Norwood Memorial to Delaware Coastal Airport OWD → GED
284 nautical miles (327 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 224°, about 239° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:22 am EDT (13:22 UTC). Right now OWD is IFR, wind calm; GED is IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17. 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: 7 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.
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 OWD.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY). 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 14 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 2 h 11 min | 9:22 am EDT (13:22 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 10 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 16 min | 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 8 °C | 124 kt | 2 h 17 min | 9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 13 kt | −2 kt | 5 °C | 122 kt | 2 h 20 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | 0 | 2 °C | 120 kt | 2 h 22 min | 9:33 am EDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +4 kt | -2 °C | 116 kt | 2 h 27 min | 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +8 kt | -7 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 32 min | 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 19 kt | +11 kt | -10 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 36 min | 9:47 am EDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | +25 kt | -22 °C | 95 kt | 2 h 59 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 46 kt | +44 kt | -36 °C | 76 kt | 3 h 44 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 55 kt | +52 kt | -41 °C | 68 kt | 4 h 11 min | 11:22 am EDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 54 kt | +50 kt | -50 °C | 70 kt | 4 h 03 min | 11:14 am EDT (15:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 020/10 | 360/20 10° | 340/19 7° | 290/21 2° | 270/35 -9° | 260/42 -22° | 250/55 -38° | 240/75 -43° | 250/72 -51° |
| BDL | used from 49 nm out; 42 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° |
| JFK | used from 98 nm out; 34 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° |
| ACY | used from 196 nm out; 6 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWD Norwood, MA | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 49 ft | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
| PVD Providence, RI | 29 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the north (360°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 54 ft | 10:51 UTC |
| GON Groton (New London), CT | 69 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 9 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| ISP New York, NY | 118 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 98 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| FRG Farmingdale, NY | 137 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the north (010°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 81 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| MJX Toms River, NJ | 196 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the north (010°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 86 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | 225 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north (350°) at 7 knots | 5 mi | 600 ft | 74 ft | 10:54 UTC |
| DOV Dover, DE | 265 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north (350°) at 11 knots | 6 mi | 900 ft | 28 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| GED Georgetown, DE | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north (360°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17 | 5 mi | 600 ft | 53 ft | 6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 98 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GED when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:22 am EDT (13:22 UTC)
GED has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC on the route, 29 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at OWD 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at GED 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: Norwood Memorial, Delaware Coastal Airport.