St. Simons Island Airport to Groton-New London Airport SSI → GON
759 nautical miles (874 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 034°, about 039° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:07 am EDT (15:07 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
- SIGMET E32E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC). Near the route, at the destination end.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120955 MKCE WST 120955 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 32E VALID UNTIL 1155Z MA NY AND MA RI DE NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS FROM 120ENE ACK-130E ACK-170SSE ACK-180ESE SIE-HTO-120ENE ACK AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL320. REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 500 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 5E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft). Over the route from 210 to 300 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, fog). Over the last 320 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 250 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 SSI.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 9 forecast points nearest it (SAV, CHS, FLO, ILM, RDU, ORF, ACY, JFK, BDL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 6 h 47 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 6 h 36 min | 12:41 pm EDT (16:41 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | +4 kt | 10 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 33 min | 12:38 pm EDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +4 kt | 7 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 33 min | 12:38 pm EDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | +4 kt | 5 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 33 min | 12:38 pm EDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 24 kt | +2 kt | 1 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 26 min | 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | 0 | -3 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 20 min | 12:25 pm EDT (16:25 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 26 kt | −2 kt | -7 °C | 122 kt | 6 h 13 min | 12:18 pm EDT (16:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 26 kt | −3 kt | -8 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 10 min | 12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 28 kt | −14 kt | -20 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 40 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 39 kt | −31 kt | -33 °C | 151 kt | 5 h 02 min | 11:07 am EDT (15:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 37 kt | −28 kt | -40 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 08 min | 11:13 am EDT (15:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 34 kt | −21 kt | -49 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 23 min | 11:28 am EDT (15:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAV | used from 0 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 330/16 | 310/15 14° | 320/23 10° | 310/30 7° | 310/30 -6° | 300/28 -19° | 270/25 -32° | 300/25 -39° | 320/26 -50° |
| CHS | used from 100 nm out; 2 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -50° |
| FLO | used from 150 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -48° |
| ILM | used from 250 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 300/18 | 300/22 13° | 300/21 8° | 290/28 4° | 280/38 -7° | 270/40 -18° | 250/49 -32° | 250/50 -40° | 270/33 -50° |
| RDU | used from 300 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 330/30 | 340/24 12° | 330/26 7° | 320/30 3° | 330/39 -8° | 310/30 -20° | 300/33 -33° | 310/34 -39° | 310/41 -47° |
| ORF | used from 350 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 310/30 | 320/27 11° | 310/30 8° | 320/30 3° | 290/36 -8° | 270/40 -21° | 250/52 -32° | 250/50 -39° | 260/42 -48° |
| ACY | used from 500 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| JFK | used from 649 nm out; 35 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° |
| BDL | used from 749 nm out; 48 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSI St Simons Island, GA | departure | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 70 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| CHS Charleston, SC | 130 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | 200 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| EYF Elizabethtown, NC | 250 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 131 ft | ||||
| ISO Kinston, NC | 310 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 92 ft | ||||
| PHF Newport News, VA | 430 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 42 ft | ||||
| SBY Salisbury, MD | 520 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 52 ft | ||||
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | 600 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 74 ft | ||||
| FOK Westhampton Beach, NY | 719 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 66 ft | ||||
| GON Groton (New London), CT | destination | no report just now | 9 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 131 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GON when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:07 am EDT (15:07 UTC)
GON has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 3 nm from the route, 260 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at SSI 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at GON 6:12 pm EDT (22:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 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: St. Simons Island Airport, Groton-New London Airport.