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Flight planning: Cape Cod Gateway Airport HYA / KHYA

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Cape Cod Gateway Airport in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in plain English: right now IFR: instrument conditions, Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17. 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

SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC).

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120455
MKCE WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
MA RI CT AND MA RI NY CSTL WTRS
FROM 40E BOS-130SE ACK-170S ACK-50SE HTO-20NW PVD-40E BOS
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. TOPS TO FL300.

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 4W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground).
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft.

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

UAL932 at 35,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 12:33 am EDT (04:33 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL932 4206N 07001W 0433 F350 TB MODERATE SK CLEAR IC NONE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
UAL932 at 35,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 12:34 am EDT (04:34 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 240° at 69 knots.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL932 4206N 06957W 0434 F350 240/069KT TB MOD TURB IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B738 at 300 ft, 53 nm northwest, 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 4R bos.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV KBOS/TM 0300/FL003/TP B738/SK BKN005/RM DURD RY 4R BOS
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over KBOS
Time
03:00 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 4R bos
CRJ7 descending, 92 nm northwest, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
04:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
at 600 ft
CRJ9 descending, 92 nm northwest, 11:16 pm EDT (03:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0316/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
03:16 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
at 400 ft
B38M descending, 92 nm northwest, 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft; scattered clouds above 500 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 17/TM 0253/FLDURD/TP B38M/SK 015 OVC / 005 SCT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 17
Time
02:53 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
at 1,500 ft overcast; at 500 ft scattered
B38M descending, 92 nm northwest, 10:14 pm EDT (02:14 UTC): remarks: mod-hvy precip.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 17/TM 0214/FLDURD/TP B38M/SK 015/RM MOD-HVY PRECIP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 17
Time
02:14 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
at 1,500 ft
Remarks
mod-hvy precip

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 ACK, 27 nm south of the field · for use 02:00–09:00 UTC

Height	Wind from	Speed	Temperature
3,000 ft	230° (southwest)	29 knots
6,000 ft	270° (west)	37 knots	16 °C
9,000 ft	270° (west)	38 knots	10 °C
12,000 ft	270° (west)	40 knots	4 °C
18,000 ft	240° (southwest)	46 knots	-8 °C
24,000 ft	230° (southwest)	52 knots	-17 °C
30,000 ft	240° (southwest)	74 knots	-31 °C
34,000 ft	240° (southwest)	83 knots	-41 °C
39,000 ft	240° (southwest)	91 knots	-53 °C

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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

6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 50 nm northwest · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

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

Radar now: KBOX (42 nautical miles away) · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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 Cape Cod Gateway Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.