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Monroe County to Luis Munoz Marin International BMG → SJU

1,642 nautical miles (1,889 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 133°, about 135° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:21 pm AST (20:21 UTC). Right now BMG is IFR, wind calm; SJU is VFR, wind from the east (080°) at 4 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: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 E30E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the west at 20 knots, until 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC). Over the route from 706 to 736 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120855
    MKCE WST 120855
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 30E
    VALID UNTIL 1055Z
    FL GA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 190SE CHS-240SSE ILM-210ENE TRV-150ENE TRV-190SE CHS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 26020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
    REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 298 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 169 to 298 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 328 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 259 to 328 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 448 to 577 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 BMG.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • UAL1162 at 36,000 ft, 11 nm northeast, 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC): -46 °C, wind 210° at 20 knots. 905 nm along the route, 11 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ARP UAL1162 2815N 7407W 0616 F360 MS46 210/020KT
    Report
    a routine report filed through ARP

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 9 forecast points nearest it (LOU, TYS, TRI, GSP, CAE, FLO, CHS, MLB, MIA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft320° at 8 kt−8 kt128 kt12 h 50 min5:56 pm AST (21:56 UTC)
5,500 ft320° at 9 kt−9 kt11 °C129 kt12 h 44 min5:50 pm AST (21:50 UTC)
7,500 ft320° at 10 kt−10 kt13 °C130 kt12 h 38 min5:44 pm AST (21:44 UTC)
9,500 ft320° at 12 kt−12 kt10 °C132 kt12 h 26 min5:32 pm AST (21:32 UTC)
11,500 ft320° at 12 kt−12 kt8 °C132 kt12 h 26 min5:32 pm AST (21:32 UTC)
13,500 ft310° at 14 kt−14 kt3 °C134 kt12 h 15 min5:21 pm AST (21:21 UTC)
15,500 ft310° at 15 kt−15 kt-1 °C135 kt12 h 10 min5:16 pm AST (21:16 UTC)
17,500 ft310° at 17 kt−16 kt-5 °C136 kt12 h 04 min5:10 pm AST (21:10 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 17 kt−17 kt-6 °C137 kt11 h 59 min5:05 pm AST (21:05 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 19 kt−16 kt-18 °C136 kt12 h 04 min5:10 pm AST (21:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 23 kt−21 kt-32 °C141 kt11 h 39 min4:45 pm AST (20:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340300° at 28 kt−26 kt-41 °C146 kt11 h 15 min4:21 pm AST (20:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 27 kt−25 kt-51 °C145 kt11 h 19 min4:25 pm AST (20:25 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LOUused from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line300/16310/19 15°310/17 9°300/15 4°300/26 -6°280/34 -19°290/30 -34°310/49 -42°310/58 -51°
TYSused from 149 nm out; 79 nm from the line330/16350/32 14°350/37 9°340/30 5°330/28 -6°340/36 -19°330/40 -33°330/51 -41°330/36 -51°
TRIused from 199 nm out; 41 nm from the line340/25 11°350/37 9°350/34 6°340/39 -7°340/43 -19°340/55 -32°330/58 -42°320/37 -50°
GSPused from 298 nm out; 34 nm from the line340/30360/24 13°350/29 10°340/33 6°340/40 -7°350/44 -19°340/59 -31°350/55 -41°300/29 -50°
CAEused from 348 nm out; 49 nm from the line340/17330/15 12°320/22 9°320/31 5°330/35 -7°320/33 -19°340/40 -32°350/43 -39°320/35 -49°
FLOused from 398 nm out; 35 nm from the line330/17330/17 12°320/21 9°310/29 4°310/36 -8°300/36 -19°290/34 -32°300/29 -40°310/34 -48°
CHSused from 497 nm out; 48 nm from the line330/14300/17 14°320/21 9°310/26 6°310/32 -6°280/34 -19°260/37 -32°280/30 -39°310/30 -50°
MLBused from 746 nm out; 271 nm from the line290/10260/15 18°290/12 13°280/13 8°250/20 -7°260/18 -18°240/17 -32°250/20 -41°250/22 -52°
MIAused from 945 nm out; 378 nm from the lineL/VL/V 17°L/V 13°L/V 8°270/6 -6°250/9 -17°290/17 -32°280/25 -41°280/21 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BMG Bloomington, IN departure IFR Weather: mist calm 2.5 mi none 845 ft 4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
LOU Louisville, KY 70 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 300 feet Weather: fog calm 0.25 mi 300 ft 545 ft 08:53 UTC
AVL Asheville, NC 298 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 2,900 feet from the north (350°) at 6 knots, gusting to 16 10+ mi none 2,163 ft 08:54 UTC
DCM Chester, SC 368 nm out, 1 nm south of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 656 ft 08:55 UTC
GGE Georgetown, SC 497 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 39 ft 08:55 UTC
SJU San Juan, PR destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 3,800 feet from the east (080°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 9 ft 4:56 am AST (08:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SJU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:21 pm AST (20:21 UTC)

Wind from the east at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SJU
  • From Mon 3:00 am AST (07:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am AST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 pm AST (17:00 UTC): wind from the east at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
The forecast for BMG, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, shallow fog, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 200 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/4508 CEIBA, PR 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZSU

Daylight

Sunset at BMG 7:12 pm EDT (23:12 UTC), at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:25 pm AST (22:25 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Caribbean
Radar now, the Caribbean · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Monroe County, Luis Munoz Marin International.