Laurence G Hanscom Field to Akron-Canton Regional BED → CAK
464 nautical miles (534 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 262°, about 278° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:08 am EDT (09:08 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: 28 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 whole route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 316 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 69 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 99 to 385 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 BED.
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 7 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, ALB, AVP, PSB, AGC, CLE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 350° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 50 min | 5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 11 kt | +5 kt | 11 °C | 115 kt | 4 h 02 min | 5:20 am EDT (09:20 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +9 kt | 8 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 11 min | 5:29 am EDT (09:29 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 5 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 18 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 2 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 25 min | 5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +17 kt | -3 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 30 min | 5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -8 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 36 min | 5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 22 kt | +21 kt | -11 °C | 99 kt | 4 h 41 min | 5:59 am EDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 27 kt | +26 kt | -22 °C | 94 kt | 4 h 56 min | 6:14 am EDT (10:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 39 kt | +38 kt | -35 °C | 82 kt | 5 h 40 min | 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 51 kt | +50 kt | -41 °C | 70 kt | 6 h 38 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 51 kt | +50 kt | -49 °C | 70 kt | 6 h 38 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 110/20 | 200/26 12° | 280/24 8° | 260/29 3° | 250/47 -10° | 230/59 -19° | 230/74 -33° | 240/95 -41° | 240/96 -53° |
| BDL | used from 49 nm out; 23 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° |
| ALB | used from 99 nm out; 38 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° |
| AVP | used from 148 nm out; 48 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° |
| PSB | used from 247 nm out; 59 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° | |
| AGC | used from 346 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| CLE | used from 445 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BED Bedford, MA | departure | no report just now | 132 ft | ||||
| ORH Worcester, MA | 30 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| CEF Springfield/Chicopee, MA | 59 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 241 ft | ||||
| GBR Great Barrington, MA | 99 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 739 ft | ||||
| MSV Monticello, NY | 158 nm out, 20 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,403 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 208 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| OYM St Marys, PA | 326 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,934 ft | ||||
| UCP New Castle, PA | 415 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,072 ft | ||||
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 425 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | destination | no report just now | 1,225 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,934 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC)
CAK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 405 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 425 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 425 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CAK is before sunrise there (7:33 am EDT (11:33 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: Laurence G Hanscom Field, Akron-Canton Regional.