Elmira/Corning Regional to Detroit Metro Wayne County ELM → DTW
287 nautical miles (331 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 273°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:28 am EDT (10:28 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: 1,837 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, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 89 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 ELM.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 1,700 ft, 43 nm southwest, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0620/FL017/TP B738/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 06:20 UTC
- Height
- at 1,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,700 ft, tops 2,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- A333 descending, 0 nm south, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 05:44 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- A333
- Sky
- tops 2,500 ft
- B738 at 1,800 ft, 43 nm southwest, 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over KTOL
- Time
- 05:18 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
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 2 forecast points nearest it (BUF, CLE). 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 | 360° at 11 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 2 h 25 min | 6:32 am EDT (10:32 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 010° at 16 kt | −2 kt | 10 °C | 122 kt | 2 h 21 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 360° at 14 kt | +1 kt | 8 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 25 min | 6:32 am EDT (10:32 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 15 kt | +3 kt | 5 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 27 min | 6:34 am EDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 17 kt | +5 kt | 1 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 30 min | 6:37 am EDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | +7 kt | -3 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 32 min | 6:39 am EDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | +9 kt | -8 °C | 111 kt | 2 h 35 min | 6:42 am EDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 26 kt | +11 kt | -11 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 38 min | 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 33 kt | +19 kt | -22 °C | 101 kt | 2 h 50 min | 6:57 am EDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 42 kt | +20 kt | -38 °C | 100 kt | 2 h 52 min | 6:59 am EDT (10:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 44 kt | +28 kt | -44 °C | 92 kt | 3 h 07 min | 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 44 kt | +29 kt | -50 °C | 91 kt | 3 h 09 min | 7:16 am EDT (11:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | used from 0 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| CLE | used from 149 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | departure | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| HTF Hornell, NY | 40 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,219 ft | ||||
| OLE Olean, NY | 69 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,135 ft | ||||
| JHW Jamestown, NY | 109 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,723 ft | ||||
| ERI Erie, PA | 149 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 732 ft | ||||
| DET Detroit, MI | 268 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 624 ft | ||||
| DTW Detroit, MI | destination | no report just now | 645 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,135 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DTW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC)
DTW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 ELM 6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC), at DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DTW is before sunrise there (7:42 am EDT (11:42 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: Elmira/Corning Regional, Detroit Metro Wayne County.