Plan a flight · Mon 7:26 am EDT (11:26 UTC)

Boca Raton Airport to St. Louis Lambert International BCT → STL

905 nautical miles (1,041 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 333° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC). Right now BCT is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots; STL is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 209 to 229 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

B38M at 38,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): moderate turbulence, no icing, remarks: ztlfd 22. 388 nm along the route, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV VNA/TM 1100/FL380/TP B38M/TB MOD/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over VNA
Time
11:00 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate
Icing
none
Remarks
ztlfd 22
B38M at 27,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 6:59 am EDT (10:59 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 40 nm along the route, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MYGF UA /OV ZFP310075/TM 1059/FL270/TP B38M/SK TOP 300
```
Report
a routine report filed through MYGF
Where
75 nm northwest (310°) of ZFP
Time
10:59 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
top 30,000 ft
B738 at 38,000 ft, 5 nm west, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence. 199 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 1109/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B737 at 21,000 ft, 29 nm southwest, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 199 nm along the route, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft
B739 at 34,000 ft, 30 nm southwest, 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 288 nm along the route, 30 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
B737 at 36,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 786 nm along the route, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33

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 11 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, PIE, JAX, TLH, CSG, BHM, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL). 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	310° at 15 kt	+14 kt		106 kt	8 h 32 min	2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 14 kt	+13 kt	15 °C	107 kt	8 h 27 min	2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 14 kt	+14 kt	12 °C	106 kt	8 h 32 min	2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+13 kt	9 °C	107 kt	8 h 27 min	2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+12 kt	5 °C	108 kt	8 h 23 min	2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+14 kt	1 °C	106 kt	8 h 32 min	2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	+16 kt	-3 °C	104 kt	8 h 42 min	3:08 pm CDT (20:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 20 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	8 h 52 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 20 kt	+18 kt	-18 °C	102 kt	8 h 52 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 29 kt	+28 kt	-32 °C	92 kt	9 h 50 min	4:16 pm CDT (21:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 34 kt	+33 kt	-41 °C	87 kt	10 h 24 min	4:50 pm CDT (21:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 31 kt	+30 kt	-51 °C	90 kt	10 h 03 min	4:29 pm CDT (21:29 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; 56 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; 42 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 149 nm out; 69 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°
JAX	used from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line	310/22	310/19 16°	300/22 14°	290/25 8°	300/25 -7°	300/24 -18°	270/20 -33°	260/25 -41°	290/17 -51°
TLH	used from 298 nm out; 55 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°
CSG	used from 398 nm out; 25 nm from the line	330/27	340/28 16°	350/28 11°	330/17 6°	340/25 -6°	350/33 -18°	330/46 -32°	340/45 -41°	350/31 -52°
BHM	used from 497 nm out; 54 nm from the line	310/19	310/15 16°	320/19 11°	330/15 5°	330/23 -5°	320/14 -18°	320/36 -32°	330/44 -40°	340/36 -51°
HSV	used from 547 nm out; 33 nm from the line	300/20	310/14 16°	310/18 10°	310/15 4°	320/19 -5°	290/16 -18°	320/36 -32°	320/47 -41°	330/42 -50°
BNA	used from 646 nm out; 47 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°
CGI	used from 746 nm out; 46 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
STL	used from 845 nm out; 35 nm from the line	250/26	240/21 15°	240/22 11°	250/23 6°	270/28 -7°	260/30 -19°	280/52 -31°	280/57 -40°	300/57 -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	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	12 ft	6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC)
DJT West Palm Beach, FL	20 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,300 feet, a few clouds at 7,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	19 ft	10:53 UTC
ISM Orlando, FL	139 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	82 ft	10:56 UTC
OCF Ocala, FL	199 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	90 ft	10:51 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	308 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	203 ft	10:53 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	447 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	10:51 UTC
AUO Auburn, AL	467 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	776 ft	05:21 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	607 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	10:53 UTC
GZS Pulaski, TN	636 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	200 ft	688 ft	11:15 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	776 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	410 ft	10:53 UTC
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	825 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	411 ft	10:52 UTC
STL St Louis, MO	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	617 ft	5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 776 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At STL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for STL

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, 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 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 1 nm from the route, 149 nm along the route · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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 now, the central Great Lakes · 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, St. Louis Lambert International.