Flight planning: Potsdam Muni/Damon Field PTD / KPTD
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Potsdam Muni/Damon Field in Potsdam, New York, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 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
- CRJ7 at 19,000 ft, 82 nm southeast, 8:28 pm EDT (00:28 UTC): no turbulence from 11,000 ft to 19,000 ft, remarks: during the climb.
as filed, and in English
RUT UA /OV GFL010020/TM 0028/FL190/TP CRJ7/TB NEG 110-190/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through RUT
- Where
- 20 nm north (010°) of GFL
- Time
- 00:28 UTC
- Height
- at 19,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- no from 11,000 ft to 19,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
- PC12 at 17,000 ft, 93 nm southwest, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): light icing, -6 °C.
as filed, and in English
ART UA /OV ART260030/TM 0029/FL170/TP PC12/TA M06/IC LGT MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through ART
- Where
- 30 nm west (260°) of ART
- Time
- 00:29 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Temperature
- −6 °C
- Icing
- light moderate
- CRJ7 at 22,000 ft, 99 nm southeast, 8:32 pm EDT (00:32 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
RUT UA /OV GFL/TM 0032/FL220/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through RUT
- Where
- over GFL
- Time
- 00:32 UTC
- Height
- at 22,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop
- Remarks
- during the descent
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 SYR, 107 nm southwest of the field · for use 02:00–09:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 280° (west) | 13 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 350° (north) | 18 knots | 10 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 340° (north) | 10 knots | 6 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 300° (northwest) | 15 knots | 1 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 280° (west) | 17 knots | -12 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 270° (west) | 16 knots | -23 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 280° (west) | 25 knots | -38 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 250° (west) | 40 knots | -42 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 53 knots | -50 °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
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 Potsdam Muni/Damon Field, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.