Plan a flight · Mon 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC)

Waterbury-Oxford Airport to Griffiss International OXC → RME

146 nautical miles (168 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 317°, about 331° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC). Right now OXC is low IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 10 knots; RME is low IFR, wind from the west (270°) at 5 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: 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). 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.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 97 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 OXC.

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

PC12 at 2,500 ft, 41 nm south, 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC): remarks: dur D. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP 090 070/TM 1151/FL025/TP PC12/SK TOPS 025/RM DUR D
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
isp at 9,000 ft at 7,000 ft
Time
11:51 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
Remarks
dur D
PC12 at 2,300 ft, 34 nm southwest, 7:13 am EDT (11:13 UTC): no turbulence, overcast from 700 ft to 2,300 ft. At the departure end, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UA /OV HPN130006/TM 1113/FL023/TP PC12/SK OVC007-TOP023/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HPN
Where
6 nm southeast (130°) of HPN
Time
11:13 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 700 ft, tops 2,300 ft
Turbulence
none
B738 at 2,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV KBDL095005/TM 1044/FL020/TP B738/SK BASES 005 TOPS 019
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
5 nm east (095°) of KBDL
Time
10:44 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
bases 500 ft tops 1,900 ft
B737 climbing, 41 nm south, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 1005/FLDURC/TP B737/SK BASES 009
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B737
Sky
bases 900 ft
C172 , 16 nm southwest, 7:38 am EDT (11:38 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft. 10 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DXR UA /OV KDXR/TM 1138/FL000/TP C172/SK OVC011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DXR
Where
over KDXR
Time
11:38 UTC
Height
at 0 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 1,100 ft
B737 at 5,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:02 am EDT (11:02 UTC): no turbulence, scattered clouds from 3,500 ft to 4,000 ft. 10 nm along the route, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV KBDL020007/TM 1102/FL050/TP B737/SK SCT 035 TOPS 040/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
7 nm north (020°) of KBDL
Time
11:02 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
scattered clouds from 3,500 ft, tops 4,000 ft
Turbulence
smooth
B737 at 800 ft, 34 nm northeast, 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 6. 10 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 0958/FL008/TP B737/SK BKN008/RM DURD RY6
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
over BDL
Time
09:58 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
a broken layer from 800 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 6
B739 at 28,000 ft, 4 nm south, 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 29 nm along the route, 4 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL/TM 1128/FL280/TP B739/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
over PWL
Time
11:28 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the climb
B737 at 6,700 ft, 31 nm northeast, 7:02 am EDT (11:02 UTC): a broken layer up to 6,700 ft; clear from 6,700 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 78 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALB UA /OV ALB/TM 1102/FL067/TP B737/SK BKN-TOP067/SKC/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALB
Where
over ALB
Time
11:02 UTC
Height
at 6,700 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
BKN-TOP067 C
Remarks
during the climb
A21N at 35,000 ft, 27 nm southwest, 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC): light turbulence above 35,000 ft. 107 nm along the route, 27 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BGM UA /OV RKA/TM 1112/FL350/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT 350
```
Report
a routine report filed through BGM
Where
over RKA
Time
11:12 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light at 35,000 ft
A21N at 32,000 ft, 3 nm northwest, 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC): light clear-air turbulence. 126 nm along the route, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RME UA /OV UCA/TM 1133/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through RME
Where
over UCA
Time
11:33 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence
B738 at 38,000 ft, 3 nm northwest, 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC): light clear-air turbulence above 38,000 ft. 126 nm along the route, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RME UA /OV UCA/TM 1058/FL380/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CAT 380
```
Report
a routine report filed through RME
Where
over UCA
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence at 38,000 ft
DH8D at 25,000 ft, 35 nm west, 7:44 am EDT (11:44 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 35 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR/TM 1144/FL250/TP DH8D/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
over SYR
Time
11:44 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
DH8D
Turbulence
none
A21N at 30,000 ft, 35 nm west, 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC): light clear-air turbulence above 30,000 ft. At the destination end, 35 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR/TM 1120/FL300/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CAT 300
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
over SYR
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence at 30,000 ft

1 more routine reports are on the map.

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 3 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB, SYR). 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	350° at 17 kt	+14 kt		106 kt	1 h 23 min	9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 16 kt	+14 kt	9 °C	106 kt	1 h 23 min	9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC)
8,500 ft	340° at 15 kt	+14 kt	8 °C	106 kt	1 h 23 min	9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 16 kt	+16 kt	5 °C	104 kt	1 h 24 min	9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	1 h 26 min	9:37 am EDT (13:37 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+19 kt	-3 °C	101 kt	1 h 27 min	9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+19 kt	-8 °C	101 kt	1 h 27 min	9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 20 kt	+20 kt	-11 °C	100 kt	1 h 28 min	9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 20 kt	+20 kt	-22 °C	100 kt	1 h 28 min	9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 27 kt	+26 kt	-39 °C	94 kt	1 h 33 min	9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 37 kt	+31 kt	-44 °C	89 kt	1 h 38 min	9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 36 kt	+31 kt	-52 °C	89 kt	1 h 38 min	9:49 am EDT (13:49 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; 38 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 49 nm out; 31 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; 49 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°

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 (360°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	730 ft	7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC)
POU Poughkeepsie, NY	29 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	calm	10+ mi	800 ft	163 ft	11:53 UTC
RME Rome, NY	destination	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 900 feet	from the west (270°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	300 ft	504 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 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 RME when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC)

Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for RME

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,000 feet
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 400 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet

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 RME 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 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, 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, Griffiss International.