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Laurence G Hanscom Field to Charleston Afb/Intl Airport BED → CHS

708 nautical miles (815 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 219°, about 235° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 8:28 am EDT (12:28 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: 2 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 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, 40 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.
  • 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 100 to 349 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.
  • 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 first 399 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 229 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 90 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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY, ORF, RDU, ILM, FLO, CHS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft250° at 18 kt+14 kt106 kt6 h 41 min8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 21 kt+17 kt12 °C103 kt6 h 52 min8:39 am EDT (12:39 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 25 kt+20 kt10 °C100 kt7 h 05 min8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 28 kt+24 kt7 °C96 kt7 h 22 min9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 31 kt+28 kt4 °C92 kt7 h 42 min9:29 am EDT (13:29 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 35 kt+31 kt0 °C89 kt7 h 57 min9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 38 kt+34 kt-4 °C86 kt8 h 14 min10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 41 kt+37 kt-7 °C83 kt8 h 32 min10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 52 kt+48 kt-19 °C72 kt9 h 50 min11:37 am EDT (15:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 78 kt+77 kt-31 °C43 kt16 h 28 min6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 90 kt+88 kt-40 °C32 kt22 h 08 min11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 75 kt+72 kt-51 °C48 kt14 h 45 min4:32 pm EDT (20:32 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
BOSused from 0 nm out; 31 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°
BDLused from 50 nm out; 31 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°
JFKused from 100 nm out; 37 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°
ACYused from 200 nm out; 13 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°
ORFused from 299 nm out; 82 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°
RDUused from 449 nm out; 70 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°
ILMused from 549 nm out; 43 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°
FLOused from 599 nm out; 32 nm from the line300/16320/14 12°320/19 7°290/26 5°260/39 -6°250/45 -18°230/62 -32°230/83 -40°230/64 -51°
CHSused from 649 nm out; 35 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°

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
BED Bedford, MA departure no report just now 132 ft
ORH Worcester, MA 30 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,009 ft
ISP New York, NY 130 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 98 ft
JFK New York, NY 160 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 13 ft
ACY Atlantic City, NJ 229 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 74 ft
SBY Salisbury, MD 309 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 52 ft
PHF Newport News, VA 399 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 42 ft
ETC Tarboro, NC 489 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line no report just now 52 ft
ISO Kinston, NC 519 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 92 ft
FAY Fayetteville, NC 569 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 189 ft
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 639 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 25 ft
CHS Charleston, SC destination no report just now 46 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,009 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CHS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:28 am EDT (12:28 UTC)

CHS 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 14 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, 40 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 289 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 289 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
  • 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC on the route, 579 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Laurence G Hanscom Field, Charleston Afb/Intl Airport.