Waterbury-Oxford Airport to Genesee County OXC → GVQ
242 nautical miles (279 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now OXC is low IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17; GVQ is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 22 knots, gusting to 27. 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 165 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 58 to 194 nm out.
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
- A21N at 35,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 213 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ROC UA /OV GEE190015/TM 0852/FL350/TP A21N/TB LGHT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
- Report
- a routine report filed through ROC
- Where
- 15 nm south (190°) of GEE
- Time
- 08:52 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- lght-mod chop
- Remarks
- zob
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 (BDL, ALB, SYR, BUF). 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 | 340° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 2 h 13 min | 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 9 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 13 min | 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 17 kt | +11 kt | 8 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 13 min | 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 19 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 2 h 17 min | 7:24 am EDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +16 kt | 1 °C | 104 kt | 2 h 20 min | 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +17 kt | -3 °C | 103 kt | 2 h 21 min | 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +18 kt | -8 °C | 102 kt | 2 h 22 min | 7:29 am EDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 23 kt | +18 kt | -11 °C | 102 kt | 2 h 22 min | 7:29 am EDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 23 kt | +18 kt | -22 °C | 102 kt | 2 h 22 min | 7:29 am EDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 33 kt | +27 kt | -38 °C | 93 kt | 2 h 36 min | 7:43 am EDT (11:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 40 kt | +37 kt | -45 °C | 83 kt | 2 h 55 min | 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 40 kt | +37 kt | -53 °C | 83 kt | 2 h 55 min | 8:02 am EDT (12:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL | used from 0 nm out; 46 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° |
| ALB | used from 48 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| SYR | used from 97 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| BUF | used from 194 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXC Oxford, CT | departure | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17 | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 730 ft | 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC) |
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 39 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the north (010°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 163 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| MSV Monticello, NY | 78 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 1,403 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 136 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet Weather: fog | from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots | 0.5 mi | 800 ft | 1,635 ft | 08:59 UTC |
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 165 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 1,099 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| ROC Rochester, NY | 223 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,300 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,300 ft | 558 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| GVQ Batavia, NY | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,000 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 22 knots, gusting to 27 | 10+ mi | none | 913 ft | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,635 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GVQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC)
GVQ 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 OXC 6:16 pm EDT (22:16 UTC), at GVQ 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GVQ is before sunrise there (7:22 am EDT (11:22 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: Waterbury-Oxford Airport, Genesee County.