Plan a flight · Sun 10:37 pm EDT (02:37 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 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BGR is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots; RFD is VFR, wind calm. 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 238 nm of the route.
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 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 238 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 219 to 228 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 route from 586 to 616 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

A320 at 33,000 ft, 42 nm south, 8:36 pm EDT (00:36 UTC): moderate turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: zob. 725 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JXN UA /OV JXN280030/TM 0036/FL330/TP A320/TB OCNL MOD 330/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JXN
Where
30 nm west (280°) of JXN
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 33,000 ft
Remarks
zob
PC12 at 17,000 ft, 29 nm south, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): light icing, -6 °C. 348 nm along the route, 29 nm south 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
SR22 at 1,300 ft, 38 nm south, 9:25 pm EDT (01:25 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 646 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK270003/TM 0125/FL013/TP SR22/SK BASES 019 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
3 nm west (270°) of PTK
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
bases 1,900 ft overcast
C550 at 2,300 ft, 38 nm south, 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC): remarks: fis 4 mile final. 646 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV 4W/TM 0046/FL023/TP C550/RM FIS 4 MILE FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
4W
Time
00:46 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
C550
Remarks
fis 4 mile final
A320 descending, 17 nm south, 10:09 pm EDT (02:09 UTC): overcast from 1,600 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: on final runway 18 fnt. 656 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT/TM 0209/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC016 - TOP030/RM ON FINAL RY18 FNT
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
over FNT
Time
02:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,600 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
on final runway 18 fnt
A320 descending, 17 nm southeast, 9:35 pm EDT (01:35 UTC): overcast from 1,900 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: on final runway 09 fnt. 666 nm along the route, 17 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT270008/TM 0135/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC019 - TOP030/RM ON FINAL RY09 FNT
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
8 nm west (270°) of FNT
Time
01:35 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,900 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
on final runway 09 fnt
A21N at 31,000 ft, 31 nm north, 8:39 pm EDT (00:39 UTC): light turbulence above 31,000 ft, remarks: zob. 685 nm along the route, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOP UA /OV MOP/TM 0039/FL310/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT 310/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOP
Where
over MOP
Time
00:39 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light at 31,000 ft
Remarks
zob
E170 at 21,000 ft, 39 nm south, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zob. 695 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAN UA /OV LAN180020/TM 0107/FL210/TP E170/TB LGHT CHOP/RM DURC ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAN
Where
20 nm south (180°) of LAN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
lght chop
Remarks
during the climb zob
F2TH at 3,100 ft, 40 nm south, 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC): remarks: tops 3,100 ft. 725 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV BTL/TM 2340/FL031/TP F2TH/RM TOPS 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over BTL
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
tops 3,100 ft
B38M at 31,000 ft, 41 nm south, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 31,000 ft. 745 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0004/FL310/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310 BLO
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over AZO
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft below
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 29 nm south, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 805 nm along the route, 29 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
E295 at 37,000 ft, 43 nm north, 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. 844 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
E295
Turbulence
occasional light chop
A321 at 32,000 ft, 24 nm southwest, 9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: pocket continuous light turbulence. At the destination end, 24 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RPJ UA /OV PLL/TM 0156/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT/RM POCKET CONS LGT TB
```
Report
a routine report filed through RPJ
Where
over PLL
Time
01:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
pocket continuous light turbulence

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 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	290° at 11 kt	+9 kt		111 kt	8 h 03 min	5:40 am CDT (10:40 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 12 kt	+5 kt	10 °C	115 kt	7 h 46 min	5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 10 kt	+6 kt	8 °C	114 kt	7 h 51 min	5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC)
10,500 ft	310° at 9 kt	+6 kt	4 °C	114 kt	7 h 51 min	5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 10 kt	+8 kt	1 °C	112 kt	7 h 59 min	5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+11 kt	-3 °C	109 kt	8 h 12 min	5:49 am CDT (10:49 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+14 kt	-7 °C	106 kt	8 h 26 min	6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 20 kt	+16 kt	-10 °C	104 kt	8 h 36 min	6:13 am CDT (11:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 28 kt	+26 kt	-21 °C	94 kt	9 h 31 min	7:08 am CDT (12:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 34 kt	+29 kt	-37 °C	91 kt	9 h 49 min	7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 44 kt	+40 kt	-44 °C	80 kt	11 h 10 min	8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 52 kt	+48 kt	-51 °C	72 kt	12 h 25 min	10:02 am CDT (15:02 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 50 nm out; 27 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 199 nm out; 105 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 248 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 397 nm out; 65 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 546 nm out; 129 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 646 nm out; 89 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°
JOT	used from 844 nm out; 51 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -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	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	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: overcast at 4,400 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	4,400 ft	732 ft	01:54 UTC
BTV Burlington, VT	189 nm out, 6 nm southeast 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
OGS Ogdensburg, NY	278 nm out, 19 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,100 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots, gusting to 11	10+ mi	3,100 ft	301 ft	02:15 UTC
CYOO Oshawa,	437 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 12,000 feet	from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots	9 mi	12,000 ft	459 ft	02:00 UTC
CYYZ Toronto,	467 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 4,400 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	4,400 ft	569 ft	02:00 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 (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	763 ft	02:15 UTC
FNT Flint, MI	656 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	782 ft	01:53 UTC
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	735 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	793 ft	01:53 UTC
UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL	835 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	728 ft	01:51 UTC
RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	742 ft	8:54 pm CDT (01:54 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, 5:23 am CDT (10:23 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 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 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.