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Albany International to Portland International ALB → PDX

2,076 nautical miles (2,389 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC). Right now ALB is IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots; PDX is VFR, wind calm. 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 429 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 100 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 first 100 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 699 to 709 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 918 to 1756 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1367 to 1377 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1387 to 1966 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1497 to 1876 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1587 to 1796 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 190 nm of the route.

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 ALB.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

PC12 at 2,800 ft, 3 nm south, 10:37 pm EDT (02:37 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 2,900 ft, 10 °C. 1008 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 0237/FL028/TP PC12/SK OVC012-TOP029/TA 10
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over FAR
Time
02:37 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 2,900 ft
Temperature
10 °C
CL30 at 4,200 ft, 16 nm north, 11:16 pm EDT (03:16 UTC): no icing, overcast above 4,200 ft, remarks: during the descent ils runway 12. 1716 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSO UA /OV MSO/TM 0316/FL042/TP CL30/SK OVC042/WX 2 1/2SM/IC NEG/RM DURD ILS RY 12
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSO
Where
over MSO
Time
03:16 UTC
Height
at 4,200 ft
Aircraft
CL30
Sky
overcast from 4,200 ft
Weather
2, 1/2SM
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent ils runway 12
E75L at 1,500 ft, 8 nm north, 12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear loss of 8 knots on final. 1926 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PSC UA /OV PSC120003/TM 0449/FL015/TP E75L/RM LLWS LOSS OF 8 KTS ON FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSC
Where
3 nm southeast (120°) of PSC
Time
04:49 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Remarks
low-level wind shear loss of 8 knots on final
E75L descending, 25 nm south, 12:35 am EDT (04:35 UTC): light turbulence from 11,000 ft to 14,000 ft, light rime icing from 8,000 ft to 12,000 ft, -10 °C. 1926 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GEG UA /OV PDT/TM 0435/FLDURD/TP E75L/TA M10/TB LT TURB 140-110/IC LT RIME 120-080
```
Report
a routine report filed through GEG
Where
over PDT
Time
04:35 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
−10 °C
Turbulence
lt turbulence from 14,000 ft to 11,000 ft
Icing
lt rime from 12,000 ft to 8,000 ft

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 17 forecast points nearest it (ALB, SYR, BUF, TVC, GRB, DLH, AXN, GFK, MOT, DIK, MLS, BIL, GTF, GPI, LWS, YKM, PDX). 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	130° at 1 kt	−1 kt	3 °C	121 kt	17 h 09 min	3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 2 kt	+2 kt	8 °C	118 kt	17 h 36 min	4:12 pm PDT (23:12 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 5 kt	+5 kt	5 °C	115 kt	18 h 03 min	4:39 pm PDT (23:39 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 10 kt	+8 kt	1 °C	112 kt	18 h 32 min	5:08 pm PDT (00:08 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 14 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	19 h 13 min	5:49 pm PDT (00:49 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	+14 kt	-6 °C	106 kt	19 h 35 min	6:11 pm PDT (01:11 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	+17 kt	-10 °C	103 kt	20 h 09 min	6:45 pm PDT (01:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 20 kt	+19 kt	-12 °C	101 kt	20 h 33 min	7:09 pm PDT (02:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 22 kt	+21 kt	-23 °C	99 kt	20 h 58 min	7:34 pm PDT (02:34 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 28 kt	+28 kt	-37 °C	92 kt	22 h 34 min	9:10 pm PDT (04:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 36 kt	+36 kt	-43 °C	84 kt	24 h 43 min	11:19 pm PDT (06:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 50 kt	+50 kt	-49 °C	70 kt	29 h 39 min	4:15 am PDT (11:15 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
ALB	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	120/9	270/8 10°	L/V 5°	260/9 1°	260/34 -10°	250/42 -22°	240/57 -35°	240/70 -42°	240/65 -50°
SYR	used from 50 nm out; 32 nm from the line	280/13	350/18 10°	340/10 6°	300/15 1°	280/17 -12°	270/16 -23°	280/25 -38°	250/40 -42°	240/53 -50°
BUF	used from 150 nm out; 72 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°
TVC	used from 349 nm out; 154 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°
GRB	used from 599 nm out; 82 nm from the line	250/36	270/23 16°	270/14 9°	240/18 4°	280/26 -9°	280/29 -20°	290/42 -36°	290/51 -45°	290/72 -55°
DLH	used from 699 nm out; 99 nm from the line	080/28	240/21 15°	250/26 9°	250/32 3°	260/42 -11°	270/40 -21°	260/43 -36°	260/46 -46°	260/65 -54°
AXN	used from 898 nm out; 53 nm from the line	100/14	250/21 14°	240/24 12°	240/31 5°	260/36 -10°	260/40 -21°	250/42 -36°	260/48 -45°	260/53 -50°
GFK	used from 998 nm out; 68 nm from the line	070/18	100/10 9°	250/11 6°	250/27 1°	250/34 -10°	260/43 -21°	260/39 -36°	260/36 -46°	260/59 -53°
MOT	used from 1098 nm out; 103 nm from the line		120/14 5°	200/20 4°	230/33 1°	250/39 -11°	250/50 -21°	240/61 -37°	250/56 -45°	260/68 -51°
DIK	used from 1198 nm out; 33 nm from the line		150/24 7°	200/38 6°	220/53 0°	230/51 -9°	230/49 -21°	240/37 -37°	240/47 -44°	250/65 -48°
MLS	used from 1297 nm out; 68 nm from the line		150/23 2°	190/29 4°	210/44 2°	220/32 -10°	210/36 -21°	200/48 -37°	230/63 -40°	240/71 -47°
BIL	used from 1447 nm out; 73 nm from the line		080/13	180/9 -2°	210/38 0°	220/51 -11°	210/46 -22°	210/58 -35°	230/73 -39°	230/72 -45°
GTF	used from 1547 nm out; 48 nm from the line		070/11	080/15 -7°	110/19 -9°	190/25 -14°	200/34 -23°	200/54 -39°	220/66 -40°	220/77 -44°
GPI	used from 1697 nm out; 101 nm from the line		070/19 -5°	100/16 -7°	080/10 -8°	130/8 -19°	170/37 -28°	200/50 -40°	210/43 -40°	220/41 -42°
LWS	used from 1746 nm out; 67 nm from the line	070/10	080/12 -2°	030/12 -6°	080/7 -10°	170/34 -21°	160/46 -32°	200/33 -35°	220/22 -35°	230/18 -38°
YKM	used from 1896 nm out; 70 nm from the line	070/10	040/15 -1°	020/27 -8°	030/25 -13°	020/48 -20°	010/83 -27°	010/77 -37°	010/49 -40°	350/14 -41°
PDX	used from 1996 nm out; 55 nm from the line	L/V	030/7 1°	020/12 -6°	020/29 -9°	010/69 -16°	010/81 -25°	360/83 -40°	360/67 -46°	320/29 -42°

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
ALB Albany, NY	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	6 mi	600 ft	284 ft	12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)
RME Rome, NY	80 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,700 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,700 ft	504 ft	04:53 UTC
CYOS Owen Sound,	329 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	no report just now				1,007 ft
APN Alpena, MI	449 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	689 ft	04:54 UTC
OLG Solon Springs, WI	798 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,102 ft	05:15 UTC
FAR Fargo, ND	1008 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 13 knots	2.5 mi	300 ft	901 ft	05:12 UTC
BIS Bismarck, ND	1168 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the east-northeast (060°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	1,661 ft	04:52 UTC
GDV Glendive, MT	1337 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light rain	from the northeast (050°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	2,458 ft	04:56 UTC
HLN Helena, MT	1627 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet, a few clouds at 2,600 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet Weather: light snow, mist	from the west (280°) at 8 knots	3 mi	4,100 ft	3,877 ft	04:53 UTC
LWS Lewiston, ID	1836 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 5,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	5,500 ft	1,442 ft	04:56 UTC
ALW Walla Walla, WA	1896 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, overcast at 9,500 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	1,194 ft	04:53 UTC
PDX Portland, OR	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	30 ft	9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for PDX

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ALB, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,000 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 ALB 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC), at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · 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

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: Albany International, Portland International.