Knox County Regional to John F Kennedy International RKD → JFK
292 nautical miles (336 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 227°, about 245° magnetic at the departure end (variation 18W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:28 am EDT (15:28 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
- 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 whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole 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 RKD.
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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (PWM, BOS, BDL, JFK). 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 11 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 2 h 18 min | 11:28 am EDT (15:28 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 2 h 22 min | 11:32 am EDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 12 kt | −2 kt | 7 °C | 122 kt | 2 h 24 min | 11:34 am EDT (15:34 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +1 kt | 4 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 27 min | 11:37 am EDT (15:37 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +4 kt | 1 °C | 116 kt | 2 h 31 min | 11:41 am EDT (15:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | +7 kt | -3 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 35 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | +10 kt | -7 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 39 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 24 kt | +12 kt | -10 °C | 108 kt | 2 h 42 min | 11:52 am EDT (15:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 32 kt | +25 kt | -22 °C | 95 kt | 3 h 04 min | 12:14 pm EDT (16:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 46 kt | +40 kt | -38 °C | 80 kt | 3 h 39 min | 12:49 pm EDT (16:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 59 kt | +56 kt | -42 °C | 64 kt | 4 h 34 min | 1:44 pm EDT (17:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 62 kt | +57 kt | -51 °C | 63 kt | 4 h 38 min | 1:48 pm EDT (17:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWM | used from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 320/11 | 260/11 8° | 310/14 5° | 310/19 1° | 300/26 -11° | 290/31 -22° | 270/48 -40° | 250/60 -43° | 250/69 -51° |
| BOS | used from 97 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 020/10 | 360/20 10° | 340/19 7° | 290/21 2° | 270/35 -9° | 260/42 -22° | 250/55 -38° | 240/75 -43° | 250/72 -51° |
| BDL | used from 146 nm out; 37 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° |
| JFK | used from 243 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKD Rockland, ME | departure | no report just now | 55 ft | ||||
| IWI Wiscasset, ME | 19 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 70 ft | ||||
| PWM Portland, ME | 58 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 75 ft | ||||
| LWM Lawrence, MA | 117 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 147 ft | ||||
| BED Bedford, MA | 136 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 132 ft | ||||
| HFD Hartford, CT | 204 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| HVN New Haven, CT | 234 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| BDR Bridgeport, CT | 253 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| JFK New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 147 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:28 am EDT (15:28 UTC)
JFK 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 19 nm from the route, 146 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 17 nm from the route, 175 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, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at RKD 5:58 pm EDT (21:58 UTC), at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 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: Knox County Regional, John F Kennedy International.