Plan a flight · Mon 4:38 am EDT (08:38 UTC)

Fort Wayne International to Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International FWA → ROC

359 nautical miles (413 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 067°, about 073° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FWA is IFR, wind from the south (190°) at 4 knots; ROC 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

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.

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 FWA.

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

B738 at 1,700 ft, 9 nm north, 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC): overcast from 1,700 ft to 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 70 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0620/FL017/TP B738/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURD
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Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
06:20 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,700 ft, tops 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
A333 descending, 36 nm northwest, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 110 nm along the route, 36 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
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Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft

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 (FWA, CLE, BUF). 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	300° at 12 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	2 h 48 min	7:26 am EDT (11:26 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 15 kt	−3 kt		123 kt	2 h 55 min	7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	−2 kt	11 °C	122 kt	2 h 57 min	7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	−4 kt	8 °C	124 kt	2 h 54 min	7:32 am EDT (11:32 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	−7 kt	3 °C	127 kt	2 h 50 min	7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 23 kt	−9 kt	0 °C	129 kt	2 h 47 min	7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	−9 kt	-4 °C	129 kt	2 h 47 min	7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 28 kt	−9 kt	-7 °C	129 kt	2 h 47 min	7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 28 kt	−9 kt	-8 °C	129 kt	2 h 47 min	7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 30 kt	−9 kt	-20 °C	129 kt	2 h 47 min	7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 41 kt	−11 kt	-36 °C	131 kt	2 h 44 min	7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 53 kt	−18 kt	-45 °C	138 kt	2 h 36 min	7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 63 kt	−23 kt	-52 °C	143 kt	2 h 31 min	7:09 am EDT (11:09 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
FWA	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
CLE	used from 100 nm out; 42 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°
BUF	used from 249 nm out; 38 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°

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
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	departure	IFR Sky: a few clouds at 30,000 feet Weather: mist, shallow fog	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	2.5 mi	none	814 ft	3:54 am EDT (07:54 UTC)
DFI Defiance, OH	40 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	0.25 mi	200 ft	706 ft	07:53 UTC
TOL Toledo, OH	70 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	7 mi	none	683 ft	08:18 UTC
CYPT Pelee Island,	120 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				571 ft
ERI Erie, PA	229 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
BUF Buffalo, NY	309 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,900 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,900 ft	726 ft	08:28 UTC
GVQ Batavia, NY	339 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 22 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	none	913 ft	14:56 UTC
ROC Rochester, NY	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,900 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	3,900 ft	558 ft	3:54 am EDT (07:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 913 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ROC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC)

Wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 1,200 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for ROC

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet

The forecast for FWA, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a few clouds at 1,000 feet
From Mon 3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet
At times between Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, a broken layer at 500 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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 FWA 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at ROC 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ROC is before sunrise there (7:20 am EDT (11:20 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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: Fort Wayne International, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International.