Plan a flight · Sun 9:59 pm EDT (01:59 UTC)

Boca Raton Airport to Lovell Field BCT → CHA

582 nautical miles (670 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 334°, about 339° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BCT is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots; CHA is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) 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: 2 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 493 to 563 nm out.

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

B738 at 19,000 ft, 13 nm northeast, 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. 39 nm along the route, 13 nm northeast of the line.
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 26,000 ft, 21 nm east, 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC): light turbulence. 59 nm along the route, 21 nm east of the line.
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
A320 at 23,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): light chop turbulence, light rain. 59 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
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
CL35 at 8,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC): no turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
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
C172 at 4,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC): clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 109 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB252035/TM 2330/FL040/TP C172/SK SKC 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
35 nm west (252°) of MLB
Time
23:30 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear from 4,000 ft
PC12 at 19,000 ft, 15 nm southwest, 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. 118 nm along the route, 15 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
30 nm south (180°) of ORL
Time
00:09 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−7 °C
Icing
light rime
C172 at 1,100 ft, 3 nm south, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 3 nm south, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,100 ft, 3 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. 148 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2315/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,100 ft, 3 nm south, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. 148 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2300/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,000 ft, 9 nm east, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): clear. 158 nm along the route, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 2315/FL010/TP P28A/SK CLR
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFB
Where
over SFB
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
A321 at 34,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. 178 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 37 nm west, 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 178 nm along the route, 37 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
B738 at 36,000 ft, 27 nm west, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 197 nm along the route, 27 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop

6 more routine reports are on the map.

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 5 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, JAX, CSG, ATL). 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	300° at 16 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	5 h 26 min	3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 19 kt	+17 kt	15 °C	103 kt	5 h 39 min	3:38 am EDT (07:38 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	+16 kt	13 °C	104 kt	5 h 36 min	3:35 am EDT (07:35 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 22 kt	+17 kt	10 °C	103 kt	5 h 39 min	3:38 am EDT (07:38 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 23 kt	+18 kt	6 °C	102 kt	5 h 42 min	3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 23 kt	+14 kt	2 °C	106 kt	5 h 29 min	3:28 am EDT (07:28 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 25 kt	+10 kt	-2 °C	110 kt	5 h 17 min	3:16 am EDT (07:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 26 kt	+7 kt	-6 °C	113 kt	5 h 09 min	3:08 am EDT (07:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 24 kt	+3 kt	-17 °C	117 kt	4 h 58 min	2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 26 kt	−2 kt	-32 °C	122 kt	4 h 46 min	2:45 am EDT (06:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	220° at 29 kt	−13 kt	-41 °C	133 kt	4 h 23 min	2:22 am EDT (06:22 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	210° at 28 kt	−15 kt	-52 °C	135 kt	4 h 19 min	2:18 am EDT (06:18 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; 57 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 49 nm out; 37 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°
JAX	used from 197 nm out; 49 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°
CSG	used from 345 nm out; 94 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°
ATL	used from 444 nm out; 22 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°

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	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, scattered clouds at 2,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,400 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	12 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
DJT West Palm Beach, FL	20 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 feet	from the west (280°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	19 ft	01:53 UTC
FPR Fort Pierce, FL	69 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	23 ft	01:53 UTC
ORL Orlando, FL	148 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	112 ft	01:53 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	227 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	01:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	266 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	01:35 UTC
HOE Homerville, GA	316 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	no report just now				186 ft
EZM Eastman, GA	385 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	23:55 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	424 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	01:53 UTC
RYY Atlanta, GA	513 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,040 ft	01:50 UTC
CZL Calhoun, GA	543 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	500 ft	655 ft	01:35 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, scattered clouds at 2,900 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	682 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,040 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CHA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for CHA

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 14 nm from the route, 148 nm along the route · security · ZJX
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 247 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 415 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
6/8693 Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, 493 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CHA is before sunrise there (7:44 am EDT (11:44 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Boca Raton Airport, Lovell Field.