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Trenton Mercer Airport to John Glenn Columbus International TTN → CMH

371 nautical miles (427 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 270°, about 282° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC). Right now TTN is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20; CMH is IFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 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: 2 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). Near the route, at the departure end.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 98 to 273 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 156 to 156 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). Over the last 205 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 TTN.

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

B738 at 36,000 ft, 25 nm south, 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 39 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTW UA /OV MXE240005/TM 1254/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTW
Where
5 nm southwest (240°) of MXE
Time
12:54 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
A320 at 900 ft, 50 nm northeast, 8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC): overcast above 900 ft. At the departure end, 50 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225003/TM 1257/FL009/TP A320/SK OVC009
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
3 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
12:57 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 900 ft
CRJ9 at 900 ft, 50 nm northeast, 8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC): overcast above 900 ft. At the departure end, 50 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225003/TM 1245/FL009/TP CRJ9/SK OVC009, TOPS030
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
3 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
12:45 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
OVC009, TOPS030
CL60 at 1,300 ft, 49 nm northeast, 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC): overcast. At the departure end, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TEB UA /OV TEB/TM 1231/FL013/TP CL60/SK OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TEB
Where
over TEB
Time
12:31 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
overcast
SR22 at 1,200 ft, 43 nm northeast, 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC): a broken layer from 1,300 ft to 2,000 ft. At the departure end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDW UA /OV CDW/TM 1222/FL012/TP SR22/SK BKN013-TOP020
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDW
Where
over CDW
Time
12:22 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
a broken layer from 1,300 ft, tops 2,000 ft
SR22 at 1,300 ft, 36 nm northeast, 8:10 am EDT (12:10 UTC): overcast above 1,300 ft. At the departure end, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MMU UA /OV DURD 5/TM 1210/FL013/TP SR22/SK OVC013
```
Report
a routine report filed through MMU
Where
during the descent 5
Time
12:10 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft
B772 at 1,100 ft, 39 nm northeast, 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV 3 S OF EWR/TM 1209/FL011/TP B772/SK 011 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
3 south of ewr
Time
12:09 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
B772
Sky
at 1,100 ft overcast
A321 at 1,000 ft, 50 nm northeast, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft. At the departure end, 50 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV KJFK225003/TM 1157/FL010/TP A321/SK OVC010
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
3 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
E145 at 900 ft, 21 nm southeast, 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 21 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHL UA /OV PHL090030/TM 1145/FL009/TP E145/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHL
Where
30 nm east (090°) of PHL
Time
11:45 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
HELO at 900 ft, 43 nm northeast, 7:38 am EDT (11:38 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft. At the departure end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDW UA /OV CDW/TM 1138/FL009/TP HELO/SK OVC011/WX 6SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDW
Where
over CDW
Time
11:38 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
HELO
Sky
overcast from 1,100 ft
Weather
6SM
G280 descending, 36 nm northeast, 7:30 am EDT (11:30 UTC): light turbulence, overcast above 1,000 ft. At the departure end, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MMU UA /OV DURD 5/TM 1130/FLDURD/TP G280/SK OVC010/TB LIGHT TURB DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MMU
Where
during the descent 5
Time
11:30 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
G280
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Turbulence
light turbulence during the descent
B787 at 900 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): overcast above 900 ft. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast 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
C68A at 900 ft, 50 nm northeast, 7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC): overcast above 900 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 50 nm northeast 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
PC24 at 1,400 ft, 14 nm south, 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC): a broken layer above 1,400 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 6. At the departure end, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PNE UA /OV KPNE240003/TM 1345/FL014/TP PC24/SK BKN014/RM DURD RY6
```
Report
a routine report filed through PNE
Where
3 nm southwest (240°) of KPNE
Time
13:45 UTC
Height
at 1,400 ft
Aircraft
PC24
Sky
a broken layer from 1,400 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 6

16 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 5 forecast points nearest it (ACY, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH). 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	360° at 16 kt	0	12 °C	120 kt	3 h 06 min	1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)
6,500 ft	360° at 19 kt	0	11 °C	120 kt	3 h 06 min	1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)
8,500 ft	360° at 22 kt	+1 kt	8 °C	119 kt	3 h 07 min	1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC)
10,500 ft	350° at 23 kt	+4 kt	5 °C	116 kt	3 h 12 min	1:13 pm EDT (17:13 UTC)
12,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	+7 kt	1 °C	113 kt	3 h 17 min	1:18 pm EDT (17:18 UTC)
14,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	+8 kt	-3 °C	112 kt	3 h 19 min	1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC)
16,500 ft	340° at 28 kt	+10 kt	-6 °C	110 kt	3 h 22 min	1:23 pm EDT (17:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 29 kt	+12 kt	-9 °C	108 kt	3 h 26 min	1:27 pm EDT (17:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 33 kt	+13 kt	-21 °C	107 kt	3 h 28 min	1:29 pm EDT (17:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	340° at 38 kt	+14 kt	-36 °C	106 kt	3 h 30 min	1:31 pm EDT (17:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 49 kt	+25 kt	-42 °C	95 kt	3 h 54 min	1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 38 kt	+21 kt	-51 °C	99 kt	3 h 45 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 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
ACY	used from 0 nm out; 61 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°
AVP	used from 49 nm out; 72 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 98 nm out; 47 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°
AGC	used from 195 nm out; 18 nm from the line	340/11	350/12 11°	360/25 7°	340/30 2°	340/41 -8°	340/44 -21°	350/59 -36°	340/68 -42°	340/50 -51°
CMH	used from 293 nm out; 54 nm from the line	320/12	340/26 15°	340/22 9°	320/24 3°	320/32 -7°	320/36 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/59 -44°	320/57 -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
TTN Trenton, NJ	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, scattered clouds at 3,900 feet	from the north (360°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	212 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)
ABE Allentown, PA	29 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	393 ft	13:51 UTC
RDG Reading, PA	49 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,000 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,000 ft	343 ft	13:54 UTC
MDT Harrisburg, PA	88 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,000 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	310 ft	13:56 UTC
AOO Altoona, PA	156 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	1,503 ft	13:53 UTC
JST Johnstown, PA	186 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 9 knots	1 mi	200 ft	2,284 ft	13:54 UTC
LBE Latrobe, PA	215 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist	from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots	2 mi	600 ft	1,198 ft	13:47 UTC
HLG Wheeling, WV	264 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	5 mi	500 ft	1,194 ft	13:53 UTC
CDI Cambridge, OH	312 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,200 ft	798 ft	13:55 UTC
VTA Newark, OH	352 nm out, 0 nm east of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	883 ft	13:54 UTC
CMH Columbus, OH	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	6 mi	900 ft	815 ft	9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CMH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for CMH

From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
At times between Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for TTN, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 TTN 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC), at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Trenton Mercer Airport, John Glenn Columbus International.