Plymouth Municipal to Northeast Philadelphia Airport PYM → PNE
223 nautical miles (257 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 242°, about 258° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC). Right now PYM is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 9 knots; PNE is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 11 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 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 107 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 194 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 PYM.
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 14:00–21:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY). 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 | 350° at 21 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 1 h 46 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −5 kt | 10 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 47 min | 12:49 pm EDT (16:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | −6 kt | 8 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 46 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 26 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 1 h 45 min | 12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 350° at 27 kt | −8 kt | 2 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 45 min | 12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | −6 kt | -2 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 46 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 28 kt | −5 kt | -5 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 47 min | 12:49 pm EDT (16:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 29 kt | −5 kt | -8 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 47 min | 12:49 pm EDT (16:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 37 kt | −7 kt | -21 °C | 127 kt | 1 h 45 min | 12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 51 kt | −13 kt | -37 °C | 133 kt | 1 h 41 min | 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 350° at 52 kt | −13 kt | -45 °C | 133 kt | 1 h 41 min | 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 40 kt | +12 kt | -53 °C | 108 kt | 2 h 04 min | 1:06 pm EDT (17:06 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | used from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 340/17 | 340/23 11° | 350/26 8° | 350/28 2° | 330/27 -9° | 330/38 -22° | 340/47 -38° | 340/49 -46° | 290/36 -54° |
| BDL | used from 48 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/20 | 340/23 12° | 340/25 8° | 340/27 3° | 330/30 -9° | 330/39 -21° | 340/48 -37° | 340/53 -46° | 320/33 -55° |
| JFK | used from 97 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 360/20 | 340/23 11° | 340/26 8° | 350/26 3° | 350/30 -8° | 350/36 -21° | 350/52 -36° | 350/54 -44° | 320/45 -53° |
| ACY | used from 194 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 010/26 | 360/24 11° | 350/28 8° | 350/26 4° | 340/29 -8° | 350/39 -21° | 350/57 -35° | 350/52 -43° | 310/50 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYM Plymouth, MA | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the north (010°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 148 ft | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| OQU North Kingstown, RI | 39 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots | 1,000 ft | 18 ft | 14:55 UTC | |
| GON Groton (New London), CT | 68 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet | from the north (350°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 2,800 ft | 9 ft | 14:56 UTC |
| ISP New York, NY | 126 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 2,700 feet | from the north (010°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 2,700 ft | 98 ft | 14:56 UTC |
| JFK New York, NY | 155 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,100 feet, a broken layer at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the north (350°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 3,100 ft | 13 ft | 14:51 UTC |
| BLM Belmar/Farmingdale, NJ | 184 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 153 ft | 14:56 UTC |
| PNE Philadelphia, PA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet | from the north (360°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 119 ft | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 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 PNE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC)
Wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PNE
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, 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 20 nm from the route, 19 nm along the route · 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 10 nm from the route, 39 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 165 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at PYM 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC), at PNE 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 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: Plymouth Municipal, Northeast Philadelphia Airport.