Laguardia Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International LGA → AVP
90 nautical miles (104 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC). Right now LGA is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 12 knots; AVP is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 4 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: 6 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 first 9 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 18 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 18 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 LGA.
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 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 (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 | 010° at 17 kt | +4 kt | 116 kt | 47 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 360° at 13 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 47 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 8 °C | 111 kt | 49 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 50 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 18 kt | +13 kt | 1 °C | 107 kt | 50 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 51 min | 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -8 °C | 103 kt | 52 min | 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -10 °C | 101 kt | 53 min | 11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 18 kt | +18 kt | -22 °C | 102 kt | 53 min | 11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 26 kt | +24 kt | -36 °C | 96 kt | 56 min | 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 34 kt | +29 kt | -42 °C | 91 kt | 59 min | 11:08 am EDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 37 kt | +31 kt | -50 °C | 89 kt | 1 h 01 min | 11:10 am EDT (15:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 30 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° |
| AVP | used from 45 nm out; 23 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA New York, NY | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the north (350°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 3,500 ft | 20 ft | 9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC) |
| CDW Caldwell, NJ | 18 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,600 feet, overcast at 4,300 feet | variable at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,600 ft | 172 ft | 14:00 UTC |
| MPO Mount Pocono, PA | 72 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 1,915 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 961 ft | 9:54 am EDT (13:54 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 AVP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC)
Wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for AVP
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, gusting to 14, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
The forecast for LGA, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
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 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC), at AVP 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 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: Laguardia Airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International.