Chicago Executive to Ogdensburg International PWK → OGS
563 nautical miles (648 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 070°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PWK is VFR, wind calm; OGS is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 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: 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 route from 69 to 257 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 PWK.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C560 at 3,000 ft, 32 nm south, 9:28 pm CDT (02:28 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 198 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
PTK UA /OV 6 W/TM 0228/FL030/TP C560/SK BASES 019 TOPS 030 OVC
- Report
- a routine report filed through PTK
- Where
- 6 west
- Time
- 02:28 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C560
- Sky
- bases 1,900 ft tops 3,000 ft overcast
- C25B at 2,000 ft, 32 nm south, 9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 198 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
PTK UA /OV 2 W/TM 0218/FL020/TP C25B/SK BASES 020 OVC
- Report
- a routine report filed through PTK
- Where
- 2 west
- Time
- 02:18 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C25B
- Sky
- bases 2,000 ft overcast
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 5 forecast points nearest it (JOT, MKG, CLE, BUF, SYR). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 4 h 22 min | 5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 12 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 4 h 35 min | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 11 kt | −2 kt | 10 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 37 min | 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 10 kt | −2 kt | 7 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 37 min | 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 10 kt | −3 kt | 3 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 35 min | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 13 kt | −5 kt | -1 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 30 min | 5:46 am EDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −7 kt | -5 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 26 min | 5:42 am EDT (09:42 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | −10 kt | -9 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 20 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 22 kt | −10 kt | -10 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 20 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 28 kt | −16 kt | -22 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 08 min | 5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 37 kt | −14 kt | -37 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 12 min | 5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 43 kt | −24 kt | -44 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 55 min | 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 49 kt | −32 kt | -51 °C | 152 kt | 3 h 42 min | 4:58 am EDT (08:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOT | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| MKG | used from 49 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| CLE | used from 198 nm out; 126 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° |
| BUF | used from 297 nm out; 108 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° |
| SYR | used from 494 nm out; 87 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 644 ft | 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC) |
| BIV Holland, MI | 89 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 697 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | 119 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Weather: mist | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 6 mi | none | 793 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| FNT Flint, MI | 188 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 782 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CYYZ Toronto, | 376 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,300 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 3,300 ft | 569 ft | 05:00 UTC |
| CYPQ Peterborough, | 435 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | variable at 2 knots | 9 mi | 700 ft | 628 ft | 05:00 UTC |
| CYSH Smiths Falls-Montague, | 544 nm out, 20 nm north of the line | no report just now | 416 ft | ||||
| OGS Ogdensburg, NY | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,900 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 2,900 ft | 301 ft | 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 793 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OGS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
OGS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at PWK 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at OGS 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OGS is before sunrise there (7:13 am EDT (11:13 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: Chicago Executive, Ogdensburg International.