Rhode Island TF Green International to Portland International PVD → PDX
2,197 nautical miles (2,528 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 309° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 1:59 pm PDT (20:59 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: 2 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 250 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 210 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 310 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 240 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 220 nm out.
- 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 1088 to 1208 nm out.
- 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 1308 to 1877 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1328 to 1907 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1618 to 2027 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 1708 to 2107 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 140 nm of the route.
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 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 19 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB, SYR, BUF, TVC, GRB, DLH, AXN, GFK, ABR, MOT, DIK, MLS, BIL, GTF, DLN, LWS, YKM, PDX). 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 | light and variable | 0 | 5 °C | 120 kt | 18 h 18 min | 1:59 pm PDT (20:59 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 3 kt | +4 kt | 8 °C | 116 kt | 18 h 56 min | 2:37 pm PDT (21:37 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 6 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 19 h 16 min | 2:57 pm PDT (21:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | +9 kt | 1 °C | 111 kt | 19 h 48 min | 3:29 pm PDT (22:29 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 20 h 32 min | 4:13 pm PDT (23:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | +15 kt | -6 °C | 105 kt | 20 h 55 min | 4:36 pm PDT (23:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +18 kt | -9 °C | 102 kt | 21 h 32 min | 5:13 pm PDT (00:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 21 kt | +20 kt | -12 °C | 100 kt | 21 h 58 min | 5:39 pm PDT (00:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -23 °C | 99 kt | 22 h 12 min | 5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 29 kt | +28 kt | -37 °C | 92 kt | 23 h 53 min | 7:34 pm PDT (02:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 39 kt | +36 kt | -42 °C | 84 kt | 26 h 09 min | 9:50 pm PDT (04:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 51 kt | +48 kt | -48 °C | 72 kt | 30 h 31 min | 2:12 am PDT (09:12 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; 33 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° |
| ALB | used from 100 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| SYR | used from 150 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| BUF | used from 300 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| TVC | used from 499 nm out; 123 nm from the line | 260/31 | 280/22 15° | 290/18 10° | 270/13 2° | 290/25 -10° | 300/35 -21° | 310/52 -37° | 320/59 -47° | 300/84 -54° |
| GRB | used from 699 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| DLH | used from 849 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 080/28 | 240/21 15° | 250/26 9° | 250/32 3° | 260/42 -11° | 270/40 -21° | 260/43 -36° | 260/46 -46° | 260/65 -54° |
| AXN | used from 999 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 100/14 | 250/21 14° | 240/24 12° | 240/31 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/40 -21° | 250/42 -36° | 260/48 -45° | 260/53 -50° |
| GFK | used from 1148 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 070/18 | 100/10 9° | 250/11 6° | 250/27 1° | 250/34 -10° | 260/43 -21° | 260/39 -36° | 260/36 -46° | 260/59 -53° |
| ABR | used from 1198 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 070/14 | 250/10 17° | 270/16 11° | 260/28 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/41 -22° | 270/33 -37° | 260/42 -42° | 260/50 -48° |
| MOT | used from 1248 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 120/14 5° | 200/20 4° | 230/33 1° | 250/39 -11° | 250/50 -21° | 240/61 -37° | 250/56 -45° | 260/68 -51° | |
| DIK | used from 1298 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° | |
| MLS | used from 1448 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 150/23 2° | 190/29 4° | 210/44 2° | 220/32 -10° | 210/36 -21° | 200/48 -37° | 230/63 -40° | 240/71 -47° | |
| BIL | used from 1548 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 080/13 | 180/9 -2° | 210/38 0° | 220/51 -11° | 210/46 -22° | 210/58 -35° | 230/73 -39° | 230/72 -45° | |
| GTF | used from 1648 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 070/11 | 080/15 -7° | 110/19 -9° | 190/25 -14° | 200/34 -23° | 200/54 -39° | 220/66 -40° | 220/77 -44° | |
| DLN | used from 1797 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 090/6 -6° | 240/22 -4° | 210/34 -16° | 210/62 -25° | 210/66 -34° | 210/82 -36° | 220/77 -42° | ||
| LWS | used from 1847 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| YKM | used from 2047 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| PDX | used from 2147 nm out; 25 nm from the line | L/V | 030/7 1° | 020/12 -6° | 020/29 -9° | 010/69 -16° | 010/81 -25° | 360/83 -40° | 360/67 -46° | 320/29 -42° |
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 | ||||
| BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA | 60 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 270 ft | ||||
| SYR Syracuse, NY | 220 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| APN Alpena, MI | 569 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 689 ft | ||||
| ARV Minocqua-Woodruff, WI | 829 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,629 ft | ||||
| BRD Brainerd, MN | 1019 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,232 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 1288 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| DIK Dickinson, ND | 1378 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,592 ft | ||||
| HLN Helena, MT | 1748 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,877 ft | ||||
| LWS Lewiston, ID | 1957 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,442 ft | ||||
| ALW Walla Walla, WA | 2017 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| PDX Portland, OR | destination | no report just now | 30 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:59 pm PDT (20:59 UTC)
PDX 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 on 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 PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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, Portland International.