Rafael Hernandez Airport to Rhode Island TF Green International BQN → PVD
1,412 nautical miles (1,625 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 352°, about 002° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:58 pm EDT (21:58 UTC). 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: 1 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 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 239 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 129 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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (MIA, ILM, ORF, ACY, ACK, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 12 h 50 min | 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 12 h 43 min | 7:44 pm EDT (23:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +8 kt | 12 °C | 112 kt | 12 h 36 min | 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 9 °C | 113 kt | 12 h 30 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +8 kt | 6 °C | 112 kt | 12 h 36 min | 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 12 h 30 min | 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | +6 kt | -2 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 23 min | 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | +5 kt | -6 °C | 115 kt | 12 h 17 min | 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 23 kt | +5 kt | -7 °C | 115 kt | 12 h 17 min | 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | 0 | -19 °C | 120 kt | 11 h 46 min | 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 43 kt | −8 kt | -33 °C | 128 kt | 11 h 02 min | 6:03 pm EDT (22:03 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 49 kt | −9 kt | -41 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 57 min | 5:58 pm EDT (21:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 40 kt | −4 kt | -51 °C | 124 kt | 11 h 23 min | 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 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; 836 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; 610 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 795 nm out; 448 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 1044 nm out; 291 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° |
| ACK | used from 1143 nm out; 213 nm from the line | 340/16 | 270/32 14° | 260/37 9° | 260/30 4° | 250/41 -9° | 250/49 -21° | 240/92 -34° | 240/107 -42° | 240/94 -52° |
| BOS | used from 1392 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 020/10 | 360/20 10° | 340/19 7° | 290/21 2° | 270/35 -9° | 260/42 -22° | 250/55 -38° | 240/75 -43° | 250/72 -51° |
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 | ||||
| BID Block Island, RI | 1382 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| PVD Providence, RI | destination | no report just now | 54 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 PVD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:58 pm EDT (21:58 UTC)
PVD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at BQN 6:08 pm AST (22:08 UTC), at PVD 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 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, Rhode Island TF Green International.