Rafael Hernandez Airport to Newark Liberty International BQN → EWR
1,381 nautical miles (1,590 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 346°, about 356° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:23 pm EDT (22:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 711 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 1W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1113 to 1153 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, 1143 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 last 219 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 BQN.
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 08:00–15:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (MIA, ILM, ORF, ACY, JFK). 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 | 310° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 12 h 33 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 13 °C | 110 kt | 12 h 33 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 10 °C | 110 kt | 12 h 33 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 7 °C | 109 kt | 12 h 40 min | 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 4 °C | 109 kt | 12 h 40 min | 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 0 °C | 110 kt | 12 h 33 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +10 kt | -4 °C | 110 kt | 12 h 33 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | +9 kt | -7 °C | 111 kt | 12 h 26 min | 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 24 kt | +3 kt | -19 °C | 117 kt | 11 h 48 min | 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 34 kt | −1 kt | -32 °C | 121 kt | 11 h 25 min | 6:23 pm EDT (22:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 38 kt | −1 kt | -40 °C | 121 kt | 11 h 25 min | 6:23 pm EDT (22:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 31 kt | +4 kt | -50 °C | 116 kt | 11 h 54 min | 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 834 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
| ILM | used from 547 nm out; 578 nm from the line | 300/18 | 300/22 13° | 300/21 8° | 290/28 4° | 280/38 -7° | 270/40 -18° | 250/49 -32° | 250/50 -40° | 270/33 -50° |
| ORF | used from 894 nm out; 318 nm from the line | 310/30 | 320/27 11° | 310/30 8° | 320/30 3° | 290/36 -8° | 270/40 -21° | 250/52 -32° | 250/50 -39° | 260/42 -48° |
| ACY | used from 1143 nm out; 154 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| JFK | used from 1342 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BQN Aguadilla, PR | departure | no report just now | 237 ft | ||||
| BLM Belmar/Farmingdale, NJ | 1351 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 153 ft | ||||
| EWR Newark, NJ | destination | no report just now | 17 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 237 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At EWR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:23 pm EDT (22:23 UTC)
EWR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at BQN 6:08 pm AST (22:08 UTC), at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EWR is after sunset there (6:21 pm EDT (22:21 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: Rafael Hernandez Airport, Newark Liberty International.