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Newark Liberty International to Portland International EWR → PDX

2,109 nautical miles (2,427 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 295°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 2:24 pm PDT (21:24 UTC). 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: 1,765 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 0 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.
  • SIGMET 1C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1300 to 1330 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    SD ND MT WY
    FROM 30WSW DIK-50NW DPR-60WNW RAP-50ENE SHR-30WSW DIK
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 490 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 260 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 100 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 230 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1000 to 1110 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1170 to 1739 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1530 to 1919 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1589 to 2049 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1639 to 1849 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 150 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 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 19 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, TVC, GRB, LSE, MSP, AXN, ABR, DIK, MLS, BIL, GTF, DLN, LWS, YKM, PDX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 3 kt+2 kt6 °C118 kt17 h 52 min2:24 pm PDT (21:24 UTC)
6,500 ft260° at 4 kt+4 kt9 °C116 kt18 h 11 min2:43 pm PDT (21:43 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 7 kt+6 kt6 °C114 kt18 h 30 min3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 11 kt+10 kt2 °C110 kt19 h 10 min3:42 pm PDT (22:42 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 15 kt+13 kt-1 °C107 kt19 h 43 min4:15 pm PDT (23:15 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 17 kt+15 kt-5 °C105 kt20 h 05 min4:37 pm PDT (23:37 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 19 kt+17 kt-9 °C103 kt20 h 29 min5:01 pm PDT (00:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 20 kt+19 kt-12 °C101 kt20 h 53 min5:25 pm PDT (00:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 22 kt+21 kt-23 °C99 kt21 h 18 min5:50 pm PDT (00:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 28 kt+27 kt-36 °C93 kt22 h 41 min7:13 pm PDT (02:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 37 kt+36 kt-42 °C84 kt25 h 06 min9:38 pm PDT (04:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 46 kt+46 kt-48 °C74 kt28 h 30 min1:02 am PDT (08:02 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; 43 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; 9 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 150 nm out; 60 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°
BUFused from 200 nm out; 47 nm from the line320/10010/16 10°360/10 6°340/13 2°330/22 -11°300/25 -23°320/31 -38°300/29 -44°280/36 -50°
CLEused from 300 nm out; 91 nm from the line340/7010/16 13°350/18 8°350/20 3°340/31 -10°340/46 -21°340/54 -37°330/62 -44°340/65 -49°
TVCused from 450 nm out; 95 nm from the line260/31280/22 15°290/18 10°270/13 2°290/25 -10°300/35 -21°310/52 -37°320/59 -47°300/84 -54°
GRBused from 600 nm out; 32 nm from the line250/36270/23 16°270/14 9°240/18 4°280/26 -9°280/29 -20°290/42 -36°290/51 -45°290/72 -55°
LSEused from 750 nm out; 64 nm from the line230/40240/24 17°240/13 10°250/13 6°280/22 -9°250/28 -21°250/41 -34°260/42 -44°270/62 -53°
MSPused from 800 nm out; 54 nm from the line230/26240/30 17°240/24 12°250/22 5°250/35 -10°260/36 -21°250/41 -36°250/49 -45°260/58 -52°
AXNused from 900 nm out; 53 nm from the line100/14250/21 14°240/24 12°240/31 5°260/36 -10°260/40 -21°250/42 -36°260/48 -45°260/53 -50°
ABRused from 1050 nm out; 34 nm from the line070/14250/10 17°270/16 11°260/28 5°260/36 -10°260/41 -22°270/33 -37°260/42 -42°260/50 -48°
DIKused from 1200 nm out; 71 nm from the line150/24 7°200/38 6°220/53 0°230/51 -9°230/49 -21°240/37 -37°240/47 -44°250/65 -48°
MLSused from 1350 nm out; 38 nm from the line150/23 2°190/29 4°210/44 2°220/32 -10°210/36 -21°200/48 -37°230/63 -40°240/71 -47°
BILused from 1450 nm out; 58 nm from the line080/13180/9 -2°210/38 0°220/51 -11°210/46 -22°210/58 -35°230/73 -39°230/72 -45°
GTFused from 1599 nm out; 68 nm from the line070/11080/15 -7°110/19 -9°190/25 -14°200/34 -23°200/54 -39°220/66 -40°220/77 -44°
DLNused from 1649 nm out; 67 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
LWSused from 1749 nm out; 99 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
YKMused from 1949 nm out; 61 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
PDXused from 2049 nm out; 35 nm from the lineL/V030/7 1°020/12 -6°020/29 -9°010/69 -16°010/81 -25°360/83 -40°360/67 -46°320/29 -42°

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 no report just now 17 ft
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA 80 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 961 ft
CYQS St Thomas, 340 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 776 ft
MBS Saginaw, MI 470 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 668 ft
GRB Green Bay, WI 660 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 695 ft
ANE Minneapolis, MN 880 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 912 ft
BTN Britton, SD 1070 nm out, 2 nm west of the line no report just now 1,318 ft
BWW Bowman, ND 1300 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line no report just now 2,965 ft
HLN Helena, MT 1659 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,877 ft
LWS Lewiston, ID 1869 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,442 ft
ALW Walla Walla, WA 1929 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,194 ft
PDX Portland, OR destination no report just now 30 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:24 pm PDT (21:24 UTC)

PDX 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, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 880 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC), at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper 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, Portland International.