Adirondack Regional to Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County SLK → PLN
455 nautical miles (524 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 283°, about 297° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 12:38 am EDT (04:38 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 49 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 0 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 SLK.
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 20:00–03:00 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 (SYR, BUF, TVC). 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 | 200° at 11 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 3 h 51 min | 12:38 am EDT (04:38 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 8 kt | +6 kt | 11 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 59 min | 12:46 am EDT (04:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 8 kt | +7 kt | 8 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 02 min | 12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 8 kt | +7 kt | 5 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 02 min | 12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 1 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 02 min | 12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +10 kt | -3 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 08 min | 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -8 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 13 min | 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 14 kt | +14 kt | -11 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 18 min | 1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 21 kt | +18 kt | -21 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 28 min | 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 38 kt | +31 kt | -37 °C | 89 kt | 5 h 07 min | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 52 kt | +43 kt | -44 °C | 77 kt | 5 h 55 min | 2:42 am EDT (06:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 56 kt | +49 kt | -51 °C | 71 kt | 6 h 25 min | 3:12 am EDT (07:12 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | used from 0 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 160/17 | 200/22 10° | 250/10 6° | L/V 1° | 270/11 -11° | 220/25 -20° | 220/66 -36° | 230/89 -42° | 240/74 -51° |
| BUF | used from 148 nm out; 123 nm from the line | 170/19 | L/V 10° | 040/9 6° | 220/8 2° | 230/15 -11° | 220/33 -22° | 220/47 -35° | 230/55 -41° | 230/56 -50° |
| TVC | used from 297 nm out; 171 nm from the line | 210/17 | 290/14 15° | 310/20 9° | 310/18 2° | 310/24 -11° | 320/35 -22° | 320/53 -39° | 310/45 -49° | 290/58 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLK Saranac Lake, NY | departure | no report just now | 1,662 ft | ||||
| PTD Potsdam, NY | 40 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 474 ft | ||||
| OGS Ogdensburg, NY | 59 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 301 ft | ||||
| CYQA Muskoka, | 218 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 925 ft | ||||
| APN Alpena, MI | 396 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 689 ft | ||||
| PZQ Rogers City, MI | 415 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 670 ft | ||||
| PLN Pellston, MI | destination | no report just now | 720 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,662 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PLN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:38 am EDT (04:38 UTC)
PLN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 SLK 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC), at PLN 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PLN is before sunrise there (7:51 am EDT (11:51 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: Adirondack Regional, Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County.