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 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 7:09 pm MST (02:09 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: 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 SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Near the route, 638 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 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 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 | 200° at 8 kt | +1 kt | 18 °C | 119 kt | 13 h 50 min | 7:09 pm MST (02:09 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 7 kt | +1 kt | 17 °C | 119 kt | 13 h 50 min | 7:09 pm MST (02:09 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 7 kt | +3 kt | 14 °C | 117 kt | 14 h 04 min | 7:23 pm MST (02:23 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 9 kt | +4 kt | 10 °C | 116 kt | 14 h 11 min | 7:30 pm MST (02:30 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 11 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 14 h 26 min | 7:45 pm MST (02:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 14 h 58 min | 8:17 pm MST (03:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 15 h 23 min | 8:42 pm MST (03:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 19 kt | +16 kt | -6 °C | 104 kt | 15 h 50 min | 9:09 pm MST (04:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -15 °C | 99 kt | 16 h 38 min | 9:57 pm MST (04:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -30 °C | 95 kt | 17 h 20 min | 10:39 pm MST (05:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 25 kt | +26 kt | -39 °C | 94 kt | 17 h 31 min | 10:50 pm MST (05:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 21 kt | +23 kt | -51 °C | 97 kt | 16 h 58 min | 10:17 pm MST (05:17 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; 45 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° |
| PIE | used from 100 nm out; 55 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° |
| TLH | used from 299 nm out; 162 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° |
| MOB | used from 349 nm out; 163 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 449 nm out; 114 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 648 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 798 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| CLL | used from 848 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SAT | used from 948 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -51° |
| ABI | used from 1047 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| INK | used from 1147 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ELP | used from 1346 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| TUS | used from 1546 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -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 | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 110 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| HUM Houma, LA | 588 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 768 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 957 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 789 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 1107 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| PEQ Pecos, TX | 1267 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,613 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | 1416 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 1536 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| TUS Tucson, AZ | destination | no report just now | 2,643 ft |
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, 7:09 pm MST (02:09 UTC)
TUS 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 17 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
- 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 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:18 pm MST (01:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUS is after sunset there (5:55 pm MST (00:55 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, Tucson International.