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Boeing Fld/King County International to John F Kennedy International BFI → JFK

2,098 nautical miles (2,414 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 083°, about 068° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:22 pm EDT (18:22 UTC). Right now BFI is VFR, wind calm; JFK is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21. 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 return flight

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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 190 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 689 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 250 to 400 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 280 to 469 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 350 to 1119 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 679 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1319 to 1408 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 529 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1868 to 2018 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 210 nm of 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 BFI.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • urgent B39M at 35,000 ft, 25 nm south, 8:15 pm PDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: no inj/dmg zob. 1788 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DKK UUA /OV DKK280040/TM 0315/FL350/TP B39M/TB MTN WVE ACTN +/-5KTS/RM NO INJ/DMG ZOB
    Report
    an urgent report filed through DKK
    Where
    40 nm west (280°) of DKK
    Time
    03:15 UTC
    Height
    at 35,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B39M
    Turbulence
    mountain wve actn a 5-knot loss of airspeed
    Remarks
    no inj/dmg zob
  • GA6C descending, 36 nm northeast, 9:32 pm PDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. At the destination end, 36 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
    Report
    a routine report filed through SWF
    Where
    5 nm west (270°) of SWF
    Time
    04:32 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    GA6C
    Sky
    overcast from 1,000 ft
    Remarks
    bases OVC010

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 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 18 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, GEG, GPI, GTF, GGW, DIK, MOT, GFK, AXN, DLH, GRB, TVC, CLE, BUF, PSB, AVP, JFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft270° at 5 kt−5 kt125 kt16 h 47 min6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC)
5,500 ft070° at 1 kt+1 kt2 °C119 kt17 h 38 min7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC)
7,500 ft250° at 2 kt−2 kt6 °C122 kt17 h 12 min7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC)
9,500 ft240° at 6 kt−4 kt3 °C124 kt16 h 55 min6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 10 kt−7 kt0 °C127 kt16 h 31 min6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 13 kt−11 kt-4 °C131 kt16 h 01 min5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC)
15,500 ft250° at 17 kt−15 kt-8 °C135 kt15 h 32 min5:25 pm EDT (21:25 UTC)
17,500 ft260° at 20 kt−19 kt-11 °C139 kt15 h 06 min4:59 pm EDT (20:59 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 21 kt−20 kt-12 °C140 kt14 h 59 min4:52 pm EDT (20:52 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 25 kt−23 kt-23 °C143 kt14 h 40 min4:33 pm EDT (20:33 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 29 kt−28 kt-37 °C148 kt14 h 11 min4:04 pm EDT (20:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 35 kt−34 kt-43 °C154 kt13 h 37 min3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 50 kt−48 kt-49 °C168 kt12 h 29 min2:22 pm EDT (18:22 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SEAused from 0 nm out; 26 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°
YKMused from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
GEGused from 100 nm out; 69 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°
GPIused from 250 nm out; 57 nm from the line070/19 -5°100/16 -7°080/10 -8°130/8 -19°170/37 -28°200/50 -40°210/43 -40°220/41 -42°
GTFused from 400 nm out; 31 nm from the line070/11080/15 -7°110/19 -9°190/25 -14°200/34 -23°200/54 -39°220/66 -40°220/77 -44°
GGWused from 549 nm out; 64 nm from the line110/23 0°130/20 -2°170/24 -3°230/44 -11°220/51 -21°210/52 -39°220/64 -44°240/85 -48°
DIKused from 699 nm out; 80 nm from the line150/24 7°200/38 6°220/53 0°230/51 -9°230/49 -21°240/37 -37°240/47 -44°250/65 -48°
MOTused from 849 nm out; 64 nm from the line120/14 5°200/20 4°230/33 1°250/39 -11°250/50 -21°240/61 -37°250/56 -45°260/68 -51°
GFKused from 949 nm out; 75 nm from the line070/18100/10 9°250/11 6°250/27 1°250/34 -10°260/43 -21°260/39 -36°260/36 -46°260/59 -53°
AXNused from 1049 nm out; 51 nm from the line100/14250/21 14°240/24 12°240/31 5°260/36 -10°260/40 -21°250/42 -36°260/48 -45°260/53 -50°
DLHused from 1149 nm out; 68 nm from the line080/28240/21 15°250/26 9°250/32 3°260/42 -11°270/40 -21°260/43 -36°260/46 -46°260/65 -54°
GRBused from 1299 nm out; 108 nm from the line250/36270/23 16°270/14 9°240/18 4°280/26 -9°280/29 -20°290/42 -36°290/51 -45°290/72 -55°
TVCused from 1448 nm out; 51 nm from the line260/31280/22 15°290/18 10°270/13 2°290/25 -10°300/35 -21°310/52 -37°320/59 -47°300/84 -54°
CLEused from 1648 nm out; 136 nm from the line340/7010/16 13°350/18 8°350/20 3°340/31 -10°340/46 -21°340/54 -37°330/62 -44°340/65 -49°
BUFused from 1748 nm out; 70 nm from the line320/10010/16 10°360/10 6°340/13 2°330/22 -11°300/25 -23°320/31 -38°300/29 -44°280/36 -50°
PSBused from 1898 nm out; 75 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
AVPused from 1948 nm out; 28 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
JFKused from 2048 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BFI Seattle, WA departure VFR calm 10+ mi none 21 ft 9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC)
SFF Spokane, WA 200 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 1,956 ft 04:53 UTC
GPI Kalispell, MT 330 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 4,700 feet from the north (010°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20 10+ mi 4,700 ft 2,976 ft 04:55 UTC
HZE Hazen, ND 839 nm out, 3 nm south of the line marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: light rain from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots, gusting to 13 8 mi 1,000 ft 1,814 ft 03:15 UTC
FAR Fargo, ND 1039 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist from the north (010°) at 13 knots 2.5 mi 300 ft 901 ft 05:12 UTC
BRD Brainerd, MN 1149 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line VFR from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 1,232 ft 04:53 UTC
TKV Tomahawk, WI 1339 nm out, 2 nm south of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 1,486 ft 05:35 UTC
TVC Traverse City, MI 1518 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 623 ft 04:53 UTC
OLE Olean, NY 1868 nm out, 6 nm south of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist calm 0.75 mi 200 ft 2,135 ft 05:35 UTC
CDW Caldwell, NJ 2068 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet, scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet variable at 4 knots 10+ mi 1,900 ft 172 ft 05:07 UTC
JFK New York, NY destination IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21 10+ mi 900 ft 13 ft 12:51 am EDT (04:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,976 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At JFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:22 pm EDT (18:22 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for JFK
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 800 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
The forecast for BFI, the departure
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
  • From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC), at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Boeing Fld/King County International, John F Kennedy International.