Plan a flight · Mon 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC)

New York Stewart International to Chicago Executive SWF → PWK

618 nautical miles (711 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 292° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC). Right now SWF is IFR, wind variable at 5 knots; PWK is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 498 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 229 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 30 to 229 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 SWF.

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

urgent SF50 descending, 44 nm south, 6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC): light turbulence, overcast above 1,200 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 5. At the departure end, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MMU UUA /OV MMU/TM 1050/FLDURD/TP SF50/SK OVC012/TB LGT/RM DURD RWY 5
```
Report
an urgent report filed through MMU
Where
over MMU
Time
10:50 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft
Turbulence
light
Remarks
during the descent runway 5
B787 at 900 ft, 49 nm south, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): overcast above 900 ft. At the departure end, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV FINAL 4R/TM 1114/FL009/TP B787/SK 009 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
final 4R
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
B787
Sky
at 900 ft overcast
PC12 at 2,300 ft, 37 nm southeast, 7:13 am EDT (11:13 UTC): no turbulence, overcast from 700 ft to 2,300 ft. At the departure end, 37 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UA /OV HPN130006/TM 1113/FL023/TP PC12/SK OVC007-TOP023/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HPN
Where
6 nm southeast (130°) of HPN
Time
11:13 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 700 ft, tops 2,300 ft
Turbulence
none
C68A at 900 ft, 37 nm south, 7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC): overcast above 900 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 37 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TEB UA /OV KTEB001002/TM 1103/FL009/TP C68A/SK OVC009/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TEB
Where
2 nm north (001°) of KTEB
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
overcast from 900 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E175 descending, 45 nm south, 6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC): remarks: base 90,000 ft feet. At the departure end, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGA UA /OV FINAL RWY 04/TM 1051/FLDURD/TP E175/RM BASE 900 FEET
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGA
Where
final runway 04
Time
10:51 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E175
Remarks
base 90,000 ft feet
B39M at 1,100 ft, 49 nm south, 6:47 am EDT (10:47 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft. At the departure end, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV FINAL 4R/TM 1047/FL011/TP B39M/SK 011 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
final 4R
Time
10:47 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Sky
at 1,100 ft overcast
A21N at 35,000 ft, 45 nm north, 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 169 nm along the route, 45 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV GEE190015/TM 0852/FL350/TP A21N/TB LGHT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
15 nm south (190°) of GEE
Time
08:52 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
lght-mod chop
Remarks
zob
C208 at 2,700 ft, 7 nm southwest, 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC): remarks: zob. 199 nm along the route, 7 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BFD UA /OV BFD/TM 1001/FL027/TP C208/SK BASE027 TOP043/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BFD
Where
over BFD
Time
10:01 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
C208
Sky
BASE027 TOP043
Remarks
zob
AC90 at 2,000 ft, 8 nm northwest, 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC): remarks: bases reported at at 2,000 ft. 269 nm along the route, 8 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV KERI/TM 1105/FL020/TP AC90/RM BASES REPORTED AT 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
over KERI
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
AC90
Remarks
bases reported at at 2,000 ft
AC90 at 2,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC): overcast from 2,000 ft to 4,000 ft. 279 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV JUNOG/TM 1105/FL020/TP AC90/SK OVC020-TOP040
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
junog
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
AC90
Sky
overcast from 2,000 ft, tops 4,000 ft
UAL2759 at 35,000 ft, 8 nm south, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, wind 313° at 72 knots. 349 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2759 4155N 08149W 1114 F350 313/072KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
BE40 descending, 42 nm south, 7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 349 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLE UA /OV CLE230005/TM 1103/FLDURD/TP BE40/SK B020 T031
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLE
Where
5 nm southwest (230°) of CLE
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
BE40
Sky
B020 T031
A21N descending, 42 nm south, 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC): no turbulence, 12 °C. 349 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLE UA /OV CLE230005/TM 1011/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK B018 T035/TA +12/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLE
Where
5 nm southwest (230°) of CLE
Time
10:11 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
B018 T035
Temperature
+12
Turbulence
smooth
B739 at 9,000 ft, 31 nm north, 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 9,000 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 295° at 13 knots, remarks: during the descent. 409 nm along the route, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DXO033026/TM 1033/FL090/TP B739/SK SKC/WV 29513KTS/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
26 nm northeast (033°) of DXO
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
clear
Wind
from 295° at 13 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent

6 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 7 forecast points nearest it (AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, FWA, MKG, JOT). 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	330° at 12 kt	+7 kt	12 °C	113 kt	5 h 28 min	12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 15 kt	+6 kt	12 °C	114 kt	5 h 25 min	11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 15 kt	+7 kt	9 °C	113 kt	5 h 28 min	12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	+11 kt	6 °C	109 kt	5 h 40 min	12:13 pm CDT (17:13 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	+14 kt	2 °C	106 kt	5 h 50 min	12:23 pm CDT (17:23 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	+16 kt	-2 °C	104 kt	5 h 57 min	12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	+19 kt	-6 °C	101 kt	6 h 07 min	12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 27 kt	+21 kt	-9 °C	99 kt	6 h 15 min	12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 29 kt	+21 kt	-21 °C	99 kt	6 h 15 min	12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 35 kt	+26 kt	-36 °C	94 kt	6 h 34 min	1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 46 kt	+37 kt	-44 °C	83 kt	7 h 27 min	2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 51 kt	+41 kt	-51 °C	79 kt	7 h 49 min	2:22 pm CDT (19:22 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
AVP	used from 0 nm out; 50 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°
PSB	used from 149 nm out; 58 nm from the line		020/21 12°	360/28 7°	360/29 1°	350/33 -10°	350/42 -22°	350/49 -37°	340/63 -43°	350/39 -52°
BUF	used from 199 nm out; 63 nm from the line	300/11	330/15 11°	340/26 8°	330/28 2°	340/31 -10°	340/32 -21°	340/52 -37°	340/59 -46°	330/66 -53°
CLE	used from 249 nm out; 82 nm from the line	310/7	350/20 14°	340/16 9°	320/21 2°	320/32 -8°	330/34 -20°	330/45 -36°	320/60 -45°	320/64 -51°
FWA	used from 448 nm out; 73 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
MKG	used from 498 nm out; 66 nm from the line	260/28	260/18 15°	250/16 9°	260/22 4°	280/31 -9°	270/35 -21°	270/44 -35°	270/42 -45°	290/61 -51°
JOT	used from 548 nm out; 68 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -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
SWF New York, NY	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	variable at 5 knots	7 mi	600 ft	490 ft	6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC)
MSV Monticello, NY	30 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,600 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,600 ft	1,403 ft	10:56 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	70 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,200 ft	961 ft	10:54 UTC
ELM Elmira/Corning, NY	130 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 100 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet	from the west (280°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	3,200 ft	955 ft	10:53 UTC
BFD Bradford, PA	199 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	2,143 ft	10:53 UTC
ERI Erie, PA	269 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
LNN Willoughby, OH	329 nm out, 21 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	625 ft	11:15 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	419 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	6 mi	600 ft	645 ft	11:24 UTC
JXN Jackson, MI	468 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	3 mi	none	1,000 ft	10:56 UTC
AZO Kalamazoo, MI	518 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	5 mi	none	873 ft	10:53 UTC
PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	644 ft	5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,143 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PWK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)

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

The forecast for SWF, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): a broken layer at 700 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet

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

6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 289 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 289 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at SWF 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC), at PWK 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 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 now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: New York Stewart International, Chicago Executive.