Patrick Leahy Burlington International to Republic Airport BTV → FRG
225 nautical miles (259 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 183°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 12:35 am EDT (04:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BTV is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 8 knots; FRG is IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 9 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: 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 137 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 157 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 10 to 127 nm out.
- 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 205 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 BTV.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 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 (ALB, BDL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 220° at 4 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 1 h 55 min | 12:38 am EDT (04:38 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | 0 | 10 °C | 120 kt | 1 h 52 min | 12:35 am EDT (04:35 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 9 kt | +1 kt | 7 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 53 min | 12:36 am EDT (04:36 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | +4 kt | 4 °C | 116 kt | 1 h 56 min | 12:39 am EDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +7 kt | 1 °C | 113 kt | 1 h 59 min | 12:42 am EDT (04:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | +9 kt | -4 °C | 111 kt | 2 h 02 min | 12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | +10 kt | -7 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 03 min | 12:46 am EDT (04:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 36 kt | +11 kt | -10 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 04 min | 12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 43 kt | +21 kt | -22 °C | 99 kt | 2 h 16 min | 12:59 am EDT (04:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 65 kt | +39 kt | -34 °C | 81 kt | 2 h 47 min | 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 80 kt | +48 kt | -42 °C | 72 kt | 3 h 08 min | 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 72 kt | +43 kt | -51 °C | 77 kt | 2 h 55 min | 1:38 am EDT (05:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB | used from 0 nm out; 84 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 147 nm out; 35 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° |
| JFK | used from 196 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTV Burlington, VT | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,500 feet Weather: light rain | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 4,500 ft | 334 ft | 9:54 pm EDT (01:54 UTC) |
| RUT Rutland, VT | 59 nm out, 12 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,700 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 6,000 ft | 787 ft | 01:56 UTC |
| ALB Albany, NY | 108 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 4 mi | 400 ft | 284 ft | 01:51 UTC |
| OXC Oxford, CT | 176 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light rain | from the northeast (050°) at 16 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 730 ft | 01:56 UTC |
| DXR Danbury, CT | 186 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain | from the northeast (050°) at 8 knots | 7 mi | 800 ft | 456 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| FRG Farmingdale, NY | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the north (360°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 81 ft | 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 787 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FRG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:35 am EDT (04:35 UTC)
FRG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for BTV, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 6,000 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 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 25 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 UTC), at FRG 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FRG is before sunrise there (7:01 am EDT (11:01 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: Patrick Leahy Burlington International, Republic Airport.