Plan a flight · Mon 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC)

Rhode Island TF Green International to Chicago Midway International PVD → MDW

730 nautical miles (840 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 276°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC). Right now PVD is IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 9 knots; MDW is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 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: 1,537 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 622 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 178 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 118 to 345 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

BCS3 at 10,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC): moderate turbulence from 7,000 ft to 9,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ssoxs aid. At the departure end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1015/FL100/TP BCS3/TB MOD 070-090/RM DURC SSOXS AID
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
10:15 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
moderate from 7,000 ft to 9,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ssoxs aid
A321 at 9,500 ft, 49 nm north, 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: moderate turbulence during the descent jfund arrival from from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft, smooth below. At the departure end, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS350010/TM 0905/FL095/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MOD TB DURD JFUND ARR FROM 095-070, SMOOTH BELOW
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
10 nm north (350°) of BOS
Time
09:05 UTC
Height
at 9,500 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
moderate turbulence during the descent jfund arrival from from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft, smooth below
A21N at 700 ft, 43 nm northeast, 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): a broken layer above 700 ft. At the departure end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1000/FL007/TP A21N/SK BKN007
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
10:00 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
B737 at 800 ft, 8 nm north, 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 6. 59 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 0958/FL008/TP B737/SK BKN008/RM DURD RY6
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
over BDL
Time
09:58 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
a broken layer from 800 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 6
A21N at 35,000 ft, 34 nm north, 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 286 nm along the route, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV GEE190015/TM 0852/FL350/TP A21N/TB LGHT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
15 nm south (190°) of GEE
Time
08:52 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
lght-mod chop
Remarks
zob
C208 at 2,700 ft, 14 nm south, 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC): remarks: zob. 326 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BFD UA /OV BFD/TM 1001/FL027/TP C208/SK BASE027 TOP043/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BFD
Where
over BFD
Time
10:01 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
C208
Sky
BASE027 TOP043
Remarks
zob
A21N descending, 41 nm south, 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC): no turbulence, 12 °C. 474 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLE UA /OV CLE230005/TM 1011/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK B018 T035/TA +12/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLE
Where
5 nm southwest (230°) of CLE
Time
10:11 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
B018 T035
Temperature
+12
Turbulence
smooth
B739 at 9,000 ft, 36 nm north, 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 9,000 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 295° at 13 knots, remarks: during the descent. 523 nm along the route, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DXO033026/TM 1033/FL090/TP B739/SK SKC/WV 29513KTS/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
26 nm northeast (033°) of DXO
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
clear
Wind
from 295° at 13 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent

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 8 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB, AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, FWA, JOT). 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 13 kt	+6 kt	12 °C	114 kt	6 h 24 min	12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 16 kt	+5 kt	12 °C	115 kt	6 h 21 min	12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 15 kt	+7 kt	9 °C	113 kt	6 h 28 min	12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	+10 kt	5 °C	110 kt	6 h 38 min	12:22 pm CDT (17:22 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+13 kt	1 °C	107 kt	6 h 49 min	12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	+15 kt	-2 °C	105 kt	6 h 57 min	12:41 pm CDT (17:41 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	+17 kt	-6 °C	103 kt	7 h 05 min	12:49 pm CDT (17:49 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 25 kt	+18 kt	-9 °C	102 kt	7 h 09 min	12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-21 °C	100 kt	7 h 18 min	1:02 pm CDT (18:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 33 kt	+25 kt	-37 °C	95 kt	7 h 41 min	1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 44 kt	+36 kt	-44 °C	84 kt	8 h 41 min	2:25 pm CDT (19:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 49 kt	+41 kt	-51 °C	79 kt	9 h 14 min	2:58 pm CDT (19:58 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 99 nm out; 54 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°
AVP	used from 148 nm out; 42 nm from the line	010/20	020/24 11°	360/19 8°	350/23 2°	320/24 -11°	330/25 -22°	330/27 -37°	310/28 -42°	290/30 -50°
PSB	used from 247 nm out; 73 nm from the line		020/21 12°	360/28 7°	360/29 1°	350/33 -10°	350/42 -22°	350/49 -37°	340/63 -43°	350/39 -52°
BUF	used from 296 nm out; 55 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 395 nm out; 60 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°
FWA	used from 543 nm out; 77 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
JOT	used from 691 nm out; 43 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°

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 600 feet	from the north (360°) at 9 knots	8 mi	600 ft	54 ft	5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC)
HFD Hartford, CT	59 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the north (360°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	18 ft	09:53 UTC
POU Poughkeepsie, NY	109 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the north (360°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	163 ft	09:53 UTC
BGM Binghamton, NY	207 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 3,700 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	6 mi	1,000 ft	1,635 ft	10:40 UTC
ELM Elmira/Corning, NY	247 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 100 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,800 ft	955 ft	10:33 UTC
ELZ Wellsville, NY	296 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	9 mi	500 ft	2,124 ft	10:27 UTC
ERI Erie, PA	395 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
CYPT Pelee Island,	503 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	no report just now				571 ft
DTW Detroit, MI	533 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	645 ft	09:53 UTC
EKM Elkhart, IN	651 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	777 ft	10:35 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	671 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	798 ft	09:54 UTC
MDW Chicago, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	619 ft	4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,124 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MDW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MDW

From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet

The forecast for PVD, the departure

From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 4 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 2 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 21 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 21 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 MDW 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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, Chicago Midway International.