Plan a flight · Mon 2:59 am EDT (06:59 UTC)

Patrick Leahy Burlington International to Block Island State Airport BTV → BID

210 nautical miles (242 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 160°, about 175° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:37 am EDT (08:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 124 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 105 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 134 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: 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, at the destination end.

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 BTV.

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

UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 27 nm east, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. 105 nm along the route, 27 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B763 descending, 40 nm northeast, 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC): overcast above 40,000 ft. 115 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV KMHT/TM 0621/FLDURD/TP B763/SK OVC004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
over KMHT
Time
06:21 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
overcast from 400 ft
B763 descending, 40 nm northeast, 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 115 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 35/TM 0555/FLDURD/TP B763/SK 004-005 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 35
Time
05:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
from 400 ft to 500 ft ft
CRJ7 descending, 40 nm northeast, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 115 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
04:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
at 600 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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (BML, ALB, BDL). 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	150° at 7 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	1 h 52 min	4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−7 kt		127 kt	1 h 39 min	4:38 am EDT (08:38 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−9 kt	9 °C	129 kt	1 h 38 min	4:37 am EDT (08:37 UTC)
9,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	−6 kt	5 °C	126 kt	1 h 40 min	4:39 am EDT (08:39 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 23 kt	−2 kt	3 °C	122 kt	1 h 43 min	4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 27 kt	−1 kt	-1 °C	121 kt	1 h 44 min	4:43 am EDT (08:43 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 30 kt	−1 kt	-5 °C	121 kt	1 h 44 min	4:43 am EDT (08:43 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 33 kt	−1 kt	-10 °C	121 kt	1 h 44 min	4:43 am EDT (08:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 34 kt	−2 kt	-11 °C	122 kt	1 h 43 min	4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 46 kt	+11 kt	-21 °C	109 kt	1 h 56 min	4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 69 kt	+20 kt	-34 °C	100 kt	2 h 06 min	5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 85 kt	+25 kt	-42 °C	95 kt	2 h 13 min	5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 80 kt	+23 kt	-52 °C	97 kt	2 h 10 min	5:09 am EDT (09:09 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
BML	used from 0 nm out; 82 nm from the line	260/22	300/13 8°	280/13 4°	260/13 0°	260/16 -11°	240/45 -21°	240/59 -36°	240/77 -44°	240/83 -53°
ALB	used from 48 nm out; 64 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°
BDL	used from 96 nm out; 44 nm from the line	120/24	290/23 12°	280/21 8°	250/36 3°	250/41 -11°	230/48 -21°	230/78 -32°	230/96 -41°	230/86 -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	Elevation
BTV Burlington, VT	departure	no report just now	334 ft
MPV Barre/Montpelier, VT	19 nm out, 19 nm east of the line	no report just now	1,165 ft
LEB Lebanon, NH	57 nm out, 18 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	603 ft
ORE Orange, MA	124 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	no report just now	555 ft
ORH Worcester, MA	143 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	1,009 ft
OQU North Kingstown, RI	191 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	18 ft
BID Block Island, RI	destination	no report just now	107 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,165 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BID when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:37 am EDT (08:37 UTC)

BID has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 172 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 UTC), at BID 6:10 pm EDT (22:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BID is before sunrise there (6:54 am EDT (10:54 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, 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: Patrick Leahy Burlington International, Block Island State Airport.