Boca Raton Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International BCT → ANC
3,450 nautical miles (3,971 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 333° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 29 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 10:14 pm AKDT (06:14 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 539 to 678 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 4C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1655 to 1725 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 1735 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 BCT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 21 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, PIE, JAX, TLH, CSG, BHM, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL, COU, BRL, DSM, MCW, FSD, ABR, MOT, GGW, GPI, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 350° at 4 kt | +2 kt | 0 °C | 118 kt | 29 h 14 min | 10:14 pm AKDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 7 kt | +5 kt | 7 °C | 115 kt | 30 h | 11:00 pm AKDT (07:00 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 6 kt | +4 kt | 4 °C | 116 kt | 29 h 44 min | 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 7 kt | +4 kt | 1 °C | 116 kt | 29 h 44 min | 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 8 kt | +4 kt | -3 °C | 116 kt | 29 h 44 min | 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 9 kt | +4 kt | -6 °C | 116 kt | 29 h 44 min | 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 11 kt | +4 kt | -9 °C | 116 kt | 29 h 44 min | 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 12 kt | +4 kt | -12 °C | 116 kt | 29 h 44 min | 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 19 kt | +9 kt | -22 °C | 111 kt | 31 h 05 min | 12:05 am AKDT (08:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 28 kt | +17 kt | -36 °C | 103 kt | 33 h 30 min | 2:30 am AKDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 28 kt | +17 kt | -43 °C | 103 kt | 33 h 30 min | 2:30 am AKDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 31 kt | +20 kt | -48 °C | 100 kt | 34 h 30 min | 3:30 am AKDT (11:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 190/8 | L/V 18° | 180/5 14° | L/V 9° | 190/10 -5° | 160/10 -16° | 150/13 -30° | 160/26 -40° | 150/23 -52° |
| MLB | used from 50 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
| PIE | used from 150 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
| JAX | used from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| TLH | used from 299 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| CSG | used from 399 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 300/20 | 330/41 15° | 320/42 11° | 320/41 7° | 300/33 -6° | 290/33 -18° | 270/32 -34° | 260/31 -41° | 260/24 -51° |
| BHM | used from 499 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| HSV | used from 548 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BNA | used from 648 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| CGI | used from 748 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| STL | used from 848 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| COU | used from 947 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/19 15° | 240/33 10° | 250/29 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/19 -18° | 300/34 -31° | 300/40 -42° | 300/60 -52° |
| BRL | used from 997 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| DSM | used from 1047 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| MCW | used from 1197 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/35 | 240/33 18° | 250/20 10° | 260/10 6° | 270/18 -8° | 260/28 -19° | 280/30 -34° | 290/49 -43° | 280/70 -54° |
| FSD | used from 1247 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/16 | 220/20 17° | 240/26 13° | 230/19 6° | 240/25 -9° | 240/28 -20° | 250/39 -33° | 250/44 -43° | 260/63 -52° |
| ABR | used from 1396 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 030/24 | 220/5 16° | 230/18 12° | 230/32 5° | 240/38 -10° | 250/37 -20° | 240/40 -35° | 240/56 -44° | 250/72 -52° |
| MOT | used from 1546 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 070/8 6° | 180/7 2° | 220/18 -1° | 240/37 -11° | 250/55 -20° | 250/64 -36° | 250/70 -46° | 250/80 -54° | |
| GGW | used from 1745 nm out; 122 nm from the line | 090/18 0° | 140/12 -2° | 150/13 -3° | 200/35 -12° | 230/56 -22° | 240/75 -37° | 240/81 -46° | 240/78 -49° | |
| GPI | used from 2094 nm out; 308 nm from the line | 060/19 -3° | 110/11 -8° | 130/6 -8° | 200/40 -19° | 190/58 -28° | 200/101 -39° | 220/73 -43° | 230/41 -43° | |
| SEA | used from 2493 nm out; 556 nm from the line | 360/9 | 350/10 1° | 010/10 -5° | 030/20 -11° | 020/60 -17° | 010/86 -26° | 360/90 -40° | 010/68 -42° | 360/31 -43° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | departure | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 199 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 449 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 778 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 1127 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 1566 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| CYSQ Atlin, | 2962 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,351 ft | ||||
| VDZ Valdez, AK | 3341 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 128 ft | ||||
| ANC Anchorage, AK | destination | no report just now | 151 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,351 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ANC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:14 pm AKDT (06:14 UTC)
ANC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 2 nm from the route, 150 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 6/8889 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
- 6/8772 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZAN
Daylight
Sunset at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ANC is after sunset there (6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 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
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: Boca Raton Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.