Patrick Leahy Burlington International to John F Kennedy International BTV → JFK
232 nautical miles (267 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 187°, about 202° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 10:39 pm EDT (02:39 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: 1,373 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 24,000 ft. Over the first 154 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 174 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 48 to 135 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 48 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). Near the route, 212 nm along 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 20:00–03:00 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 | 160° at 25 kt | +23 kt | 97 kt | 2 h 24 min | 10:52 pm EDT (02:52 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 22 kt | +22 kt | 10 °C | 98 kt | 2 h 22 min | 10:50 pm EDT (02:50 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | +26 kt | 8 °C | 94 kt | 2 h 28 min | 10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +20 kt | 6 °C | 100 kt | 2 h 19 min | 10:47 pm EDT (02:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 2 h 11 min | 10:39 pm EDT (02:39 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 2 h 13 min | 10:41 pm EDT (02:41 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -5 °C | 104 kt | 2 h 14 min | 10:42 pm EDT (02:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 30 kt | +17 kt | -8 °C | 103 kt | 2 h 15 min | 10:43 pm EDT (02:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 45 kt | +28 kt | -18 °C | 92 kt | 2 h 31 min | 10:59 pm EDT (02:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 65 kt | +46 kt | -32 °C | 74 kt | 3 h 08 min | 11:36 pm EDT (03:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 86 kt | +54 kt | -42 °C | 66 kt | 3 h 31 min | 11:59 pm EDT (03:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 95 kt | +67 kt | -53 °C | 53 kt | 4 h 23 min | 12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 83 nm from the line | 160/27 | 190/16 9° | 200/29 7° | 230/21 3° | 240/24 -9° | 240/43 -19° | 230/65 -33° | 240/91 -42° | 230/99 -53° |
| BDL | used from 145 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 140/28 | 180/29 10° | 220/38 8° | 250/30 3° | 250/40 -8° | 240/46 -18° | 240/58 -32° | 240/80 -41° | 240/89 -55° |
| JFK | used from 193 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 140/43 | 170/35 13° | 230/18 9° | 250/25 5° | 240/40 -7° | 230/50 -17° | 230/75 -31° | 230/78 -41° | 230/88 -53° |
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 | no report just now | 334 ft | ||||
| GFL Glens Falls, NY | 68 nm out, 12 nm west of the line | no report just now | 328 ft | ||||
| ALB Albany, NY | 106 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 284 ft | ||||
| DXR Danbury, CT | 183 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 456 ft | ||||
| HPN White Plains, NY | 203 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 439 ft | ||||
| JFK New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 456 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, 10:39 pm EDT (02:39 UTC)
JFK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 9 nm from the route, 222 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 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 after sunset there (6:21 pm EDT (22:21 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, John F Kennedy International.