Fort Worth Meacham International to Tweed/New Haven Airport FTW → HVN
1,272 nautical miles (1,464 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 059°, about 051° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:55 pm EDT (17:55 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: 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 last 716 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 845 to 1093 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 954 to 1053 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 189 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 FTW.
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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (DAL, FSM, LIT, MEM, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CRW, EKN, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK). 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 | 270° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 9 h 34 min | 2:35 pm EDT (18:35 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 11 °C | 129 kt | 9 h 52 min | 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 9 h 56 min | 2:57 pm EDT (18:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 8 °C | 128 kt | 9 h 56 min | 2:57 pm EDT (18:57 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −8 kt | 6 °C | 128 kt | 9 h 56 min | 2:57 pm EDT (18:57 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −10 kt | 2 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 47 min | 2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 9 h 38 min | 2:39 pm EDT (18:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | −14 kt | -7 °C | 134 kt | 9 h 30 min | 2:31 pm EDT (18:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | −14 kt | -7 °C | 134 kt | 9 h 30 min | 2:31 pm EDT (18:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 26 kt | −17 kt | -19 °C | 137 kt | 9 h 17 min | 2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 36 kt | −18 kt | -33 °C | 138 kt | 9 h 13 min | 2:14 pm EDT (18:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 46 kt | −23 kt | -41 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 54 min | 1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 43 kt | −20 kt | -51 °C | 140 kt | 9 h 05 min | 2:06 pm EDT (18:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 12 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| FSM | used from 99 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| LIT | used from 248 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 348 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 398 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| EVV | used from 497 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| LOU | used from 596 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| CVG | used from 696 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| CRW | used from 795 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| EKN | used from 894 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| AGC | used from 944 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| PSB | used from 994 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AVP | used from 1093 nm out; 52 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° |
| JFK | used from 1193 nm out; 26 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | departure | no report just now | 710 ft | ||||
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 20 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| DEQ De Queen, AR | 169 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 278 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| CEY Murray, KY | 497 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 577 ft | ||||
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 636 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 775 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 696 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 865 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 934 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| CXY Harrisburg, PA | 1083 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| HPN White Plains, NY | 1232 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 439 ft | ||||
| HVN New Haven, CT | destination | no report just now | 12 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,243 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HVN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC)
HVN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 1213 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at FTW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at HVN 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 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: Fort Worth Meacham International, Tweed/New Haven Airport.