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Waterbury-Oxford Airport to Aiken Regional OXC → AIK

621 nautical miles (715 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 224°, about 238° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now OXC is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 10 knots, gusting to 19; AIK is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 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 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 306 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 296 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 187 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 493 nm along 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 OXC.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

urgent A319 at 15,500 ft, 47 nm southeast, 9:40 pm EDT (01:40 UTC): severe turbulence, remarks: radds intersection. 177 nm along the route, 47 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ACY UUA /OV ATR105010/TM 0140/FL155/TP A319/TB INTMT SEV/RM RADDS INTERSECTION
```
Report
an urgent report filed through ACY
Where
10 nm east (105°) of ATR
Time
01:40 UTC
Height
at 15,500 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
intermittent severe
Remarks
radds intersection
E75S at 16,000 ft, 19 nm north, 8:28 pm EDT (00:28 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL100025/TM 0028/FL160/TP E75S/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
25 nm east (100°) of PWL
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate chop
BCS3 at 4,000 ft, 22 nm southeast, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): moderate turbulence, imc. At the departure end, 22 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDR UA /OV BDR180010/TM 0042/FL040/TP BCS3/WX IMC/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDR
Where
10 nm south (180°) of BDR
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Weather
instrument conditions
Turbulence
moderate
B38M at 6,000 ft, 3 nm north, 8:47 pm EDT (00:47 UTC): moderate turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 3 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV 2 NW OF EWR/TM 0047/FL60/TP B38M/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
2 northwest of ewr
Time
00:47 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate
A21N at 18,000 ft, 30 nm northwest, 8:38 pm EDT (00:38 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 128 nm along the route, 30 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTW UA /OV PTW/TM 0038/FL180/TP A21N/TB MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTW
Where
over PTW
Time
00:38 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
E75L at 20,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 8:41 pm EDT (00:41 UTC): moderate turbulence above 20,000 ft. 158 nm along the route, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ILG UA /OV DQO/TM 0041/FL200/TP E75L/TB MOD 200
```
Report
a routine report filed through ILG
Where
over DQO
Time
00:41 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate at 20,000 ft
BCS3 at 19,000 ft, 13 nm east, 8:18 pm EDT (00:18 UTC): moderate turbulence above 17,000 ft, -9 °C. 177 nm along the route, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DOV UA /OV ENO/TM 0018/FL190/TP BCS3/TA M09/TB MOD 170
```
Report
a routine report filed through DOV
Where
over ENO
Time
00:18 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Temperature
−9 °C
Turbulence
moderate at 17,000 ft
B739 at 600 ft, 34 nm northeast, 9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 6. At the departure end, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 0151/FL006/TP B739/SK BKN 006/RM DURD RY6
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
over BDL
Time
01:51 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 6
E75S at 30,000 ft, 24 nm northeast, 8:50 pm EDT (00:50 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL240010/TM 0050/FL300/TP E75S/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
10 nm southwest (240°) of BDL
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the climb
CL60 at 200 ft, 34 nm northeast, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 6. At the departure end, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 0030/FLSFC/TP CL60/SK BKN006/RM DURD RY6
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
over BDL
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at the surface
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 6
A320 descending, 29 nm southeast, 10:45 pm EDT (02:45 UTC): remarks: final runway 24. 30 nm along the route, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 0245/FLDURD/TP A320/SK BCN007/RM FINAL RY24
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
02:45 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
BCN007
Remarks
final runway 24
A320 at 1,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 9:14 pm EDT (01:14 UTC): remarks: smooth ride heavy rain. 30 nm along the route, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 0114/FL010/TP A320/RM SMOOTH RIDE - HEAVY RAIN
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
01:14 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
smooth ride heavy rain
GA6C at 1,100 ft, 4 nm north, 10:31 pm EDT (02:31 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft, remarks: low-level wind shear + 5 knots runway 34. 39 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UA /OV HPN/TM 0231/FL011/TP GA6C/SK OVC011/RM LLWS +/- 5 KNOTS RWY34
```
Report
a routine report filed through HPN
Where
over HPN
Time
02:31 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
GA6C
Sky
overcast from 1,100 ft
Remarks
low-level wind shear + 5 knots runway 34
CL60 descending, 4 nm north, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): remarks: bases 900 ft. 39 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UA /OV KHPN/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CL60/RM BASES 009
```
Report
a routine report filed through HPN
Where
over KHPN
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CL60
Remarks
bases 900 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, RIC, RDU, FLO, CAE). 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	270° at 18 kt	+11 kt		109 kt	5 h 42 min	4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	+9 kt	11 °C	111 kt	5 h 36 min	4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 19 kt	+13 kt	9 °C	107 kt	5 h 48 min	4:59 am EDT (08:59 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 22 kt	+16 kt	6 °C	104 kt	5 h 58 min	5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 25 kt	+20 kt	3 °C	100 kt	6 h 13 min	5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 29 kt	+25 kt	0 °C	95 kt	6 h 32 min	5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 33 kt	+29 kt	-4 °C	91 kt	6 h 49 min	6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 36 kt	+33 kt	-7 °C	87 kt	7 h 08 min	6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 47 kt	+45 kt	-19 °C	75 kt	8 h 17 min	7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 71 kt	+71 kt	-31 °C	49 kt	12 h 40 min	11:51 am EDT (15:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 83 kt	+82 kt	-40 °C	38 kt	16 h 21 min	3:32 pm EDT (19:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 63 kt	+61 kt	-50 °C	59 kt	10 h 32 min	9:43 am EDT (13:43 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
JFK	used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line	250/18	250/23 14°	240/33 9°	240/33 4°	240/38 -10°	240/45 -21°	230/86 -32°	230/102 -40°	230/84 -51°
ACY	used from 99 nm out; 36 nm from the line	220/19	220/18 14°	210/36 9°	210/35 5°	220/36 -8°	240/49 -21°	220/90 -31°	230/103 -40°	230/81 -50°
RIC	used from 197 nm out; 87 nm from the line	270/23	280/19 11°	270/18 8°	240/22 4°	230/39 -7°	220/55 -18°	220/75 -30°	230/83 -39°	230/64 -50°
RDU	used from 345 nm out; 63 nm from the line	280/33	300/23 11°	300/28 8°	290/28 4°	260/41 -6°	240/52 -18°	230/66 -31°	230/76 -39°	240/52 -49°
FLO	used from 493 nm out; 58 nm from the line	300/16	320/14 12°	320/19 7°	290/26 5°	260/39 -6°	250/45 -18°	230/62 -32°	230/83 -40°	230/64 -51°
CAE	used from 542 nm out; 26 nm from the line	330/15	330/13 12°	330/22 9°	300/26 6°	280/33 -7°	270/38 -18°	250/45 -33°	240/46 -40°	270/38 -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
OXC Oxford, CT	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: light rain	from the north-northeast (030°) at 10 knots, gusting to 19	9 mi	600 ft	730 ft	10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC)
HPN White Plains, NY	39 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: light rain	from the north (350°) at 8 knots	2.5 mi	900 ft	439 ft	02:56 UTC
EWR Newark, NJ	69 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north-northeast (020°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	5 mi	900 ft	17 ft	02:51 UTC
PHL Philadelphia, PA	138 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist	from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots	2 mi	400 ft	35 ft	03:05 UTC
ESN Easton, MD	207 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 900 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	72 ft	02:55 UTC
RIC Richmond, VA	306 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	30,000 ft	167 ft	02:54 UTC
BKT Blackstone, VA	345 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	437 ft	12:55 UTC
CXE Chase City, VA	375 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,500 ft	503 ft	02:55 UTC
VUJ Albemarle, NC	493 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	609 ft	02:55 UTC
LKR Lancaster, SC	542 nm out, 8 nm west of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	485 ft	02:55 UTC
CAE Columbia, SC	591 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	235 ft	02:56 UTC
AIK Aiken, SC	destination	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	528 ft	10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 730 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AIK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for AIK

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 2 nm from the route, 59 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 197 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 197 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 14 nm from the route, 237 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at OXC 6:16 pm EDT (22:16 UTC), at AIK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:21 pm EDT (23:21 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AIK is before sunrise there (7:29 am EDT (11:29 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

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Waterbury-Oxford Airport, Aiken Regional.