Auburn/Lewiston Municipal to Lancaster Airport LEW → LNS
357 nautical miles (410 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 231°, about 248° magnetic at the departure end (variation 17W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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
- SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 79 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120055 MKCE WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E VALID UNTIL 0255Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 168 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 307 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). Over the last 337 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 50 to 139 nm out.
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 LEW.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (PWM, BOS, BDL, JFK, AVP). 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 | 160° at 26 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 3 h 15 min | 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 27 kt | +21 kt | 10 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 8 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +22 kt | 5 °C | 98 kt | 3 h 39 min | 1:24 am EDT (05:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | +23 kt | 2 °C | 97 kt | 3 h 41 min | 1:26 am EDT (05:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -2 °C | 93 kt | 3 h 50 min | 1:35 am EDT (05:35 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 32 kt | +31 kt | -5 °C | 89 kt | 4 h 01 min | 1:46 am EDT (05:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 35 kt | +34 kt | -8 °C | 86 kt | 4 h 09 min | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 46 kt | +46 kt | -18 °C | 74 kt | 4 h 49 min | 2:34 am EDT (06:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 66 kt | +66 kt | -32 °C | 54 kt | 6 h 37 min | 4:22 am EDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 83 kt | +83 kt | -42 °C | 37 kt | 9 h 39 min | 7:24 am EDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 90 kt | +89 kt | -54 °C | 31 kt | 11 h 31 min | 9:16 am EDT (13:16 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
| 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; 20 nm from the line | 200/23 | 190/21 5° | 260/23 5° | 270/20 0° | 250/29 -9° | 250/54 -19° | 250/71 -33° | 250/78 -43° | 250/105 -56° |
| BOS | used from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 160/27 | 190/23 9° | 260/20 7° | 260/32 1° | 250/48 -7° | 240/56 -17° | 240/59 -33° | 250/75 -43° | 250/94 -55° |
| BDL | used from 99 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 140/28 | 180/29 10° | 220/38 8° | 250/30 3° | 250/40 -8° | 240/46 -18° | 240/58 -32° | 240/80 -41° | 240/89 -55° |
| JFK | used from 198 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 140/43 | 170/35 13° | 230/18 9° | 250/25 5° | 240/40 -7° | 230/50 -17° | 230/75 -31° | 230/78 -41° | 230/88 -53° |
| AVP | used from 248 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 110/36 | 190/34 13° | 230/11 8° | 230/16 4° | 230/26 -8° | 220/40 -19° | 230/73 -33° | 230/98 -41° | 230/87 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEW Auburn/Lewiston, ME | departure | no report just now | 287 ft | ||||
| PWM Portland, ME | 20 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 75 ft | ||||
| MHT Manchester, NH | 79 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| EEN Keene, NH | 109 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 488 ft | ||||
| BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA | 158 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 270 ft | ||||
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 218 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 163 ft | ||||
| SWF New York, NY | 228 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 490 ft | ||||
| ABE Allentown, PA | 307 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 393 ft | ||||
| RDG Reading, PA | 337 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | destination | no report just now | 402 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 490 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LNS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC)
LNS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 LEW 6:02 pm EDT (22:02 UTC), at LNS 6:30 pm EDT (22:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LNS is before sunrise there (7:12 am EDT (11:12 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: Auburn/Lewiston Municipal, Lancaster Airport.