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Luis Munoz Marin International to Buffalo Niagara International SJU → BUF

1,607 nautical miles (1,849 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 339°, about 350° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 11 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:39 am EDT (14:39 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: 144 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 9E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 12:55 am AST (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1028 to 1158 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NC CSTL WTRS
    FROM 50E ECG-200E ECG-220SE ILM-140SSE ILM-50E ECG
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24025KT. TOPS TO FL450.
    REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
  • SIGMET E11E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am AST (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1248 to 1427 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NE JFK-90SE SIE-20NNW ORF-30ENE EKN-10S JST-20NE JFK
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1048 to 1128 nm out.
  • 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 1248 to 1567 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 279 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the route from 1387 to 1397 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1437 to 1567 nm out.

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 SJU.

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 02:00–09:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (MIA, ILM, ORF, ACY, PSB, BUF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft250° at 10 kt013 °C120 kt13 h 24 min1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 12 kt013 °C120 kt13 h 24 min1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 16 kt−2 kt11 °C122 kt13 h 10 min12:49 pm EDT (16:49 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 18 kt−3 kt9 °C123 kt13 h 04 min12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 20 kt−4 kt6 °C124 kt12 h 58 min12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 22 kt−4 kt1 °C124 kt12 h 58 min12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 25 kt−4 kt-3 °C124 kt12 h 58 min12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 27 kt−4 kt-6 °C124 kt12 h 58 min12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 35 kt−5 kt-18 °C125 kt12 h 51 min12:30 pm EDT (16:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 43 kt−17 kt-32 °C137 kt11 h 44 min11:23 am EDT (15:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340210° at 50 kt−26 kt-41 °C146 kt11 h10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 49 kt−19 kt-51 °C139 kt11 h 34 min11:13 am EDT (15:13 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MIAused from 0 nm out; 889 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -51°
ILMused from 599 nm out; 542 nm from the line270/22270/23 11°260/35 10°240/41 6°240/49 -5°240/61 -16°230/74 -30°220/79 -40°230/71 -51°
ORFused from 998 nm out; 216 nm from the line250/24230/32 11°220/37 10°220/37 6°230/47 -5°230/62 -17°220/89 -30°220/93 -40°230/77 -51°
ACYused from 1297 nm out; 77 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
PSBused from 1397 nm out; 69 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
BUFused from 1547 nm out; 35 nm from the line320/10010/16 10°360/10 6°340/13 2°330/22 -11°300/25 -23°320/31 -38°300/29 -44°280/36 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SJU San Juan, PR departure no report just now 9 ft
MFV Melfa, VA 1257 nm out, 22 nm west of the line no report just now 47 ft
CXY Harrisburg, PA 1427 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
UNV State College, PA 1477 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,231 ft
BUF Buffalo, NY destination no report just now 726 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,231 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BUF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC)

BUF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/4508 CEIBA, PR 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZSU
  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 12 nm from the route, 1327 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 12 nm from the route, 1327 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 13 nm from the route, 1357 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 1367 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC), at BUF 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 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 Caribbean
Radar now, the Caribbean · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Luis Munoz Marin International, Buffalo Niagara International.