Trenton Mercer Airport to Teterboro Airport TTN → TEB
49 nautical miles (56 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 045°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TTN is IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 6 knots; TEB is marginal VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 7 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, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole 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
- C560 at 13,000 ft, 39 nm west, 2:38 am EDT (06:38 UTC): moderate turbulence, overcast above 19,000 ft, heavy rain, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 39 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
PHL UA /OV 20 NW PHL/TM 0638/FL130 /TP C560/SK OVC190/WX +RA/TB MOD/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PHL
- Where
- 20 northwest phl
- Time
- 06:38 UTC
- Height
- at 13,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C560
- Sky
- overcast from 19,000 ft
- Weather
- heavy rain
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- during the descent
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 1 forecast point nearest it (JFK). 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 | 020° at 21 kt | +18 kt | 102 kt | 29 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 9 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 25 min | 5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 24 min | 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −2 kt | 6 °C | 122 kt | 24 min | 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 14 kt | +1 kt | 4 °C | 119 kt | 25 min | 5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −1 kt | 0 °C | 121 kt | 24 min | 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −4 kt | -5 °C | 124 kt | 24 min | 5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −6 kt | -9 °C | 126 kt | 23 min | 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 17 kt | −7 kt | -10 °C | 127 kt | 23 min | 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 27 kt | −26 kt | -21 °C | 146 kt | 20 min | 5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 44 kt | −42 kt | -36 °C | 162 kt | 18 min | 5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 53 kt | −51 kt | -41 °C | 171 kt | 17 min | 5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 51 kt | −49 kt | -50 °C | 169 kt | 17 min | 5:24 am EDT (09:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 30 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° |
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 | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north (360°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 212 ft | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
| LDJ Linden, NJ | 29 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 22 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| TEB Teterboro, NJ | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 1,900 feet, a broken layer at 2,400 feet | from the north (360°) at 7 knots | 7 mi | 1,200 ft | 8 ft | 4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 212 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TEB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
Wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet marginal VFR
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 900 feet IFR
The whole forecast for TEB
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 900 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
The forecast for TTN, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 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
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at TTN 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC), at TEB 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TEB is before sunrise there (7:04 am EDT (11:04 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: Trenton Mercer Airport, Teterboro Airport.