Plan a flight · Mon 2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC)

Gerald R Ford International to Philadelphia International GRR → PHL

497 nautical miles (572 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 108°, about 114° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:10 am EDT (09:10 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GRR is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots; PHL is marginal VFR, 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: 1,094 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). Over the whole route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 278 to 417 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 159 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 GRR.

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

A319 at 23,000 ft, 34 nm east, 11:21 pm EDT (03:21 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MJX UA /OV CYN345010/TM 0321/FL230/TP A319/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MJX
Where
10 nm north (345°) of CYN
Time
03:21 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
moderate
A333 descending, 9 nm south, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 99 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
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
B738 at 1,800 ft, 50 nm south, 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 99 nm along the route, 50 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
05:18 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B739 descending, 9 nm south, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 99 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
B738 at 1,300 ft, 50 nm south, 12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 99 nm along the route, 50 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
04:45 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
A320 descending, 9 nm south, 11:27 pm EDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. 99 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
03:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
at 1,400 ft overcast
E145 at 600 ft, 11 nm southwest, 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 427 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over MDT
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 600 ft

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 6 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA, CLE, AGC, PSB, ACY). 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 9 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	3 h 51 min	5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 11 kt	−8 kt	13 °C	128 kt	3 h 53 min	5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 12 kt	−9 kt	11 °C	129 kt	3 h 51 min	5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 12 kt	−10 kt	7 °C	130 kt	3 h 49 min	5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 11 kt	−10 kt	4 °C	130 kt	3 h 49 min	5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	−11 kt	0 °C	131 kt	3 h 48 min	5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−14 kt	-4 °C	134 kt	3 h 43 min	5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	−16 kt	-9 °C	136 kt	3 h 39 min	5:44 am EDT (09:44 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 19 kt	−17 kt	-10 °C	137 kt	3 h 38 min	5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 26 kt	−24 kt	-21 °C	144 kt	3 h 27 min	5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 33 kt	−30 kt	-36 °C	150 kt	3 h 19 min	5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 41 kt	−40 kt	-42 °C	160 kt	3 h 06 min	5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 42 kt	−41 kt	-49 °C	161 kt	3 h 05 min	5:10 am EDT (09:10 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
MKG	used from 0 nm out; 60 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
FWA	used from 50 nm out; 107 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
CLE	used from 99 nm out; 66 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
AGC	used from 248 nm out; 60 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
PSB	used from 298 nm out; 30 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -48°
ACY	used from 447 nm out; 64 nm from the line	220/19	220/18 14°	210/36 9°	210/35 5°	220/36 -8°	240/49 -21°	220/90 -31°	230/103 -40°	230/81 -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
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	departure	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	4 mi	none	793 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
LAN Lansing, MI	40 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	6 mi	none	860 ft	05:53 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	99 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	645 ft	05:53 UTC
DET Detroit, MI	109 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	624 ft	05:53 UTC
BKL Cleveland, OH	189 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	583 ft	05:53 UTC
CGF Cleveland, OH	199 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,000 ft	876 ft	02:46 UTC
AXQ Clarion, PA	288 nm out, 1 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,457 ft
FIG Clearfield, PA	338 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, a few clouds at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	1,516 ft	05:54 UTC
UNV State College, PA	368 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 6 knots	2 mi	300 ft	1,231 ft	05:55 UTC
LNS Lancaster, PA	447 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	402 ft	05:53 UTC
RDG Reading, PA	457 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	343 ft	05:54 UTC
PHL Philadelphia, PA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots	5 mi	1,000 ft	35 ft	1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,516 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PHL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:10 am EDT (09:10 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, thunderstorms nearby, overcast at 700 feet (thunderheads) IFR

The whole forecast for PHL

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, thunderstorms nearby, overcast at 700 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for GRR, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC) and 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, mist, overcast at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 219 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 238 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 238 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at GRR 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHL is before sunrise there (7:07 am EDT (11:07 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: Gerald R Ford International, Philadelphia International.