Lehigh Valley International to Cherry Capital Airport ABE → TVC
510 nautical miles (587 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 302°, about 314° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ABE is marginal VFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 knots; TVC is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words
Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 460 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 140 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 180 nm out.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from ABE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- urgent B39M at 35,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 11:15 pm EDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: no inj/dmg zob. 240 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
DKK UUA /OV DKK280040/TM 0315/FL350/TP B39M/TB MTN WVE ACTN +/-5KTS/RM NO INJ/DMG ZOB
- Report
- an urgent report filed through DKK
- Where
- 40 nm west (280°) of DKK
- Time
- 03:15 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Turbulence
- mountain wve actn a 5-knot loss of airspeed
- Remarks
- no inj/dmg zob
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 5 forecast points nearest it (AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, TVC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 310° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 13 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 41 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 12 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 41 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 9 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 43 min | 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 5 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 43 min | 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 43 min | 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 51 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +18 kt | -7 °C | 102 kt | 5 h | 6:47 am EDT (10:47 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | +20 kt | -11 °C | 100 kt | 5 h 06 min | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 26 kt | +26 kt | -22 °C | 94 kt | 5 h 26 min | 7:13 am EDT (11:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 36 kt | +35 kt | -37 °C | 85 kt | 6 h | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 38 kt | +37 kt | -44 °C | 83 kt | 6 h 09 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 51 kt | +49 kt | -51 °C | 71 kt | 7 h 11 min | 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC) |
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; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.
The forecast points as issued
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| PSB | used from 100 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| BUF | used from 150 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| CLE | used from 300 nm out; 117 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| TVC | used from 350 nm out; 135 nm from the line | 260/31 | 280/22 15° | 290/18 10° | 270/13 2° | 290/25 -10° | 300/35 -21° | 310/52 -37° | 320/59 -47° | 300/84 -54° |
The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABE Allentown, PA | departure | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet | from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 2,000 ft | 393 ft | 12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC) |
| HZL Hazleton, PA | 30 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 1,603 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 80 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,000 ft | 528 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| ELZ Wellsville, NY | 140 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | 300 ft | 2,124 ft | 05:05 UTC |
| DKK Dunkirk, NY | 200 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 10,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 692 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CYQS St Thomas, | 280 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| BAX Bad Axe, MI | 380 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 763 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| GDW Gladwin, MI | 450 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | IFR Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots | 1.25 mi | none | 774 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| GOV Grayling, MI | 480 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,158 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| TVC Traverse City, MI | destination | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 623 ft | 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,124 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TVC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for TVC
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 16,000 feet
- From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
The forecast for ABE, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, overcast at 1,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 900 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at ABE 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TVC is before sunrise there (7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)).
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Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Lehigh Valley International, Cherry Capital Airport.