Rhode Island TF Green International to Seattle-Tacoma International PVD → SEA
2,163 nautical miles (2,489 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 297°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:57 pm PDT (20:57 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 E10E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 39,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 20 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120255 MKCE WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10E VALID UNTIL 0455Z MA RI CT NY AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS FROM 20NW PVD-70SSE ACK-190SSE HTO-70ESE CYN-30SW BDL-20NW PVD AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. TOPS TO FL390.
- 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 199 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 279 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 25,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 259 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 219 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 1007 to 1256 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 1326 to 1804 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1655 to 2103 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1695 to 1894 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1774 to 1904 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 179 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 17 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB, SYR, BUF, TVC, GRB, DLH, INL, GFK, MOT, DIK, GGW, GTF, GPI, GEG, YKM, SEA). 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 | 080° at 4 kt | −4 kt | 0 °C | 124 kt | 17 h 27 min | 1:57 pm PDT (20:57 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 020° at 2 kt | 0 | 7 °C | 120 kt | 18 h 02 min | 2:32 pm PDT (21:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 3 kt | +3 kt | 4 °C | 117 kt | 18 h 29 min | 2:59 pm PDT (21:59 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 7 kt | +6 kt | 1 °C | 114 kt | 18 h 58 min | 3:28 pm PDT (22:28 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 19 h 40 min | 4:10 pm PDT (23:10 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 20 h 24 min | 4:54 pm PDT (23:54 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +18 kt | -10 °C | 102 kt | 21 h 12 min | 5:42 pm PDT (00:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -12 °C | 99 kt | 21 h 51 min | 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 26 kt | +24 kt | -23 °C | 96 kt | 22 h 32 min | 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 31 kt | +29 kt | -37 °C | 91 kt | 23 h 46 min | 8:16 pm PDT (03:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 37 kt | +34 kt | -44 °C | 86 kt | 25 h 09 min | 9:39 pm PDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 53 kt | +49 kt | -49 °C | 71 kt | 30 h 28 min | 2:58 am PDT (09:58 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; 34 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; 9 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; 50 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 299 nm out; 67 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 498 nm out; 134 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 748 nm out; 114 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 798 nm out; 119 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° |
| INL | used from 997 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 080/23 | L/V 9° | 260/22 5° | 260/27 0° | 260/43 -11° | 270/47 -21° | 270/57 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 270/69 -56° |
| GFK | used from 1047 nm out; 82 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° |
| MOT | used from 1246 nm out; 48 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 1396 nm out; 92 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° | |
| GGW | used from 1445 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 110/23 0° | 130/20 -2° | 170/24 -3° | 230/44 -11° | 220/51 -21° | 210/52 -39° | 220/64 -44° | 240/85 -48° | |
| GTF | used from 1645 nm out; 69 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° | |
| GPI | used from 1794 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 070/19 -5° | 100/16 -7° | 080/10 -8° | 130/8 -19° | 170/37 -28° | 200/50 -40° | 210/43 -40° | 220/41 -42° | |
| GEG | used from 1894 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 080/16 -2° | 050/17 -7° | 080/9 -10° | 190/33 -21° | 180/31 -32° | L/V -35° | L/V -37° | 270/8 -40° | |
| YKM | used from 2044 nm out; 72 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° |
| SEA | used from 2093 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
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, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 270 ft | ||||
| SYR Syracuse, NY | 219 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| APN Alpena, MI | 568 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 689 ft | ||||
| SAW Marquette, MI | 738 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,204 ft | ||||
| DLH Duluth, MN | 937 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,427 ft | ||||
| GFK Grand Forks, ND | 1156 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| MOT Minot, ND | 1316 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,715 ft | ||||
| GGW Glasgow, MT | 1525 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,295 ft | ||||
| GPI Kalispell, MT | 1834 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,976 ft | ||||
| SFF Spokane, WA | 1964 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,956 ft | ||||
| SEA Seattle, WA | destination | no report just now | 432 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,976 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:57 pm PDT (20:57 UTC)
SEA 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
- 6/8771 NW NEGAUNEE, MI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Thursday, October 15, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 758 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 15 October · ZMP
- 6/8665 9NM E HERMAN, MI, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 778 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZMP
- 6/4348 GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 1156 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at PVD 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC), at SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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.
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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, Seattle-Tacoma International.
