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Sanford Seacoast Regional to Harrisburg International SFM → MDT

332 nautical miles (382 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 237°, about 254° magnetic at the departure end (variation 17W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC). Right now SFM is IFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots; MDT is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 176 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). 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 SFM.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A320 at 24,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC): moderate turbulence. 78 nm along the route, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORH UA /OV ORH/TM 1342/FL240/TP A320/TB MOD 240-270 CONS LGT 280-ABV
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORH
Where
over ORH
Time
13:42 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate from 24,000 ft to 27,000 ft continuous light 280-ABV
B738 at 36,000 ft, 44 nm southeast, 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 303 nm along the route, 44 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTW UA /OV MXE240005/TM 1254/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTW
Where
5 nm southwest (240°) of MXE
Time
12:54 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
BCS3 at 200 ft, 23 nm northeast, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 23 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWM UA /OV PWM/TM 1107/FL002/TP BCS3/SK BASE 002
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWM
Where
over PWM
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
base 200 ft
C700 at 600 ft, 36 nm southeast, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 39 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BVY UA /OV BVY/TM 1340/FL006/TP C700/SK OVC006-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BVY
Where
over BVY
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
C700
Sky
overcast from 600 ft, tops unknown
B39M at 15,000 ft, 6 nm south, 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb hylnd. 39 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV MHT/TM 1127/FL150/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM DURC HYLND
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
over MHT
Time
11:27 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
during the climb hylnd
A321 at 600 ft, 45 nm southeast, 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 49 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1343/FL006/TP A321/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
CL60 at 700 ft, 32 nm southeast, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): overcast above 700 ft. 49 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BED UA /OV BED/TM 1340/FL007/TP CL60/SK OVC007
```
Report
a routine report filed through BED
Where
over BED
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
B738 at 600 ft, 45 nm southeast, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 49 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1305/FL006/TP B738/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
CL35 at 600 ft, 32 nm southeast, 8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 49 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BED UA /OV BED/TM 1257/FL006/TP CL35/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BED
Where
over BED
Time
12:57 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
CL35
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
E75S at 600 ft, 45 nm southeast, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 49 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1253/FL006/TP E75S/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
A321 at 500 ft, 45 nm southeast, 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. 49 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1215/FL005/TP A321/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
12:15 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
E175 at 500 ft, 45 nm southeast, 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. 49 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1150/FL005/TP E175/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
11:50 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
E175
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
B738 at 600 ft, 45 nm southeast, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. 49 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1107/FL006/TP B738/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
H25B at 500 ft, 32 nm southeast, 7:06 am EDT (11:06 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. 49 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BED UA /OV BED/TM 1106/FL005/TP H25B/SK OVC005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BED
Where
over BED
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Sky
overcast from 500 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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, AVP). 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	010° at 16 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	2 h 32 min	12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)
6,500 ft	010° at 17 kt	−11 kt	10 °C	131 kt	2 h 32 min	12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)
8,500 ft	350° at 15 kt	−7 kt	8 °C	127 kt	2 h 37 min	12:36 pm EDT (16:36 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 16 kt	−2 kt	5 °C	122 kt	2 h 43 min	12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+1 kt	1 °C	119 kt	2 h 47 min	12:46 pm EDT (16:46 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	+5 kt	-3 °C	115 kt	2 h 53 min	12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+9 kt	-7 °C	111 kt	2 h 59 min	12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 24 kt	+11 kt	-10 °C	109 kt	3 h 03 min	1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 26 kt	+17 kt	-22 °C	103 kt	3 h 13 min	1:12 pm EDT (17:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 32 kt	+25 kt	-38 °C	95 kt	3 h 30 min	1:29 pm EDT (17:29 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 42 kt	+38 kt	-42 °C	82 kt	4 h 03 min	2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 48 kt	+43 kt	-51 °C	77 kt	4 h 19 min	2:18 pm EDT (18:18 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; 47 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 49 nm out; 53 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 98 nm out; 24 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°
AVP	used from 195 nm out; 43 nm from the line	010/20	020/24 11°	360/19 8°	350/23 2°	320/24 -11°	330/25 -22°	330/27 -37°	310/28 -42°	290/30 -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
SFM Sanford, ME	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	244 ft	9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)
MHT Manchester, NH	39 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	13:53 UTC
ASH Nashua, NH	49 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	200 ft	13:56 UTC
BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA	117 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	270 ft	13:53 UTC
GBR Great Barrington, MA	137 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				739 ft
POU Poughkeepsie, NY	176 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	163 ft	13:53 UTC
MPO Mount Pocono, PA	244 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	500 ft	1,915 ft	13:53 UTC
ABE Allentown, PA	264 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	393 ft	13:51 UTC
RDG Reading, PA	293 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,000 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,000 ft	343 ft	13:54 UTC
MDT Harrisburg, PA	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,000 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	310 ft	9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,915 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MDT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for MDT

From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 SFM 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC), at MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 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

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Sanford Seacoast Regional, Harrisburg International.