Watertown International to Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County ART → PLN
386 nautical miles (444 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 299° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC). Right now ART is marginal VFR, wind calm; PLN is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 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 10 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). Over the last 89 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 ART.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (SYR, BUF, 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 | 300° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 3 h 45 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 11 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 41 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | +16 kt | 8 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 43 min | 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +19 kt | 5 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 49 min | 10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | +21 kt | 2 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 54 min | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 24 kt | +21 kt | -3 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 54 min | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 54 min | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 26 kt | +22 kt | -10 °C | 98 kt | 3 h 56 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 30 kt | +26 kt | -21 °C | 94 kt | 4 h 06 min | 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 40 kt | +33 kt | -37 °C | 87 kt | 4 h 26 min | 11:25 am EDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 47 kt | +41 kt | -46 °C | 79 kt | 4 h 53 min | 11:52 am EDT (15:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 60 kt | +51 kt | -52 °C | 69 kt | 5 h 36 min | 12:35 pm EDT (16:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | used from 0 nm out; 63 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° |
| BUF | used from 49 nm out; 96 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° |
| TVC | used from 247 nm out; 148 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART Watertown, NY | departure | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 330 ft | 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC) |
| CYPQ Peterborough, | 99 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 2.25 mi | 700 ft | 628 ft | 10:52 UTC |
| CYQA Muskoka, | 148 nm out, 18 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet, overcast at 800 feet Weather: mist | from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots | 3 mi | 200 ft | 925 ft | 10:48 UTC |
| CYOS Owen Sound, | 208 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,007 ft | ||||
| CYVV Wiarton, | 218 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet Weather: mist | from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots | 6 mi | 600 ft | 729 ft | 10:00 UTC |
| APN Alpena, MI | 326 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 689 ft | 10:54 UTC |
| PZQ Rogers City, MI | 346 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 670 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| PLN Pellston, MI | destination | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 720 ft | 6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,007 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PLN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PLN
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,100 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet
The forecast for ART, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- 30% chance between Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 600 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 ART 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 UTC), at PLN 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 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
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: Watertown International, Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County.