Plan a flight · Mon 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC)

Waterloo Regional to Patrick Leahy Burlington International ALO → BTV

844 nautical miles (971 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 076°, about 076° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC). Right now ALO is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 5 knots; BTV is marginal 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 TANGO 2W: 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 first 50 nm of the route.
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 last 477 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 457 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 109 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 79 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 ALO.

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

B38M at 32,000 ft, 50 nm west, 6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence above 32,000 ft. At the departure end, 50 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOD UA /OV FOD075035/TM 1135/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 320/INTMT LGT CHOP 340
```
Report
a routine report filed through FOD
Where
35 nm east (075°) of FOD
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop 320/INTMT light chop at 34,000 ft
B739 at 34,000 ft, 9 nm south, 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence. 189 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 1058/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
B739 at 34,000 ft, 28 nm south, 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC): no turbulence. 367 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT340025/TM 1149/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
25 nm north (340°) of FNT
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
B38M at 39,000 ft, 17 nm south, 6:13 am CDT (11:13 UTC): light chop turbulence above 39,000 ft. 745 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ART UA /OV ART080030/TM 1113/FL390/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 390
```
Report
a routine report filed through ART
Where
30 nm east (080°) of ART
Time
11:13 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop at 39,000 ft
B38M at 39,000 ft, 12 nm south, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): light clear-air turbulence. 774 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTD UA /OV PTD180030/TM 1114/FL390/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTD
Where
30 nm south (180°) of PTD
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence
B38M at 39,000 ft, 6 nm southeast, 6:19 am CDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence. 794 nm along the route, 6 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLK UA /OV SLK/TM 1119/FL390/TP B38M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLK
Where
over SLK
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 7,000 ft, 14 nm south, 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTV UA /OV 10 S BTV/TM 1155/FL070/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS 040/TB SMOOTH INC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTV
Where
10 south btv
Time
11:55 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops 4,000 ft
Turbulence
smooth inc
E170 at 34,000 ft, 38 nm southeast, 6:12 am CDT (11:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 38 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 1112/FL340/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
11:12 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
CRJ7 at 600 ft, 10 nm southwest, 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTV UA /OV 5 SW BTV/TM 1109/FL006/TP CRJ7/SK BASES 006 TOPS 045/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTV
Where
5 southwest btv
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
bases 600 ft tops 4,500 ft
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 7 forecast points nearest it (DBQ, GRB, MKG, TVC, BUF, SYR, ALB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	280° at 18 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	6 h 07 min	2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	6 h 15 min	2:32 pm EDT (18:32 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−14 kt	11 °C	134 kt	6 h 18 min	2:35 pm EDT (18:35 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−14 kt	8 °C	134 kt	6 h 18 min	2:35 pm EDT (18:35 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	−17 kt	4 °C	137 kt	6 h 10 min	2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	−17 kt	0 °C	137 kt	6 h 10 min	2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	−18 kt	-5 °C	138 kt	6 h 07 min	2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	−18 kt	-9 °C	138 kt	6 h 07 min	2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 25 kt	−18 kt	-10 °C	138 kt	6 h 07 min	2:24 pm EDT (18:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 28 kt	−21 kt	-21 °C	141 kt	5 h 59 min	2:16 pm EDT (18:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 35 kt	−26 kt	-37 °C	146 kt	5 h 47 min	2:04 pm EDT (18:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 43 kt	−34 kt	-45 °C	154 kt	5 h 29 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 55 kt	−39 kt	-51 °C	159 kt	5 h 18 min	1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
DBQ	used from 0 nm out; 53 nm from the line	250/27	260/23 17°	240/26 10°	260/30 4°	280/26 -9°	280/36 -21°	270/41 -36°	280/52 -41°	290/67 -48°
GRB	used from 149 nm out; 79 nm from the line	250/32	250/22 17°	240/18 8°	280/21 6°	280/34 -11°	280/35 -21°	280/39 -37°	270/52 -45°	290/60 -49°
MKG	used from 199 nm out; 54 nm from the line	260/28	260/18 15°	250/16 9°	260/22 4°	280/31 -9°	270/35 -21°	270/44 -35°	270/42 -45°	290/61 -51°
TVC	used from 347 nm out; 86 nm from the line	270/31	280/23 15°	260/22 8°	260/29 4°	280/29 -11°	280/42 -21°	270/42 -36°	270/54 -47°	290/67 -51°
BUF	used from 447 nm out; 148 nm from the line	300/11	330/15 11°	340/26 8°	330/28 2°	340/31 -10°	340/32 -21°	340/52 -37°	340/59 -46°	330/66 -53°
SYR	used from 645 nm out; 88 nm from the line	330/17	320/14 9°	350/18 8°	350/26 2°	340/25 -11°	360/34 -22°	350/43 -39°	330/50 -46°	350/50 -54°
ALB	used from 794 nm out; 103 nm from the line	340/22	340/19 9°	320/16 7°	330/16 2°	330/19 -11°	320/21 -23°	320/25 -39°	280/30 -44°	270/41 -51°

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
ALO Waterloo, IA	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	873 ft	6:54 am CDT (11:54 UTC)
OLZ Oelwein, IA	20 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,076 ft	11:55 UTC
MSN Madison, WI	139 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	886 ft	11:53 UTC
MWC Milwaukee, WI	199 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	744 ft	11:55 UTC
MKG Muskegon, MI	268 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	628 ft	11:55 UTC
MBS Saginaw, MI	367 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	4 mi	none	668 ft	11:53 UTC
CYPQ Peterborough,	616 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	4 mi	900 ft	628 ft	12:00 UTC
OGS Ogdensburg, NY	745 nm out, 16 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	9 mi	1,500 ft	301 ft	11:55 UTC
SLK Saranac Lake, NY	794 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	2.5 mi	500 ft	1,662 ft	12:14 UTC
BTV Burlington, VT	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	1,400 ft	334 ft	7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,662 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BTV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for BTV

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,800 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,300 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist
From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,100 feet
30% chance between Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist
From Tue 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 1,000 feet

The forecast for ALO, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 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 ALO 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC), at BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Waterloo Regional, Patrick Leahy Burlington International.