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Westchester County to Augusta Regional AT Bush Field HPN → AGS

607 nautical miles (699 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 223°, about 236° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 19-knot headwind), arriving about 2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HPN is IFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20; AGS is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 8 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: 6 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 E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 30 to 119 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 259 to 378 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 first 259 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 149 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 50 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 249 nm along 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 HPN.

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 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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 (JFK, ACY, RIC, RDU, FLO, CAE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 20 kt+19 kt101 kt6 h 01 min2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 20 kt+19 kt12 °C101 kt6 h 01 min2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 26 kt+25 kt11 °C95 kt6 h 23 min2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 30 kt+29 kt8 °C91 kt6 h 40 min3:09 am EDT (07:09 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 33 kt+32 kt5 °C88 kt6 h 54 min3:23 am EDT (07:23 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 36 kt+35 kt1 °C85 kt7 h 08 min3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 39 kt+38 kt-3 °C82 kt7 h 24 min3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 42 kt+40 kt-6 °C80 kt7 h 35 min4:04 am EDT (08:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 60 kt+60 kt-16 °C60 kt10 h 07 min6:36 am EDT (10:36 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 77 kt+77 kt-30 °C43 kt14 h 07 min10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 82 kt+82 kt-40 °C38 kt15 h 58 min12:27 pm EDT (16:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 79 kt+79 kt-52 °C41 kt14 h 48 min11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 16 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°
ACYused from 50 nm out; 43 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
RICused from 199 nm out; 51 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
RDUused from 348 nm out; 33 nm from the line240/28250/22 10°230/30 11°230/40 7°230/45 -4°220/69 -15°220/83 -29°210/84 -40°220/75 -52°
FLOused from 448 nm out; 62 nm from the line240/25270/23 11°250/36 10°240/38 7°240/50 -4°230/66 -15°220/75 -30°210/77 -40°220/73 -52°
CAEused from 498 nm out; 34 nm from the line260/27310/26 11°280/31 9°270/36 7°250/39 -4°230/57 -16°220/74 -30°220/83 -40°220/73 -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
HPN White Plains, NY departure IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain from the east-northeast (060°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20 2 mi 800 ft 439 ft 7:56 pm EDT (23:56 UTC)
EWR Newark, NJ 30 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the north-northeast (030°) at 14 knots 4 mi 900 ft 17 ft 23:51 UTC
PHL Philadelphia, PA 100 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots 3 mi 600 ft 35 ft 00:03 UTC
ESN Easton, MD 169 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 500 feet, scattered clouds at 3,100 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots 9 mi 4,500 ft 72 ft 23:45 UTC
DCA Washington, DC 199 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 600 ft 14 ft 23:52 UTC
RIC Richmond, VA 269 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 1,300 ft 167 ft 00:01 UTC
BKT Blackstone, VA 309 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 437 ft 12:55 UTC
GSO Greensboro, NC 418 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 5,000 ft 925 ft 00:23 UTC
VUJ Albemarle, NC 458 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 4,800 feet from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 4,800 ft 609 ft 00:15 UTC
FDW Winnsboro, SC 538 nm out, 2 nm north of the line marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,700 feet from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 2,700 ft 577 ft 00:15 UTC
CAE Columbia, SC 557 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 235 ft 00:06 UTC
AGS Augusta, GA destination VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 145 ft 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 925 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AGS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)

Wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for AGS
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for HPN, the departure
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 600 feet
  • From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 400 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, overcast at 400 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 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 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 12 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at HPN 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC), at AGS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AGS is before sunrise there (7:29 am EDT (11:29 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 now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Westchester County, Augusta Regional AT Bush Field.