Laurence G Hanscom Field to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International BED → CVG
641 nautical miles (738 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 256°, about 272° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:19 am EDT (13:19 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 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 whole route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 207 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 118 to 434 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 8 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, ALB, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG). 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 | 340° at 9 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 18 min | 9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | +3 kt | 11 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 29 min | 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | +5 kt | 9 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 34 min | 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +8 kt | 6 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 43 min | 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 50 min | 9:51 am EDT (13:51 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 5 h 56 min | 9:57 am EDT (13:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +13 kt | -7 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 59 min | 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -10 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 06 min | 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 24 kt | +18 kt | -21 °C | 102 kt | 6 h 17 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -35 °C | 92 kt | 6 h 58 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 44 kt | +40 kt | -41 °C | 80 kt | 8 h 01 min | 12:02 pm EDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 41 kt | +39 kt | -49 °C | 81 kt | 7 h 55 min | 11:56 am EDT (15:56 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; 36 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; 16 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; 49 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; 38 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; 48 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 345 nm out; 40 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° |
| CMH | used from 493 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 592 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -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 | ||||
| CEF Springfield/Chicopee, MA | 59 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 241 ft | ||||
| BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA | 69 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 270 ft | ||||
| SWF New York, NY | 138 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 490 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 207 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 266 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| IDI Indiana, PA | 365 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,419 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 444 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| ZZV Zanesville, OH | 503 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 899 ft | ||||
| LCK Columbus, OH | 553 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 743 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 592 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| CVG Covington, KY | destination | no report just now | 896 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,419 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC)
CVG 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
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 424 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 424 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.