Plan a flight · Sun 8:14 pm EDT (00:14 UTC)

Watertown International to Hancock County/Bar Harbor ART → BHB

331 nautical miles (380 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 083°, about 095° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 104-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:43 pm EDT (01:43 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ART is VFR, wind calm; BHB is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 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: 3 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 253 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 311 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 29 to 97 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 78 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 7,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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 ART.

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

B763 at 30,000 ft, 2 nm west, 5:39 pm EDT (21:39 UTC): moderate turbulence. 146 nm along the route, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV330015/TM 2139/FL300/TP B763/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
15 nm northwest (330°) of MPV
Time
21:39 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
moderate
E175 at 28,000 ft, 33 nm south, 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR360020/TM 2148/FL280/TP E175/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
20 nm north (360°) of SYR
Time
21:48 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E175
Turbulence
occasional light chop
BCS3 at 21,000 ft, 19 nm south, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent yul. 97 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLK UA /OV 4B7/TM 2136/FL210/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM DURD YUL
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLK
Where
over 4B7
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
Remarks
during the descent yul
B767 at 36,000 ft, 10 nm north, 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 146 nm along the route, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTV UA /OV BTV100020/TM 2326/FL360/TP B767/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTV
Where
20 nm east (100°) of BTV
Time
23:26 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B767
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B39M at 32,000 ft, 11 nm south, 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC): no turbulence. 156 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2209/FL320/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
22:09 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 28,000 ft, 11 nm south, 5:50 pm EDT (21:50 UTC): light rime icing, -27 °C. 156 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2150/FL280/TP PC12/TA M27/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
21:50 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−27 °C
Icing
light rime
B763 at 30,000 ft, 11 nm south, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence. 156 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2136/FL300/TP B763/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B787 at 37,000 ft, 16 nm north, 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 175 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDA UA /OV CDA/TM 2334/FL370/TP B787/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDA
Where
over CDA
Time
23:34 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B787
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B763 at 30,000 ft, 37 nm north, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 233 nm along the route, 37 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
8B0 UA /OV 8B0/TM 2205/FL300/TP B763/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through 8B0
Where
over 8B0
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B39M at 32,000 ft, 23 nm northeast, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 23 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV 43B/TM 2136/FL320/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over 43B
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none

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 4 forecast points nearest it (SYR, ALB, BML, BGR). 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	210° at 19 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	2 h 32 min	10:46 pm EDT (02:46 UTC)
5,500 ft	210° at 19 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	2 h 32 min	10:46 pm EDT (02:46 UTC)
7,500 ft	220° at 17 kt	−12 kt	7 °C	132 kt	2 h 30 min	10:44 pm EDT (02:44 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	−12 kt	4 °C	132 kt	2 h 30 min	10:44 pm EDT (02:44 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	−14 kt	2 °C	134 kt	2 h 28 min	10:42 pm EDT (02:42 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−16 kt	-2 °C	136 kt	2 h 26 min	10:40 pm EDT (02:40 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	−19 kt	-6 °C	139 kt	2 h 23 min	10:37 pm EDT (02:37 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 23 kt	−22 kt	-10 °C	142 kt	2 h 20 min	10:34 pm EDT (02:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 23 kt	−23 kt	-11 °C	143 kt	2 h 19 min	10:33 pm EDT (02:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 40 kt	−39 kt	-19 °C	159 kt	2 h 05 min	10:19 pm EDT (02:19 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 67 kt	−64 kt	-34 °C	184 kt	1 h 48 min	10:02 pm EDT (02:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 85 kt	−81 kt	-44 °C	201 kt	1 h 39 min	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 107 kt	−104 kt	-54 °C	224 kt	1 h 29 min	9:43 pm EDT (01:43 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
SYR	used from 0 nm out; 63 nm from the line	160/17	200/22 10°	250/10 6°	L/V 1°	270/11 -11°	220/25 -20°	220/66 -36°	230/89 -42°	240/74 -51°
ALB	used from 49 nm out; 86 nm from the line	160/27	190/16 9°	200/29 7°	230/21 3°	240/24 -9°	240/43 -19°	230/65 -33°	240/91 -42°	230/99 -53°
BML	used from 97 nm out; 90 nm from the line	220/19	210/17 9°	240/12 4°	270/22 1°	250/21 -11°	260/41 -19°	250/68 -34°	250/82 -44°	250/115 -55°
BGR	used from 243 nm out; 49 nm from the line	240/29	230/23 10°	230/18 4°	210/13 -1°	260/35 -11°	270/49 -20°	260/74 -35°	260/88 -45°	260/123 -55°

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
ART Watertown, NY	departure	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,200 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,200 ft	330 ft	7:56 pm EDT (23:56 UTC)
SLK Saranac Lake, NY	78 nm out, 14 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,600 feet Weather: light rain	calm	8 mi	3,600 ft	1,662 ft	23:51 UTC
LKP Lake Placid, NY	87 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,400 feet Weather: light drizzle	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,400 ft	1,747 ft	23:55 UTC
BTV Burlington, VT	126 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	334 ft	23:54 UTC
HIE Whitefield, NH	194 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 9,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	1,072 ft	23:52 UTC
BML Berlin, NH	214 nm out, 14 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	1,161 ft	23:52 UTC
AUG Augusta, ME	272 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	351 ft	23:53 UTC
BGR Bangor, ME	311 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet, overcast at 15,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	192 ft	23:53 UTC
BHB Bar Harbor, ME	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	7:56 pm EDT (23:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,747 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BHB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:43 pm EDT (01:43 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for BHB

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,800 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,400 feet

The forecast for ART, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,000 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 ART 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 UTC), at BHB 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm EDT (22:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BHB is after sunset there (5:56 pm EDT (21:56 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 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: Watertown International, Hancock County/Bar Harbor.