Harrisburg International to Manchester Boston Regional MDT → MHT
290 nautical miles (334 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 054°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 78-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:05 am EDT (05:05 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: 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
- SIGMET E11E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the first 29 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120255 MKCE WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11E VALID UNTIL 0455Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NE JFK-90SE SIE-20NNW ORF-30ENE EKN-10S JST-20NE JFK AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- 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 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the last 271 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 25,000 ft. Over the last 77 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 MDT.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 3 forecast points nearest it (AVP, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 120° at 9 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 2 h 29 min | 2:06 am EDT (06:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 7 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 2 h 21 min | 1:58 am EDT (05:58 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −11 kt | 10 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 13 min | 1:50 am EDT (05:50 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −17 kt | 7 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 07 min | 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 24 kt | −22 kt | 4 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 03 min | 1:40 am EDT (05:40 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 0 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 59 min | 1:36 am EDT (05:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 30 kt | −29 kt | -5 °C | 149 kt | 1 h 57 min | 1:34 am EDT (05:34 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -10 °C | 151 kt | 1 h 55 min | 1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 34 kt | −32 kt | -11 °C | 152 kt | 1 h 54 min | 1:31 am EDT (05:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 41 kt | −41 kt | -21 °C | 161 kt | 1 h 48 min | 1:25 am EDT (05:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 65 kt | −65 kt | -34 °C | 185 kt | 1 h 34 min | 1:11 am EDT (05:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 78 kt | −78 kt | -41 °C | 198 kt | 1 h 28 min | 1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 72 kt | −72 kt | -51 °C | 192 kt | 1 h 31 min | 1:08 am EDT (05:08 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| BDL | used from 145 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 120/24 | 290/23 12° | 280/21 8° | 250/36 3° | 250/41 -11° | 230/48 -21° | 230/78 -32° | 230/96 -41° | 230/86 -52° |
| BOS | used from 242 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 110/20 | 200/26 12° | 280/24 8° | 260/29 3° | 250/47 -10° | 230/59 -19° | 230/74 -33° | 240/95 -41° | 240/96 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT Harrisburg, PA | departure | no report just now | 310 ft | ||||
| RDG Reading, PA | 39 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| ABE Allentown, PA | 68 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 393 ft | ||||
| FWN Sussex, NJ | 116 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 155 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 163 ft | ||||
| GBR Great Barrington, MA | 194 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 739 ft | ||||
| BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA | 213 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 270 ft | ||||
| ORH Worcester, MA | 252 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| MHT Manchester, NH | destination | no report just now | 266 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,009 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MHT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC)
MHT 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 MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at MHT 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MHT is before sunrise there (6:55 am EDT (10:55 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: Harrisburg International, Manchester Boston Regional.