Airports · John F Kennedy International · flight planning · Sun 9:45 pm EDT (01:45 UTC)

Flight planning: John F Kennedy International JFK / KJFK

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to John F Kennedy International in New York, New York, in plain English: right now IFR: instrument conditions, Wind from the northeast (040°) at 11 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

SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC).

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.

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: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 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

urgent PC12 at 11,000 ft, 98 nm northeast, 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent on wipor arrival.
as filed, and in English
```
IJD UUA /OV ORW340007/TM 2329/FL110/TP PC12/TB MOD 110-100 SEV 100-080/RM DURD ON WIPOR ARR
```
Report
an urgent report filed through IJD
Where
7 nm north (340°) of ORW
Time
23:29 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate from 11,000 ft to 10,000 ft severe from 10,000 ft to 8,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent on wipor arrival
A339 at 1,500 ft, 1 nm southeast, 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC): remarks: +/10KNTS 2 mile final 1500FT.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK22010/TM 0053/FL015/TP A339/RM +/10KNTS 2 MILE FINAL 1500FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
JFK22010
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
A339
Remarks
+/10KNTS 2 mile final 1500FT
E75S descending, 1 nm southeast, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK/TM 0008/FL2900/TP E75S/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
over JFK
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
at 290,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
during the descent
A32N , 1 nm southeast, 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK10008/TM 2301/FL3000/TP A32N/TB MOD TURB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
JFK10008
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 300,000 ft
Aircraft
A32N
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
B739 at 700 ft, 2 nm southwest, 9:22 pm EDT (01:22 UTC): overcast above 700 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225002/TM 0122/FL007/TP B739/SK OVC007
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
2 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
01:22 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
B763 at 2,000 ft, 8 nm southwest, 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC): overcast above 2,000 ft, remarks: low-level wind shear a 15-knot loss of airspeed during the descent.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225008/TM 2250/FL020/TP B763/SK OVC020/RM LLWS +/-15KT DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
8 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
22:50 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
overcast from 2,000 ft
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 15-knot loss of airspeed during the descent
A320 descending, 10 nm northwest, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): remarks: cloud bases 80,000 ft ils runway 4.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV LGA/TM 2345/FLDURD/TP A320/RM CLOUD BASES 800 ILS RWY 4
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
over LGA
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
cloud bases 80,000 ft ils runway 4
CRJ9 descending, 10 nm northwest, 7:33 pm EDT (23:33 UTC): remarks: cloud bases 70,000 ft ils runway 4.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV LGA/TM 2333/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/RM CLOUD BASES 700 ILS RWY 4
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
over LGA
Time
23:33 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Remarks
cloud bases 70,000 ft ils runway 4
E175 at 800 ft, 10 nm northwest, 7:11 pm EDT (23:11 UTC): remarks: cloud bases 80,000 ft ils runway 4.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV LGA/TM 2311/FL008/TP E175/RM CLOUD BASES 800 ILS RWY 4
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
over LGA
Time
23:11 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
E175
Remarks
cloud bases 80,000 ft ils runway 4
BCS3 descending, 10 nm northwest, 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC): remarks: braking action good runway 4.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV LGA/TM 2302/FLDURD/TP BCS3/RM BRAKING ACTION GOOD RWY 4
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
over LGA
Time
23:02 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
BCS3
Remarks
braking action good runway 4
A321 descending, 10 nm northwest, 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC): remarks: cloud bases 90,000 ft ils runway 4.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV LGA/TM 2254/FLDURD/TP A321/RM CLOUD BASES 900 ILS RWY 4
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
over LGA
Time
22:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Remarks
cloud bases 90,000 ft ils runway 4
B738 at 800 ft, 17 nm west, 7:50 pm EDT (23:50 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV 3 S EWR/TM 2350/FL008/TP B738/SK 008BKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
3 south ewr
Time
23:50 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
008BKN

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 JFK · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC

Height	Wind from	Speed	Temperature
3,000 ft	140° (southeast)	43 knots
6,000 ft	170° (south)	35 knots	13 °C
9,000 ft	230° (southwest)	18 knots	9 °C
12,000 ft	250° (west)	25 knots	5 °C
18,000 ft	240° (southwest)	40 knots	-7 °C
24,000 ft	230° (southwest)	50 knots	-17 °C
30,000 ft	230° (southwest)	75 knots	-31 °C
34,000 ft	230° (southwest)	78 knots	-41 °C
39,000 ft	230° (southwest)	88 knots	-53 °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

5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 11 nm northwest · security · until 20 October · ZNY

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: KOKX (44 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 John F Kennedy International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.