Knox County Regional to Martha'S Vineyard Airport RKD → MVY
173 nautical miles (200 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 203°, about 221° magnetic at the departure end (variation 18W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:08 am EDT (10:08 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now RKD is marginal VFR, wind calm; MVY is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22. 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: 5 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 E27E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC). Over the last 0 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120755 MKCE WST 120755 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 27E VALID UNTIL 0955Z MA RI NY AND MA RI DE NJ NY MD CT CSTL WTRS FROM 60NE ACK-90ESE ACK-200SSE HTO-160SE SIE-HTO-60NE ACK AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350. REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Over the first 87 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 164 nm along 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 RKD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (PWM, BOS, ACK). 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 | 310° at 10 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 1 h 24 min | 6:08 am EDT (10:08 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | 0 | 9 °C | 120 kt | 1 h 26 min | 6:10 am EDT (10:10 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −2 kt | 7 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 25 min | 6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 25 min | 6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | 0 | 1 °C | 120 kt | 1 h 26 min | 6:10 am EDT (10:10 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 24 kt | +3 kt | -3 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 29 min | 6:13 am EDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 27 kt | +5 kt | -7 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 30 min | 6:14 am EDT (10:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 29 kt | +7 kt | -10 °C | 113 kt | 1 h 32 min | 6:16 am EDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 35 kt | +13 kt | -22 °C | 107 kt | 1 h 37 min | 6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 56 kt | +33 kt | -38 °C | 87 kt | 1 h 59 min | 6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 72 kt | +53 kt | -43 °C | 67 kt | 2 h 35 min | 7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 74 kt | +52 kt | -51 °C | 68 kt | 2 h 33 min | 7:17 am EDT (11:17 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; 43 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 96 nm out; 39 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° |
| ACK | used from 145 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 340/16 | 270/32 14° | 260/37 9° | 260/30 4° | 250/41 -9° | 250/49 -21° | 240/92 -34° | 240/107 -42° | 240/94 -52° |
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 | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,900 feet, overcast at 4,500 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 55 ft | 4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC) |
| IWI Wiscasset, ME | 19 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 8 mi | 5,000 ft | 70 ft | 08:21 UTC |
| PVC Provincetown, MA | 125 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots | 4 mi | 400 ft | 7 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| HYA Hyannis, MA | 154 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 900 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the northeast (040°) at 10 knots, gusting to 18 | 3 mi | 500 ft | 54 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| MVY Vineyard Haven, MA | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 66 ft | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 70 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MVY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:08 am EDT (10:08 UTC)
MVY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for RKD, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 3,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
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 RKD 5:58 pm EDT (21:58 UTC), at MVY 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MVY is before sunrise there (6:50 am EDT (10:50 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, Martha'S Vineyard Airport.