Where
- 6 nm northeast (060°) of ERI
- Time
- 00:16 UTC
- Height
- at B3.0
- Aircraft
- AC90
- E145 at 3,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
ERI UA /OV DEFJO/TM 2345/FL030/TP E145/SK BKN030
- Report
- a routine report filed through ERI
- Where
- defjo
- Time
- 23:45 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- a broken layer from 3,000 ft
- AC90 descending, 22 nm southwest, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
ERI UA /OV ERI240015/TM 0013/FLDURD/TP AC90/SK T046 B042
- Report
- a routine report filed through ERI
- Where
- 15 nm southwest (240°) of ERI
- Time
- 00:13 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- AC90
- Sky
- T046 B042
- A319 at 4,300 ft, 65 nm northeast, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): overcast above 4,300 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
BUF UA /OV BUF270020/TM 2314/FL043/TP A319/SK OVC 043/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through BUF
- Where
- 20 nm west (270°) of BUF
- Time
- 23:14 UTC
- Height
- at 4,300 ft
- Aircraft
- A319
- Sky
- overcast from 4,300 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- B38M at 30,000 ft, 67 nm east, 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
JHW UA /OV JHW080020/TM 2254/FL300/TP B38M/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
- Report
- a routine report filed through JHW
- Where
- 20 nm east (080°) of JHW
- Time
- 22:54 UTC
- Height
- at 30,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light to moderate chop
- Remarks
- zob
- A21N at 30,000 ft, 68 nm east, 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
JHW UA /OV JHW050025/TM 2336/FL300/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
- Report
- a routine report filed through JHW
- Where
- 25 nm northeast (050°) of JHW
- Time
- 23:36 UTC
- Height
- at 30,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- light to moderate chop
- Remarks
- zob
- B738 at 4,700 ft, 85 nm northeast, 8:59 pm EDT (00:59 UTC): a broken layer from 4,700 ft to 5,300 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
BUF UA /OV BUF140010/TM 0059/FL047/TP B738/SK BKN 047 TOPS 053/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through BUF
- Where
- 10 nm southeast (140°) of BUF
- Time
- 00:59 UTC
- Height
- at 4,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- a broken layer from 4,700 ft, tops 5,300 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- CRJ7 descending, 90 nm southwest, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 0117/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM BASES 020
- Report
- a routine report filed through CAK
- Where
- over CAK
- Time
- 01:17 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Remarks
- bases 2,000 ft
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point BUF, 82 nm northeast of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 170° (south) | 19 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | light and variable | 10 °C | |
| 9,000 ft | 040° (northeast) | 9 knots | 6 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 8 knots | 2 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 15 knots | -11 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 33 knots | -22 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 47 knots | -35 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 55 knots | -41 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 56 knots | -50 °C |
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; 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 28 nm southwest · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 48 nm southwest · a VIP movement · today · 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 Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.