Plan a flight · Mon 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC)

Patrick Leahy Burlington International to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport BTV → MEM

958 nautical miles (1,102 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 240°, about 255° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC). Right now BTV is marginal VFR, wind calm; MEM is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 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). Over the first 768 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 339 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

A321 at 35,000 ft, 21 nm northwest, 7:16 am EDT (11:16 UTC): moderate chop turbulence above 35,000 ft. 160 nm along the route, 21 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR320020/TM 1116/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 350
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
20 nm northwest (320°) of SYR
Time
11:16 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop at 35,000 ft
E170 at 34,000 ft, 38 nm southeast, 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 38 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 1112/FL340/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
11:12 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
CRJ7 at 600 ft, 6 nm southeast, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 6 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTV UA /OV 5 SW BTV/TM 1109/FL006/TP CRJ7/SK BASES 006 TOPS 045/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTV
Where
5 southwest btv
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
bases 600 ft tops 4,500 ft
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb
B38M at 39,000 ft, 19 nm northwest, 7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 19 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLK UA /OV SLK/TM 1119/FL390/TP B38M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLK
Where
over SLK
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
B38M at 39,000 ft, 23 nm northwest, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): light clear-air turbulence. 60 nm along the route, 23 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTD UA /OV PTD180030/TM 1114/FL390/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTD
Where
30 nm south (180°) of PTD
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence
B38M at 39,000 ft, 34 nm northwest, 7:13 am EDT (11:13 UTC): light chop turbulence above 39,000 ft. 90 nm along the route, 34 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ART UA /OV ART080030/TM 1113/FL390/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 390
```
Report
a routine report filed through ART
Where
30 nm east (080°) of ART
Time
11:13 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop at 39,000 ft
B738 at 38,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC): light clear-air turbulence above 38,000 ft. 120 nm along the route, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RME UA /OV UCA/TM 1058/FL380/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CAT 380
```
Report
a routine report filed through RME
Where
over UCA
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence at 38,000 ft
A21N at 30,000 ft, 5 nm west, 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC): light clear-air turbulence above 30,000 ft. 150 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR/TM 1120/FL300/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CAT 300
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
over SYR
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence at 30,000 ft
CRJ9 at 2,000 ft, 5 nm west, 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 150 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV 10S/TM 0930/FL020/TP CRJ9/SK B020-T060
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
over 10S
Time
09:30 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
B020-T060
A321 at 32,000 ft, 35 nm northwest, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: occasional moderate from syr to iag zob. 210 nm along the route, 35 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 1104/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM OCNL MOD FROM SYR TO IAG ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
Remarks
occasional moderate from syr to iag zob
A319 at 3,000 ft, 30 nm northwest, 6:17 am EDT (10:17 UTC): overcast above 3,000 ft, remarks: bases 3,000 ft tops 4,000 ft. 220 nm along the route, 30 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC220010/TM 1017/FL030/TP A319/SK 030 OVC/RM BASES 030 TOPS 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
10 nm southwest (220°) of ROC
Time
10:17 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Sky
at 3,000 ft overcast
Remarks
bases 3,000 ft tops 4,000 ft
A21N at 35,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 229 nm along the route, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV GEE190015/TM 0852/FL350/TP A21N/TB LGHT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
15 nm south (190°) of GEE
Time
08:52 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
lght-mod chop
Remarks
zob
C208 at 2,700 ft, 7 nm southeast, 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC): remarks: zob. 289 nm along the route, 7 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BFD UA /OV BFD/TM 1001/FL027/TP C208/SK BASE027 TOP043/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BFD
Where
over BFD
Time
10:01 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
C208
Sky
BASE027 TOP043
Remarks
zob
AC90 at 2,000 ft, 46 nm northwest, 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC): overcast from 2,000 ft to 4,000 ft. 339 nm along the route, 46 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV JUNOG/TM 1105/FL020/TP AC90/SK OVC020-TOP040
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
junog
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
AC90
Sky
overcast from 2,000 ft, tops 4,000 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (ALB, SYR, BUF, PSB, AGC, CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, BNA, MEM). 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	320° at 15 kt	+2 kt	12 °C	118 kt	8 h 07 min	2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 16 kt	0	12 °C	120 kt	7 h 59 min	2:27 pm CDT (19:27 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	−1 kt	10 °C	121 kt	7 h 55 min	2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 18 kt	0	6 °C	120 kt	7 h 59 min	2:27 pm CDT (19:27 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+1 kt	2 °C	119 kt	8 h 03 min	2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	+1 kt	-1 °C	119 kt	8 h 03 min	2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 23 kt	+2 kt	-5 °C	118 kt	8 h 07 min	2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 25 kt	+2 kt	-8 °C	118 kt	8 h 07 min	2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 28 kt	+4 kt	-20 °C	116 kt	8 h 16 min	2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 37 kt	−1 kt	-35 °C	121 kt	7 h 55 min	2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 50 kt	+5 kt	-43 °C	115 kt	8 h 20 min	2:48 pm CDT (19:48 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 49 kt	+4 kt	-51 °C	116 kt	8 h 16 min	2:44 pm CDT (19:44 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
ALB	used from 0 nm out; 91 nm from the line	340/22	340/19 9°	320/16 7°	330/16 2°	330/19 -11°	320/21 -23°	320/25 -39°	280/30 -44°	270/41 -51°
SYR	used from 100 nm out; 27 nm from the line	330/17	320/14 9°	350/18 8°	350/26 2°	340/25 -11°	360/34 -22°	350/43 -39°	330/50 -46°	350/50 -54°
BUF	used from 200 nm out; 60 nm from the line	300/11	330/15 11°	340/26 8°	330/28 2°	340/31 -10°	340/32 -21°	340/52 -37°	340/59 -46°	330/66 -53°
PSB	used from 299 nm out; 71 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°
AGC	used from 349 nm out; 47 nm from the line	340/11	350/12 11°	360/25 7°	340/30 2°	340/41 -8°	340/44 -21°	350/59 -36°	340/68 -42°	340/50 -51°
CLE	used from 399 nm out; 58 nm from the line	310/7	350/20 14°	340/16 9°	320/21 2°	320/32 -8°	330/34 -20°	330/45 -36°	320/60 -45°	320/64 -51°
CMH	used from 449 nm out; 39 nm from the line	320/12	340/26 15°	340/22 9°	320/24 3°	320/32 -7°	320/36 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/59 -44°	320/57 -50°
CVG	used from 549 nm out; 42 nm from the line	300/19	310/23 15°	320/20 9°	310/18 3°	300/26 -6°	290/36 -19°	310/32 -34°	310/53 -43°	310/61 -51°
LOU	used from 649 nm out; 13 nm from the line	300/16	310/19 15°	310/17 9°	300/15 4°	300/26 -6°	280/34 -19°	290/30 -34°	310/49 -42°	310/58 -51°
BNA	used from 748 nm out; 58 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°
MEM	used from 848 nm out; 85 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -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	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,800 ft	334 ft	6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC)
LKP Lake Placid, NY	40 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	3 mi	500 ft	1,747 ft	11:15 UTC
SYR Syracuse, NY	150 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,800 ft	421 ft	10:54 UTC
HTF Hornell, NY	229 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				1,219 ft
YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH	379 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	8 mi	1,500 ft	1,191 ft	10:51 UTC
BVI Beaver Falls, PA	389 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	1,252 ft	19:47 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH	519 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	743 ft	10:55 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	599 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	2.5 mi	300 ft	481 ft	11:23 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	678 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	7 mi	none	500 ft	10:56 UTC
HZD Huntingdon, TN	858 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	496 ft	11:10 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	898 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	10:53 UTC
MEM Memphis, TN	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	340 ft	5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,747 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for MEM

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for BTV, the departure

From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,400 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,100 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,900 feet

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

6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 359 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 379 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 389 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 609 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 UTC), at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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 now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.