Francis S Gabreski Airport to Norfolk International FOK → ORF
290 nautical miles (333 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 216°, about 229° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:57 am EDT (11:57 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
- SIGMET E29E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120855 MKCE WST 120855 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29E VALID UNTIL 1055Z MA RI NY AND MA RI DE NJ NY MD CT CSTL WTRS FROM 60NE ACK-90ESE ACK-200SSE HTO-160SE SIE-HTO-60NE ACK AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350. REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
- 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 first 270 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 210 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 70 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 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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, ORF). 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 | 330° at 16 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 2 h 16 min | 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | −4 kt | 10 °C | 124 kt | 2 h 20 min | 8:01 am EDT (12:01 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −3 kt | 8 °C | 123 kt | 2 h 21 min | 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −5 kt | 5 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 19 min | 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −5 kt | 2 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 19 min | 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −1 kt | -2 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 24 min | 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | +3 kt | -6 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 29 min | 8:10 am EDT (12:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 20 kt | +6 kt | -9 °C | 114 kt | 2 h 33 min | 8:14 am EDT (12:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 27 kt | +21 kt | -22 °C | 99 kt | 2 h 56 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 47 kt | +42 kt | -34 °C | 78 kt | 3 h 43 min | 9:24 am EDT (13:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 49 kt | +45 kt | -40 °C | 75 kt | 3 h 52 min | 9:33 am EDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 46 kt | +40 kt | -49 °C | 80 kt | 3 h 38 min | 9:19 am EDT (13:19 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; 38 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° |
| ACY | used from 100 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| ORF | used from 200 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 310/30 | 320/27 11° | 310/30 8° | 320/30 3° | 290/36 -8° | 270/40 -21° | 250/52 -32° | 250/50 -39° | 260/42 -48° |
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 | ||||
| FRG Farmingdale, NY | 30 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 81 ft | ||||
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | 120 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 74 ft | ||||
| WWD Wildwood, NJ | 150 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 21 ft | ||||
| SBY Salisbury, MD | 200 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 52 ft | ||||
| MFV Melfa, VA | 240 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 47 ft | ||||
| ORF Norfolk, VA | destination | no report just now | 26 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 81 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC)
ORF 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 FOK 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC), at ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 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, Norfolk International.