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John F Kennedy International to Seattle Paine Field International JFK → PAE

2,094 nautical miles (2,410 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 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: 1 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 20 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • 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 529 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 209 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 229 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 698 to 778 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 977 to 1745 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1396 to 1945 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1626 to 1815 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1705 to 1835 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 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 JFK.

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 02:00–09:00 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 17 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, TVC, GRB, DLH, AXN, GFK, MOT, DIK, GGW, GTF, GPI, GEG, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft090° at 2 kt−2 kt1 °C122 kt17 h 10 min4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC)
6,500 ftlight and variable07 °C120 kt17 h 27 min4:17 pm PDT (23:17 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 4 kt+3 kt5 °C117 kt17 h 54 min4:44 pm PDT (23:44 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 8 kt+5 kt1 °C115 kt18 h 13 min5:03 pm PDT (00:03 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 11 kt+8 kt-2 °C112 kt18 h 42 min5:32 pm PDT (00:32 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 15 kt+12 kt-6 °C108 kt19 h 23 min6:13 pm PDT (01:13 UTC)
16,500 ft260° at 18 kt+16 kt-9 °C104 kt20 h 08 min6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 21 kt+20 kt-12 °C100 kt20 h 56 min7:46 pm PDT (02:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 25 kt+23 kt-23 °C97 kt21 h 35 min8:25 pm PDT (03:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 30 kt+28 kt-37 °C92 kt22 h 46 min9:36 pm PDT (04:36 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 36 kt+34 kt-43 °C86 kt24 h 21 min11:11 pm PDT (06:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 50 kt+48 kt-49 °C72 kt29 h 05 min3:55 am PDT (10:55 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JFKused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
AVPused from 50 nm out; 23 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
PSBused from 150 nm out; 77 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
BUFused from 199 nm out; 42 nm from the line320/10010/16 10°360/10 6°340/13 2°330/22 -11°300/25 -23°320/31 -38°300/29 -44°280/36 -50°
CLEused from 399 nm out; 140 nm from the line340/7010/16 13°350/18 8°350/20 3°340/31 -10°340/46 -21°340/54 -37°330/62 -44°340/65 -49°
TVCused from 449 nm out; 102 nm from the line260/31280/22 15°290/18 10°270/13 2°290/25 -10°300/35 -21°310/52 -37°320/59 -47°300/84 -54°
GRBused from 648 nm out; 45 nm from the line250/36270/23 16°270/14 9°240/18 4°280/26 -9°280/29 -20°290/42 -36°290/51 -45°290/72 -55°
DLHused from 798 nm out; 68 nm from the line080/28240/21 15°250/26 9°250/32 3°260/42 -11°270/40 -21°260/43 -36°260/46 -46°260/65 -54°
AXNused from 947 nm out; 54 nm from the line100/14250/21 14°240/24 12°240/31 5°260/36 -10°260/40 -21°250/42 -36°260/48 -45°260/53 -50°
GFKused from 1047 nm out; 57 nm from the line070/18100/10 9°250/11 6°250/27 1°250/34 -10°260/43 -21°260/39 -36°260/36 -46°260/59 -53°
MOTused from 1147 nm out; 93 nm from the line120/14 5°200/20 4°230/33 1°250/39 -11°250/50 -21°240/61 -37°250/56 -45°260/68 -51°
DIKused from 1296 nm out; 57 nm from the line150/24 7°200/38 6°220/53 0°230/51 -9°230/49 -21°240/37 -37°240/47 -44°250/65 -48°
GGWused from 1396 nm out; 47 nm from the line110/23 0°130/20 -2°170/24 -3°230/44 -11°220/51 -21°210/52 -39°220/64 -44°240/85 -48°
GTFused from 1546 nm out; 95 nm from the line070/11080/15 -7°110/19 -9°190/25 -14°200/34 -23°200/54 -39°220/66 -40°220/77 -44°
GPIused from 1695 nm out; 52 nm from the line070/19 -5°100/16 -7°080/10 -8°130/8 -19°170/37 -28°200/50 -40°210/43 -40°220/41 -42°
GEGused from 1845 nm out; 48 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°
SEAused from 1995 nm out; 84 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°

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
JFK New York, NY departure no report just now 13 ft
CDW Caldwell, NJ 30 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 172 ft
BUF Buffalo, NY 259 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 726 ft
TVC Traverse City, MI 578 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 623 ft
MNM Menominee, MI 668 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line no report just now 624 ft
DTL Detroit Lakes, MN 1027 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 1,395 ft
FAR Fargo, ND 1067 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 901 ft
SDY Sidney, MT 1366 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 1,985 ft
LTY Chester, MT 1646 nm out, 19 nm north of the line no report just now 3,184 ft
GPI Kalispell, MT 1775 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 2,976 ft
DEW Deer Park, WA 1895 nm out, 13 nm south of the line no report just now 2,210 ft
PAE Everett, WA destination no report just now 606 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,184 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC)

PAE 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 2 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/6654 28NM W TWISP, WA, Thursday, October 1, 2026 through Thursday, October 15, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 15 October · ZSE

Daylight

Sunset at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC), at PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm PDT (01:57 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: John F Kennedy International, Seattle Paine Field International.