Francis S Gabreski Airport to Augusta Regional AT Bush Field FOK → AGS
633 nautical miles (728 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 228°, about 241° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 7:49 am EDT (11:49 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 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 326 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 395 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 405 to 425 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 FOK.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, RIC, RDU, FLO, CAE). 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 | 270° at 18 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 5 h 48 min | 7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | +10 kt | 11 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 45 min | 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 55 min | 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 6 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 09 min | 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 24 kt | +21 kt | 4 °C | 99 kt | 6 h 24 min | 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 29 kt | +25 kt | 0 °C | 95 kt | 6 h 40 min | 8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 33 kt | +30 kt | -4 °C | 90 kt | 7 h 02 min | 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 36 kt | +33 kt | -7 °C | 87 kt | 7 h 17 min | 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 47 kt | +46 kt | -19 °C | 74 kt | 8 h 33 min | 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 71 kt | +71 kt | -31 °C | 49 kt | 12 h 55 min | 2:59 pm EDT (18:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 82 kt | +82 kt | -40 °C | 38 kt | 16 h 39 min | 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 62 kt | +61 kt | -50 °C | 59 kt | 10 h 44 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -51° |
| ACY | used from 99 nm out; 1 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| RIC | used from 198 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
| RDU | used from 346 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| FLO | used from 494 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| CAE | used from 544 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOK Westhampton Beach, NY | departure | no report just now | 66 ft | ||||
| ISP New York, NY | 20 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 98 ft | ||||
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | 119 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 74 ft | ||||
| DOV Dover, DE | 168 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| SBY Salisbury, MD | 198 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 52 ft | ||||
| RIC Richmond, VA | 297 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 167 ft | ||||
| BKT Blackstone, VA | 336 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 437 ft | ||||
| RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | 415 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 435 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 484 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| PYG Pageland, SC | 514 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 574 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 583 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | destination | no report just now | 145 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 609 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AGS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC)
AGS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 178 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 178 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 24 nm from the route, 227 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at FOK 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC), at AGS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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: Francis S Gabreski Airport, Augusta Regional AT Bush Field.