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Newark Liberty International to Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field EWR → LIT

927 nautical miles (1,067 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 266° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now EWR is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20; LIT is VFR, wind from the west (270°) 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 return flight

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

  • SIGMET E11E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the first 249 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NE JFK-90SE SIE-20NNW ORF-30ENE EKN-10S JST-20NE JFK
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • 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 628 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 309 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 150 to 399 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

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 11 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, CVG, LOU, BNA, CGI, MEM, LIT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft310° at 14 kt+6 kt12 °C114 kt8 h 08 min6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
6,500 ft320° at 16 kt+5 kt13 °C115 kt8 h 04 min6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC)
8,500 ft310° at 18 kt+7 kt10 °C113 kt8 h 12 min6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC)
10,500 ft320° at 17 kt+6 kt6 °C114 kt8 h 08 min6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
12,500 ft320° at 16 kt+4 kt3 °C116 kt7 h 59 min6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC)
14,500 ft320° at 17 kt+6 kt-1 °C114 kt8 h 08 min6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
16,500 ft310° at 19 kt+7 kt-5 °C113 kt8 h 12 min6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180310° at 20 kt+8 kt-8 °C112 kt8 h 17 min6:50 am CDT (11:50 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240310° at 25 kt+12 kt-20 °C108 kt8 h 35 min7:08 am CDT (12:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300310° at 36 kt+18 kt-34 °C102 kt9 h 05 min7:38 am CDT (12:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340300° at 41 kt+26 kt-40 °C94 kt9 h 52 min8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 36 kt+23 kt-49 °C97 kt9 h 33 min8:06 am CDT (13:06 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JFKused from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
AVPused from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
PSBused from 100 nm out; 78 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
EKNused from 199 nm out; 62 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
CRWused from 349 nm out; 18 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
CVGused from 449 nm out; 77 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
LOUused from 498 nm out; 56 nm from the line310/18340/28 16°340/29 10°350/27 3°330/27 -7°340/39 -19°330/58 -33°330/67 -41°330/40 -49°
BNAused from 598 nm out; 52 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
CGIused from 698 nm out; 77 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
MEMused from 748 nm out; 59 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 847 nm out; 55 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
EWR Newark, NJ departure IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the north-northeast (020°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20 5 mi 900 ft 17 ft 10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC)
RDG Reading, PA 80 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: mist from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots 4 mi 800 ft 343 ft 02:54 UTC
LNS Lancaster, PA 100 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots 9 mi 700 ft 402 ft 02:53 UTC
MRB Martinsburg, WV 189 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet Weather: light rain from the north (010°) at 6 knots 9 mi 500 ft 564 ft 02:53 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV 289 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet from the west (280°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 1,100 ft 1,223 ft 03:12 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV 409 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: mist from the west (280°) at 5 knots 2.5 mi 700 ft 828 ft 02:51 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY 508 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots 9 mi 1,800 ft 979 ft 02:54 UTC
BWG Bowling Green, KY 618 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog calm 0.25 mi 200 ft 547 ft 03:01 UTC
PHT Paris, TN 718 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 580 ft 03:15 UTC
NQA Millington, TN 808 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 322 ft 23:50 UTC
DRP Colt, AR 857 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line VFR from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 238 ft 03:10 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet from the west (270°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 266 ft 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,223 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for LIT
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for EWR, the departure
  • From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 14 knots, gusting to 19, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 800 feet
  • From Sun 11:30 pm EDT (03:30 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 800 feet (thunderheads)
  • From Mon 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 800 feet
  • 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 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 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 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 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 LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LIT is before sunrise there (7:11 am CDT (12:11 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
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field.