Plan a flight · Mon 11:04 am EDT (15:04 UTC)

Bangor International to Albany International BGR → ALB

248 nautical miles (286 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 242°, about 258° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC). Right now BGR is VFR, wind variable at 5 knots; ALB is marginal VFR, wind calm. 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: 4 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 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 239 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 149 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the last 99 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 BGR.

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

B77L at 33,000 ft, 39 nm northwest, 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): moderate turbulence above 33,000 ft. At the departure end, 39 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLT UA /OV 3B1180010/TM 1500/FL330/TP B77L/TB CONS MOD 330
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLT
Where
10 nm south (180°) of 3B1
Time
15:00 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B77L
Turbulence
continuous moderate at 33,000 ft
B789 at 38,000 ft, 47 nm northwest, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): moderate turbulence above 38,000 ft. 89 nm along the route, 47 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BML UA /OV ERR/TM 1455/FL380/TP B789/TB CONS MOD 380
```
Report
a routine report filed through BML
Where
over ERR
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
continuous moderate at 38,000 ft
C402 at 900 ft, 29 nm southeast, 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC): overcast from 900 ft to 1,400 ft. At the departure end, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV BHB/TM 1417/FL009/TP C402/SK OVC009-TOPS014
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over BHB
Time
14:17 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
C402
Sky
overcast from 900 ft, tops 1,400 ft
LJ60 at 800 ft, 29 nm southeast, 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV KBHB/TM 1338/FL008/TP LJ60/SK B-008
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over KBHB
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
LJ60
Sky
B-008
PC12 at 500 ft, 29 nm southeast, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. At the departure end, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV BHB/TM 1305/FL005/TP PC12/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over BHB
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
C680 at 700 ft, 3 nm northwest, 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC): overcast above 700 ft, remarks: during the climb runway 15. At the departure end, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BGR UA /OV BGR/TM 1252/FL007/TP C680/SK OVC007/RM DURC RWY 15
```
Report
a routine report filed through BGR
Where
over BGR
Time
12:52 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
C680
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
Remarks
during the climb runway 15
B772 at 36,000 ft, 47 nm northwest, 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 36,000 ft. 89 nm along the route, 47 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BML UA /OV ERR/TM 1453/FL360/TP B772/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 360
```
Report
a routine report filed through BML
Where
over ERR
Time
14:53 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B772
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate at 36,000 ft
E175 at 400 ft, 31 nm southeast, 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): a broken layer above 40,000 ft. 89 nm along the route, 31 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWM UA /OV PWM/TM 1330/FL004/TP E175/SK BKN004
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWM
Where
over PWM
Time
13:30 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
E175
Sky
a broken layer from 400 ft
PAY1 at 3,400 ft, 38 nm northwest, 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 159 nm along the route, 38 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 1334/FL034/TP PAY1/SK BASE 003 TOP 034
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
13:34 UTC
Height
at 3,400 ft
Aircraft
PAY1
Sky
base 300 ft top 3,400 ft
P212 at 4,300 ft, 21 nm northwest, 9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 189 nm along the route, 21 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RUT UA /OV RUT/TM 1338/FL043/TP P212/SK TOP 043
```
Report
a routine report filed through RUT
Where
over RUT
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 4,300 ft
Aircraft
P212
Sky
top 4,300 ft
E75S at 36,000 ft, 5 nm west, 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1456/FL360/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALB
Where
over CAM
Time
14:56 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
MULT at 32,000 ft, 5 nm west, 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1415/FL320/TP MULT/TB CONS LGT-MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALB
Where
over CAM
Time
14:15 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
MULT
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate
E170 at 27,000 ft, 5 nm west, 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1339/FL270/TP E170/TB LGT-MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALB
Where
over CAM
Time
13:39 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light to moderate
H25B at 800 ft, 19 nm northwest, 8:10 am EDT (12:10 UTC): scattered clouds above 800 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 23 at mins. At the destination end, 19 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
5B2 UA /OV ALB360020/TM 1210/FL008/TP H25B/SK SCT 008/RM DURD RY23 AT MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through 5B2
Where
20 nm north (360°) of ALB
Time
12:10 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Sky
scattered clouds from 800 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 23 at mins

7 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (BGR, PWM, ALB). 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	320° at 22 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	2 h 07 min	1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	+3 kt	10 °C	117 kt	2 h 07 min	1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 27 kt	+5 kt	8 °C	115 kt	2 h 09 min	1:13 pm EDT (17:13 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 29 kt	+6 kt	4 °C	114 kt	2 h 11 min	1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 30 kt	+7 kt	1 °C	113 kt	2 h 12 min	1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 31 kt	+9 kt	-3 °C	111 kt	2 h 14 min	1:18 pm EDT (17:18 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 33 kt	+11 kt	-7 °C	109 kt	2 h 17 min	1:21 pm EDT (17:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 34 kt	+12 kt	-10 °C	108 kt	2 h 18 min	1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 45 kt	+19 kt	-22 °C	101 kt	2 h 27 min	1:31 pm EDT (17:31 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 46 kt	+12 kt	-38 °C	108 kt	2 h 18 min	1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 58 kt	+3 kt	-47 °C	117 kt	2 h 07 min	1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 38 kt	+17 kt	-55 °C	103 kt	2 h 24 min	1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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	320/21	310/27 9°	300/31 5°	300/37 0°	290/41 -11°	290/52 -23°	300/49 -39°	320/65 -48°	280/38 -57°
PWM	used from 50 nm out; 34 nm from the line	320/20	330/22 11°	320/26 7°	320/29 1°	310/31 -10°	310/45 -22°	320/48 -38°	330/59 -47°	290/29 -56°
ALB	used from 149 nm out; 75 nm from the line	310/19	330/25 12°	330/29 8°	330/29 3°	320/34 -10°	310/42 -21°	320/43 -37°	330/55 -47°	320/52 -54°

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 700 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	192 ft	10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC)
WVL Waterville, ME	40 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	332 ft	14:56 UTC
AUG Augusta, ME	50 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	351 ft	14:53 UTC
IZG Fryeburg, ME	99 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet	calm	10+ mi	700 ft	454 ft	14:54 UTC
LCI Laconia, NH	129 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	545 ft	14:56 UTC
LEB Lebanon, NH	169 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,000 ft	603 ft	14:53 UTC
DDH Bennington, VT	219 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet	calm	10+ mi	300 ft	826 ft	14:54 UTC
ALB Albany, NY	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 3,600 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,200 ft	284 ft	10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 826 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ALB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet marginal VFR

At times between Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ALB

From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
At times between Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet

The forecast for BGR, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 1,500 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 4,000 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
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at BGR 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC), at ALB 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 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 Northeast · 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: Bangor International, Albany International.