Bangor International to Gerald R Ford International BGR → GRR
731 nautical miles (841 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 267°, about 283° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC). 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: 1 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, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 247 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 296 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 69 to 267 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 533 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
Not fetched just now.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (BGR, BML, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, MKG). 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 | 300° at 10 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 6 h 28 min | 10:13 am EDT (14:13 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | +3 kt | 9 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 15 min | 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 10 kt | +4 kt | 7 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 18 min | 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | +6 kt | 4 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 25 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | +8 kt | 0 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 32 min | 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +11 kt | -4 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 42 min | 10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -8 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 50 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -11 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 58 min | 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 28 kt | +26 kt | -22 °C | 94 kt | 7 h 47 min | 11:32 am EDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 34 kt | +31 kt | -37 °C | 89 kt | 8 h 13 min | 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 44 kt | +42 kt | -44 °C | 78 kt | 9 h 22 min | 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 51 kt | +49 kt | -51 °C | 71 kt | 10 h 18 min | 2:03 pm EDT (18:03 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
| 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 | 250/21 | 260/11 7° | 270/17 5° | 260/12 -1° | 240/34 -10° | 250/67 -20° | 240/80 -35° | 240/87 -45° | 250/99 -55° |
| BML | used from 49 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 260/22 | 300/13 8° | 280/13 4° | 260/13 0° | 260/16 -11° | 240/45 -21° | 240/59 -36° | 240/77 -44° | 240/83 -53° |
| ALB | used from 198 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| SYR | used from 247 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| BUF | used from 395 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| CLE | used from 543 nm out; 127 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| MKG | used from 642 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
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 | ||||
| OWK Norridgewock, ME | 49 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 270 ft | ||||
| CDA Lyndonville, VT | 138 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,187 ft | ||||
| BTV Burlington, VT | 188 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 334 ft | ||||
| SLK Saranac Lake, NY | 227 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,662 ft | ||||
| ART Watertown, NY | 316 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | no report just now | 330 ft | ||||
| CYOO Oshawa, | 435 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 459 ft | ||||
| CYYZ Toronto, | 474 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 569 ft | ||||
| FNT Flint, MI | 652 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 782 ft | ||||
| LAN Lansing, MI | 691 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 860 ft | ||||
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | destination | no report just now | 793 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,662 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GRR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC)
GRR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 GRR 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:33 pm EDT (23:33 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, Gerald R Ford International.