Cherry Capital Airport to Buffalo Niagara International TVC → BUF
316 nautical miles (363 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 108°, about 113° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 60-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC). Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots; BUF is IFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 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 last 20 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 TVC.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- UAL513 at 34,000 ft, 39 nm south, 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC): no turbulence, wind 306° at 57 knots. 178 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL513 4310N 08158W 1252 F340 306/057KT TB NONE SK IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- CRJ9 at 1,100 ft, 0 nm southwest, 9:26 am EDT (13:26 UTC): remarks: during the descent, ils runway 23. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
BUF UA /OV KBUF/TM 1326/FL011/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 600 AGL/RM DURD, ILS RWY 23
- Report
- a routine report filed through BUF
- Where
- over KBUF
- Time
- 13:26 UTC
- Height
- at 1,100 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- bases 60,000 ft above ground
- Remarks
- during the descent, ils runway 23
- E75L at 3,500 ft, 48 nm east, 9:25 am EDT (13:25 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 1325/FL035/TP E75L/SK TOPS 035 BASES 006
- Report
- a routine report filed through ROC
- Where
- over ROC
- Time
- 13:25 UTC
- Height
- at 3,500 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Sky
- tops 3,500 ft bases 600 ft
- CRJ9 at 1,300 ft, 6 nm southwest, 9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 6 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
BUF UA /OV PLAZZ/TM 1313/FL013/TP CRJ9/SK BNK013 TOPS 033
- Report
- a routine report filed through BUF
- Where
- plazz
- Time
- 13:13 UTC
- Height
- at 1,300 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- BNK013 tops 3,300 ft
- B737 at 1,100 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC): remarks: during the descent, ils runway 23. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
BUF UA /OV KBUF/TM 1245/FL011/TP B737/SK B011/RM DURD, ILS RWY 23
- Report
- a routine report filed through BUF
- Where
- over KBUF
- Time
- 12:45 UTC
- Height
- at 1,100 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- B011
- Remarks
- during the descent, ils runway 23
- B737 at 3,200 ft, 10 nm northeast, 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BUF UA /OV BUF050010/TM 1240/FL032/TP B737/SK BASES 011 TOPS 032
- Report
- a routine report filed through BUF
- Where
- 10 nm northeast (050°) of BUF
- Time
- 12:40 UTC
- Height
- at 3,200 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- bases 1,100 ft tops 3,200 ft
- F2TH at 800 ft, 47 nm east, 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC): overcast above 800 ft, remarks: tops 3,700 ft bases 800 ft. At the destination end, 47 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
ROC UA /OV ROC190005/TM 1213/FL008/TP F2TH/SK 008 OVC/RM TOPS 037 BASES 008
- Report
- a routine report filed through ROC
- Where
- 5 nm south (190°) of ROC
- Time
- 12:13 UTC
- Height
- at 800 ft
- Aircraft
- F2TH
- Sky
- at 800 ft overcast
- Remarks
- tops 3,700 ft bases 800 ft
- B38M at 37,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC): -48 °C, wind 335° at 62 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. At the destination end, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
OLE UA /OV GEE249029 /TM 1136 /FL370 /TP B38M /TA M48 /WV 33562KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through OLE
- Where
- 29 nm west (249°) of GEE
- Time
- 11:36 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Temperature
- −48 °C
- Wind
- from 335° at 62 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (TVC, BUF). 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 | 270° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 2 h 14 min | 12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 25 kt | −25 kt | 145 kt | 2 h 11 min | 12:26 pm EDT (16:26 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 28 kt | −27 kt | 11 °C | 147 kt | 2 h 09 min | 12:24 pm EDT (16:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 29 kt | −29 kt | 7 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 07 min | 12:22 pm EDT (16:22 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 4 °C | 148 kt | 2 h 08 min | 12:23 pm EDT (16:23 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 29 kt | −29 kt | 0 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 07 min | 12:22 pm EDT (16:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 30 kt | −31 kt | -4 °C | 151 kt | 2 h 06 min | 12:21 pm EDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -8 °C | 152 kt | 2 h 05 min | 12:20 pm EDT (16:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -9 °C | 152 kt | 2 h 05 min | 12:20 pm EDT (16:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -21 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 02 min | 12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 46 kt | −46 kt | -37 °C | 166 kt | 1 h 54 min | 12:09 pm EDT (16:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 51 kt | −51 kt | -45 °C | 171 kt | 1 h 51 min | 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 61 kt | −60 kt | -50 °C | 180 kt | 1 h 45 min | 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 260/18 | 250/30 15° | 260/34 8° | 280/29 5° | 280/36 -10° | 280/37 -22° | 270/50 -37° | 290/46 -42° | 300/60 -49° |
| BUF | used from 148 nm out; 143 nm from the line | 270/25 | 300/28 14° | 300/29 8° | 310/29 2° | 300/30 -9° | 290/33 -21° | 290/44 -37° | 290/56 -47° | 300/62 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC Traverse City, MI | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 19,000 feet, overcast at 24,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 19,000 ft | 623 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| GOV Grayling, MI | 39 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | 20,000 ft | 1,158 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| OSC Oscoda, MI | 99 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 633 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| CYSN St Catharines, | 296 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 1,500 ft | 321 ft | 14:00 UTC |
| BUF Buffalo, NY | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light drizzle | from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots | 9 mi | 900 ft | 726 ft | 9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,158 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BUF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for BUF
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet
- 30% chance between Tue 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
The forecast for TVC, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 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 TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at BUF 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 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: Cherry Capital Airport, Buffalo Niagara International.