Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County to St. Clair County International PLN → PHN
187 nautical miles (215 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 148°, about 154° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC). Right now PLN is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots; PHN is IFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 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 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure 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 PLN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B739 at 34,000 ft, 42 nm southwest, 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC): no turbulence. 128 nm along the route, 42 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
FNT UA /OV FNT340025/TM 1149/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through FNT
- Where
- 25 nm north (340°) of FNT
- Time
- 11:49 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- none
- B350 at 2,000 ft, 37 nm southwest, 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 177 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
PTK UA /OV PTK090005/TM 1122/FL020/TP B350/WX FV10SM
- Report
- a routine report filed through PTK
- Where
- 5 nm east (090°) of PTK
- Time
- 11:22 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B350
- Weather
- flight visibility 10 miles
- UAL513 at 34,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC): no turbulence, wind 306° at 57 knots. At the destination end, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL513 4310N 08158W 1252 F340 306/057KT TB NONE SK IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (TVC, CLE). 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 | 270° at 25 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 1 h 23 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 1 h 22 min | 11:20 am EDT (15:20 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 12 °C | 133 kt | 1 h 24 min | 11:22 am EDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −10 kt | 7 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 26 min | 11:24 am EDT (15:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | −12 kt | 5 °C | 132 kt | 1 h 25 min | 11:23 am EDT (15:23 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 26 kt | −15 kt | 0 °C | 135 kt | 1 h 23 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 27 kt | −18 kt | -5 °C | 138 kt | 1 h 21 min | 11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 28 kt | −21 kt | -9 °C | 141 kt | 1 h 20 min | 11:18 am EDT (15:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 28 kt | −22 kt | -10 °C | 142 kt | 1 h 19 min | 11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 38 kt | −29 kt | -21 °C | 149 kt | 1 h 15 min | 11:13 am EDT (15:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 39 kt | −27 kt | -36 °C | 147 kt | 1 h 16 min | 11:14 am EDT (15:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 52 kt | −35 kt | -47 °C | 155 kt | 1 h 12 min | 11:10 am EDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 65 kt | −55 kt | -51 °C | 175 kt | 1 h 04 min | 11:02 am EDT (15:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC | used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| CLE | used from 148 nm out; 114 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLN Pellston, MI | departure | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 720 ft | 9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC) |
| GLR Gaylord, MI | 30 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,328 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| OSC Oscoda, MI | 89 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 633 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| BAX Bad Axe, MI | 128 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 763 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| PHN Port Huron, MI | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots | 9 mi | 700 ft | 650 ft | 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,328 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PHN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC)
PHN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for PLN, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,100 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility 4 miles, rain, mist, overcast at 300 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 PLN 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at PHN 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:21 pm EDT (23:21 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: Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County, St. Clair County International.