The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Plan a flight · Mon 4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC)

Republic Airport to Provincetown Municipal FRG → PVC

165 nautical miles (190 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 074° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 62-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FRG is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19; PVC is low IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 10 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: 2 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 E27E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC). Near the route, 48 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120755
    MKCE WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 27E
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    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 whole route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole 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 FRG.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • B763 at 800 ft, 17 nm west, 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. At the departure end, 17 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
    Report
    a routine report filed through JFK
    Where
    jfk 2 miles southeast
    Time
    05:51 UTC
    Height
    at 800 ft
    Aircraft
    B763
    Sky
    a broken layer
    Remarks
    bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft020° at 15 kt+11 kt109 kt1 h 31 min6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC)
5,500 ft360° at 15 kt+7 kt113 kt1 h 28 min6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC)
7,500 ft340° at 14 kt+3 kt9 °C117 kt1 h 25 min6:06 am EDT (10:06 UTC)
9,500 ft320° at 14 kt−2 kt6 °C122 kt1 h 21 min6:02 am EDT (10:02 UTC)
11,500 ft300° at 16 kt−7 kt4 °C127 kt1 h 18 min5:59 am EDT (09:59 UTC)
13,500 ft290° at 19 kt−12 kt0 °C132 kt1 h 15 min5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC)
15,500 ft280° at 22 kt−16 kt-5 °C136 kt1 h 13 min5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC)
17,500 ft280° at 25 kt−20 kt-9 °C140 kt1 h 11 min5:52 am EDT (09:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180280° at 26 kt−21 kt-10 °C141 kt1 h 10 min5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 35 kt−34 kt-22 °C154 kt1 h 04 min5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 48 kt−48 kt-37 °C168 kt59 min5:40 am EDT (09:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 62 kt−62 kt-42 °C182 kt54 min5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 61 kt−61 kt-51 °C181 kt55 min5:36 am EDT (09:36 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JFKused from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line020/25290/9 12°300/12 7°320/14 3°290/17 -10°240/27 -21°240/44 -36°240/53 -41°240/51 -50°
BDLused from 48 nm out; 47 nm from the line020/15010/19 10°340/10 7°300/17 3°280/23 -10°250/35 -22°250/44 -38°250/55 -42°250/57 -51°
BOSused from 97 nm out; 38 nm from the line020/10360/20 10°340/19 7°290/21 2°270/35 -9°260/42 -22°250/55 -38°240/75 -43°250/72 -51°

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
FRG Farmingdale, NY departure IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet from the north (010°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19 10+ mi 800 ft 81 ft 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC)
FOK Westhampton Beach, NY 39 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots, gusting to 17 10+ mi 800 ft 66 ft 07:53 UTC
GON Groton (New London), CT 68 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,400 feet from the north-northeast (020°) at 14 knots 10+ mi 2,400 ft 9 ft 07:56 UTC
OQU North Kingstown, RI 107 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower reported, no category from the north (010°) at 17 knots 600 ft 18 ft 08:15 UTC
EWB New Bedford, MA 126 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17 7 mi 800 ft 79 ft 07:53 UTC
PVC Provincetown, MA destination low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots 4 mi 400 ft 7 ft 3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC)

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 PVC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC)

PVC 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 25 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 107 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
  • 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 126 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at FRG 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC), at PVC 6:04 pm EDT (22:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PVC is before sunrise there (6:49 am EDT (10:49 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, 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: Republic Airport, Provincetown Municipal.