Boca Raton Airport to Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field BCT → ASE
1,546 nautical miles (1,780 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 4:52 pm MDT (22:52 UTC). Right now ASE is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 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: 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 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 968 to 1297 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 190 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the last 170 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 120 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 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 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 08:00–15:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, PIE, TLH, MOB, JAN, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, GCK, PUB, DEN). 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 | 250° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 22 °C | 108 kt | 14 h 19 min | 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 17 °C | 107 kt | 14 h 27 min | 5:08 pm MDT (23:08 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 13 °C | 106 kt | 14 h 35 min | 5:16 pm MDT (23:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 9 °C | 108 kt | 14 h 19 min | 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 14 h 11 min | 4:52 pm MDT (22:52 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 14 h 19 min | 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 14 h 35 min | 5:16 pm MDT (23:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -6 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 43 min | 5:24 pm MDT (23:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 24 kt | +19 kt | -18 °C | 101 kt | 15 h 18 min | 5:59 pm MDT (23:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 38 kt | +36 kt | -30 °C | 84 kt | 18 h 24 min | 9:05 pm MDT (03:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 39 kt | +39 kt | -39 °C | 81 kt | 19 h 05 min | 9:46 pm MDT (03:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 37 kt | +37 kt | -51 °C | 83 kt | 18 h 38 min | 9:19 pm MDT (03:19 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 51 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
| MLB | used from 50 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
| PIE | used from 100 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| TLH | used from 249 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| MOB | used from 399 nm out; 82 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| JAN | used from 549 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| LIT | used from 748 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| FSM | used from 848 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| TUL | used from 948 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| OKC | used from 998 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| GAG | used from 1097 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 240/35 22° | 240/27 14° | 230/25 6° | 240/38 -7° | 230/44 -19° | 250/73 -28° | 270/66 -37° | 270/58 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 1197 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 240/40 22° | 240/40 14° | 240/38 7° | 230/39 -7° | 230/45 -20° | 250/73 -28° | 260/74 -36° | 260/64 -49° | |
| PUB | used from 1347 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 260/45 11° | 240/38 6° | 230/47 -8° | 230/51 -19° | 240/74 -29° | 240/82 -35° | 250/72 -48° | ||
| DEN | used from 1497 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° |
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 | reported, no category | from the northwest (320°) at 2 knots | 10+ mi | none | 12 ft | 4:15 am EDT (08:15 UTC) |
| LAL Lakeland, FL | 140 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 19,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 19,000 ft | 141 ft | 07:50 UTC |
| TPA Tampa, FL | 160 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 26 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| DTS Destin, FL | 409 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 22 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| LUL Laurel, MS | 569 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| HKS Jackson, MS | 639 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| CDH Camden, AR | 788 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 129 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| PWA Oklahoma City, OK | 1058 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,299 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| WDG Enid, OK | 1088 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,167 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| LHX La Junta, CO | 1377 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,228 ft | 15:53 UTC |
| PUB Pueblo, CO | 1427 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,729 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| ASE Aspen, CO | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 8,000 ft | 7,837 ft | 1:53 am MDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ASE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:52 pm MDT (22:52 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ASE
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- At times between Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am MDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am MDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
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 16 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
- 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 1477 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
Daylight
Sunset at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at ASE 6:31 pm MDT (00:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm MDT (00:58 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, Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field.