Rhode Island TF Green International to James M Cox Dayton International PVD → DAY
591 nautical miles (680 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 264°, about 279° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC). Right now PVD is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots; DAY is low IFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 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 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 207 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 158 to 404 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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CLE, CMH). 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 9 kt | +2 kt | 13 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 01 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 12 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 14 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 9 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 22 min | 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 6 °C | 108 kt | 5 h 28 min | 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 5 h 35 min | 9:52 am EDT (13:52 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 38 min | 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 5 h 41 min | 9:58 am EDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 21 kt | +17 kt | -10 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 44 min | 10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -21 °C | 99 kt | 5 h 58 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 35 kt | +33 kt | -35 °C | 87 kt | 6 h 48 min | 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 46 kt | +44 kt | -41 °C | 76 kt | 7 h 47 min | 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 42 kt | +40 kt | -49 °C | 80 kt | 7 h 23 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL | used from 0 nm out; 36 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° |
| JFK | used from 98 nm out; 52 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° |
| AVP | used from 148 nm out; 22 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 246 nm out; 34 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 345 nm out; 31 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° |
| CLE | used from 443 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| CMH | used from 492 nm out; 16 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° |
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 | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots | 3 mi | 1,000 ft | 54 ft | 3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC) |
| HFD Hartford, CT | 59 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the north (360°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 18 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| SWF New York, NY | 118 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet | from the east (090°) at 6 knots | 7 mi | 1,200 ft | 490 ft | 06:45 UTC |
| MGJ Montgomery, NY | 128 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 369 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 197 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,400 ft | 961 ft | 08:12 UTC |
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 246 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet | from the west (260°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 4,100 ft | 528 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| PSB Philipsburg, PA | 305 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,948 ft | ||||
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | 404 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots | 6 mi | 400 ft | 1,202 ft | 07:51 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 423 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 2 mi | 400 ft | 1,194 ft | 08:13 UTC |
| VTA Newark, OH | 512 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 600 ft | 883 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| OSU Columbus, OH | 542 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 905 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| DAY Dayton, OH | destination | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 8 mi | 400 ft | 1,009 ft | 3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,948 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for DAY
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for PVD, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 414 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 414 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at PVD 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 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: Rhode Island TF Green International, James M Cox Dayton International.