Ford Airport to Morristown Municipal IMT → MMU
669 nautical miles (770 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 112°, about 114° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC). Right now IMT is VFR, wind calm; MMU is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 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 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 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). Over the first 210 nm of the route.
- 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 439 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 479 to 619 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 120 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 IMT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A21N at 35,000 ft, 18 nm north, 3:52 am CDT (08:52 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 489 nm along the route, 18 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ROC UA /OV GEE190015/TM 0852/FL350/TP A21N/TB LGHT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
- Report
- a routine report filed through ROC
- Where
- 15 nm south (190°) of GEE
- Time
- 08:52 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- lght-mod chop
- Remarks
- zob
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 5 forecast points nearest it (GRB, TVC, BUF, 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 | 290° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 4 h 53 min | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 4 h 57 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 57 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 7 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 53 min | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 4 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 47 min | 10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 0 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 43 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −24 kt | -5 °C | 144 kt | 4 h 39 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -10 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 37 min | 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -11 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 37 min | 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | −30 kt | -21 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 28 min | 10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -37 °C | 154 kt | 4 h 21 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 41 kt | −42 kt | -45 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 08 min | 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 54 kt | −53 kt | -51 °C | 173 kt | 3 h 52 min | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRB | used from 0 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| TVC | used from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| BUF | used from 299 nm out; 114 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° |
| AVP | used from 499 nm out; 77 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 649 nm out; 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMT Iron Mountain Kingsford, MI | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,182 ft | 4:54 am CDT (09:54 UTC) |
| ESC Escanaba, MI | 40 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 609 ft | 09:56 UTC |
| TVC Traverse City, MI | 120 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 623 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| GOV Grayling, MI | 160 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 1,158 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| OSC Oscoda, MI | 220 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 7 mi | 300 ft | 633 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| BUF Buffalo, NY | 439 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet | from the west (260°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 2,000 ft | 726 ft | 09:54 UTC |
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 529 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 100 ft | 955 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 599 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 961 ft | 09:54 UTC |
| MPO Mount Pocono, PA | 619 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots | 2.5 mi | 300 ft | 1,915 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| MMU Morristown, NJ | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 186 ft | 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,915 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MMU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)
MMU has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at IMT 6:12 pm CDT (23:12 UTC), at MMU 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm EDT (22:49 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.
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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: Ford Airport, Morristown Municipal.