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Tampa International to Bangor International TPA → BGR

1,205 nautical miles (1,386 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 029°, about 034° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 78-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:54 am EDT (11:54 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: 200 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 697 to 926 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 996 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    MA RI CT AND MA RI NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM 40E BOS-130SE ACK-170S ACK-50SE HTO-20NW PVD-40E BOS
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 route from 647 to 1165 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 348 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 936 to 1105 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 169 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.

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 TPA.

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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (PIE, JAX, SAV, CHS, ILM, RDU, ORF, ACY, JFK, BDL, BOS, PWM, BGR). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft260° at 14 kt−10 kt130 kt9 h 16 min11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC)
5,500 ft260° at 17 kt−12 kt132 kt9 h 08 min10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC)
7,500 ft250° at 21 kt−16 kt11 °C136 kt8 h 52 min10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC)
9,500 ft250° at 25 kt−20 kt9 °C140 kt8 h 36 min10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC)
11,500 ft250° at 27 kt−22 kt6 °C142 kt8 h 29 min10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 30 kt−26 kt2 °C146 kt8 h 15 min10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 34 kt−29 kt-2 °C149 kt8 h 05 min9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 37 kt−33 kt-6 °C153 kt7 h 53 min9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 38 kt−34 kt-7 °C154 kt7 h 49 min9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 49 kt−44 kt-18 °C164 kt7 h 21 min9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 70 kt−67 kt-32 °C187 kt6 h 27 min8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 80 kt−78 kt-41 °C198 kt6 h 05 min7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 72 kt−68 kt-52 °C188 kt6 h 25 min8:14 am EDT (12:14 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PIEused from 0 nm out; 33 nm from the line350/6L/V 18°290/6 14°280/9 9°250/18 -6°250/23 -17°240/30 -31°220/31 -41°220/30 -52°
JAXused from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
SAVused from 199 nm out; 69 nm from the line280/23300/22 14°290/27 11°270/31 6°260/36 -5°260/38 -17°240/49 -32°230/68 -40°230/59 -51°
CHSused from 249 nm out; 59 nm from the line280/21270/23 12°280/28 11°260/35 6°250/41 -5°250/45 -16°230/59 -32°220/74 -40°230/67 -52°
ILMused from 398 nm out; 27 nm from the line270/22270/23 11°260/35 10°240/41 6°240/49 -5°240/61 -16°230/74 -30°220/79 -40°230/71 -51°
RDUused from 498 nm out; 76 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°
ORFused from 548 nm out; 52 nm from the line250/24230/32 11°220/37 10°220/37 6°230/47 -5°230/62 -17°220/89 -30°220/93 -40°230/77 -51°
ACYused from 697 nm out; 76 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
JFKused from 846 nm out; 30 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
BDLused from 946 nm out; 34 nm from the line120/24290/23 12°280/21 8°250/36 3°250/41 -11°230/48 -21°230/78 -32°230/96 -41°230/86 -52°
BOSused from 996 nm out; 16 nm from the line110/20200/26 12°280/24 8°260/29 3°250/47 -10°230/59 -19°230/74 -33°240/95 -41°240/96 -53°
PWMused from 1045 nm out; 41 nm from the line180/9280/28 9°230/30 6°250/22 0°240/45 -9°230/63 -20°230/72 -34°240/87 -43°240/94 -54°
BGRused from 1145 nm out; 35 nm from the line250/21260/11 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
TPA Tampa, FL departure no report just now 26 ft
LEE Leesburg, FL 60 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 76 ft
SGJ St Augustine, FL 139 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 9 ft
GGE Georgetown, SC 358 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line no report just now 39 ft
CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC 398 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 31 ft
ISO Kinston, NC 508 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 92 ft
ORF Norfolk, VA 627 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 26 ft
ACY Atlantic City, NJ 796 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 74 ft
FOK Westhampton Beach, NY 916 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 66 ft
BED Bedford, MA 1025 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 132 ft
PWM Portland, ME 1115 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 75 ft
BGR Bangor, ME destination no report just now 192 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 192 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BGR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 139 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
  • 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 986 nm along the route · 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 12 nm from the route, 1005 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at BGR 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Tampa International, Bangor International.