Lebanon Municipal to Waterbury-Oxford Airport LEB → OXC
134 nautical miles (154 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 196°, about 212° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC). Right now LEB is low IFR, wind calm; OXC is low IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) 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: 2 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 57 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 LEB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 28,000 ft, 20 nm east, 6:32 am EDT (10:32 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. At the departure end, 20 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
1P1 UA /OV CON339022 /TM 1032 /FL280 /TP B738 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through 1P1
- Where
- 22 nm north (339°) of CON
- Time
- 10:32 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
- MULT at 36,000 ft, 33 nm west, 6:34 am EDT (10:34 UTC): light turbulence from 23,000 ft to 32,000 ft. 48 nm along the route, 33 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1034/FL360/TP MULT/TB LGT 320-230
- Report
- a routine report filed through ALB
- Where
- over CAM
- Time
- 10:34 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- MULT
- Turbulence
- light from 32,000 ft to 23,000 ft
- B737 at 800 ft, 12 nm east, 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 6. 105 nm along the route, 12 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 0958/FL008/TP B737/SK BKN008/RM DURD RY6
- Report
- a routine report filed through BDL
- Where
- over BDL
- Time
- 09:58 UTC
- Height
- at 800 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- a broken layer from 800 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 6
- B737 climbing, 41 nm south, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 1005/FLDURC/TP B737/SK BASES 009
- Report
- a routine report filed through ISP
- Where
- over ISP
- Time
- 10:05 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- bases 900 ft
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (ALB, BDL). 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 | 360° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 59 min | 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 360° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 10 °C | 136 kt | 59 min | 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 8 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 02 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 14 kt | −8 kt | 5 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 03 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 2 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 04 min | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −5 kt | -2 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 04 min | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −4 kt | -7 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 05 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 20 kt | −3 kt | -10 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 05 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 26 kt | +9 kt | -22 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 12 min | 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 32 kt | +12 kt | -38 °C | 108 kt | 1 h 14 min | 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 45 kt | +22 kt | -43 °C | 98 kt | 1 h 22 min | 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 51 kt | +26 kt | -51 °C | 94 kt | 1 h 26 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| BDL | used from 48 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 020/15 | 010/19 10° | 340/10 7° | 300/17 3° | 280/23 -10° | 250/35 -22° | 250/44 -38° | 250/55 -42° | 250/57 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEB Lebanon, NH | departure | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | 300 ft | 603 ft | 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC) |
| VSF Springfield, VT | 19 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 300 ft | 577 ft | 09:54 UTC |
| BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA | 86 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, scattered clouds at 1,700 feet, overcast at 3,400 feet | from the north (360°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 3,400 ft | 270 ft | 10:21 UTC |
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | 105 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet | from the north (360°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 173 ft | 09:51 UTC |
| OXC Oxford, CT | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 10 knots | 4 mi | 400 ft | 730 ft | 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 730 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OXC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC)
OXC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for LEB, the departure
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
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 LEB 6:11 pm EDT (22:11 UTC), at OXC 6:16 pm EDT (22:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 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
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: Lebanon Municipal, Waterbury-Oxford Airport.