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Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to General Edward Lawrence Logan International ATL → BOS

821 nautical miles (945 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 046°, about 051° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 9,801 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 346 to 683 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, 782 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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 366 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 99 to 247 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 247 to 327 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). Over the last 505 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 475 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 89 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 ATL.

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 9 forecast points nearest it (ATL, GSP, TRI, ROA, RIC, ACY, JFK, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft290° at 13 kt−6 kt126 kt6 h 31 min8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC)
5,500 ft300° at 17 kt−5 kt11 °C125 kt6 h 34 min8:08 am EDT (12:08 UTC)
7,500 ft300° at 18 kt−7 kt11 °C127 kt6 h 28 min8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC)
9,500 ft290° at 18 kt−10 kt7 °C130 kt6 h 19 min7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)
11,500 ft280° at 20 kt−13 kt5 °C133 kt6 h 10 min7:44 am EDT (11:44 UTC)
13,500 ft270° at 23 kt−16 kt1 °C136 kt6 h 02 min7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC)
15,500 ft270° at 25 kt−19 kt-3 °C139 kt5 h 54 min7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC)
17,500 ft270° at 28 kt−22 kt-7 °C142 kt5 h 47 min7:21 am EDT (11:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 29 kt−22 kt-8 °C142 kt5 h 47 min7:21 am EDT (11:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 35 kt−30 kt-20 °C150 kt5 h 28 min7:02 am EDT (11:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 48 kt−46 kt-32 °C166 kt4 h 57 min6:31 am EDT (10:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 58 kt−55 kt-39 °C175 kt4 h 41 min6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 49 kt−45 kt-50 °C165 kt4 h 59 min6:33 am EDT (10:33 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
ATLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/30330/37 16°340/44 11°330/35 7°310/33 -6°300/38 -18°330/58 -33°330/48 -40°320/34 -49°
GSPused from 49 nm out; 61 nm from the line320/22340/19 13°320/18 8°310/24 5°300/34 -7°300/36 -18°290/30 -33°300/32 -39°320/42 -49°
TRIused from 198 nm out; 66 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
ROAused from 247 nm out; 42 nm from the line310/29330/31 13°340/28 7°330/25 3°310/32 -8°300/32 -22°290/32 -31°270/35 -38°270/32 -47°
RICused from 396 nm out; 56 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
ACYused from 495 nm out; 81 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 594 nm out; 42 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 693 nm out; 37 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 792 nm out; 15 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°

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
ATL Atlanta, GA departure no report just now 1,026 ft
LZU Lawrenceville, GA 30 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,061 ft
AVL Asheville, NC 139 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,163 ft
HKY Hickory, NC 198 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,189 ft
ROA Roanoke, VA 307 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,175 ft
LYH Lynchburg, VA 337 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 938 ft
DCA Washington, DC 475 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 14 ft
MTN Baltimore, MD 515 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 22 ft
PNE Philadelphia, PA 594 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 119 ft
LGA New York, NY 663 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 20 ft
HFD Hartford, CT 742 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 18 ft
BOS Boston, MA destination no report just now 19 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BOS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC)

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

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

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 465 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 475 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 505 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 653 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 782 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 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BOS is before sunrise there (6:53 am EDT (10:53 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: Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, General Edward Lawrence Logan International.