Boca Raton Airport to Raleigh-Durham International BCT → RDU
574 nautical miles (661 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 006°, about 011° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:48 pm EDT (03:48 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: 5 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
- SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 69 to 119 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E VALID UNTIL 0155Z FL AND FL GA CSTL WTRS FROM 180SSE ILM-150ENE TRV-60NE PBI-20S TRV-140SE CHS-180SSE ILM AREA TS MOV FROM 23015KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, JAX, SAV, CHS, FLO, RDU). 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 | 250° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 4 h 33 min | 1:01 am EDT (05:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 4 h 40 min | 1:08 am EDT (05:08 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −6 kt | 13 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 33 min | 1:01 am EDT (05:01 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 4 h 23 min | 12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 19 min | 12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −17 kt | 5 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 11 min | 12:39 am EDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | −21 kt | 1 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 04 min | 12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 38 kt | −25 kt | -4 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 58 min | 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 39 kt | −26 kt | -5 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 56 min | 12:24 am EDT (04:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 44 kt | −35 kt | -16 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 42 min | 12:10 am EDT (04:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 49 kt | −42 kt | -31 °C | 162 kt | 3 h 33 min | 12:01 am EDT (04:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 200° at 54 kt | −52 kt | -41 °C | 172 kt | 3 h 20 min | 11:48 pm EDT (03:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 210° at 50 kt | −47 kt | -52 °C | 167 kt | 3 h 26 min | 11:54 pm EDT (03:54 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; 61 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; 47 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 198 nm out; 110 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° |
| SAV | used from 248 nm out; 114 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| CHS | used from 297 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 260/22 | 280/26 12° | 260/37 12° | 250/40 8° | 240/54 -4° | 230/55 -15° | 220/61 -31° | 200/66 -41° | 210/62 -52° |
| FLO | used from 446 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 240/25 | 270/23 11° | 250/36 10° | 240/38 7° | 240/50 -4° | 230/66 -15° | 220/75 -30° | 210/77 -40° | 220/73 -52° |
| RDU | used from 495 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 240/28 | 250/22 10° | 230/30 11° | 230/40 7° | 230/45 -4° | 220/69 -15° | 220/83 -29° | 210/84 -40° | 220/75 -52° |
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 | ||||
| DJT West Palm Beach, FL | 20 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| FPR Fort Pierce, FL | 69 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | 446 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| LBT Lumberton, NC | 495 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 124 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 525 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 189 ft | ||||
| RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | destination | no report just now | 435 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 435 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:48 pm EDT (03:48 UTC)
RDU 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 1 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 18 nm from the route, 505 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 505 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RDU is before sunrise there (7:19 am EDT (11:19 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, Raleigh-Durham International.