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Cherry Capital Airport to Laguardia Airport TVC → LGA

568 nautical miles (653 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 111°, about 116° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 3 knots; LGA is IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 19 knots, gusting to 31. 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: 239 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 route from 149 to 149 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 319 to 518 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 249 nm of the route.
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 229 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 349 to 498 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 369 to 548 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the route from 408 to 408 nm out.

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

urgent CL60 at 800 ft, 19 nm northeast, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: low-level wind shear +10/-10 during the descent onf runway 16. At the destination end, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UUA /OV HPN/TM 2244/FL008/TP CL60/TB MOD CHOP/RM LLWS +10/-10 DURD ONF RWY16
```
Report
an urgent report filed through HPN
Where
over HPN
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
low-level wind shear +10/-10 during the descent onf runway 16
urgent E55P at 100 ft, 19 nm northeast, 6:16 pm EDT (22:16 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: low-level wind shear +10/-10 knots during the descent on final runway 16. At the destination end, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UUA /OV HPN/TM 2216/FL001/TP E55P/TB MOD CHOP/RM LLWS +10/-10 KTS DURD ON FINAL RWY16
```
Report
an urgent report filed through HPN
Where
over HPN
Time
22:16 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
low-level wind shear +10/-10 knots during the descent on final runway 16
E170 at 25,000 ft, 18 nm north, 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC): moderate turbulence above 25,000 ft, remarks: zob. 329 nm along the route, 18 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF120010/TM 2237/FL250/TP E170/TB MOD 250/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
10 nm southeast (120°) of BUF
Time
22:37 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate at 25,000 ft
Remarks
zob
DH8D at 19,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 349 nm along the route, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2335/FL190/TP DH8D/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
DH8D
Turbulence
continuous moderate chop
Remarks
zob
CRJ7 at 33,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC): moderate turbulence. 418 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ITH UA /OV ITH/TM 2231/FL330/TP CRJ7/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ITH
Where
over ITH
Time
22:31 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
E75L at 31,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC): moderate turbulence. 418 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ITH UA /OV ITH/TM 2227/FL310/TP E75L/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ITH
Where
over ITH
Time
22:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous moderate
B38M at 6,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 8:47 pm EDT (00:47 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWR UA /OV 2 NW OF EWR/TM 0047/FL60/TP B38M/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWR
Where
2 northwest of ewr
Time
00:47 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate
BCS3 at 4,000 ft, 38 nm east, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): moderate turbulence, imc. At the destination end, 38 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BDR UA /OV BDR180010/TM 0042/FL040/TP BCS3/WX IMC/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDR
Where
10 nm south (180°) of BDR
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Weather
instrument conditions
Turbulence
moderate
CRJ7 at 15,000 ft, 31 nm southwest, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the destination end, 31 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BLM UA /OV COL/TM 0007/FL150/TP CRJ7/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through BLM
Where
over COL
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate chop
TBM9 descending, 35 nm east, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence, a broken layer above 700 ft. At the destination end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 2345/FLDURD/TP TBM9/SK BKN007/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
TBM9
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
Turbulence
moderate
A333 at 3,000 ft, 35 nm south, 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK180025/TM 2310/FL030/TP A333/TB MOD TURB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
25 nm south (180°) of JFK
Time
23:10 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
A32N , 10 nm southeast, 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK10008/TM 2301/FL3000/TP A32N/TB MOD TURB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
JFK10008
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 300,000 ft
Aircraft
A32N
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
TBM9 descending, 35 nm east, 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC): moderate turbulence, a broken layer above 700 ft. At the destination end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 2255/FLDURD/TP TBM9/SK BKN007/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ISP
Where
over ISP
Time
22:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
TBM9
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
Turbulence
moderate
A21N at 31,000 ft, 50 nm southwest, 8:39 pm EDT (00:39 UTC): light turbulence above 31,000 ft, remarks: zob. 60 nm along the route, 50 nm southwest 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

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (TVC, CLE, BUF, AVP, 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	150° at 15 kt	+11 kt		109 kt	5 h 13 min	2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC)
5,500 ft	200° at 10 kt	+1 kt		119 kt	4 h 46 min	1:59 am EDT (05:59 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 6 kt	−4 kt	10 °C	124 kt	4 h 35 min	1:48 am EDT (05:48 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 7 kt	−7 kt	7 °C	127 kt	4 h 28 min	1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 9 kt	−8 kt	4 °C	128 kt	4 h 26 min	1:39 am EDT (05:39 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	−9 kt	0 °C	129 kt	4 h 24 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	−11 kt	-5 °C	131 kt	4 h 20 min	1:33 am EDT (05:33 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 16 kt	−12 kt	-9 °C	132 kt	4 h 18 min	1:31 am EDT (05:31 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 17 kt	−13 kt	-10 °C	133 kt	4 h 16 min	1:29 am EDT (05:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 24 kt	−15 kt	-21 °C	135 kt	4 h 12 min	1:25 am EDT (05:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 40 kt	−27 kt	-35 °C	147 kt	3 h 52 min	1:05 am EDT (05:05 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 54 kt	−33 kt	-43 °C	153 kt	3 h 43 min	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 58 kt	−36 kt	-50 °C	156 kt	3 h 38 min	12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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	210/17	290/14 15°	310/20 9°	310/18 2°	310/24 -11°	320/35 -22°	320/53 -39°	310/45 -49°	290/58 -51°
CLE	used from 149 nm out; 135 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -48°
BUF	used from 199 nm out; 93 nm from the line	170/19	L/V 10°	040/9 6°	220/8 2°	230/15 -11°	220/33 -22°	220/47 -35°	230/55 -41°	230/56 -50°
AVP	used from 398 nm out; 55 nm from the line	110/36	190/34 13°	230/11 8°	230/16 4°	230/26 -8°	220/40 -19°	230/73 -33°	230/98 -41°	230/87 -51°
JFK	used from 548 nm out; 18 nm from the line	140/43	170/35 13°	230/18 9°	250/25 5°	240/40 -7°	230/50 -17°	230/75 -31°	230/78 -41°	230/88 -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
TVC Traverse City, MI	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	623 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
GOV Grayling, MI	40 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: haze	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	5 mi	none	1,158 ft	00:55 UTC
OSC Oscoda, MI	90 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	633 ft	00:55 UTC
BAX Bad Axe, MI	129 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	763 ft	00:55 UTC
BUF Buffalo, NY	319 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the east (090°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	726 ft	00:54 UTC
HTF Hornell, NY	369 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				1,219 ft
ELM Elmira/Corning, NY	408 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 4,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	3,300 ft	955 ft	01:00 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	478 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	961 ft	00:54 UTC
CDW Caldwell, NJ	548 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots	4 mi	900 ft	172 ft	00:53 UTC
LGA New York, NY	destination	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the northeast (050°) at 19 knots, gusting to 31	3 mi	900 ft	20 ft	8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,219 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LGA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 600 feet IFR

At times between Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC) and 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): a broken layer at 400 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for LGA

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 800 feet
At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 600 feet
At times between Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC) and 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): a broken layer at 400 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet

The forecast for TVC, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LGA is before sunrise there (7:03 am EDT (11:03 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Cherry Capital Airport, Laguardia Airport.