Bangor International to Lake Charles Regional BGR → LCH
1,449 nautical miles (1,668 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 241°, about 257° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 9:24 am CDT (14:24 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
- SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 540 to 740 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120055 MKCE WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E VALID UNTIL 0255Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 320 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 580 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 360 nm of the route.
- 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 route from 100 to 910 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 110 to 890 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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (BGR, PWM, ALB, AVP, PSB, AGC, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, HSV, BHM, JAN, LCH). 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 | 270° at 8 kt | +6 kt | 13 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 43 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 11 kt | +6 kt | 12 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 43 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | +6 kt | 9 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 43 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 43 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +6 kt | 3 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 43 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +8 kt | -1 °C | 112 kt | 12 h 56 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +10 kt | -5 °C | 110 kt | 13 h 10 min | 9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 19 kt | +11 kt | -8 °C | 109 kt | 13 h 18 min | 9:59 am CDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 26 kt | +21 kt | -19 °C | 99 kt | 14 h 38 min | 11:19 am CDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 38 kt | +32 kt | -33 °C | 88 kt | 16 h 28 min | 1:09 pm CDT (18:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 43 kt | +37 kt | -40 °C | 83 kt | 17 h 27 min | 2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 46 kt | +40 kt | -50 °C | 80 kt | 18 h 07 min | 2:48 pm CDT (19:48 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° |
| PWM | used from 50 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 200/23 | 190/21 5° | 260/23 5° | 270/20 0° | 250/29 -9° | 250/54 -19° | 250/71 -33° | 250/78 -43° | 250/105 -56° |
| ALB | used from 150 nm out; 74 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° |
| AVP | used from 300 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 110/36 | 190/34 13° | 230/11 8° | 230/16 4° | 230/26 -8° | 220/40 -19° | 230/73 -33° | 230/98 -41° | 230/87 -51° |
| PSB | used from 400 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 260/13 13° | 220/12 8° | 220/11 4° | 230/27 -11° | 210/31 -21° | 220/73 -32° | 220/75 -40° | 230/66 -50° | |
| AGC | used from 500 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 140/12 | 350/10 12° | L/V 9° | L/V 3° | 200/11 -11° | 220/21 -22° | 220/47 -33° | 230/51 -39° | 230/45 -48° |
| EKN | used from 550 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 270/18 13° | 310/5 7° | 140/7 3° | 210/16 -9° | 220/41 -20° | 210/57 -32° | 220/57 -38° | 230/49 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 650 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 320/16 | 310/16 12° | 320/12 7° | 320/12 2° | 330/15 -11° | 280/11 -22° | 230/26 -30° | 240/33 -37° | 240/37 -47° |
| TRI | used from 750 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| TYS | used from 800 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| BNA | used from 900 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| HSV | used from 999 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BHM | used from 1099 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| JAN | used from 1149 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 260/6 | 310/14 17° | 280/13 12° | 290/19 6° | 310/22 -5° | 310/28 -17° | 320/44 -32° | 330/48 -41° | 320/52 -51° |
| LCH | used from 1349 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 190/6 | 180/8 18° | 170/13 12° | 220/12 7° | 290/10 -4° | 280/15 -14° | 320/30 -31° | 320/32 -40° | 320/39 -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 | ||||
| WVL Waterville, ME | 40 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 332 ft | ||||
| ALB Albany, NY | 250 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 284 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 410 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| JST Johnstown, PA | 520 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,284 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 610 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 730 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| RNC Mc Minnville, TN | 950 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,031 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 1139 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| HKS Jackson, MS | 1249 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 341 ft | ||||
| MKV Marksville, LA | 1369 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 78 ft | ||||
| LCH Lake Charles, LA | destination | no report just now | 14 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LCH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC)
LCH 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 LCH 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 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, Lake Charles Regional.