Plan a flight · Mon 12:59 am CDT (05:59 UTC)

Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport to Hancock County/Bar Harbor TCL → BHB

1,120 nautical miles (1,289 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 047°, about 047° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC). Right now TCL is marginal VFR, wind calm; BHB is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) 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: 2 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 1020 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 190 to 650 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 360 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 460 to 490 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 570 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 230 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 890 to 1030 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 TCL.

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

B38M at 20,000 ft, 33 nm southeast, 10:11 pm CDT (03:11 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 590 nm along the route, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV AML300020/TM 0311/FL200/TP B38M/TB MOD CAT 200-250
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of AML
Time
03:11 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft
UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 2 nm southwest, 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. 950 nm along the route, 2 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B738 descending, 4 nm south, 10:15 pm CDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft. 240 nm along the route, 4 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV KTYS/TM 0315/FLDURD/TP B738/RM MULTIPLE LAYERS FROM 052-047 OVC AT 023
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over KTYS
Time
03:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Remarks
multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft
E145 at 600 ft, 9 nm southeast, 10:20 pm CDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 670 nm along the route, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over MDT
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 600 ft
GA6C descending, 13 nm southeast, 11:32 pm CDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. 810 nm along the route, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
```
Report
a routine report filed through SWF
Where
5 nm west (270°) of SWF
Time
04:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
GA6C
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Remarks
bases OVC010
CRJ7 descending, 8 nm southeast, 11:09 pm CDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 960 nm along the route, 8 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
04:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
at 600 ft
CRJ9 descending, 8 nm southeast, 10:16 pm CDT (03:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 960 nm along the route, 8 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0316/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
03:16 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
at 400 ft
B738 at 300 ft, 47 nm southeast, 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 4R bos. 960 nm along the route, 47 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV KBOS/TM 0300/FL003/TP B738/SK BKN005/RM DURD RY 4R BOS
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over KBOS
Time
03:00 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 4R bos

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (BHM, HSV, TYS, TRI, CRW, EKN, PSB, AVP, ALB, BDL, PWM, BGR). 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	300° at 7 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	9 h 15 min	11:14 am EDT (15:14 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	0	12 °C	120 kt	9 h 20 min	11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 18 kt	−2 kt	10 °C	122 kt	9 h 11 min	11:10 am EDT (15:10 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 19 kt	−3 kt	7 °C	123 kt	9 h 06 min	11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	−3 kt	4 °C	123 kt	9 h 06 min	11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 19 kt	−5 kt	0 °C	125 kt	8 h 58 min	10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	−8 kt	-4 °C	128 kt	8 h 45 min	10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 23 kt	−11 kt	-8 °C	131 kt	8 h 33 min	10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 23 kt	−11 kt	-9 °C	131 kt	8 h 33 min	10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 28 kt	−19 kt	-20 °C	139 kt	8 h 03 min	10:02 am EDT (14:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 36 kt	−25 kt	-34 °C	145 kt	7 h 43 min	9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 43 kt	−32 kt	-40 °C	152 kt	7 h 22 min	9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 43 kt	−34 kt	-50 °C	154 kt	7 h 16 min	9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
BHM	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	310/19	330/20 17°	320/28 11°	340/21 6°	310/22 -7°	330/33 -17°	330/50 -32°	330/57 -41°	330/41 -50°
HSV	used from 100 nm out; 51 nm from the line	310/20	330/20 16°	320/27 11°	340/23 5°	320/23 -7°	340/30 -17°	320/50 -33°	330/61 -41°	340/41 -50°
TYS	used from 150 nm out; 62 nm from the line	320/20	340/18 11°	340/32 9°	340/36 4°	330/37 -7°	330/38 -19°	330/50 -34°	330/53 -38°	330/44 -48°
TRI	used from 300 nm out; 22 nm from the line		330/22 11°	330/29 7°	330/32 3°	330/36 -8°	320/34 -19°	320/36 -34°	320/43 -39°	320/46 -47°
CRW	used from 400 nm out; 42 nm from the line	330/20	330/23 11°	340/25 8°	340/21 2°	340/33 -9°	340/41 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/44 -39°	320/43 -47°
EKN	used from 450 nm out; 35 nm from the line		330/21 12°	330/25 7°	350/22 2°	330/24 -10°	310/27 -21°	320/33 -35°	290/31 -39°	290/34 -47°
PSB	used from 600 nm out; 64 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -48°
AVP	used from 700 nm out; 29 nm from the line	150/5	350/13 12°	270/20 8°	260/17 4°	260/25 -11°	240/31 -22°	240/54 -35°	230/61 -41°	240/55 -49°
ALB	used from 800 nm out; 57 nm from the line	120/9	270/8 10°	L/V 5°	260/9 1°	260/34 -10°	250/42 -22°	240/57 -35°	240/70 -42°	240/65 -50°
BDL	used from 850 nm out; 28 nm from the line	120/24	290/23 12°	280/21 8°	250/36 3°	250/41 -11°	230/48 -21°	230/78 -32°	230/96 -41°	230/86 -52°
PWM	used from 950 nm out; 48 nm from the line	180/9	280/28 9°	230/30 6°	250/22 0°	240/45 -9°	230/63 -20°	230/72 -34°	240/87 -43°	240/94 -54°
BGR	used from 1050 nm out; 48 nm from the line	250/21	260/11 7°	270/17 5°	260/12 -1°	240/34 -10°	250/67 -20°	240/80 -35°	240/87 -45°	250/99 -55°

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
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	departure	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	none	169 ft	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
BHM Birmingham, AL	50 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	650 ft	05:53 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	160 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	682 ft	05:53 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	240 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	986 ft	05:53 UTC
BKW Beckley, WV	420 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21	9 mi	400 ft	2,503 ft	05:51 UTC
LWB Lewisburg, WV	450 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet, a broken layer at 2,100 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	4 mi	2,100 ft	2,301 ft	02:15 UTC
HGR Hagerstown, MD	620 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	703 ft	05:53 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	750 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,400 ft	961 ft	05:54 UTC
SWF New York, NY	810 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 knots	7 mi	2,000 ft	490 ft	05:45 UTC
MHT Manchester, NH	960 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north (360°) at 4 knots	5 mi	1,200 ft	266 ft	05:53 UTC
PWM Portland, ME	1020 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots	9 mi	2,000 ft	75 ft	05:51 UTC
BHB Bar Harbor, ME	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	83 ft	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,503 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BHB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for BHB

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet

The forecast for TCL, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 TCL 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC), at BHB 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm EDT (22:23 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport, Hancock County/Bar Harbor.