Plan a flight · Mon 3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC)

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 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC). Right now PVD is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 14 knots; DAY is 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 325 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 59 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 167 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

GA6C descending, 3 nm northeast, 12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. 128 nm along the route, 3 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
```
Report
a routine report filed through SWF
Where
5 nm west (270°) of SWF
Time
04:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
GA6C
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Remarks
bases OVC010
MD83 climbing, 20 nm south, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 532 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
05:04 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
MD83
Sky
B010 T037

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	8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	+7 kt	12 °C	113 kt	5 h 14 min	8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	5 h 22 min	8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+12 kt	6 °C	108 kt	5 h 28 min	8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	+14 kt	2 °C	106 kt	5 h 35 min	9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+15 kt	-2 °C	105 kt	5 h 38 min	9:08 am EDT (13:08 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	+16 kt	-7 °C	104 kt	5 h 41 min	9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 21 kt	+17 kt	-10 °C	103 kt	5 h 44 min	9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 23 kt	+21 kt	-21 °C	99 kt	5 h 58 min	9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 35 kt	+33 kt	-35 °C	87 kt	6 h 48 min	10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 46 kt	+44 kt	-41 °C	76 kt	7 h 47 min	11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 42 kt	+40 kt	-49 °C	80 kt	7 h 23 min	10:53 am EDT (14:53 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	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the north (010°) at 14 knots	3 mi	800 ft	54 ft	2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC)
HFD Hartford, CT	59 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet Weather: mist	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	6 mi	600 ft	18 ft	07:04 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 north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	369 ft	06:54 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	197 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,500 ft	961 ft	07:10 UTC
IPT Williamsport, PA	246 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	528 ft	06:54 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 300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	4 mi	300 ft	1,202 ft	06:51 UTC
HLG Wheeling, WV	423 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	1,194 ft	06:53 UTC
VTA Newark, OH	512 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist	calm	3 mi	600 ft	883 ft	07:27 UTC
OSU Columbus, OH	542 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	6 mi	800 ft	905 ft	07:28 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	1,009 ft	2:56 am EDT (06:56 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, 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet IFR

At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for DAY

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility 2 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 ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
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

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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.