Laconia Municipal to Concord Municipal LCI → CON
23 nautical miles (26 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 189°, about 205° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 8 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 46-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:41 pm EDT (19:41 UTC). Right now LCI is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 knots; CON is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 14 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 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft, from 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC). Over the whole route.
Turbulence AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft, over the whole route. 5 pilot reports of turbulence near the line in the last three hours: moderate turbulence, at 36,000 ft, 36 nm east, 2:37 pm EDT (18:37 UTC); moderate turbulence above 38,000 ft, 48 nm northeast, 1:09 pm EDT (17:09 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 12,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 LCI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A21N at 36,000 ft, 36 nm east, 2:37 pm EDT (18:37 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 36 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
PWM UA /OV ENE/TM 1837/FL360/TP A21N/TB MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PWM
- Where
- over ENE
- Time
- 18:37 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- moderate
- CL60 at 38,000 ft, 48 nm northeast, 1:09 pm EDT (17:09 UTC): moderate turbulence above 38,000 ft. At the departure end, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
PWM UA /OV 0B1180015/TM 1709/FL380/TP CL60/TB MOD 380
- Report
- a routine report filed through PWM
- Where
- 15 nm south (180°) of 0B1
- Time
- 17:09 UTC
- Height
- at 38,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CL60
- Turbulence
- moderate at 38,000 ft
- B77W at 38,000 ft, 36 nm east, 3:20 pm EDT (19:20 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 36 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
PWM UA /OV ENE/TM 1920/FL380/TP B77W/TB LGT OCNL MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PWM
- Where
- over ENE
- Time
- 19:20 UTC
- Height
- at 38,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B77W
- Turbulence
- light occasional moderate
- A333 at 36,000 ft, 48 nm east, 12:40 pm EDT (16:40 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
PWM UA /OV PWM/TM 1640/FL360/TP A333/TB LGT MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PWM
- Where
- over PWM
- Time
- 16:40 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A333
- Turbulence
- light moderate
- B772 at 34,000 ft, 21 nm southeast, 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 34,000 ft. At the destination end, 21 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
MHT UA /OV MHT090015/TM 1751/FL340/TP B772/TB OCNL LGT-MOD 340
- Report
- a routine report filed through MHT
- Where
- 15 nm east (090°) of MHT
- Time
- 17:51 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B772
- Turbulence
- occasional light to moderate at 34,000 ft
- E550 at 500 ft, 45 nm south, 12:55 pm EDT (16:55 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 5-knot gain of airspeed knots from 500 ft to the surface during the descent runway 29 bed. At the destination end, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
BED UA /OV BED/TM 1655/FL005/TP E550/RM LLWS +5 KT 005-SFC DURD RY29 BED
- Report
- a routine report filed through BED
- Where
- over BED
- Time
- 16:55 UTC
- Height
- at 500 ft
- Aircraft
- E550
- Remarks
- low-level wind shear a 5-knot gain of airspeed knots from 500 ft to the surface during the descent runway 29 bed
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (PWM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −17 kt | 10 °C | 137 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | −17 kt | 8 °C | 137 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 28 kt | −18 kt | 4 °C | 138 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 29 kt | −19 kt | 0 °C | 139 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 30 kt | −18 kt | -4 °C | 138 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 30 kt | −17 kt | -7 °C | 137 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 31 kt | −16 kt | -10 °C | 136 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 45 kt | −23 kt | -22 °C | 143 kt | 10 min | 3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 48 kt | −31 kt | -38 °C | 151 kt | 9 min | 3:42 pm EDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 59 kt | −46 kt | -47 °C | 166 kt | 8 min | 3:41 pm EDT (19:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 29 kt | −5 kt | -56 °C | 125 kt | 11 min | 3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWM | used from 0 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 320/20 | 330/22 11° | 320/26 7° | 320/29 1° | 310/31 -10° | 310/45 -22° | 320/48 -38° | 330/59 -47° | 290/29 -56° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCI Laconia, NH | departure | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 545 ft | 2:56 pm EDT (18:56 UTC) |
| CON Concord, NH | destination | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 545 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
LCI Laconia, NH
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR KLCI 121856Z AUTO 24012KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP063 T01890117
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KLCI
- the station, KLCI
- 121856Z
- observed 2:56 pm EDT (18:56 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 24012KT
- wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 19/12
- temperature 19 °C (66 °F), dew point 12 °C (54 °F)
- A2972
- altimeter setting 29.72 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP063
- sea-level pressure 1006.3 hPa
- T01890117
- temperature 18.9 °C (66 °F), dew point 11.7 °C (53 °F)
CON Concord, NH
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KCON 121851Z AUTO 31014KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP064 T02110111 $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KCON
- the station, KCON
- 121851Z
- observed 2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 31014KT
- wind from the northwest at 14 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 21/11
- temperature 21 °C (70 °F), dew point 11 °C (52 °F)
- A2972
- altimeter setting 29.72 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP064
- sea-level pressure 1006.4 hPa
- T02110111
- temperature 21.1 °C (70 °F), dew point 11.1 °C (52 °F)
- $
- the station needs maintenance
TAF KCON 121720Z 1218/1318 32007KT P6SM FEW250 FM130300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN026 FM130500 06008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC009
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KCON
- the station, KCON
- 121720Z
- issued 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC)
- 1218/1318 32007KT P6SM FEW250
- valid from Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) to Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM130300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN026
- from Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,600 feet
- FM130500 06008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC009
- from Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 900 feet
At CON when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:41 pm EDT (19:41 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for CON
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,600 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 900 feet
CON: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF KCON 121720Z 1218/1318 32007KT P6SM FEW250 FM130300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN026 FM130500 06008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC009
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 LCI 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at CON 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 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.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: Laconia Municipal, Concord Municipal.