Plan a flight · Sun 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC)

Bangor International to Chicago/Rockford International BGR → RFD

894 nautical miles (1,029 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 267°, about 283° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 2:38 am CDT (07:38 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BGR is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 6 knots; RFD is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 5 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: 27 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 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 298 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 7,000 ft. Over the first 40 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 298 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the route from 79 to 308 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 228 nm along 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 606 to 636 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

B763 at 30,000 ft, 20 nm south, 5:39 pm EDT (21:39 UTC): moderate turbulence. 169 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV330015/TM 2139/FL300/TP B763/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
15 nm northwest (330°) of MPV
Time
21:39 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
moderate
B39M at 32,000 ft, 36 nm east, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 36 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BHB UA /OV 43B/TM 2136/FL320/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BHB
Where
over 43B
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
B763 at 30,000 ft, 16 nm north, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 79 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
8B0 UA /OV 8B0/TM 2205/FL300/TP B763/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through 8B0
Where
over 8B0
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B763 at 30,000 ft, 46 nm north, 5:29 pm EDT (21:29 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 119 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EFK UA /OV CYSC/TM 2129/FL300/TP B763/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through EFK
Where
over CYSC
Time
21:29 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
light occasional moderate chop
B787 at 37,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 5 nm southeast 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
B39M at 32,000 ft, 32 nm south, 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC): no turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2209/FL320/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
22:09 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 28,000 ft, 32 nm south, 5:50 pm EDT (21:50 UTC): light rime icing, -27 °C. 159 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2150/FL280/TP PC12/TA M27/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
21:50 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−27 °C
Icing
light rime
B763 at 30,000 ft, 32 nm south, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPV UA /OV MPV/TM 2136/FL300/TP B763/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPV
Where
over MPV
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B767 at 36,000 ft, 10 nm south, 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 169 nm along the route, 10 nm south 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
BCS3 at 21,000 ft, 39 nm south, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent yul. 219 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLK UA /OV 4B7/TM 2136/FL210/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM DURD YUL
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLK
Where
over 4B7
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
Remarks
during the descent yul
PC12 at 6,000 ft, 16 nm north, 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 258 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTD UA /OV KPTD/TM 2055/FL060/TP PC12/SK TOP 068
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTD
Where
over KPTD
Time
20:55 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
top 6,800 ft
E175 at 28,000 ft, 48 nm south, 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC): light chop turbulence. 328 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR360020/TM 2148/FL280/TP E175/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
20 nm north (360°) of SYR
Time
21:48 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E175
Turbulence
occasional light chop
PA24 at 3,000 ft, 23 nm northwest, 4:48 pm EDT (20:48 UTC): overcast up to 3,000 ft, remarks: zob. 606 nm along the route, 23 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAX UA /OV BAX/TM 2048/FL030/TP PA24/SK OVCUNKN-TOP030/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAX
Where
over BAX
Time
20:48 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
PA24
Sky
overcast, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
zob
CL60 at 6,000 ft, 39 nm south, 5:01 pm EDT (21:01 UTC): overcast above 5,100 ft. 636 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV PTK090010/TM 2101/FL060/TP CL60/SK UKNOVC051
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
10 nm east (090°) of PTK
Time
21:01 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
UKNOVC051

13 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 8 forecast points nearest it (BGR, BML, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, MKG, JOT). 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	210° at 9 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	7 h 51 min	2:38 am CDT (07:38 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 8 kt	+7 kt	11 °C	113 kt	7 h 55 min	2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 9 kt	+8 kt	8 °C	112 kt	7 h 59 min	2:46 am CDT (07:46 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 10 kt	+9 kt	4 °C	111 kt	8 h 03 min	2:50 am CDT (07:50 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 11 kt	+10 kt	1 °C	110 kt	8 h 08 min	2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+12 kt	-3 °C	108 kt	8 h 17 min	3:04 am CDT (08:04 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	+14 kt	-7 °C	106 kt	8 h 26 min	3:13 am CDT (08:13 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 16 kt	+15 kt	-10 °C	105 kt	8 h 31 min	3:18 am CDT (08:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 23 kt	+22 kt	-21 °C	98 kt	9 h 07 min	3:54 am CDT (08:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 40 kt	+38 kt	-36 °C	82 kt	10 h 54 min	5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 54 kt	+52 kt	-43 °C	68 kt	13 h 09 min	7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 66 kt	+64 kt	-51 °C	56 kt	15 h 58 min	10:45 am CDT (15:45 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 50 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 199 nm out; 105 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 248 nm out; 87 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 397 nm out; 65 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 546 nm out; 129 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°
MKG	used from 646 nm out; 89 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°
JOT	used from 844 nm out; 51 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°

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 broken layer at 11,000 feet, overcast at 15,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	192 ft	6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC)
OWK Norridgewock, ME	40 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				270 ft
MVL Morrisville, VT	159 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	732 ft	22:54 UTC
BTV Burlington, VT	189 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	334 ft	22:54 UTC
OGS Ogdensburg, NY	278 nm out, 19 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,400 feet, overcast at 4,500 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	3,400 ft	301 ft	23:35 UTC
CYOO Oshawa,	437 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 6,600 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots	9 mi	6,600 ft	459 ft	23:00 UTC
CYYZ Toronto,	467 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 4,600 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet Weather: light rain	variable at 2 knots	10+ mi	4,600 ft	569 ft	23:00 UTC
BAX Bad Axe, MI	606 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	763 ft	23:35 UTC
FNT Flint, MI	656 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,400 ft	782 ft	22:53 UTC
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	735 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	793 ft	22:53 UTC
UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL	835 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	728 ft	22:51 UTC
RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	742 ft	5:54 pm CDT (22:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 793 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RFD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:38 am CDT (07:38 UTC)

Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for RFD

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 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 RFD 6:21 pm CDT (23:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RFD is before sunrise there (7:05 am CDT (12:05 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 now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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, Chicago/Rockford International.