Austin-Bergstrom International to Laurence G Hanscom Field AUS → BED
1,464 nautical miles (1,685 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 053°, about 049° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 11 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 UTC). Right now AUS is VFR, wind calm; BED is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 5 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: 3 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, fog). Over the last 837 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 907 to 1275 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 1056 to 1136 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 279 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 AUS.
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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, BNA, LOU, CVG, CRW, EKN, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK, BDL, BOS). 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 | 280° at 9 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 11 h 32 min | 5:37 pm EDT (21:37 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | −5 kt | 11 °C | 125 kt | 11 h 43 min | 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | −5 kt | 12 °C | 125 kt | 11 h 43 min | 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | −5 kt | 9 °C | 125 kt | 11 h 43 min | 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 5 °C | 125 kt | 11 h 43 min | 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 2 °C | 126 kt | 11 h 37 min | 5:42 pm EDT (21:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −8 kt | -2 °C | 128 kt | 11 h 26 min | 5:31 pm EDT (21:31 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −9 kt | -6 °C | 129 kt | 11 h 21 min | 5:26 pm EDT (21:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | −9 kt | -7 °C | 129 kt | 11 h 21 min | 5:26 pm EDT (21:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 23 kt | −12 kt | -18 °C | 132 kt | 11 h 05 min | 5:10 pm EDT (21:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 34 kt | −11 kt | -33 °C | 131 kt | 11 h 11 min | 5:16 pm EDT (21:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 42 kt | −13 kt | -41 °C | 133 kt | 11 h | 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 38 kt | −11 kt | -51 °C | 131 kt | 11 h 11 min | 5:16 pm EDT (21:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SHV | used from 149 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| LIT | used from 299 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 399 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| BNA | used from 548 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| LOU | used from 747 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| CVG | used from 797 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| CRW | used from 847 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| EKN | used from 996 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| AGC | used from 1046 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| PSB | used from 1096 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AVP | used from 1196 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| JFK | used from 1295 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
| BDL | used from 1345 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 020/15 | 010/19 10° | 340/10 7° | 300/17 3° | 280/23 -10° | 250/35 -22° | 250/44 -38° | 250/55 -42° | 250/57 -51° |
| BOS | used from 1445 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 020/10 | 360/20 10° | 340/19 7° | 290/21 2° | 270/35 -9° | 260/42 -22° | 250/55 -38° | 240/75 -43° | 250/72 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Austin, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 3,200 ft | 541 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
| CLL College Station, TX | 70 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 320 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 249 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 179 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| ELD El Dorado, AR | 309 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 277 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 488 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 401 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 648 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 501 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| RGA Richmond, KY | 797 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 0.75 mi | 200 ft | 1,002 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| HTS Huntington, WV | 897 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,600 ft | 828 ft | 09:51 UTC |
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 1036 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 2 mi | 600 ft | 1,243 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 1255 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 961 ft | 09:54 UTC |
| ORH Worcester, MA | 1435 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 10 knots, gusting to 15 | 0.75 mi | 200 ft | 1,009 ft | 09:54 UTC |
| BED Bedford, MA | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the north (010°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 132 ft | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,243 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BED when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 UTC)
Wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for BED
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet
The forecast for AUS, the departure
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet and more above
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 8 nm from the route, 667 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Laurence G Hanscom Field.