Plan a flight · Sun 10:59 pm EDT (02:59 UTC)

Syracuse Hancock International to Rochester International SYR → RST

714 nautical miles (822 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 279°, about 292° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 4:25 am CDT (09:25 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SYR is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots; RST is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 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 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 25,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 129 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 SYR.

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

E75L at 27,000 ft, 5 nm northwest, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): a broken layer. At the departure end, 5 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR/TM 0013/FL270/TP E75L/SK BKN OP 270
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
over SYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
broken op at 27,000 ft
PC12 at 17,000 ft, 35 nm north, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): light icing, -6 °C. 30 nm along the route, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ART UA /OV ART260030/TM 0029/FL170/TP PC12/TA M06/IC LGT MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ART
Where
30 nm west (260°) of ART
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−6 °C
Icing
light moderate
A320 at 20,000 ft, 17 nm south, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): light to moderate rime icing from 15,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -15 °C, remarks: zob. 30 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR250030/TM 0008/FL200/TP A320/TA M15/IC LGT-MOD RIME 200-150/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
30 nm west (250°) of SYR
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Temperature
−15 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime from 20,000 ft to 15,000 ft
Remarks
zob
B738 at 4,700 ft, 33 nm south, 8:59 pm EDT (00:59 UTC): a broken layer from 4,700 ft to 5,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. 99 nm along the route, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF140010/TM 0059/FL047/TP B738/SK BKN 047 TOPS 053/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
10 nm southeast (140°) of BUF
Time
00:59 UTC
Height
at 4,700 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 4,700 ft, tops 5,300 ft
Remarks
during the descent
A320 descending, 49 nm south, 10:09 pm EDT (02:09 UTC): overcast from 1,600 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: on final runway 18 fnt. 327 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT/TM 0209/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC016 - TOP030/RM ON FINAL RY18 FNT
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
over FNT
Time
02:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,600 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
on final runway 18 fnt
A21N at 31,000 ft, 12 nm south, 8:39 pm EDT (00:39 UTC): light turbulence above 31,000 ft, remarks: zob. 377 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOP UA /OV MOP/TM 0039/FL310/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT 310/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOP
Where
over MOP
Time
00:39 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light at 31,000 ft
Remarks
zob
E295 at 37,000 ft, 49 nm south, 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. 536 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
E295
Turbulence
occasional light chop

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 7 forecast points nearest it (SYR, BUF, CLE, TVC, MKG, GRB, LSE). 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 15 kt	+16 kt		104 kt	6 h 52 min	4:51 am CDT (09:51 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	+11 kt	13 °C	109 kt	6 h 33 min	4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 10 kt	+9 kt	9 °C	111 kt	6 h 26 min	4:25 am CDT (09:25 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 10 kt	+9 kt	6 °C	111 kt	6 h 26 min	4:25 am CDT (09:25 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	+10 kt	2 °C	110 kt	6 h 29 min	4:28 am CDT (09:28 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	+14 kt	-2 °C	106 kt	6 h 44 min	4:43 am CDT (09:43 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+17 kt	-7 °C	103 kt	6 h 56 min	4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 22 kt	+20 kt	-10 °C	100 kt	7 h 08 min	5:07 am CDT (10:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 27 kt	+26 kt	-21 °C	94 kt	7 h 36 min	5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 36 kt	+32 kt	-37 °C	88 kt	8 h 07 min	6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 42 kt	+37 kt	-45 °C	83 kt	8 h 36 min	6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 56 kt	+53 kt	-52 °C	67 kt	10 h 39 min	8:38 am CDT (13:38 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; 47 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 248 nm out; 138 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°
TVC	used from 298 nm out; 109 nm from the line	260/31	280/22 15°	290/18 10°	270/13 2°	290/25 -10°	300/35 -21°	310/52 -37°	320/59 -47°	300/84 -54°
MKG	used from 397 nm out; 47 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
GRB	used from 496 nm out; 34 nm from the line	250/36	270/23 16°	270/14 9°	240/18 4°	280/26 -9°	280/29 -20°	290/42 -36°	290/51 -45°	290/72 -55°
LSE	used from 595 nm out; 41 nm from the line	230/40	240/24 17°	240/13 10°	250/13 6°	280/22 -9°	250/28 -21°	250/41 -34°	260/42 -44°	270/62 -53°

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	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots	9 mi	5,000 ft	421 ft	10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC)
ROC Rochester, NY	69 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	558 ft	02:54 UTC
IAG Niagara Falls, NY	119 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,300 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	6,000 ft	592 ft	02:53 UTC
CYTZ Toronto,	149 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,700 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet, a broken layer at 16,000 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	9 mi	16,000 ft	251 ft	02:00 UTC
MBS Saginaw, MI	347 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	668 ft	02:53 UTC
RQB Big Rapids, MI	407 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	994 ft	02:55 UTC
LDM Ludington, MI	446 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	646 ft	02:35 UTC
OSH Oshkosh, WI	546 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	808 ft	02:53 UTC
CMY Sparta, WI	635 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	839 ft	02:55 UTC
LSE La Crosse, WI	665 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	655 ft	02:53 UTC
RST Rochester, MN	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	8 mi	none	1,317 ft	9:54 pm CDT (02:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RST when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:25 am CDT (09:25 UTC)

Wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RST

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

The forecast for SYR, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility 5 miles, rain showers, mist, overcast at 3,500 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 2,500 feet
At times between Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at RST 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RST is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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: Syracuse Hancock International, Rochester International.