Plan a flight · Mon 1:34 am EDT (05:34 UTC)

Republic Airport to Knox County Regional FRG → RKD

277 nautical miles (318 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 056° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 92-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FRG is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots, gusting to 20; RKD is VFR, wind calm. 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 30 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120455
MKCE WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.

SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 109 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120455
MKCE WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
MA RI CT AND MA RI NY CSTL WTRS
FROM 40E BOS-130SE ACK-170S ACK-50SE HTO-20NW PVD-40E BOS
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. 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 whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 59 to 207 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 128 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 FRG.

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

UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 36 nm northwest, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. 148 nm along the route, 36 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
A321 at 700 ft, 19 nm west, 10:46 pm EDT (02:46 UTC): overcast above 700 ft. At the departure end, 19 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225002/TM 0246/FL007/TP A321/SK OVC007
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
2 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
02:46 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
A320 descending, 8 nm southeast, 10:45 pm EDT (02:45 UTC): remarks: final runway 24. At the departure end, 8 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 0245/FLDURD/TP A320/SK BCN007/RM FINAL RY24
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
02:45 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
BCN007
Remarks
final runway 24
B738 at 300 ft, 12 nm southeast, 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 4R bos. 148 nm along the route, 12 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV KBOS/TM 0300/FL003/TP B738/SK BKN005/RM DURD RY 4R BOS
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over KBOS
Time
03:00 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 4R bos
CRJ7 descending, 25 nm northwest, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 158 nm along the route, 25 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
04:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
at 600 ft
CRJ9 descending, 25 nm northwest, 11:16 pm EDT (03:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 158 nm along the route, 25 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0316/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
03:16 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
at 400 ft
B38M descending, 25 nm northwest, 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft; scattered clouds above 500 ft. 158 nm along the route, 25 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 17/TM 0253/FLDURD/TP B38M/SK 015 OVC / 005 SCT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 17
Time
02:53 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
at 1,500 ft overcast; at 500 ft scattered

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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (JFK, BDL, BOS, PWM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	160° at 9 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	2 h 14 min	3:48 am EDT (07:48 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	2 h 03 min	3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 22 kt	−20 kt	10 °C	140 kt	1 h 59 min	3:33 am EDT (07:33 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 25 kt	−22 kt	7 °C	142 kt	1 h 57 min	3:31 am EDT (07:31 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 28 kt	−25 kt	3 °C	145 kt	1 h 55 min	3:29 am EDT (07:29 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 32 kt	−29 kt	-1 °C	149 kt	1 h 52 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 37 kt	−34 kt	-5 °C	154 kt	1 h 48 min	3:22 am EDT (07:22 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 42 kt	−39 kt	-9 °C	159 kt	1 h 45 min	3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 44 kt	−40 kt	-10 °C	160 kt	1 h 44 min	3:18 am EDT (07:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 56 kt	−55 kt	-20 °C	175 kt	1 h 35 min	3:09 am EDT (07:09 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 76 kt	−76 kt	-33 °C	196 kt	1 h 25 min	2:59 am EDT (06:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 94 kt	−92 kt	-41 °C	212 kt	1 h 18 min	2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 91 kt	−89 kt	-53 °C	209 kt	1 h 20 min	2:54 am EDT (06:54 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; 41 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°
BDL	used from 49 nm out; 25 nm from the line	120/24	290/23 12°	280/21 8°	250/36 3°	250/41 -11°	230/48 -21°	230/78 -32°	230/96 -41°	230/86 -52°
BOS	used from 99 nm out; 25 nm from the line	110/20	200/26 12°	280/24 8°	260/29 3°	250/47 -10°	230/59 -19°	230/74 -33°	240/95 -41°	240/96 -53°
PWM	used from 198 nm out; 20 nm from the line	180/9	280/28 9°	230/30 6°	250/22 0°	240/45 -9°	230/63 -20°	230/72 -34°	240/87 -43°	240/94 -54°

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
FRG Farmingdale, NY	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	700 ft	81 ft	12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)
HVN New Haven, CT	40 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	2,000 ft	12 ft	04:53 UTC
HFD Hartford, CT	69 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north (010°) at 7 knots	4 mi	600 ft	18 ft	04:53 UTC
BED Bedford, MA	138 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 knots	2.5 mi	700 ft	132 ft	05:27 UTC
BVY Beverly, MA	158 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots	4 mi	400 ft	107 ft	05:22 UTC
PWM Portland, ME	217 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,600 feet Weather: light rain	from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots	7 mi	2,600 ft	75 ft	04:51 UTC
IWI Wiscasset, ME	257 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, scattered clouds at 2,600 feet, overcast at 3,700 feet Weather: rain, mist	calm	6 mi	3,700 ft	70 ft	05:25 UTC
RKD Rockland, ME	destination	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,600 feet Weather: light rain	calm	7 mi	3,600 ft	55 ft	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 132 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RKD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC)

Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 3,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for RKD

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 3,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet

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 12 nm from the route, 109 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 14 nm from the route, 128 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 RKD 5:58 pm EDT (21:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RKD is before sunrise there (6:46 am EDT (10:46 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Knox County Regional.