Morristown Municipal to Ford Airport MMU → IMT
669 nautical miles (770 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 301°, about 314° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 20-knot headwind), arriving about 4:40 pm CDT (21:40 UTC). Right now MMU is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 9 knots; IMT is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 7 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. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 60 to 200 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 100 to 240 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 609 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 MMU.
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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (AVP, BUF, TVC, GRB). 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 | 280° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 100 kt | 6 h 41 min | 4:40 pm CDT (21:40 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 14 °C | 97 kt | 6 h 54 min | 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 9 °C | 95 kt | 7 h 03 min | 5:02 pm CDT (22:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 6 °C | 95 kt | 7 h 03 min | 5:02 pm CDT (22:02 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 2 °C | 95 kt | 7 h 03 min | 5:02 pm CDT (22:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 27 kt | +27 kt | -2 °C | 93 kt | 7 h 12 min | 5:11 pm CDT (22:11 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 29 kt | +29 kt | -6 °C | 91 kt | 7 h 21 min | 5:20 pm CDT (22:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 30 kt | +30 kt | -9 °C | 90 kt | 7 h 26 min | 5:25 pm CDT (22:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 33 kt | +33 kt | -21 °C | 87 kt | 7 h 41 min | 5:40 pm CDT (22:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 42 kt | +42 kt | -37 °C | 78 kt | 8 h 35 min | 6:34 pm CDT (23:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 50 kt | +50 kt | -45 °C | 70 kt | 9 h 33 min | 7:32 pm CDT (00:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 59 kt | +59 kt | -50 °C | 61 kt | 10 h 58 min | 8:57 pm CDT (01:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 330/21 | 340/24 14° | 350/27 9° | 350/25 3° | 330/29 -8° | 310/31 -20° | 330/41 -36° | 330/57 -46° | 320/55 -51° |
| BUF | used from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 270/25 | 300/28 14° | 300/29 8° | 310/29 2° | 300/30 -9° | 290/33 -21° | 290/44 -37° | 290/56 -47° | 300/62 -51° |
| TVC | used from 399 nm out; 122 nm from the line | 260/18 | 250/30 15° | 260/34 8° | 280/29 5° | 280/36 -10° | 280/37 -22° | 270/50 -37° | 290/46 -42° | 300/60 -49° |
| GRB | used from 599 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 260/10 | 240/27 16° | 260/31 10° | 270/25 5° | 280/31 -10° | 280/35 -22° | 270/46 -37° | 290/43 -40° | 300/64 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMU Morristown, NJ | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,900 feet, a broken layer at 4,200 feet | from the north (010°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 4,200 ft | 186 ft | 10:45 am EDT (14:45 UTC) |
| MPO Mount Pocono, PA | 50 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 1,915 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 70 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 961 ft | 14:54 UTC |
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 140 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 955 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| BUF Buffalo, NY | 230 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 726 ft | 14:54 UTC |
| OSC Oscoda, MI | 449 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 633 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| GOV Grayling, MI | 509 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 19,000 feet | calm | 8 mi | 19,000 ft | 1,158 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| TVC Traverse City, MI | 549 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet, overcast at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 623 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| ESC Escanaba, MI | 629 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 609 ft | 14:56 UTC |
| IMT Iron Mountain Kingsford, MI | destination | VFR | from the north (010°) at 7 knots | 8 mi | none | 1,182 ft | 9:54 am CDT (14:54 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 IMT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:40 pm CDT (21:40 UTC)
IMT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at MMU 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC), at IMT 6:12 pm CDT (23:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: Morristown Municipal, Ford Airport.