Pittsburgh International to Cape Cod Gateway Airport PIT → HYA
456 nautical miles (524 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 078°, about 087° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 60-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:39 am EDT (10:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 228 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 258 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 PIT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 7 forecast points nearest it (AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK, BDL, BOS, ACK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 140° at 4 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 3 h 52 min | 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | −7 kt | 13 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 35 min | 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 10 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 26 min | 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 7 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 20 min | 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 4 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 15 min | 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | −22 kt | 0 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 13 min | 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -5 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 10 min | 7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 26 kt | −26 kt | -10 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 07 min | 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 27 kt | −26 kt | -11 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 07 min | 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 34 kt | −31 kt | -21 °C | 151 kt | 3 h 01 min | 7:08 am EDT (11:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 52 kt | −48 kt | -34 °C | 168 kt | 2 h 43 min | 6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 66 kt | −60 kt | -41 °C | 180 kt | 2 h 32 min | 6:39 am EDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 63 kt | −59 kt | -50 °C | 179 kt | 2 h 33 min | 6:40 am EDT (10:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC | used from 0 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| PSB | used from 50 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 149 nm out; 39 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° |
| JFK | used from 248 nm out; 47 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° |
| BDL | used from 297 nm out; 40 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° |
| BOS | used from 396 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 110/20 | 200/26 12° | 280/24 8° | 260/29 3° | 250/47 -10° | 230/59 -19° | 230/74 -33° | 240/95 -41° | 240/96 -53° |
| ACK | used from 446 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 230/29 | 270/37 16° | 270/38 10° | 270/40 4° | 240/46 -8° | 230/52 -17° | 240/74 -31° | 240/83 -41° | 240/91 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | departure | no report just now | 1,202 ft | ||||
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 30 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,198 ft | ||||
| JST Johnstown, PA | 59 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,284 ft | ||||
| UNV State College, PA | 109 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,231 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 158 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 208 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| FWN Sussex, NJ | 258 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| DXR Danbury, CT | 307 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 456 ft | ||||
| OXC Oxford, CT | 327 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 730 ft | ||||
| OQU North Kingstown, RI | 406 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| EWB New Bedford, MA | 426 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| HYA Hyannis, MA | destination | no report just now | 54 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HYA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:39 am EDT (10:39 UTC)
HYA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 12 nm from the route, 396 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC), at HYA 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HYA is before sunrise there (6:49 am EDT (10:49 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: Pittsburgh International, Cape Cod Gateway Airport.