Bradford Regional to Dubois Regional BFD → DUJ
39 nautical miles (45 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 197°, about 208° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:21 am EDT (14:21 UTC). Right now BFD is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots; DUJ is low IFR, wind from the west (270°) at 5 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: 4 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 whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the whole 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 BFD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C208 at 4,300 ft, 0 nm northwest, 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC): no icing, remarks: bases at minimums zob. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
BFD UA /OV BFD/TM 1252/FL043/TP C208/SK BASE003 TOP043/IC NEG/RM BASES AT MINIMUMS ZOB
- Report
- a routine report filed through BFD
- Where
- over BFD
- Time
- 12:52 UTC
- Height
- at 4,300 ft
- Aircraft
- C208
- Sky
- BASE003 TOP043
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- bases at minimums zob
- B38M at 37,000 ft, 50 nm north, 7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC): -48 °C, wind 335° at 62 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. At the departure end, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
OLE UA /OV GEE249029 /TM 1136 /FL370 /TP B38M /TA M48 /WV 33562KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through OLE
- Where
- 29 nm west (249°) of GEE
- Time
- 11:36 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Temperature
- −48 °C
- Wind
- from 335° at 62 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
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 1 forecast point nearest it (PSB). 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 | 020° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 12 °C | 141 kt | 17 min | 10:24 am EDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 020° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 11 °C | 142 kt | 16 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 360° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 8 °C | 146 kt | 16 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 360° at 28 kt | −27 kt | 4 °C | 147 kt | 16 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 360° at 29 kt | −28 kt | 0 °C | 148 kt | 16 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 360° at 31 kt | −28 kt | -4 °C | 148 kt | 16 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 32 kt | −29 kt | -7 °C | 149 kt | 16 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 350° at 33 kt | −29 kt | -10 °C | 149 kt | 16 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 42 kt | −37 kt | -22 °C | 157 kt | 15 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 49 kt | −44 kt | -37 °C | 164 kt | 14 min | 10:21 am EDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 63 kt | −50 kt | -43 °C | 170 kt | 14 min | 10:21 am EDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 39 kt | −35 kt | -52 °C | 155 kt | 15 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSB | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFD Bradford, PA | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots | 4 mi | 700 ft | 2,143 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| OYM St Marys, PA | 20 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,934 ft | ||||
| DUJ Dubois, PA | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the west (270°) at 5 knots | 5 mi | 200 ft | 1,816 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,143 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DUJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:21 am EDT (14:21 UTC)
Wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet IFR
The whole forecast for DUJ
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
- At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): a broken layer at 400 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,100 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for BFD, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 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 BFD 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC), at DUJ 6:39 pm EDT (22:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 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: Bradford Regional, Dubois Regional.