Bangor International to Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport BGR → AFW
1,498 nautical miles (1,723 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 252°, about 268° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC). Right now BGR is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots; AFW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 829 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 260 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 50 to 499 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 200 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 BGR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B763 at 200 ft, 30 nm southeast, 4:05 am EDT (08:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. 789 nm along the route, 30 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0805/FL002/TP B763/SK VV002/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 1 nm west (270°) of CVG
- Time
- 08:05 UTC
- Height
- at 200 ft
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- sky obscured from 200 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
- B752 climbing, 28 nm southeast, 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. 789 nm along the route, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 0737/FLDURC/TP B752/SK B001 OVC T015
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVG
- Where
- 5 west cvg
- Time
- 07:37 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- B752
- Sky
- B001 overcast T015
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 16 forecast points nearest it (BGR, BML, ALB, SYR, BUF, AGC, CLE, CMH, CVG, IND, LOU, EVV, CGI, LIT, FSM, DAL). 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 | 280° at 13 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 13 h 37 min | 5:19 pm CDT (22:19 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 13 °C | 112 kt | 13 h 22 min | 5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +7 kt | 10 °C | 113 kt | 13 h 15 min | 4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 6 °C | 112 kt | 13 h 22 min | 5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +8 kt | 3 °C | 112 kt | 13 h 22 min | 5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | +10 kt | -1 °C | 110 kt | 13 h 37 min | 5:19 pm CDT (22:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +11 kt | -5 °C | 109 kt | 13 h 45 min | 5:27 pm CDT (22:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | +13 kt | -8 °C | 107 kt | 14 h | 5:42 pm CDT (22:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 26 kt | +14 kt | -20 °C | 106 kt | 14 h 08 min | 5:50 pm CDT (22:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 37 kt | +17 kt | -34 °C | 103 kt | 14 h 33 min | 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 47 kt | +22 kt | -43 °C | 98 kt | 15 h 17 min | 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 48 kt | +21 kt | -51 °C | 99 kt | 15 h 08 min | 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGR | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 300/13 | 320/12 9° | 320/11 5° | 320/16 -1° | 300/25 -12° | 290/33 -23° | 280/38 -40° | 260/56 -45° | 250/75 -52° |
| BML | used from 50 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 310/21 | 350/11 10° | 330/9 6° | 340/21 0° | 310/23 -11° | 310/29 -23° | 280/39 -40° | 280/42 -46° | 260/57 -52° |
| ALB | used from 200 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| SYR | used from 300 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| BUF | used from 399 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -53° |
| AGC | used from 499 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| CLE | used from 549 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| CMH | used from 649 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
| CVG | used from 749 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| IND | used from 799 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| LOU | used from 849 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| EVV | used from 899 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| CGI | used from 998 nm out; 18 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° |
| LIT | used from 1148 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| FSM | used from 1248 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| DAL | used from 1398 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGR Bangor, ME | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, a broken layer at 4,400 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 4,400 ft | 192 ft | 4:27 am EDT (08:27 UTC) |
| WVL Waterville, ME | 40 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots | 7 mi | 3,200 ft | 332 ft | 08:16 UTC |
| LEB Lebanon, NH | 160 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 100 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 9,500 feet | calm | 9 mi | 100 ft | 603 ft | 08:07 UTC |
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 359 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 800 feet Weather: mist | calm | 2.5 mi | 800 ft | 1,099 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| CAK Akron, OH | 599 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots | 4 mi | 500 ft | 1,225 ft | 08:08 UTC |
| DAY Dayton, OH | 739 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 8 mi | 400 ft | 1,009 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| BAK Columbus, IN | 829 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 656 ft | 01:45 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 1038 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 1148 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| RUE Russellville, AR | 1248 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 409 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| TKI Dallas, TX | 1458 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 588 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 723 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC)
Wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for AFW
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for BGR, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 539 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 559 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 559 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 789 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at BGR 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC), at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 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: Bangor International, Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.