Venice Municipal to Boca Raton Airport VNC → BCT
132 nautical miles (152 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 108°, about 113° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC). Right now VNC is VFR, wind from the east (080°) at 3 knots; BCT is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) 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: 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
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 VNC.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B38M at 21,000 ft, 39 nm south, 6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent. 47 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
RSW UA /OV RSW180020/TM 1051/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through RSW
- Where
- 20 nm south (180°) of RSW
- Time
- 10:51 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent
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 2 forecast points nearest it (PIE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 360° at 4 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 1 h 05 min | 8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 4 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 1 h 05 min | 8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 4 kt | −3 kt | 15 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 04 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 12 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 04 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 4 kt | −4 kt | 9 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 04 min | 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 6 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 03 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 8 kt | −8 kt | 0 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 02 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 11 kt | −10 kt | -5 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 01 min | 8:35 am EDT (12:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 11 kt | −10 kt | -6 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 01 min | 8:35 am EDT (12:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 12 kt | −11 kt | -17 °C | 131 kt | 1 h | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 17 kt | −17 kt | -32 °C | 137 kt | 58 min | 8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 25 kt | −23 kt | -41 °C | 143 kt | 55 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -52 °C | 139 kt | 57 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| MIA | used from 47 nm out; 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNC Venice, FL | departure | VFR | from the east (080°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 18 ft | 3:35 am EDT (07:35 UTC) |
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 28 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 47 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,500 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 11:16 UTC |
| PHK Pahokee, FL | 94 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 15 ft | ||||
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 12 ft | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 29 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BCT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC)
BCT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at VNC 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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: Venice Municipal, Boca Raton Airport.