Plan a flight · Tue 1:12 am EDT (05:12 UTC)

Rhode Island TF Green International to Albany International PVD → ALB

122 nautical miles (141 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 301°, about 316° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PVD is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 knots; ALB 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: 8 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: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 38 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 0 nm of the route.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 12,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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 PVD.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.

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 2 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB). 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	330° at 14 kt	+12 kt		108 kt	1 h 08 min	2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 27 kt	+26 kt	10 °C	94 kt	1 h 18 min	2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 30 kt	+30 kt	8 °C	90 kt	1 h 21 min	2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 32 kt	+32 kt	4 °C	88 kt	1 h 23 min	2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 34 kt	+34 kt	0 °C	86 kt	1 h 25 min	2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 36 kt	+36 kt	-4 °C	84 kt	1 h 27 min	2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 37 kt	+37 kt	-9 °C	83 kt	1 h 28 min	2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 39 kt	+39 kt	-12 °C	81 kt	1 h 30 min	2:42 am EDT (06:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 40 kt	+40 kt	-22 °C	80 kt	1 h 32 min	2:44 am EDT (06:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 44 kt	+44 kt	-37 °C	76 kt	1 h 36 min	2:48 am EDT (06:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 49 kt	+49 kt	-42 °C	71 kt	1 h 43 min	2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 64 kt	+63 kt	-50 °C	57 kt	2 h 08 min	3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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; 36 nm from the line	050/12	310/24 11°	300/29 7°	300/34 1°	300/39 -12°	300/39 -22°	290/44 -37°	300/48 -42°	310/62 -50°
ALB	used from 94 nm out; 14 nm from the line	330/8	300/32 12°	300/35 7°	300/32 1°	290/38 -12°	300/42 -23°	290/46 -38°	300/53 -43°	310/71 -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
PVD Providence, RI	departure	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)
ORH Worcester, MA	38 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,700 feet	from the north (010°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,700 ft	1,009 ft	04:54 UTC
CEF Springfield/Chicopee, MA	56 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 16,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	16,000 ft	241 ft	04:55 UTC
PSF Pittsfield, MA	94 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,400 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,400 ft	1,188 ft	04:54 UTC
ALB Albany, NY	destination	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,500 ft	284 ft	12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,188 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

PVD Providence, RI