Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International to John F Kennedy International AVP → JFK
98 nautical miles (112 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 115°, about 126° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now AVP is marginal VFR, wind calm; JFK is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 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, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 20 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 AVP.
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (AVP, JFK). 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 | 010° at 21 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 47 min | 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 360° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 47 min | 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 350° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 10 °C | 128 kt | 46 min | 5:52 am EDT (09:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 6 °C | 130 kt | 45 min | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 45 min | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 0 °C | 135 kt | 44 min | 5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 43 min | 5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −19 kt | -10 °C | 139 kt | 42 min | 5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -10 °C | 139 kt | 42 min | 5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 18 kt | −18 kt | -22 °C | 138 kt | 43 min | 5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 26 kt | −24 kt | -36 °C | 144 kt | 41 min | 5:47 am EDT (09:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 34 kt | −29 kt | -42 °C | 149 kt | 39 min | 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 37 kt | −29 kt | -50 °C | 149 kt | 39 min | 5:45 am EDT (09:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| JFK | used from 49 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 961 ft | 4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC) |
| MPO Mount Pocono, PA | 20 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the north (350°) at 7 knots | 2 mi | 200 ft | 1,915 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| MMU Morristown, NJ | 68 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,300 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 186 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| JFK New York, NY | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 13 ft | 4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,915 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC)
Wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 800 feet IFR
The whole forecast for JFK
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
The forecast for AVP, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, gusting to 14, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 88 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at AVP 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JFK is before sunrise there (7:02 am EDT (11:02 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: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, John F Kennedy International.