Syracuse Hancock International to Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport SYR → AFW
1,168 nautical miles (1,344 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 246°, about 259° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 12:45 pm CDT (17:45 UTC). Right now SYR is IFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots; AFW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 13 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 589 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 80 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 150 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 SYR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 40 nm southeast, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 359 nm along the route, 40 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 12 forecast points nearest it (SYR, BUF, CLE, CMH, CVG, IND, EVV, CGI, SGF, LIT, FSM, DAL). 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 | 270° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 10 h 37 min | 1:13 pm CDT (18:13 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +7 kt | 14 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 20 min | 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +6 kt | 11 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 15 min | 12:51 pm CDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +6 kt | 7 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 15 min | 12:51 pm CDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | +5 kt | 4 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 09 min | 12:45 pm CDT (17:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 0 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 20 min | 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | +8 kt | -4 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 26 min | 1:02 pm CDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 18 kt | +9 kt | -7 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 31 min | 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 25 kt | +11 kt | -19 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 43 min | 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 37 kt | +11 kt | -34 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 43 min | 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 45 kt | +18 kt | -42 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 27 min | 2:03 pm CDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 43 kt | +14 kt | -50 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 01 min | 1:37 pm CDT (18:37 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
| 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; 25 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| BUF | used from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| CLE | used from 200 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| CMH | used from 299 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 399 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 449 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| EVV | used from 549 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 649 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| SGF | used from 798 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| LIT | used from 848 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| FSM | used from 898 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| DAL | used from 1048 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR Syracuse, NY | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 421 ft | 3:15 am EDT (07:15 UTC) |
| DSV Dansville, NY | 80 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 200 ft | 659 ft | 07:19 UTC |
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 230 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 2,300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the west (270°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 800 ft | 1,191 ft | 07:29 UTC |
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 319 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | from the west (280°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 400 ft | 1,297 ft | 07:31 UTC |
| DAY Dayton, OH | 409 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 1,009 ft | 06:56 UTC |
| BAK Columbus, IN | 499 nm out, 0 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 656 ft | 01:45 UTC |
| MWA Marion, IL | 669 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 709 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 818 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| RKR Poteau, OK | 988 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 450 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| TKI Dallas, TX | 1128 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 588 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 723 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:45 pm CDT (17:45 UTC)
Wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for AFW
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for SYR, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 400 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 210 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 230 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 230 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 20 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 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: Syracuse Hancock International, Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.