Flight planning: Boca Raton Airport BCT / KBCT
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Boca Raton Airport in Boca Raton, Florida, in plain English. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- B738 at 19,000 ft, 45 nm north, 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
PBI UA /OV PBI344028/TM 0021/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 190
- Report
- a routine report filed through PBI
- Where
- 28 nm north (344°) of PBI
- Time
- 00:21 UTC
- Height
- at 19,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop at 19,000 ft
- BCS3 at 24,000 ft, 46 nm north, 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC): light to moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
VRB UA /OV TRV180035/TM 2219/FL240/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT-MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through VRB
- Where
- 35 nm south (180°) of TRV
- Time
- 22:19 UTC
- Height
- at 24,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Turbulence
- continuous light to moderate
- SF50 at 8,000 ft, 53 nm north, 6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
VRB UA /OV VRB145032/TM 2234/FL080/TP SF50/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through VRB
- Where
- 32 nm southeast (145°) of VRB
- Time
- 22:34 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF50
- Turbulence
- none
- BCS3 at 26,000 ft, 59 nm north, 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC): light turbulence.
as filed, and in English
MLB UA /OV MLB160050/TM 2307/FL260/TP BCS3/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through MLB
- Where
- 50 nm south (160°) of MLB
- Time
- 23:07 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Turbulence
- light
- BCS3 at 13,000 ft, 64 nm north, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): moderate turbulence from 10,000 ft to 13,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
MLB UA /OV MLB160045/TM 2244/FL130/TP BCS3/TB MOD 100-130
- Report
- a routine report filed through MLB
- Where
- 45 nm south (160°) of MLB
- Time
- 22:44 UTC
- Height
- at 13,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Turbulence
- moderate from 10,000 ft to 13,000 ft
- A320 at 23,000 ft, 66 nm north, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): light chop turbulence, light rain.
as filed, and in English
VRB UA /OV VRB130020/TM 2300/FL230/TP A320/WX -RA/TB LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through VRB
- Where
- 20 nm southeast (130°) of VRB
- Time
- 23:00 UTC
- Height
- at 23,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Weather
- light rain
- Turbulence
- light chop
- GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 73 nm west, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through RSW
- Where
- 2 nm south (180°) of LBV
- Time
- 23:00 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- GLF6
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- none
- A320 at 26,000 ft, 76 nm northeast, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb.
as filed, and in English
MYGF UA /OV ZFP340040/TM 2347/FL260/TP A320/TB NEG/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through MYGF
- Where
- 40 nm north (340°) of ZFP
- Time
- 23:47 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- during the climb
- A320 at 17,000 ft, 76 nm north, 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
PBI UA /OV PBI026059/TM 2328/FL170/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through PBI
- Where
- 59 nm northeast (026°) of PBI
- Time
- 23:28 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- light chop
- CL30 at 18,000 ft, 79 nm north, 7:44 pm EDT (23:44 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
PBI UA /OV PBI026062/TM 2344/FL180/TP CL30/TB MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PBI
- Where
- 62 nm northeast (026°) of PBI
- Time
- 23:44 UTC
- Height
- at 18,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CL30
- Turbulence
- moderate
- CL35 at 8,000 ft, 79 nm north, 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
MLB UA /OV MLB142035/TM 2302/FL080/TP CL35/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through MLB
- Where
- 35 nm southeast (142°) of MLB
- Time
- 23:02 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CL35
- Turbulence
- none
- PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 83 nm northwest, 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through RSW
- Where
- 35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
- Time
- 22:59 UTC
- Height
- at 12,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PAY1
- Turbulence
- none
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point MIA, 36 nm south of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 190° (south) | 8 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | light and variable | 18 °C | |
| 9,000 ft | 180° (south) | 5 knots | 14 °C |
| 12,000 ft | light and variable | 9 °C | |
| 18,000 ft | 190° (south) | 10 knots | -5 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 160° (south) | 10 knots | -16 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 150° (southeast) | 13 knots | -30 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 160° (south) | 26 knots | -40 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 150° (southeast) | 23 knots | -52 °C |
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; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 17 nm north · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Boca Raton Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.