Plan a flight · Sun 9:07 pm CDT (02:07 UTC)

Waukegan Ntl Airport to New York Stewart International UGN → SWF

616 nautical miles (709 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 090°, about 093° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now UGN is VFR, wind calm; SWF is marginal VFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 10 knots, gusting to 14. 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). Over the last 437 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 268 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 388 to 586 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the last 80 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 567 nm along 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 UGN.

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

A320 at 33,000 ft, 6 nm south, 7:36 pm CDT (00:36 UTC): moderate turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: zob. 119 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JXN UA /OV JXN280030/TM 0036/FL330/TP A320/TB OCNL MOD 330/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JXN
Where
30 nm west (280°) of JXN
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 33,000 ft
Remarks
zob
PC12 at 8,000 ft, 34 nm north, 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. At the destination end, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV IGN340030/TM 2329/FL080/TP PC12/TB MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
30 nm north (340°) of IGN
Time
23:29 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
B38M at 6,000 ft, 49 nm south, 7:47 pm CDT (00:47 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 49 nm south 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
E75S at 10,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. At the destination end, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL350015/TM 2353/FL100/TP E75S/TB MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
15 nm north (350°) of PWL
Time
23:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
E295 at 37,000 ft, 46 nm northwest, 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 46 nm northwest 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
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 16 nm south, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B38M at 31,000 ft, 10 nm south, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 31,000 ft. 99 nm along the route, 10 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0004/FL310/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310 BLO
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over AZO
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft below
F2TH at 3,100 ft, 5 nm southwest, 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC): remarks: tops 3,100 ft. 119 nm along the route, 5 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV BTL/TM 2340/FL031/TP F2TH/RM TOPS 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over BTL
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
tops 3,100 ft
UAL2761 at 33,000 ft, 43 nm south, 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC): no turbulence, wind 310° at 40 knots. 139 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 4139N 08447W 2324 F330 310/040KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
E170 at 21,000 ft, 6 nm north, 8:07 pm CDT (01:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zob. 149 nm along the route, 6 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAN UA /OV LAN180020/TM 0107/FL210/TP E170/TB LGHT CHOP/RM DURC ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAN
Where
20 nm south (180°) of LAN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
lght chop
Remarks
during the climb zob
A320 descending, 38 nm north, 8:35 pm CDT (01:35 UTC): overcast from 1,900 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: on final runway 09 fnt. 169 nm along the route, 38 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT270008/TM 0135/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC019 - TOP030/RM ON FINAL RY09 FNT
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
8 nm west (270°) of FNT
Time
01:35 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,900 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
on final runway 09 fnt
C525 descending, 44 nm south, 8:41 pm CDT (01:41 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 179 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0141/FLDURD/TP C525/SK TOPS035 BKN010/WX 2SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
01:41 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C525
Sky
TOPS035 BKN010
Weather
2SM
A320 climbing, 44 nm south, 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC): overcast. 179 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 0014/FLDURC/TP A320/SK B025 OVC T040
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
00:14 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
A320
Sky
B025 overcast T040
SR22 at 1,300 ft, 21 nm north, 8:25 pm CDT (01:25 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 189 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK270003/TM 0125/FL013/TP SR22/SK BASES 019 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
3 nm west (270°) of PTK
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
bases 1,900 ft overcast

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 7 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA, CLE, BUF, PSB, 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	140° at 6 kt	+5 kt		115 kt	5 h 21 min	3:28 am EDT (07:28 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 4 kt	−3 kt	13 °C	123 kt	5 h	3:07 am EDT (07:07 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 7 kt	−6 kt	11 °C	126 kt	4 h 53 min	3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 9 kt	−8 kt	7 °C	128 kt	4 h 49 min	2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 10 kt	−9 kt	4 °C	129 kt	4 h 47 min	2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	−10 kt	0 °C	130 kt	4 h 44 min	2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	−12 kt	-5 °C	132 kt	4 h 40 min	2:47 am EDT (06:47 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	−14 kt	-9 °C	134 kt	4 h 36 min	2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 15 kt	−15 kt	-10 °C	135 kt	4 h 34 min	2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 17 kt	−16 kt	-22 °C	136 kt	4 h 32 min	2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 32 kt	−30 kt	-35 °C	150 kt	4 h 06 min	2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 42 kt	−37 kt	-42 °C	157 kt	3 h 55 min	2:02 am EDT (06:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 49 kt	−44 kt	-49 °C	164 kt	3 h 45 min	1:52 am EDT (05:52 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
MKG	used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°
FWA	used from 149 nm out; 99 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°
CLE	used from 199 nm out; 68 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 348 nm out; 63 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°
PSB	used from 447 nm out; 69 nm from the line		260/13 13°	220/12 8°	220/11 4°	230/27 -11°	210/31 -21°	220/73 -32°	220/75 -40°	230/66 -50°
AVP	used from 497 nm out; 32 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 596 nm out; 59 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
UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	728 ft	8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC)
BEH Benton Harbor, MI	60 nm out, 17 nm south of the line	IFR Weather: mist	from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots	2 mi	none	649 ft	01:53 UTC
BTL Battle Creek, MI	119 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	951 ft	01:53 UTC
JXN Jackson, MI	149 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	calm	10+ mi	900 ft	1,000 ft	01:56 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	199 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	8 mi	2,000 ft	645 ft	01:53 UTC
ERI Erie, PA	338 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
JHW Jamestown, NY	378 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the east (090°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,723 ft	01:56 UTC
ELM Elmira/Corning, NY	487 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet, overcast at 900 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	955 ft	01:53 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	547 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	961 ft	01:54 UTC
MSV Monticello, NY	586 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light rain	from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 knots	9 mi	400 ft	1,403 ft	01:56 UTC
SWF New York, NY	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the east-northeast (060°) at 10 knots, gusting to 14	3 mi	1,500 ft	490 ft	7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,723 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SWF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC)

Wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, a few clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 600 feet IFR

The whole forecast for SWF

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 9 knots, visibility 4 miles, rain, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, a few clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 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 UGN 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at SWF 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SWF 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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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: Waukegan Ntl Airport, New York Stewart International.