Portsmouth International AT Pease to North Little Rock Municipal PSM → ORK
1,112 nautical miles (1,280 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 251°, about 267° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC). 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 814 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 25,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 477 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 248 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 99 to 486 nm out.
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 PSM.
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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, ALB, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT). 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 | 310° at 9 kt | +3 kt | 13 °C | 117 kt | 9 h 30 min | 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 14 kt | +4 kt | 13 °C | 116 kt | 9 h 35 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +5 kt | 10 °C | 115 kt | 9 h 40 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 9 h 45 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +6 kt | 3 °C | 114 kt | 9 h 45 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | +9 kt | -1 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 01 min | 8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | +11 kt | -5 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 12 min | 8:49 am CDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | +12 kt | -8 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 18 min | 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 25 kt | +15 kt | -20 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 35 min | 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 34 kt | +21 kt | -34 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 14 min | 9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 44 kt | +31 kt | -41 °C | 89 kt | 12 h 30 min | 11:07 am CDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 39 kt | +29 kt | -50 °C | 91 kt | 12 h 13 min | 10:50 am CDT (15:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | used from 0 nm out; 38 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° |
| BDL | used from 50 nm out; 45 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° |
| ALB | used from 99 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| AVP | used from 199 nm out; 26 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° |
| PSB | used from 298 nm out; 27 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° | |
| AGC | used from 397 nm out; 18 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° |
| CMH | used from 496 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 596 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 695 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 794 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 894 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 943 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 1042 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSM Portsmouth, NH | departure | no report just now | 100 ft | ||||
| MHT Manchester, NH | 30 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| PSF Pittsfield, MA | 119 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,188 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 288 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| AGC Pittsburgh, PA | 437 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,251 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 477 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| EOP Waverly, OH | 596 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 661 ft | ||||
| SDF Louisville, KY | 735 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 500 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 814 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 894 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| SRC Searcy, AR | 1082 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| ORK North Little Rock, AR | destination | no report just now | 545 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,251 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC)
ORK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 PSM 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC), at ORK 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 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: Portsmouth International AT Pease, North Little Rock Municipal.