Flight planning: Newport News/Williamsburg International PHF / KPHF
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Newport News/Williamsburg International in Newport News, Virginia, in plain English: right now marginal VFR: flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility, Wind from the south (170°) at 10 knots, gusting to 19. 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
- B737 at 1,000 ft, 20 nm southeast, 12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft.
as filed
ORF UA /OV ORF/TM 1657/FL010/TP B737/SK BASE OVC010
- P180 at 1,500 ft, 20 nm southeast, 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft.
as filed
ORF UA /OV ORF/TM 1605/FL015/TP P180/SK BASE OVC015
- E75L at 900 ft, 20 nm southeast, 11:32 am EDT (15:32 UTC): overcast above 900 ft.
as filed
ORF UA /OV ORF/TM 1532/FL009/TP E75L/SK BASE OVC009
- E145 at 500 ft, 45 nm northwest, 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
RIC UA /OV RWY 16/TM 1456/FL005/TP E145/RM BASES 005
- E170 at 25,000 ft, 70 nm north, 10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC): light rime icing, -20 °C.
as filed
NHK UA /OV PXT/TM 1449/FL250/TP E170/TA M20/IC LGT RIME
- EC45 at 600 ft, 86 nm northeast, 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
SBY UA /OV KSBY/TM 1608/FL006/TP EC45/RM PILOT REPORTED BREAKING OUT AT 600 FEET
- S76 at 400 ft, 86 nm northeast, 11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
SBY UA /OV KSBY/TM 1555/FL004/TP S76/RM PILOT REPORTED BROKEN LAYER AT 400-500 FEET AND 2 MILES VSBY
- E145 at 700 ft, 87 nm northeast, 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC): overcast above 700 ft.
as filed
SBY UA /OV KSBY320003/TM 1446/FL007/TP E145/SK OVC007/RM DURD RNAV RY 14 SBY
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 ORF, 20 nm southeast of the field · for use 06:00–18:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 24 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 300° (northwest) | 23 knots | 12 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 25 knots | 8 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 30 knots | 4 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 280° (west) | 33 knots | -10 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 260° (west) | 46 knots | -20 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 250° (west) | 55 knots | -32 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 250° (west) | 51 knots | -39 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 260° (west) | 44 knots | -48 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 06:00 to 18:00 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.