Rafael Hernandez Airport to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International BQN → FLL
854 nautical miles (982 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 305°, about 315° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC). Right now BQN is VFR, wind from the east (080°) at 4 knots; FLL is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 3 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: 737 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 1 forecast point nearest it (MIA). 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 | light and variable | 0 | 120 kt | 7 h 07 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 07 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 14 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 07 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 10 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 07 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 7 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 07 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 2 kt | +2 kt | 2 °C | 118 kt | 7 h 14 min | 11:56 am EDT (15:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 4 kt | +4 kt | -2 °C | 116 kt | 7 h 22 min | 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 6 kt | +5 kt | -6 °C | 115 kt | 7 h 26 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 9 kt | +5 kt | -17 °C | 115 kt | 7 h 26 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 17 kt | +17 kt | -32 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 17 min | 12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 25 kt | +23 kt | -41 °C | 97 kt | 8 h 48 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 21 kt | +19 kt | -52 °C | 101 kt | 8 h 27 min | 1:09 pm EDT (17:09 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; 827 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° |
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 | VFR | from the east (080°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 237 ft | 1:50 am AST (05:50 UTC) |
| MBGT Cockburn Town, | 288 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,600 feet | from the east (090°) at 14 knots | 6+ mi | 1,600 ft | 11 ft | 00:00 UTC |
| MBPV Providenciales, | 347 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots | 6+ mi | none | 13 ft | 02:00 UTC |
| MYCI Colonel Hill, | 467 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| MYLS Stella Maris, | 546 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 10 ft | ||||
| MYES Staniel Cay, | 625 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| MYNN Nassau, | 695 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 3 knots | 6+ mi | none | 16 ft | 08:00 UTC |
| MYBS South Bimini, | 804 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL | destination | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 65 ft | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
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 FLL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC)
Wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for FLL
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for BQN, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am AST (06:00 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), a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am AST (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am AST (13:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm AST (17:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 2:00 pm AST (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm AST (21:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 2,000 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 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 BQN 6:08 pm AST (22:08 UTC), at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International.