Rhode Island TF Green International to Lihue Airport PVD → LIH
4,448 nautical miles (5,119 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 36 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:56 pm HST (23:56 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
- SIGMET W21W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 1819 to 1869 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 121055 MKCW WST 121055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 21W VALID UNTIL 1255Z UT ID NV FROM 40ENE TWF-20SSE PIH-40E BVL-20WNW BVL-40ENE TWF AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- 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 580 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 180 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 100 to 260 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 610 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1079 to 1899 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1449 to 1519 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 1529 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1589 to 1969 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1679 to 1949 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 2069 to 2329 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 2419 to 2479 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
Not fetched just now.
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 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 20 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, TVC, MKG, GRB, LSE, MCW, FSD, PIR, RAP, LND, PIH, BOI, BAM, LKV, RBL, FOT). 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 | 340° at 9 kt | 0 | 13 °C | 120 kt | 37 h 04 min | 2:32 pm HST (00:32 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 11 kt | −1 kt | 7 °C | 121 kt | 36 h 46 min | 2:14 pm HST (00:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 12 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 36 h 28 min | 1:56 pm HST (23:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 17 kt | −2 kt | 2 °C | 122 kt | 36 h 28 min | 1:56 pm HST (23:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −2 kt | -1 °C | 122 kt | 36 h 28 min | 1:56 pm HST (23:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | −1 kt | -5 °C | 121 kt | 36 h 46 min | 2:14 pm HST (00:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 28 kt | 0 | -9 °C | 120 kt | 37 h 04 min | 2:32 pm HST (00:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 30 kt | 0 | -12 °C | 120 kt | 37 h 04 min | 2:32 pm HST (00:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 34 kt | +1 kt | -23 °C | 119 kt | 37 h 23 min | 2:51 pm HST (00:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 42 kt | +3 kt | -37 °C | 117 kt | 38 h 01 min | 3:29 pm HST (01:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 41 kt | +8 kt | -44 °C | 112 kt | 39 h 43 min | 5:11 pm HST (03:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 35 kt | +23 kt | -47 °C | 97 kt | 45 h 51 min | 11:19 pm HST (09:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL | used from 0 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 020/15 | 010/19 10° | 340/10 7° | 300/17 3° | 280/23 -10° | 250/35 -22° | 250/44 -38° | 250/55 -42° | 250/57 -51° |
| ALB | used from 100 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| SYR | used from 150 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| BUF | used from 250 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -53° |
| CLE | used from 450 nm out; 117 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° |
| TVC | used from 500 nm out; 132 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° |
| MKG | used from 600 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 260/28 | 260/18 15° | 250/16 9° | 260/22 4° | 280/31 -9° | 270/35 -21° | 270/44 -35° | 270/42 -45° | 290/61 -51° |
| GRB | used from 700 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| LSE | used from 800 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| MCW | used from 950 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
| FSD | used from 1049 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
| PIR | used from 1199 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| RAP | used from 1349 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| LND | used from 1499 nm out; 121 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 1749 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| BOI | used from 1899 nm out; 106 nm from the line | 320/11 1° | 280/8 -5° | 220/14 -11° | 200/60 -19° | 190/66 -31° | 210/46 -32° | 220/50 -33° | 220/43 -39° | |
| BAM | used from 1949 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 280/9 -2° | 260/18 -8° | 190/47 -19° | 200/50 -29° | 210/56 -29° | 220/54 -34° | 220/45 -42° | ||
| LKV | used from 2099 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 010/10 -8° | 360/20 -11° | 360/58 -19° | 360/92 -25° | 350/69 -37° | 310/34 -37° | 240/26 -41° | ||
| RBL | used from 2199 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 350/14 | 320/9 4° | 290/7 -3° | 350/22 -7° | 360/75 -13° | 350/79 -24° | 350/74 -39° | 340/49 -43° | 280/23 -43° |
| FOT | used from 2299 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 020/14 | 010/18 4° | 010/27 0° | 360/45 -1° | 350/59 -12° | 350/66 -23° | 350/79 -39° | 350/73 -48° | 330/40 -48° |
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 | no report just now | 54 ft | ||||
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | 60 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 173 ft | ||||
| CMY Sparta, WI | 860 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 940 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 1389 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| TWF Twin Falls, ID | 1899 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,153 ft | ||||
| RDD Redding, CA | 2269 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 505 ft | ||||
| LIH Lihue, HI | destination | no report just now | 152 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,153 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LIH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:56 pm HST (23:56 UTC)
LIH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 1 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at PVD 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC), at LIH 6:14 pm HST (04:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:36 pm HST (04:36 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, Lihue Airport.