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Luis Munoz Marin International to Boeing Fld/King County International SJU → BFI

3,238 nautical miles (3,726 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 316°, about 327° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 29 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 7:56 am PDT (14:56 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 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 AST (10:55 UTC). Over the route from 890 to 900 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 1059 to 1169 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, fog). Over the route from 1409 to 1519 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1809 to 2299 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2249 to 2968 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 2409 to 2549 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 2449 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 2509 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 2559 to 2748 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2569 to 3028 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 2758 to 3088 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 390 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 SJU.

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 22 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, JAX, SAV, ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, COU, MKC, OMA, GRI, ONL, BFF, RAP, LND, BIL, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 12 kt+11 kt18 °C109 kt29 h 42 min8:28 am PDT (15:28 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 11 kt+10 kt14 °C110 kt29 h 26 min8:12 am PDT (15:12 UTC)
8,500 ft270° at 10 kt+9 kt10 °C111 kt29 h 10 min7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC)
10,500 ft270° at 10 kt+9 kt6 °C111 kt29 h 10 min7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC)
12,500 ft260° at 11 kt+9 kt3 °C111 kt29 h 10 min7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC)
14,500 ft260° at 12 kt+9 kt-1 °C111 kt29 h 10 min7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC)
16,500 ft260° at 12 kt+9 kt-6 °C111 kt29 h 10 min7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 13 kt+9 kt-9 °C111 kt29 h 10 min7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 18 kt+11 kt-21 °C109 kt29 h 42 min8:28 am PDT (15:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 26 kt+22 kt-33 °C98 kt33 h 02 min11:48 am PDT (18:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 31 kt+26 kt-39 °C94 kt34 h 27 min1:13 pm PDT (20:13 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 30 kt+25 kt-48 °C95 kt34 h 05 min12:51 pm PDT (19:51 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
MIAused from 0 nm out; 884 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°
MLBused from 750 nm out; 246 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°
JAXused from 999 nm out; 108 nm from the line310/22310/19 16°300/22 14°290/25 8°300/25 -7°300/24 -18°270/20 -33°260/25 -41°290/17 -51°
SAVused from 1149 nm out; 41 nm from the line330/16310/15 14°320/23 10°310/30 7°310/30 -6°300/28 -19°270/25 -32°300/25 -39°320/26 -50°
ATLused from 1249 nm out; 71 nm from the line330/32340/36 17°350/34 10°340/25 6°330/27 -6°350/35 -18°330/49 -32°340/47 -41°340/27 -51°
HSVused from 1399 nm out; 52 nm from the line300/20310/14 16°310/18 10°310/15 4°320/19 -5°290/16 -18°320/36 -32°320/47 -41°330/42 -50°
BNAused from 1549 nm out; 79 nm from the line300/20300/14 15°300/14 10°300/13 4°310/22 -5°280/24 -18°310/37 -33°310/50 -41°320/49 -51°
CGIused from 1599 nm out; 61 nm from the line260/22250/15 15°250/13 11°250/16 6°270/29 -7°280/30 -18°290/40 -31°290/55 -40°300/51 -51°
COUused from 1749 nm out; 72 nm from the line250/36260/14 16°250/5 12°260/12 6°260/24 -7°260/35 -19°280/58 -31°280/62 -40°290/60 -49°
MKCused from 1899 nm out; 12 nm from the line240/49240/21 20°220/19 13°230/21 6°260/26 -7°250/37 -19°270/66 -31°270/65 -38°280/60 -48°
OMAused from 1999 nm out; 84 nm from the line230/47240/33 21°230/22 13°220/27 5°240/35 -8°250/43 -21°260/47 -33°260/59 -36°270/58 -46°
GRIused from 2049 nm out; 66 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
ONLused from 2199 nm out; 81 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
BFFused from 2299 nm out; 76 nm from the line280/28260/39 11°240/34 5°210/38 -11°210/52 -22°230/61 -31°230/61 -36°240/56 -45°
RAPused from 2399 nm out; 73 nm from the line250/28 16°260/31 10°240/25 4°210/35 -10°200/45 -23°230/47 -31°230/47 -36°230/51 -46°
LNDused from 2499 nm out; 128 nm from the line240/10 3°240/30 0°220/42 -13°230/52 -23°220/54 -33°220/52 -36°220/53 -44°
BILused from 2599 nm out; 84 nm from the line300/14270/19 -2°260/26 -2°220/28 -13°210/51 -25°220/56 -33°220/61 -39°220/72 -45°
DLNused from 2748 nm out; 44 nm from the line190/10 -4°220/23 -4°210/21 -18°210/43 -28°210/60 -33°210/72 -37°210/67 -44°
LWSused from 2898 nm out; 89 nm from the lineL/V340/5 -3°L/V -6°040/7 -10°100/23 -22°180/30 -31°190/11 -34°200/11 -36°220/23 -40°
GEGused from 3048 nm out; 57 nm from the line060/7 -2°070/12 -6°050/8 -8°120/11 -21°110/18 -33°030/22 -37°040/6 -38°240/7 -41°
YKMused from 3098 nm out; 51 nm from the line360/6360/11 -1°030/20 -7°040/21 -11°020/55 -18°010/84 -26°010/79 -40°010/45 -42°350/23 -42°
SEAused from 3198 nm out; 20 nm from the line350/5010/6 0°010/9 -4°010/27 -6°010/51 -15°360/58 -26°360/60 -41°350/55 -48°340/30 -45°

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
SJU San Juan, PR departure no report just now 9 ft
MCN Macon, GA 1279 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 354 ft
ATL Atlanta, GA 1349 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,026 ft
MKC Kansas City, MO 1939 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 756 ft
MCI Kansas City, MO 1949 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,027 ft
CDR Chadron, NE 2379 nm out, 6 nm north of the line no report just now 3,297 ft
RVF Twin Bridges, MT 2808 nm out, 0 nm southwest of the line no report just now 4,788 ft
MWH Moses Lake, WA 3118 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,188 ft
BFI Seattle, WA destination no report just now 21 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,788 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BFI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC)

BFI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

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

Daylight

Sunset at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC), at BFI 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm PDT (01:56 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 Caribbean
Radar now, the Caribbean · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Luis Munoz Marin International, Boeing Fld/King County International.