Francis S Gabreski Airport to Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal FOK → RDM
2,124 nautical miles (2,445 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 10:21 pm PDT (05:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2 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, fog). Over the first 539 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 190 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 110 to 269 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 628 to 888 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 1017 to 1885 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1386 to 1396 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1406 to 1676 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1546 to 2065 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1686 to 1975 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 329 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 18 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, SYR, BUF, CLE, TVC, GRB, LSE, MSP, AXN, ABR, PIR, DIK, MLS, BIL, DLN, BOI, RDM). 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 | 290° at 10 kt | +10 kt | 3 °C | 110 kt | 19 h 19 min | 10:21 pm PDT (05:21 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 10 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 29 min | 10:31 pm PDT (05:31 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | +12 kt | 6 °C | 108 kt | 19 h 40 min | 10:42 pm PDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +15 kt | 3 °C | 105 kt | 20 h 14 min | 11:16 pm PDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +17 kt | -1 °C | 103 kt | 20 h 37 min | 11:39 pm PDT (06:39 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +18 kt | -5 °C | 102 kt | 20 h 49 min | 11:51 pm PDT (06:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +19 kt | -9 °C | 101 kt | 21 h 02 min | 12:04 am PDT (07:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 19 kt | +20 kt | -12 °C | 100 kt | 21 h 14 min | 12:16 am PDT (07:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 23 kt | +24 kt | -23 °C | 96 kt | 22 h 08 min | 1:10 am PDT (08:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 29 kt | +30 kt | -35 °C | 90 kt | 23 h 36 min | 2:38 am PDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 39 kt | +40 kt | -41 °C | 80 kt | 26 h 33 min | 5:35 am PDT (12:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 44 kt | +47 kt | -47 °C | 73 kt | 29 h 06 min | 8:08 am PDT (15:08 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; 36 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 100 nm out; 28 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° |
| SYR | used from 199 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| BUF | used from 249 nm out; 35 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 399 nm out; 105 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° |
| TVC | used from 499 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| GRB | used from 648 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| LSE | used from 798 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| MSP | used from 898 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
| AXN | used from 997 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 110/6 | 260/10 16° | 240/17 12° | 250/20 5° | 260/29 -10° | 260/35 -22° | 260/29 -38° | 270/48 -41° | 270/61 -48° |
| ABR | used from 1097 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 080/12 | 210/12 17° | 220/22 12° | 230/26 5° | 220/28 -10° | 230/41 -21° | 250/36 -36° | 260/47 -39° | 260/63 -47° |
| PIR | used from 1197 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| DIK | used from 1297 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 190/12 5° | 230/29 7° | 220/33 1° | 220/43 -11° | 210/47 -23° | 220/53 -33° | 240/56 -40° | 250/72 -47° | |
| MLS | used from 1396 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 290/17 -1° | 250/18 0° | 230/25 0° | 220/31 -11° | 220/32 -24° | 220/50 -32° | 220/60 -38° | 230/71 -46° | |
| BIL | used from 1496 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 300/14 | 270/19 -2° | 260/26 -2° | 220/28 -13° | 210/51 -25° | 220/56 -33° | 220/61 -39° | 220/72 -45° | |
| DLN | used from 1646 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| BOI | used from 1845 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 320/11 1° | 280/8 -5° | 220/14 -11° | 200/60 -19° | 190/66 -31° | 210/46 -32° | 220/50 -33° | 220/43 -39° | |
| RDM | used from 1995 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 360/14 -2° | 020/25 -8° | 360/34 -13° | 360/75 -16° | 360/88 -25° | 360/80 -39° | 350/47 -42° | 360/11 -43° |
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 | ||||
| HPN White Plains, NY | 50 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 439 ft | ||||
| BUF Buffalo, NY | 299 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 726 ft | ||||
| MBS Saginaw, MI | 539 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 668 ft | ||||
| ATW Appleton, WI | 728 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 918 ft | ||||
| STP St Paul, MN | 928 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 705 ft | ||||
| VVV Ortonville, MN | 1077 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,101 ft | ||||
| BIL Billings, MT | 1586 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,662 ft | ||||
| MYL Mc Call, ID | 1905 nm out, 0 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,024 ft | ||||
| BKE Baker City, OR | 1975 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,373 ft | ||||
| RDM Redmond, OR | destination | no report just now | 3,081 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,024 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RDM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:21 pm PDT (05:21 UTC)
RDM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 948 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at FOK 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC), at RDM 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RDM is after sunset there (6:25 pm PDT (01:25 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, Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal.