flight turbulence forecast

PC1855 turbulence forecast

Pegasus Airlines · Nicosia (ECN) to Tarsus (COV)

Next departure at its usual time · Fri 23 Oct, 14:50 Nicosia time

This date's schedule isn't confirmed yet. This is the air PC1855 flies through if it leaves at its usual time.

Bumpiest stretchSmooth

Smooth all the way. Sit back and enjoy the view.

ECN14:50Nicosia
50m
COV15:40Tarsus
Model run 22 Oct, 06:00 UTC · checked just now
ECNCOV
SmoothLightModerateSevere The line is the planned route of PC1855, coloured by its own forecast. The shading is the bumpy air and storms forecast at cruise height around the middle of the flight.
Bumpiest stretch
Smooth
Flight time
50m
Distance
240 km
Cruise altitude
28,000 ft
Weather models
3 blended
Model agreement
High
Aircraft
Airbus A320 family

Bumpiness along the flight

Takeoff on the left, landing on the right. The higher the line, the bumpier the air the forecast expects at that moment.

SmoothLightModerateSevere Take off Landing

Where, and why

The flight split into stretches: how bumpy each is forecast to be, and what causes it.

Cruise0m – 50mSmooth

Nothing significant forecast here.

At cruise the air is thin and cold, and most of it is calm. The bumps up here come from the jet stream, a band of fast wind whose edges stir the air, or from waves set off by mountains far below. This forecast shows where those edges are.

in the app

This forecast changes. FlyBud tells you when.

A new weather model run lands every few hours. Add PC1855 in FlyBud and you get the full turbulence map along your route, a push when the forecast for your flight changes, live tracking and your flight on the lock screen.

Flight status

The latest PC1855 flight on our records, as the airline last reported it.

PC1855 · Sun 18 OctArrived · 10 min early
Departs · ECN
14:52
Scheduled 14:50
Arrives · COV
15:29
Scheduled 15:40

Last update 4 days ago

Gate changes, delays and the baggage belt, pushed to your phone as they happen.

The aircraft

What PC1855 is flown with, and how it handles bumpy air.

Airbus A320

Type code
A320
Seats on this flight
180
First flew
1987
In service since
1988
Economy seating
3-3
Engines
2
Cabin pressure equal to
8,000 ft

Bigger and heavier aircraft are moved less by the same patch of air, and every airliner is designed for much stronger turbulence than it will meet.

Airbus A320 family safety record →

The airline

Pegasus Airlines

Pegasus Airlines operates PC1855.

on your lock screen

PC1855 without unlocking your phone

Gate, delay, time to landing and the next bumpy stretch, on the lock screen from boarding to the baggage belt.

The route

Nicosia (ECN) → Tarsus (COV)

Distance
240 km
Flight time
50m
Usual departure
14:50 local
Usual arrival
15:40 local

Forecast any other route →

Recent PC1855 flights

The forecast each flight carried, and how it ran.

DateAircraftForecastHow it ran
Sun 18 Oct A320 Smooth 10 min early

What each level feels like

Smooth
Calm air. Nothing to notice beyond the hum of the engines.
Light
Gentle ripples and the odd dip. Drinks stay put, and walking to the toilet is fine.
Moderate
Clear bumps. Drinks may slosh and the belt sign comes on. Uncomfortable, but the pilots stay in full control.
Severe
Strong jolts, and loose items can move. This is rare, and it's why the belt sign exists. Crews slow down and change altitude to get out of it.

How this forecast is made

The planned route is sampled from gate to gate at the altitude the aircraft flies, through 3 independent global weather models, and corrected with turbulence reports radioed in by pilots in the last few hours. Each new model run replaces the forecast; nothing here is a guess from the airline's history.

The independent weather models behind this forecast agree on this ride.

Planned route · timing and conditions may change.

the live map

Watch the air along the route move

The app draws the route of PC1855 over the moving forecast: bumpy air, storms and the winds at cruise height. Scrub through the flight hour by hour.

Why turbulence isn't dangerous

Aircraft are designed for much worse.

Airliners are tested to loads well beyond anything turbulence produces. The wings are meant to flex, so seeing them move is normal.

Crews know where it is.

Your crew has forecasts like this one, live reports from other pilots and their own weather radar, and they change altitude to stay out of bumpy air.

Keep your belt on.

Almost all turbulence injuries happen to people who are standing or not buckled in. Seated with your belt on, turbulence is uncomfortable but not dangerous.

Is turbulence dangerous? The long answer →

Questions about PC1855

Will PC1855 be bumpy?

For the flight on Fri 23 Oct: Smooth all the way. Sit back and enjoy the view. The forecast is replaced with every new weather model run, so check back closer to departure.

What plane flies PC1855?

Recently PC1855 has been flown with: Airbus A320 family. Airlines can swap the aircraft until shortly before departure.

How long is PC1855?

About 50m gate to gate from Nicosia to Tarsus, a distance of about 240 km.

What time does PC1855 leave?

PC1855 usually departs Nicosia at 14:50 local time and arrives in Tarsus at 15:40 local time. Times change; the app tracks the live schedule.

Is turbulence dangerous on PC1855?

Turbulence is uncomfortable, not dangerous to the aircraft. Airliners are certified for loads far beyond anything turbulence produces, and crews plan around the bumpy patches with the same kind of forecast as this one. Injuries are almost always to people who were standing or unbuckled, so keep your seatbelt fastened whenever you're seated.

How accurate is this turbulence forecast?

It is a forecast, so it is best within a day or so of departure and improves with every model run. The bumpy patches it finds are usually in the right place, but their timing can shift by a few minutes and the crew may change altitude to avoid them, so the ride you get is often smoother than the forecast.

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