Plan a flight · Sun 9:05 pm EDT (01:05 UTC)

Boca Raton Airport to Tucson International BCT → TUS

1,646 nautical miles (1,894 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 289°, about 294° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:41 am MST (14:41 UTC). Right now BCT is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots; TUS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20. 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 449 to 459 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 190 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1466 to 1636 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1496 to 1636 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

B789 at 27,000 ft, 2 nm southwest, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 708 nm along the route, 2 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
GLF5 at 10,000 ft, 26 nm north, 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC): moderate turbulence. 1047 nm along the route, 26 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TEB UA /OV MUGSY/TM 2206/FL100/TP GLF5/TB MODERATE FROM 100 TO 50
```
Report
a routine report filed through TEB
Where
mugsy
Time
22:06 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Turbulence
moderate from 10,000 ft to 50
B738 at 19,000 ft, 39 nm north, 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. At the departure end, 39 nm north 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 24,000 ft, 36 nm north, 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VRB UA /OV TRV180035/TM 2219/FL240/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT-MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through VRB
Where
35 nm south (180°) of TRV
Time
22:19 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate
GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 4 nm northwest, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 70 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 14 nm north, 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence. 80 nm along the route, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
Time
22:59 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PAY1
Turbulence
none
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 24 nm north, 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 130 nm along the route, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
B38M at 31,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 8:49 pm EDT (00:49 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft. 239 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ275105/TM 0049/FL310/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 310
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
105 nm west (275°) of SRQ
Time
00:49 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop at 31,000 ft
A21N at 32,000 ft, 19 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 539 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV154030/TM 2315/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm southeast (154°) of LEV
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
E75L at 27,000 ft, 23 nm north, 8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 718 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 28,000 ft, 6 nm south, 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 28,000 ft, remarks: below 26,000 ft zhu. 728 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT109042/TM 2252/FL280/TP B737/TB INTMT LGT-MOD FL280 /RM BLO FL260. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
42 nm east (109°) of BPT
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
intermittent light to moderate FL280
Remarks
below 26,000 ft zhu
B39M at 27,000 ft, 15 nm south, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 838 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 24,000 ft, 15 nm south, 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zhu. 838 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 2207/FL240/TP A320/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM DURC. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over IAH
Time
22:07 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the climb zhu
A321 descending, 2 nm southeast, 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV FINAL RWY 12/TM 0026/FLDURD/TP A321/TB LIGHT CHOP ON FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
final runway 12
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light chop on final

1 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 13 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, SAT, ABI, INK, ELP, TUS). 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	180° at 9 kt	−1 kt	18 °C	121 kt	13 h 36 min	7:41 am MST (14:41 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 8 kt	+1 kt	17 °C	119 kt	13 h 50 min	7:55 am MST (14:55 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 10 kt	+3 kt	13 °C	117 kt	14 h 04 min	8:09 am MST (15:09 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 12 kt	+7 kt	10 °C	113 kt	14 h 34 min	8:39 am MST (15:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 14 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	14 h 58 min	9:03 am MST (16:03 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 15 kt	+12 kt	2 °C	108 kt	15 h 14 min	9:19 am MST (16:19 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 17 kt	+14 kt	-2 °C	106 kt	15 h 32 min	9:37 am MST (16:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 18 kt	+15 kt	-5 °C	105 kt	15 h 41 min	9:46 am MST (16:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 24 kt	+21 kt	-15 °C	99 kt	16 h 38 min	10:43 am MST (17:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 27 kt	+25 kt	-30 °C	95 kt	17 h 20 min	11:25 am MST (18:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 26 kt	+26 kt	-40 °C	94 kt	17 h 31 min	11:36 am MST (18:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-51 °C	93 kt	17 h 42 min	11:47 am MST (18:47 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; 45 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°
PIE	used from 100 nm out; 55 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
TLH	used from 299 nm out; 162 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
MOB	used from 349 nm out; 163 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
MSY	used from 449 nm out; 114 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
LCH	used from 648 nm out; 59 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
HOU	used from 798 nm out; 32 nm from the line	160/18	160/14 17°	180/19 12°	190/11 8°	260/12 -4°	260/14 -13°	310/26 -30°	310/30 -40°	320/21 -52°
CLL	used from 848 nm out; 24 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
SAT	used from 948 nm out; 73 nm from the line	130/22	140/24 18°	170/19 13°	190/13 7°	240/15 -4°	220/14 -13°	270/11 -28°	280/10 -40°	310/18 -51°
ABI	used from 1047 nm out; 88 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
INK	used from 1147 nm out; 83 nm from the line		160/27 20°	190/18 13°	240/19 7°	250/23 -4°	250/33 -15°	230/45 -28°	250/45 -39°	270/49 -50°
ELP	used from 1346 nm out; 41 nm from the line		200/15	200/16 15°	200/17 6°	220/40 -6°	240/53 -16°	230/62 -27°	240/63 -38°	250/59 -49°
TUS	used from 1546 nm out; 75 nm from the line		220/17 15°	210/32 7°	210/43 5°	210/49 -7°	220/64 -18°	220/83 -26°	230/81 -36°	230/72 -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	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)
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	110 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	25 ft	00:53 UTC
HUM Houma, LA	588 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	23:47 UTC
BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX	768 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	14 ft	00:53 UTC
GTU Georgetown, TX	957 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	789 ft	00:55 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	1107 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	00:51 UTC
PEQ Pecos, TX	1267 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 18 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	2,613 ft	00:55 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	1416 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet, a broken layer at 21,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	21,000 ft	3,961 ft	00:51 UTC
LSB Lordsburg, NM	1536 nm out, 22 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,287 ft	00:55 UTC
TUS Tucson, AZ	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,287 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:41 am MST (14:41 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TUS

From Sun 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm MST (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 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 17 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 957 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 1107 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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, Tucson International.