Boca Raton Airport to Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field BCT → FTY
500 nautical miles (575 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 334°, about 339° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC). Right now FTY is VFR, wind calm. 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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 460 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 02:00–09:00 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 13 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 4 h 35 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 16 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 43 min | 8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 46 min | 8:47 am EDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +13 kt | 10 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 40 min | 8:41 am EDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 7 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 38 min | 8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +11 kt | 2 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 35 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 33 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 22 kt | +9 kt | -6 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 30 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 27 kt | +8 kt | -17 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 28 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 21 kt | +9 kt | -32 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 30 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 19 kt | −1 kt | -41 °C | 121 kt | 4 h 08 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 26 kt | −6 kt | -51 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 58 min | 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
| MLB | used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -52° |
| JAX | used from 200 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| CSG | used from 350 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| ATL | used from 450 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
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 north (010°) at 1 knots | 10+ mi | none | 12 ft | 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC) |
| DJT West Palm Beach, FL | 20 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| SUA Stuart, FL | 50 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,900 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,900 ft | 16 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| MCO Orlando, FL | 140 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 96 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| ORL Orlando, FL | 150 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 112 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 230 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 151 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 260 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 200 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| HOE Homerville, GA | 310 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 380 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 303 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| MCN Macon, GA | 420 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 354 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| HMP Atlanta, GA | 470 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 881 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| FTY Atlanta, GA | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 841 ft | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 881 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FTY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for FTY
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 13 nm from the route, 140 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 240 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 3 nm from the route, 410 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at FTY 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:33 pm EDT (23:33 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, Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field.