Waterbury-Oxford Airport to Syracuse Hancock International OXC → SYR
164 nautical miles (189 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 308°, about 322° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC). Right now OXC is low IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 11 knots; SYR is VFR, wind calm. 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 whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 116 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 116 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
- 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
- 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. At the departure end, 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
- CRJ9 at 2,000 ft, 5 nm northwest, 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 5 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SYR UA /OV 10S/TM 0930/FL020/TP CRJ9/SK B020-T060
- Report
- a routine report filed through SYR
- Where
- over 10S
- Time
- 09:30 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- B020-T060
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 | 340° at 16 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 1 h 32 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 16 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 1 h 32 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 8 °C | 107 kt | 1 h 32 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 5 °C | 105 kt | 1 h 34 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 1 °C | 103 kt | 1 h 36 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 1 h 36 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -8 °C | 101 kt | 1 h 37 min | 8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 20 kt | +20 kt | -11 °C | 100 kt | 1 h 38 min | 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 20 kt | +20 kt | -22 °C | 100 kt | 1 h 38 min | 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 27 kt | +27 kt | -39 °C | 93 kt | 1 h 46 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 37 kt | +35 kt | -44 °C | 85 kt | 1 h 56 min | 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 35 kt | +33 kt | -52 °C | 87 kt | 1 h 53 min | 8:55 am EDT (12:55 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; 41 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; 43 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; 43 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 (010°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 730 ft | 6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC) |
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 29 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the north (010°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 163 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| RME Rome, NY | 145 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet Weather: mist | from the west (270°) at 4 knots | 5 mi | 2,000 ft | 504 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| SYR Syracuse, NY | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 3,800 ft | 421 ft | 6:54 am EDT (10:54 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 SYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for SYR
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 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 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 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 SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 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, Syracuse Hancock International.