Bangor International to Boca Raton Airport BGR → BCT
1,233 nautical miles (1,419 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 210°, about 226° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 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: 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
- SIGMET E40E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the northwest at 25 knots, until 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC). Near the route, 448 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 121255 MKCE WST 121255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 40E VALID UNTIL 1455Z DE MD VA AND DE NJ MD VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20ENE SIE-60SE SIE-40S SBY-10NW SBY-20ENE SIE AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 33025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- SIGMET E41E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 44,000 ft, moving from the west at 10 knots, until 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC). Over the route from 1104 to 1134 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 121255 MKCE WST 121255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 41E VALID UNTIL 1455Z FL CSTL WTRS FROM 160E OMN-230ENE TRV-70ENE PBI-50ENE TRV-160E OMN AREA TS MOV FROM 25010KT. TOPS TO FL440. REF INTL SIGMET CHARLIE SERIES.
- 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 first 507 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 527 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 22,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 537 to 766 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
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 11 forecast points nearest it (BGR, PWM, BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY, ORF, ILM, CHS, MLB, MIA). 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 | 310° at 14 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 9 h 57 min | 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −3 kt | 12 °C | 123 kt | 10 h 01 min | 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 9 °C | 124 kt | 9 h 57 min | 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 9 h 57 min | 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −2 kt | 3 °C | 122 kt | 10 h 06 min | 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | +1 kt | -1 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 22 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 24 kt | +4 kt | -5 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 38 min | 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 26 kt | +6 kt | -8 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 49 min | 7:58 pm EDT (23:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 30 kt | +15 kt | -20 °C | 105 kt | 11 h 45 min | 8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 40 kt | +29 kt | -34 °C | 91 kt | 13 h 33 min | 10:42 pm EDT (02:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 45 kt | +33 kt | -41 °C | 87 kt | 14 h 10 min | 11:19 pm EDT (03:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 41 kt | +27 kt | -50 °C | 93 kt | 13 h 15 min | 10:24 pm EDT (02:24 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° |
| PWM | used from 50 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 320/11 | 260/11 8° | 310/14 5° | 310/19 1° | 300/26 -11° | 290/31 -22° | 270/48 -40° | 250/60 -43° | 250/69 -51° |
| BOS | used from 149 nm out; 11 nm from the line | 020/10 | 360/20 10° | 340/19 7° | 290/21 2° | 270/35 -9° | 260/42 -22° | 250/55 -38° | 240/75 -43° | 250/72 -51° |
| BDL | used from 249 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 020/15 | 010/19 10° | 340/10 7° | 300/17 3° | 280/23 -10° | 250/35 -22° | 250/44 -38° | 250/55 -42° | 250/57 -51° |
| JFK | used from 298 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
| ACY | used from 348 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| ORF | used from 497 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 310/30 | 320/27 11° | 310/30 8° | 320/30 3° | 290/36 -8° | 270/40 -21° | 250/52 -32° | 250/50 -39° | 260/42 -48° |
| ILM | used from 646 nm out; 120 nm from the line | 300/18 | 300/22 13° | 300/21 8° | 290/28 4° | 280/38 -7° | 270/40 -18° | 250/49 -32° | 250/50 -40° | 270/33 -50° |
| CHS | used from 895 nm out; 159 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -50° |
| MLB | used from 994 nm out; 146 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
| MIA | used from 1193 nm out; 56 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° |
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 | no report just now | 192 ft | ||||
| PWM Portland, ME | 90 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 75 ft | ||||
| OQU North Kingstown, RI | 219 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| JPX East Hampton, NY | 278 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 54 ft | ||||
| HSE Hatteras, NC | 656 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| DJT West Palm Beach, FL | 1213 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | destination | no report just now | 12 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 192 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BCT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC)
BCT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 219 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at BGR 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC), at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BCT is after sunset there (6:55 pm EDT (22:55 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: Bangor International, Boca Raton Airport.