Plan a flight · Sun 10:04 pm EDT (02:04 UTC)

Bangor International to Detroit Metro Wayne County BGR → DTW

650 nautical miles (748 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 261°, about 277° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BGR is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots; DTW is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 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: 52 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 315 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 443 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 286 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 177 to 286 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 404 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

DH8D at 19,000 ft, 21 nm south, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 394 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2335/FL190/TP DH8D/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
DH8D
Turbulence
continuous moderate chop
Remarks
zob
B787 at 37,000 ft, 9 nm north, 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 138 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDA UA /OV CDA/TM 2334/FL370/TP B787/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDA
Where
over CDA
Time
23:34 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B787
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B767 at 36,000 ft, 7 nm north, 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 168 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTV UA /OV BTV100020/TM 2326/FL360/TP B767/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTV
Where
20 nm east (100°) of BTV
Time
23:26 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B767
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
CRJ7 at 22,000 ft, 49 nm south, 8:32 pm EDT (00:32 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent. 217 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RUT UA /OV GFL/TM 0032/FL220/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RUT
Where
over GFL
Time
00:32 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
during the descent
CRJ7 at 19,000 ft, 29 nm south, 8:28 pm EDT (00:28 UTC): no turbulence from 11,000 ft to 19,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 217 nm along the route, 29 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RUT UA /OV GFL010020/TM 0028/FL190/TP CRJ7/TB NEG 110-190/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through RUT
Where
20 nm north (010°) of GFL
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
no from 11,000 ft to 19,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E75L at 27,000 ft, 34 nm south, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): a broken layer. 335 nm along the route, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR/TM 0013/FL270/TP E75L/SK BKN OP 270
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
over SYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
broken op at 27,000 ft
PC12 at 17,000 ft, 6 nm north, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): light icing, -6 °C. 345 nm along the route, 6 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ART UA /OV ART260030/TM 0029/FL170/TP PC12/TA M06/IC LGT MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ART
Where
30 nm west (260°) of ART
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−6 °C
Icing
light moderate
E75L at 25,000 ft, 46 nm south, 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 UTC): light turbulence. 345 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR230020/TM 2312/FL250/TP E75L/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
20 nm southwest (230°) of SYR
Time
23:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light
A320 at 20,000 ft, 43 nm south, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): light to moderate rime icing from 15,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -15 °C, remarks: zob. 365 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR250030/TM 0008/FL200/TP A320/TA M15/IC LGT-MOD RIME 200-150/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
30 nm west (250°) of SYR
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Temperature
−15 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime from 20,000 ft to 15,000 ft
Remarks
zob
B38M at 500 ft, 21 nm south, 7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. 394 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2352/FL005/TP B38M/SK BKN005-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
23:52 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft, tops unknown
B738 at 4,700 ft, 27 nm south, 8:59 pm EDT (00:59 UTC): a broken layer from 4,700 ft to 5,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. 434 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF140010/TM 0059/FL047/TP B738/SK BKN 047 TOPS 053/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
10 nm southeast (140°) of BUF
Time
00:59 UTC
Height
at 4,700 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 4,700 ft, tops 5,300 ft
Remarks
during the descent
A21N at 30,000 ft, 45 nm south, 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 453 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JHW UA /OV JHW050025/TM 2336/FL300/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JHW
Where
25 nm northeast (050°) of JHW
Time
23:36 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
zob
A319 at 4,300 ft, 17 nm south, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): overcast above 4,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. 463 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF270020/TM 2314/FL043/TP A319/SK OVC 043/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
20 nm west (270°) of BUF
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 4,300 ft
Aircraft
A319
Sky
overcast from 4,300 ft
Remarks
during the descent
E145 at 3,000 ft, 49 nm south, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft. 512 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV DEFJO/TM 2345/FL030/TP E145/SK BKN030
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
defjo
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft

8 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (BGR, BML, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE). 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 12 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	5 h 45 min	3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 10 kt	+8 kt	9 °C	112 kt	5 h 48 min	3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 8 kt	+7 kt	7 °C	113 kt	5 h 45 min	3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 8 kt	+8 kt	4 °C	112 kt	5 h 48 min	3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 10 kt	+10 kt	0 °C	110 kt	5 h 55 min	3:59 am EDT (07:59 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	+12 kt	-4 °C	108 kt	6 h 01 min	4:05 am EDT (08:05 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	+14 kt	-8 °C	106 kt	6 h 08 min	4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 16 kt	+16 kt	-11 °C	104 kt	6 h 15 min	4:19 am EDT (08:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-21 °C	93 kt	6 h 59 min	5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 50 kt	+48 kt	-35 °C	72 kt	9 h 02 min	7:06 am EDT (11:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 68 kt	+66 kt	-42 °C	54 kt	12 h 02 min	10:06 am EDT (14:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 77 kt	+75 kt	-52 °C	45 kt	14 h 27 min	12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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	240/29	230/23 10°	230/18 4°	210/13 -1°	260/35 -11°	270/49 -20°	260/74 -35°	260/88 -45°	260/123 -55°
BML	used from 49 nm out; 27 nm from the line	220/19	210/17 9°	240/12 4°	270/22 1°	250/21 -11°	260/41 -19°	250/68 -34°	250/82 -44°	250/115 -55°
ALB	used from 197 nm out; 83 nm from the line	160/27	190/16 9°	200/29 7°	230/21 3°	240/24 -9°	240/43 -19°	230/65 -33°	240/91 -42°	230/99 -53°
SYR	used from 246 nm out; 69 nm from the line	160/17	200/22 10°	250/10 6°	L/V 1°	270/11 -11°	220/25 -20°	220/66 -36°	230/89 -42°	240/74 -51°
BUF	used from 394 nm out; 30 nm from the line	170/19	L/V 10°	040/9 6°	220/8 2°	230/15 -11°	220/33 -22°	220/47 -35°	230/55 -41°	230/56 -50°
CLE	used from 542 nm out; 75 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -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
BGR Bangor, ME	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet, overcast at 15,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	15,000 ft	192 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
OWK Norridgewock, ME	49 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				270 ft
BML Berlin, NH	99 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 5,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	5,000 ft	1,161 ft	01:52 UTC
BTV Burlington, VT	187 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 4,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the south (180°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	4,500 ft	334 ft	01:54 UTC
LKP Lake Placid, NY	227 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet Weather: light rain	from the north-northeast (020°) at 1 knots	7 mi	2,800 ft	1,747 ft	01:55 UTC
ART Watertown, NY	315 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,700 feet Weather: light rain	calm	10+ mi	2,700 ft	330 ft	01:56 UTC
SDC Williamson/Sodus, NY	365 nm out, 21 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain	calm	7 mi	5,000 ft	424 ft	22:15 UTC
IAG Niagara Falls, NY	453 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	592 ft	01:53 UTC
CYQS St Thomas,	542 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	no report just now				776 ft
DET Detroit, MI	631 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	600 ft	624 ft	01:53 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	8 mi	2,000 ft	645 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,747 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DTW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for DTW

From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,600 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, a broken layer at 400 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet

The forecast for BGR, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,700 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,000 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 DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DTW is before sunrise there (7:42 am EDT (11:42 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 now, the central Great Lakes · 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, Detroit Metro Wayne County.