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Newark Liberty International to Bishop International EWR → FNT

449 nautical miles (517 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 304° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 2:04 pm EDT (18:04 UTC). Right now EWR is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 11 knots; FNT is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 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: 20 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 0 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 70 to 240 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 route from 140 to 290 nm out.

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 EWR.

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

SR22 at 3,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): remarks: instrument conditions occasional ground contact. At the departure end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DXR UA /OV KDXR260010/TM 1314/FL030/TP SR22/RM IMC OCCASIONAL GROUND CONTACT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DXR
Where
10 nm west (260°) of KDXR
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Remarks
instrument conditions occasional ground contact
E175 descending, 15 nm east, 9:04 am EDT (13:04 UTC): remarks: base 1200 feet. At the departure end, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV FINAL RWY 04/TM 1304/FLDURD/TP E175/RM BASE 1200 FEET
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
final runway 04
Time
13:04 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E175
Remarks
base 1200 feet
B738 descending, 49 nm east, 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC): remarks: bases 900 ft. At the departure end, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 1302/FLDURD/TP B738/RM BASES 009
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Remarks
bases 900 ft
A320 climbing, 23 nm east, 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 23 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK100005/TM 1300/FLDURC/TP A320/SK 008-021
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
5 nm east (100°) of JFK
Time
13:00 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
A320
Sky
from 800 ft to 2,100 ft
C680 descending, 31 nm northeast, 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): remarks: bases at at 1,000 ft. At the departure end, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UA /OV KHPN/TM 1300/FLDURD/TP C680/RM BASES AT 010
```
Report
a routine report filed through HPN
Where
over KHPN
Time
13:00 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Remarks
bases at at 1,000 ft
A320 at 900 ft, 17 nm east, 8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC): overcast above 900 ft. At the departure end, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225003/TM 1257/FL009/TP A320/SK OVC009
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
3 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
12:57 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 900 ft
BCS3 at 36,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DXR UA /OV CMK/TM 1250/FL360/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DXR
Where
over CMK
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light
C172 at 900 ft, 34 nm east, 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC): overcast above 900 ft, remarks: bases reported at 900FT on 2 mile final runway 32. At the departure end, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FRG UA /OV FRG/TM 1249/FL009/TP C172/SK OVC 009/RM BASES REPORTED AT 900FT ON 2 MILE FINAL RWY 32
```
Report
a routine report filed through FRG
Where
over FRG
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 900 ft
Remarks
bases reported at 900FT on 2 mile final runway 32
SR22 at 1,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 8:47 am EDT (12:47 UTC): remarks: bases reported at 1000FT. At the departure end, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UA /OV HPN/TM 1247/FL010/TP SR22/RM BASES REPORTED AT 1000FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through HPN
Where
over HPN
Time
12:47 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Remarks
bases reported at 1000FT
CRJ9 at 900 ft, 17 nm east, 8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC): overcast above 900 ft. At the departure end, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225003/TM 1245/FL009/TP CRJ9/SK OVC009, TOPS030
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
3 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
12:45 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
OVC009, TOPS030
CL60 at 1,300 ft, 11 nm northeast, 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC): overcast. At the departure end, 11 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TEB UA /OV TEB/TM 1231/FL013/TP CL60/SK OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TEB
Where
over TEB
Time
12:31 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
overcast
C68A at 3,200 ft, 49 nm east, 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC): remarks: dur C. At the departure end, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV 060005/TM 1223/FL032/TP C68A/SK BASES 007 / TOPS 025/RM DUR C
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
wind from 060° at 5 knots
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 3,200 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
bases 700 ft; tops 2,500 ft
Remarks
dur C
B738 at 1,200 ft, 23 nm east, 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC): a broken layer above 1,200 ft. At the departure end, 23 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK090005/TM 1222/FL012/TP B738/SK BKN012
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
5 nm east (090°) of JFK
Time
12:22 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 1,200 ft
B772 at 1,100 ft, 0 nm northwest, 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV 3 S OF EWR/TM 1209/FL011/TP B772/SK 011 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
3 south of ewr
Time
12:09 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
B772
Sky
at 1,100 ft overcast

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 5 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, 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 15 kt	+6 kt	12 °C	114 kt	3 h 56 min	2:04 pm EDT (18:04 UTC)
6,500 ft	350° at 17 kt	+7 kt	11 °C	113 kt	3 h 58 min	2:06 pm EDT (18:06 UTC)
8,500 ft	350° at 19 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	4 h 05 min	2:13 pm EDT (18:13 UTC)
10,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	+13 kt	5 °C	107 kt	4 h 12 min	2:20 pm EDT (18:20 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 23 kt	+16 kt	1 °C	104 kt	4 h 19 min	2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 24 kt	+18 kt	-3 °C	102 kt	4 h 24 min	2:32 pm EDT (18:32 UTC)
16,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-7 °C	100 kt	4 h 29 min	2:37 pm EDT (18:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 27 kt	+21 kt	-10 °C	99 kt	4 h 32 min	2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 28 kt	+21 kt	-21 °C	99 kt	4 h 32 min	2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 38 kt	+28 kt	-37 °C	92 kt	4 h 53 min	3:01 pm EDT (19:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 46 kt	+39 kt	-44 °C	81 kt	5 h 33 min	3:41 pm EDT (19:41 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 46 kt	+41 kt	-51 °C	79 kt	5 h 41 min	3:49 pm EDT (19:49 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
JFK	used from 0 nm out; 43 nm from the line	020/25	290/9 12°	300/12 7°	320/14 3°	290/17 -10°	240/27 -21°	240/44 -36°	240/53 -41°	240/51 -50°
AVP	used from 50 nm out; 13 nm from the line	010/20	020/24 11°	360/19 8°	350/23 2°	320/24 -11°	330/25 -22°	330/27 -37°	310/28 -42°	290/30 -50°
PSB	used from 150 nm out; 49 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°
BUF	used from 200 nm out; 61 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°
CLE	used from 300 nm out; 71 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°

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
EWR Newark, NJ	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,100 feet, a broken layer at 4,200 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the north (360°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	3,100 ft	17 ft	9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC)
SMQ Somerville, NJ	20 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,900 feet	from the north (360°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	3,900 ft	106 ft	13:53 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	80 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	961 ft	13:54 UTC
IPT Williamsport, PA	130 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 3,800 feet	from the west (270°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	528 ft	13:54 UTC
LHV Lock Haven, PA	150 nm out, 25 nm south of the line	no report just now				555 ft
BFD Bradford, PA	210 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots	4 mi	700 ft	2,143 ft	13:53 UTC
JHW Jamestown, NY	250 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	3 mi	400 ft	1,723 ft	14:04 UTC
ERI Erie, PA	280 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
CYQS St Thomas,	330 nm out, 20 nm north of the line	no report just now				776 ft
PHN Port Huron, MI	399 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	9 mi	700 ft	650 ft	13:55 UTC
PTK Pontiac, MI	429 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots	9 mi	25,000 ft	980 ft	13:53 UTC
FNT Flint, MI	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	782 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,143 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FNT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:04 pm EDT (18:04 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FNT

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
At times between Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Tue 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet

The forecast for EWR, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 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 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC), at FNT 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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, 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: Newark Liberty International, Bishop International.