Waterbury-Oxford Airport to Rochester International OXC → RST
865 nautical miles (995 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 9:47 am CDT (14:47 UTC). Right now OXC is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21; RST is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 12 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 557 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 239 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 149 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
- GA6C descending, 13 nm south, 12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. 50 nm along the route, 13 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
- Report
- a routine report filed through SWF
- Where
- 5 nm west (270°) of SWF
- Time
- 04:32 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- GA6C
- Sky
- overcast from 1,000 ft
- Remarks
- bases OVC010
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 8 forecast points nearest it (BDL, AVP, SYR, BUF, CLE, MKG, GRB, LSE). 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 12 kt | +12 kt | 108 kt | 8 h 01 min | 9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 12 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 56 min | 9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 9 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 52 min | 9:47 am CDT (14:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 56 min | 9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 01 min | 9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 14 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | +19 kt | -7 °C | 101 kt | 8 h 34 min | 10:29 am CDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 22 kt | +21 kt | -10 °C | 99 kt | 8 h 44 min | 10:39 am CDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -21 °C | 95 kt | 9 h 06 min | 11:01 am CDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 35 kt | +34 kt | -36 °C | 86 kt | 10 h 03 min | 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 42 kt | +40 kt | -44 °C | 80 kt | 10 h 49 min | 12:44 pm CDT (17:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 52 kt | +50 kt | -52 °C | 70 kt | 12 h 21 min | 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 120/24 | 290/23 12° | 280/21 8° | 250/36 3° | 250/41 -11° | 230/48 -21° | 230/78 -32° | 230/96 -41° | 230/86 -52° |
| AVP | used from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| SYR | used from 149 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| BUF | used from 199 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| CLE | used from 348 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| MKG | used from 447 nm out; 119 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| GRB | used from 646 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| LSE | used from 746 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -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 | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | 2,200 ft | 730 ft | 2:10 am EDT (06:10 UTC) |
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 40 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the north (010°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 163 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 169 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a few clouds at 100 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 1,000 ft | 955 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| BUF Buffalo, NY | 258 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 14,000 ft | 726 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| DKK Dunkirk, NY | 278 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,500 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 9,500 ft | 692 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CYZR Sarnia, | 418 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots | 8 mi | 1,500 ft | 594 ft | 06:00 UTC |
| MBS Saginaw, MI | 497 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 8 mi | none | 668 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MKG Muskegon, MI | 587 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| SBM Sheboygan, WI | 666 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 755 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| OSH Oshkosh, WI | 696 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 808 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| LSE La Crosse, WI | 815 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 655 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| RST Rochester, MN | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 9 mi | none | 1,317 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RST when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:47 am CDT (14:47 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for RST
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 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 RST 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)).
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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, Rochester International.